DB = Me, JQ = Jose Quintana DB> I've been known take that approach to the next level by DB> auto-generating thousands of functions which I expect to DB> solve the problem, generating a characteristic dataset, DB> selecting the fastest correct program, and copying it into my DB> script, without ever analyzing this now-canonical solution. DB> Tacit code and the mindset it fosters makes that easy, too.
JQ> Dan, can you give an example of your technique (at least the JQ> part about generating functions)? It sounds very interesting. Jose: don't think I've forgotten about you. I'm still looking for examples of this. The problem is scripts which do this are, by their nature, ephemeral. They're run once and disposed. If the files still exist, they're probably some numbered IJS in the ~temp directory of at a long-abandonded job. Fortunately I'm pretty good at taking all my J directories along with me when I change positions. I'll keep looking. -Dan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
