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------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\/| Randy A MacDonald | APL: If you can say it, it's done.. (ram) |/\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |\ | | The only real problem with APL is that BSc(Math) UNBF'83 | it is "still ahead of its time." Sapere Aude | - Morten Kromberg Natural Born APL'er | Demo website: http://156.34.82.188/ -----------------------------------------------------(INTP)----{ gnat }- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oleg Kobchenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Displaying J with Unicode Special Symbols > They will know immediately, because the comments > will be nicely lined up at the right of the code, > and in the session manager they will be nicely > syntax highlighted with tilted green. > > > --- Roger Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How is one supposed to know that the APL {lamp} > > symbol is a lamp? > > > > I estimate that 100.0% of all programmers know > > nothing about APL. For such people, NB. is at > > least as readable/understandable/mnemonic as {lamp}, > > without the problems associated with entering and > > displaying {lamp}. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Markus Triska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 1:59 pm > > Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Displaying J with Unicode Special Symbols > > > > > Roger Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > How is the APL {lamp} symbol an improvement over > > > > NB. as far as being more understandable/readable? > > > > > > It's mnemonic: Comments are supposed to be illuminating, no? > > > > > > All the best, > > > Markus Triska > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > Need Mail bonding? > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
