>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Miller, Raul D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>>> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:37 AM
>>> To: Programming forum
>>> Subject: RE: [Jprogramming] Questions about the J community

>>> I count three list items.  Perhaps that means you're only 
>>> worried about two of them?  </joke>

Touche'e--I also had a spelling error later on, I think...

>>> The community is relatively small.  But the people in it 
>>> tend to do good things -- the language itself is extremely useful.
>>> 
>>> The community appears to be growing -- I've seen google 
>>> hits recently that I hadn't seen last year.

Thanks.
 
>>> Or maybe you've been influenced by the opinion that numbers 
>>> have no place in a well written program?  This opinion is 
>>> frequently voiced,

I think you've got my number.  :)

>>>                             but I think the "once and only once" 
>>> concept is the real issue which seems to make that opinion valid.

I must agree.  Thank you for highlighting the real issue.  (However,
wouldn't a V with no quotes would be just as short, and more mnemonic,
than a 3...?)
 
>>> And I think it's worth learning just because it can help 
>>> you think about problems more effectively.

That's what I'm looking 4ward2 the most.

Thank you for your quick and informative response.

Michael
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