Alex Giannakopoulos wrote: "it's the *spirit* that counts." 1361: CREDO IN SPIRITUM QUI LOCUTUS EST PER PROPHETAS AMEN
- Bo >________________________________ > Fra: Alex Giannakopoulos <aeg...@blueyonder.co.uk> >Til: programm...@jsoftware.com >Sendt: 12:37 mandag den 3. december 2012 >Emne: Re: [Jprogramming] @: and capped fork > >*> Don Guinn* donguinn at gmail.com ><programming%40forums.jsoftware.com?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BJprogramming%5D%20%40%3A%20and%20capped%20fork&In-Reply-To=%3CCAEcakcOOepH2%2BYjk_B9EPCZvJCPxUTomR2yZULDEXrF1epq1BA%40mail.gmail.com%3E> >*> Sun Dec 2 14:12:01 UTC 2012 >> >>* [BASIC] and the popular programming languages today are all essentially >scalar. >> They handle one element at a time and use loops to handle arrays. > >While the central point of what you are saying is definitely true, remember >that it is not necessarily true for people using the *functional >approach*. Before I came to J all my array code was comprised of maps and >composition of basic functions like transposes, reversals, etc. Nary a >loop in sight. >And I said before I had no problem with that notation, which shares much >with J, in any language that has lambda calculus. So Lispers, Haskellers, >MLers, etc, would not find J quite as alien as one might think! >The main reason I was attracted to J was the huge performance jump, and >also that I didn't want to use something like Matlab, even though it's >great with matrices, but not-so-great with other, general, language >features. > >> Telling someone to look at the script in the library to find out how to >use [J] won't work. > >Quite! >OK, I am a still only a casual J user, but I never cease to be amazed by >how many of its basic features I am still unfamiliar with! > >> We need to thoroughly document these extensions and consider them part of >the J language. > >Oh, yes. >Maybe we need an intro J book that doesn't deal so much with programming >concepts, but how to do simple things that are considered integral to a RAD >programming IDE. >How to change display modes, open a graphics window, build a form, use an >external library, link to a db, manage modules, etc. > >On which note, I must ask: What's the status of Labs under J701(gtk)? >Seem to be missing. A few good labs on this sort of thing would be great, >and could easily be written cooperatively by the community. > >Regards >AG > >*> Joey K Tuttle* jkt at qued.com ><programming%40forums.jsoftware.com?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BJprogramming%5D%20%40%3A%20and%20capped%20fork&In-Reply-To=%3C50BB9093.5030606%40qued.com%3E> >*> Sun Dec 2 17:32:03 UTC 2012 >> >*> Also, people still have nostalgic memories of BASIC, e.g. >> >http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/books/2012/11/computer_programming_10_print_chr_205_5_rnd_1_goto_10_from_mit_press_reviewed.html >* >* >Great link! J-stylee programming in BASIC! >Made me smile. >Just shows you, it's the *spirit* that counts. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
