load'pacman files text jview' 'rc p'=: httpget_jpacman_ 'http://www.puzzlers.org/pub/wordlists/unixdict.txt' p /Users/xxxxx/j602-user/temp/unixdict.txt $C=: fread p 206403 $D=: <;._2 C 25104 DD=: >.@(+/%#)&.(a.&i.) every D E=: (DD='j')#D (jpath'~temp/out.txt') fwrite~ 70 foldpara ;: inv E 23170 wdview fread jpath'~temp/out.txt'
>.@(+/%#)&.(a.&i.) 'timberland' j (~. ;&,. #/.~)/:~DD |a| 12| |b| 12| |c| 29| |d| 62| |e| 112| |f| 261| |g| 609| |h|1181| |i|2003| |j|2791| |k|3574| |l|3942| |m|3587| |n|2815| |o|1886| |p|1084| |q| 571| |r| 280| |s| 126| |t| 57| |u| 19| |v| 8| |w| 3| |x| 2| |y| 1| |z| 1| > From: Björn Helgason <[email protected]> > > >.@(+/%#)&.(a.&i.) 'KEN IVERSON' > J > > > 2009/10/14 Dan Bron : > > 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.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
