Would you give it a try? --Kip Sent from my iPad
On Mar 15, 2013, at 10:00 PM, Marshall Lochbaum <[email protected]> wrote: ... > I think a better approach > would be to organize words into a few groups--arithmetic, logic, lists, > compositions, and heavy mathematics--which contain a larger selection of > useful operations and stress the symmetry of these (why would you take > out any of {. {: }. }: when they are easy to teach in a group?). Words > that are truly confusing and take a long time to understand (H. , > anyone?) would be left out. > > Marshall > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 08:15:29PM -0500, km wrote: >> >> Here's the latest J core, using additional paring suggested by Raul. >> >> I did keep }: because of puzzling things that happen if you use _1&{. >> instead (giving you a vector instead of a scalar). And I took out GCD . >> >> --Kip Murray >> >>>> << Usr Pri JfC LJ Phr Dic Rel Voc !: Help Dictionary >> >> Vocabulary ( Constants Controls Foreigns Parts of Speech ) >> >> = • Equal =. Is (Local) =: Is (Global) >> < Box • Less Than <. Floor • Lesser Of (Min) <: • Less Or Equal >>> Open • Larger Than >. Ceiling • Larger of (Max) >: • Larger Or Equal >> _ Negative Sign / Infinity >> >> >> + • Plus >> >> * • Times >> >> - Negate • Minus -. Not • Less -: • Match >> % Reciprocal • Divide >> >> >> ^ Exponential • Power >> ^: Power (u^:n u^:v) >> $ Shape Of • Shape >> >> ~ Reflex • Passive ~. Nub • ~: • Not-Equal >> | Magnitude • Residue |. Reverse • Rotate (Shift) >> >> >> >> >> : Explicit / Monad-Dyad >> >> , Ravel • Append ,. Ravel Items • Stitch ,: Itemize • Laminate >> ; Raze • Link >> ;: Words >> >> # Tally • Copy >> >> ! Factorial >> >> / Insert • Table >> /: • Sort >> \ Prefix >> \: • Sort >> >> [ Same • Left [: Cap >> ] Same • Right >> { • From {. Head • Take {: Tail • >> } • Amend (m} u}) }. Behead • Drop >> >> " Rank (m"n u"n) ". Do • ": Default Format • Format >> >> >> @ Atop @. Agenda >> & Bond / Compose &. Under (Dual) >> ? Roll • Deal >> >> a. Alphabet a: Ace (Boxed Empty) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> e. • Member (In) >> E. • Member of Interval >> >> >> i. Integers • Index Of >> I. Indices • Interval Index >> >> >> >> >> NB. Comment >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> << Usr Pri JfC LJ Phr Dic Rel Voc !: Help Dictionary >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> On Mar 15, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Greg Borota <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 3) I am not the first to mention this. I wish there was a minimal J >>> language core documented/available. I see veterans on this forum saying >>> things like: "I almost never use some of those verbs". Is there not a >>> minimal J language core targeting general language use? For example, >>> leaving out specifics like numerical analysis, statistics, etc. This >>> might help some not drop by the way side. E.g. http://xprogramming >>> .com/category/j-language/ >> >> >> On Mar 15, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ... >>> >>> I'd probably also eliminate foreigns from "core". Foreigns are about >>> as peripheral as you can get. The beginner should probably be told to >>> start with covers (fread, fwrite, ...). >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
