Ambrus wrote:
> I thought the name was the average of the two initials of Ken Iverson.
I responded:
> My personal "true story" of J's name is that Roger was hacking
> at the first iteration of the interpreter....
On the other hand, if you're into hermeneutics, perhaps you'll find this
intriguing:
>.@(+/%#)&.(a.&i.) 'APL'
J
That is, J is a better-than-average APL....
-Dan
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