The closest thing I can think of is the way Python handles indents. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |\/| Randy A MacDonald | you can't pay for it, |/\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | even if you want to. BSc(Math) UNBF'83 Sapere Aude | APL: If you can say it, it's done.. Natural Born APL'er | Demo website: http://142.166.105.166/ ----------------------------------------------------(INTP)----{ gnat }-
----- Original Message ----- From: "p j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Programming forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Radical default parenthesising method/idea > The idea is not limited to J in its applicability. To > be clear, I'm simply proposing using spaces as a way > to create implied parentheses. It would save a lot > of typing and typos in any language, and works equally > well when the default parsing order is left to right. > It doesn't change the underlying J-likeness of J. I > don't know that it is used in any programming system > yet. > > > --- Bill Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > PJ, I welcome your thoughtfulness to this group. > > I'd just encourage you > > to expend it on grokking J, as crazy as it may > > sometimes seem, rather > > than on ways to change J. Certainly J is a living > > language, but I think > > it works best if its changes are made slowly, > > thoughtfully, and out of a > > fundamental understanding of the essence of J, > > making it more J-like. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.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
