I have to admit that 'continue' is used with the same meaning in some other languages. I have used other languages so seldom in the last decade that it was easy to question it. I also continue to have a feeling that J is a pathfinder or pacesetter in the programming field, so that we ought to keep questioning the "good old ways" of doing things.
We could consider: --Introducing an alternate control word with identical meaning, or --introducing a new feature to enable the definition of arbitrary synonyms for control words. (I don't think 'restart' is sufficiently unambiguous, either: I would take it mean repeating with the first values.) > On 22May 2020, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > I always thought the 'word.' control structures were > meant to be c syntax lookalikes in order to tell you > beware! you’re not writing idiomatic J here > > that’s why I thought they were chosen that way > and if so, I’d agree > > Am 22.05.20 um 00:05 schrieb Henry Rich: >> Rejected. I agree that 'continue' is not the best word. I would have >> said 'restart', but only if I were Dennis Ritchie defining C; since then >> the use of 'break' and 'continue' is so universal as to quell any desire >> for improvement. >> >> Henry Rich ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
