But hooks can be "expressive", as in (+ *:) "add the square"
(+ *:)3
12
2(+ *:)3
11
Pascal Jasmin wrote:
> I've seen recently that the developers view hooks as a mistake, and
> considered the alternative h. conjunction.
>
> I agree they were a mistake. My view is they make reading parentheses
> harder. If there were only forks then:
>
> if right phrase is a noun, then whole parenthesis resolves to a noun
> if left verb is just [ or ] then it is probably some variation of what a hook
> what have been, but explains rather than rely on your memory for how a hook
> is expanded.
>
> I'm not sure h. is needed.
>
> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/PascalJasmin/Use%20Forks%20Instead%20of%20Hooks
>
>
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