On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Roger Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://keiapl.info/rhui/remember.htm#jname
Yes, that is indeed a nice article. Otoh, on the name 'J', I've read somewhere that it's the average of Ken Iverson's initials, and it's also one third after the average of 'APL'. These explanations would follow the tradition of the averaging explanation Knuth gives in TAOCP chapter 1.3 and 1.3' about the name 'MIX' and 'MMIX'. Ambrus ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
