> I am surprised how many people have not read the reference manual - > not just in the J community but among technical people in general. > > I really don't know what to make of this.
This, to me, is akin to wondering why many people, particularly young children, can communicate orally fairly well in a language even when they have not studied its grammar. On the one hand, I write J tacitly the same way I speak, almost always without consciously thinking about grammar rules. On the other hand, I learned J, a long time ago, by reading the Dictionary (which is not a recommended way to learn it) and simultaneously experimenting with the interpreter (which is definitely recommended). I wish I had the time to read the Dictionary again in its entirety. Yet, I still remember fondly the answer of a brilliant boss of mine when I suggested we should look at one particular reference manual: "Are you kidding? Manuals are the last resort!" :) On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 3:46 AM, Erling Hellenäs > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I doubt you can find reasonably accurate descriptions of this > functionality > > (these four helper programs) anywhere else. > > This suggests to me that you have not read > > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dictb.htm > nor > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dicta.htm > > I am surprised how many people have not read the reference manual - > not just in the J community but among technical people in general. > > I really don't know what to make of this. > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
