On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > Thomas Costigliola asked: >> What do you make of this: >> >> $:@:>: :: ] 0 >> 6666 >> foo=. 3 : 'foo :: ] >:y' >> foo 0 >> 9999 > > Interesting observation! I'm not sure what to make of it. > > Maybe J manages the explicit stack manually? That makes sense for a number > of reasons (e.g. 13!:13). If so, then the two stacks which are managed > independently might have independent limits. But then, what's with this > factor of 3333? > > Maybe Roger or Henry have insight.
My guess would be that we are seeing the C stack in action, and that $: puts a heavier burden on it that foo. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
