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

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