"There are always alternatives." I am really curious, can you produce any arbitrary tacit adverb where neither @. nor `:6 appear in its code?
On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > I am probably being something horrible, but... I'm kind of baffled by > the thinking that @. is not necessary because we can use a 532 > character expression instead. > > I mean, ok, sure, technically almost nothing is actually "necessary" > because there are always alternatives. But, taken to its logical > limit, computers fall in the same bucket, along with chairs, cars, and > a variety of other such things which begin with the letter 'c'. > > -- > Raul > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Jose Mario Quintana > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am glad to see you around here Dan. If you only show around here from > > time to time, or not ever again, the patrons and instructors can learn a > > lot from you as your first post shows. By the way, as long as there are > > patrons and instructors, it is everybody's Jym. > > > > Regarding @. ,in the context of this Jym, I also avoid it and, as far > as I > > can see, it can always be avoided (even from an orthodox standpoint) > > because Adv's definition [0] does not rely on it and, in principle at > > least, any tacit adverb can be expressed as v Adv. I currently use it in > > one tool, not because it is necessary, but because the context is ideal > for > > @. and therefore it is very efficient. > > > > [0] [Jprogramming] Tacit Toolkit (was dyadic J) > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/pipermail/programming/2015-December/043678.html > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Pepe wrote: > >> > Instructors (Dan, Thomas et al. are you listening?), > >> > >> > >> I always listen when you speak, Sensei. Though in recently years my > review > >> of J Forum traffic has been more sporadic. > >> > >> > a1 =:(`{.)(`{:)(@.1 0 2) > >> > >> Hey, I never thought of doing a1 in that fashion. Neat approach. > >> > >> Personally, I keep @. in reserve, as my heavy artillery, for when my > >> tactical mind, unsubtle as it is, is unavailable to find a way to route > my > >> infantry (primitive adverbs and bound primitive conjunctions) around a > >> wall, and neither can my light cannon (`:6) pierce it. > >> > >> Anyway, to mix metaphors again, for those who are looking for some > workout > >> tips to train their tacit muscles (it is unwise to enter Pepe’s Jym > >> unprepared), here’s a few I offered once, back when I could have been a > >> contender: > >> > >> > http://www.jsoftware.com/pipermail/programming/2010-November/021172.html < > >> > http://www.jsoftware.com/pipermail/programming/2010-November/021172.html> > >> > >> -Dan > >> > >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
