On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Dan Bron <j...@bron.us> wrote: > Note the left tine of the capped fork was called literally zero times. > Meaning its definition is not used.
I would phrase this as "Meaning the implementation is not used". Or, even better "Meaning the implementation is not executed". The words "definition" and "use" have broader meanings, for me. > Meaning (when not used to cap a fork) it is arbitrary. > Meaning it could be anything. Meaning its domain doesn't > have to be empty. Hypothetically, maybe. But this creates problems of the sort I think you are specifically claiming you want to avoid, and also conflicts with the dictionary. So I am not going to agree with you here. (from another message): >> the only evidence of most special code in J will be in timing > > Right! Special code is transparent to the user. Usually, yes. Sometimes other issues (bugs, or the precision issues that might be treated by numerical analysis) can be seen. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
