exit is already defined in the z locale.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com>wrote: > This is a good point and it's been brought up before. I define > q=: 2!:55 > and enter > q'' > to exit J but it's not standard. We should probably make "exit" more > accessible. > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Blake McBride <bl...@mcbride.name> wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > Just providing some feedback.... > > > > The fist thing I wanted to know when I started J was how to exit. I did > > some research and discovered 2!:55. I then defined a verb and used that > to > > exit. Therefore, in order to get a clean way to exit a new language, I > had > > to learn what a verb is, what system verbs were available, how to define > > it, and how to load it. (I know about ^d but think that is hardly a > clean > > way to exit.) > > > > Now, years later, I discover the pre-defined verb 'exit'. I checked the > > docs, especially "Learning J". There is no mention of 'exit'! > > > > As someone who has played with many languages over the years, and in fact > > an author of one, I respectfully suggest updating chapter 1 of Learning J > > to tell the user how to exit. Making a research project out of the first > > obvious desire is an unnecessary impediment to a language acquision. > > > > Additionally, since I discovered 'exit', a comprehensive dictionary of > > pre-defined verbs would be very helpful. (I know about z, etc.) > > > > Thanks. Just some thoughts... > > > > Blake McBride > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
