On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Ed Keith<[email protected]> wrote: > C is just too much work, why not just write assembler?
Which assembler? >> Meanwhile, C++ is a lot harder to read, and finding the >> relevant definitions can be very time consuming. >> >> For example: >> x++<<y(); >> >> In C, this would be invalid code. In C++ it can be >> valid code > > I'm sorry but coming from a J programmer, this strikes me as > comical. I do not see how a fan of J can accuse any other language > of being hard to read. I like J, but it is not easy to read. I have problems reading J when I can not visualize its data (relevant data in the domain of the code I am working with). I also have problems reading J when I lack the math background to understand the algorithm. I can also have these problems in C++ but I also run into cases where I can not tell if the definition I am reading is relevant to the code in the context where it is used. I imagine I could achieve similar problems in J, but in practice I do not see people using J in this fashion. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
