> Well, internally it looks like J treats scalar 99 as an array of rank zero.
Nice bit of research, Don. Cuts the Gordian Knot. Why didn't I think of that? > Using noun, verb, adverb and conjunction to describe J syntax > is a good one and economical for communication as well. Putting pro- in > front of them to help describe J names is unnecessary and is leading to > carrying the analogy too far. I'd endorse that. > Lets leave extending analogies to the breaking point and beyond to ad men > and politicians. I'd endorse that too. But having made myself into a teacher over "JinaDay" -- a role I'm ill-suited to -- I'm compelled to adopt a viewpoint. I think you've just given me one. Ta. Ian On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Don Guinn <[email protected]> wrote: > 3!:3]99 > e1000000 > 04000000 > 01000000 > 00000000 > 63000000 > > Well, internally it looks like J treats scalar 99 as an array of rank zero. > > The purpose of using terms like noun, verb etc. is to communicate J concepts > or ideas. When teaching we use analogies to help a student grasp a new > concept by relating it to one he/she is already familiar. When one analogy > doesn't work, try another. Using English parts of speech to J syntax is > excellent tool for teaching J to people familiar with English grammar. But > we shouldn't carry the analogy too far. After all, we don't call amend (}) > an adjective. Using noun, verb, adverb and conjunction to describe J syntax > is a good one and economical for communication as well. Putting pro- in > front of them to help describe J names is unnecessary and is leading to > carrying the analogy too far. > > Lets leave extending analogies to the breaking point and beyond to ad men > and politicians. > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
