(BTW, without your excellent J for C Programmers, I wouldn’t even be trying. Thank you.)
> On Aug 24, 2018, at 1:18 PM, Henry Rich <henryhr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Right, [x] meant (as Humpty said) an optional element. Since J defines a > meaning for every ASCII graphic, this is hard to express in a J context. > > It turns out the implementation of ".@'name' is flawed: you can write it, and > execute it, but it gives an error if you display it. Fix in process. > > Henry Rich > >> On 8/24/2018 12:14 PM, Raul Miller wrote: >> Yeah... english overloads word meanings (mostly resolved by context, >> but we fall into habits and expect others to share those habits). >> >> Anyways, here, [x] could have been a J phrase, but here it was >> borrowing from syntax diagram summary spellings (where brackets >> traditionally indicate an optional element). >> >> So... it only looks stupid. You tripped over a glaring ambiguity (and >> I went over things too fast and didn't adequately realize the nature >> of the issue). >> >> Thanks, >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
