At the link books.google.com/talktobooks using the query "can vectorized functions Avoid programming with Loops" I was some surprised to learn that "vectorized" seems to be somewhat widely used to describe array operations in the context of R, Python, Matlab and even is some hardware. Perhaps the term vectorized could be added to the wiki link?
On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 10:58 AM devonmcc <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am trying to bring the Wikipedia page on "rank (J programming language)" > into compliance with the guidelines by inserting more inline references but > am stumped by that page's initial assertion that rank is a generalization > of looping, as well as the subsequent claims about rank generalizing "map" > and "maplist". > Searches for a word like "rank" bring up many irrelevant hits even when > included with programming-specific terms. Also, the best reference I have > found so far - www.ccs.neu.edu/home/jrslepak/typed-j.pdf - uses language > like "...a form of rank...which renders much of a program's control > structure implicit by lifting base operators to higher-dimensional array > structures." I will have to include this in the references to use it but > was hoping to find an older document, preferably one already in the > references, but have been stymied by the lack of explicit reference to > avoiding loops by using rank because it seems so obvious that it is only > implied. > In any case, a reference to the assertions about "map" and such would also > be appreciated. > Thanks, > Devon > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- (B=) <-----my sig Brian Schott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
