Brian wrote: > Zero line comments (none) would make > it shorter still <grin>.
Oleg wrote: > However, to second Brian, the presentation is > gravely impaired by the comments Ian wrote: > It would look a lot terser if you did what > everyone else does: omit comments Thanks everyone. I originally put the comments in because we were getting complains on RC that J was opaque, and since the solution was long and explicit anyway, I figured it didn't hurt. But I agree that since no other language includes comments, so I'll remove them now. I also see Alex has done some good work with the task, too, so it's much shorter now. James Foit wrote: > It seems as tho there are two goals: demonstrating J's power > and teaching neophytes. These goals are mutually exclusive. Yeah, we've been having a discussion about this at http://rosettacode.org/wiki/J/HouseStyle . Put your thoughts up, if you like. -Dan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
