Oops, what Raul said was Also, the important qualities are 1) reversibility and 2) compressibility.
Kip Sent from my iPad On Feb 3, 2013, at 4:42 PM, km <[email protected]> wrote: > Strunk and White begin "The Elements of Style" with "Elementary Rules of > Usage", for example using > > It's a wise dog that scratches its own fleas > > to illustrate the difference between it's and its. > > > In J we could use > > +: - -: 12 > _12 > (+: - -:) 12 > 18 > > to illustrate the difference between f g h y and (f g h) y . > > > Strunk and White next take up "Principles of Composition", one of which is > "Omit needless words." > > Raul recently mentioned simplicity and reversibility. What do you have in > your personal book for writing J? > > Kip Murray > > Sent from my iPad > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
