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
