paren is also a very nice option in the trace utility and my assist in
understanding tacit verbs

paren '(+/ % #) 90 90 90'
(((+ /) % #) 90 90 90)

and then trace too

trace '(+/ % #) 90 90 90'
 --------------- 3 Adverb -----
 +
 /
 +/
 --------------- 5 Trident ----
 +/
 %
 #
 +/ % #
 --------------- 8 Paren ------
 (
 +/ % #
 )
 +/ % #
 --------------- 0 Monad ------
 +/ % #
 90 90 90
 90
 ==============================
90


2011/10/7 Björn Helgason <[email protected]>

> I can think of many reasons to go from tacit to explicit and one of the
> biggest is understanding the tacit expression better.
>
> It is relatively easy to create tacit from explicit and understand what is
> happening.
>
> Going the other way around is a major hurdle for people starting out using
> J and explaining one short tacit line may need a whole page of text.
>
> Being able to go from tacit to explicit and for example explaining the
> trace of the expression could be a good start and I think this kind of work
> is very important and well worth doing.
>
> I guess that people are often too embarrassed to ask what an tacit
> expression is really doing and why/how it works
>
>
> 2011/10/7 Bo Jacoby <[email protected]>
>
>>
>>
>> Why, Linda, do you ever want to go from the tacit expression to an
>> explicit expression?
>>
>>    a =: ((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/
>>    a 90 90 90
>> 90
>> NB. ((+/ % #) * (1 + #)) === (((+/ % #) * 1) + ((+/ % #) * #)) === ((+/ %
>> #) + ((+/))
>>    a =: +/ % #
>>    a 90 90 90
>> 90
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >________________________________
>> >Fra: Björn Helgason <[email protected]>
>> >Til: Programming forum <[email protected]>
>> >Sendt: 13:16 fredag den 7. oktober 2011
>> >Emne: Re: [Jprogramming] Tacit vs. Explicit
>> >
>> >Is this what you are looking for?
>> >
>> >   load'c:\j701\addons\general\misc\trace.ijs'
>> >   trace'(((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/)90 90 90'
>> >
>> >
>> >2011/10/7 Linda Alvord <[email protected]>
>> >
>> >> Is there a way to go from a tacit expression to find the correct
>> explicit
>> >> expression?
>> >>
>> >>    a =: 13 :'((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/'
>> >>    a 90 90 90
>> >> |syntax error: a
>> >> | a 90 90 90
>> >>
>> >>  b=:((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/
>> >>  b 90 90 90
>> >> 90
>> >>
>> >>  c =: 13 :'((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/y'
>> >>  c 90 90 90
>> >> _540
>> >>
>> >>  d =: 13 :'((+/ % #) * 1 + #y) - +/y'
>> >>  d 90 90 90
>> >> _269
>> >>
>> >>  e=: 13 :'((+/ % #y) * 1 + #y) - +/y'
>> >>  e 90 90 90
>> >> _268.667
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   a
>> >> 3 : '((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/'
>> >>  b
>> >> ((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/
>> >>  c
>> >> [: ((+/ % #) * 1 + #) [: - +/
>> >>  d
>> >> ([: (+/ % #) [: * 1 + #) - +/
>> >>  e
>> >> (([: +/ [: % #) * 1 + #) - +/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 5!:4 <'a'
>> >>
>> >>      -- 3
>> >> -- : -+- ,:'((+/ % #) * 1 + #) - +/'
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   5!:4 <'b'
>> >>
>> >>            -- / --- +
>> >>        ----+- %
>> >>        │   L- #
>> >>  ------+- *
>> >>  │     │   -- 1
>> >>  │     L---+- +
>> >> --+         L- #
>> >>  +- -
>> >>  L- / --- +
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   5!:4 <'c'
>> >>
>> >>  -- [:
>> >>  │          -- / --- +
>> >>  │    ------+- %
>> >>  │    │     L- #
>> >>  +----+- *
>> >> --+    │     -- 1
>> >>  │    L-----+- +
>> >>  │          L- #
>> >>  │    -- [:
>> >>  L----+- -
>> >>       L- / --- +
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   5!:4 <'d'
>> >>
>> >>        -- [:
>> >>        │    -- / --- +
>> >>        +----+- %
>> >>        │    L- #
>> >>  ------+
>> >>  │     │    -- [:
>> >>  │     │    +- *
>> >>  │     L----+     -- 1
>> >> --+          L-----+- +
>> >>  │                L- #
>> >>  +- -
>> >>  L- / --- +
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>   5!:4 <'e'
>> >>
>> >>            -- [:
>> >>            +- / --- +
>> >>        ----+
>> >>        │   │     -- [:
>> >>        │   L-----+- %
>> >>  ------+         L- #
>> >>  │     +- *
>> >>  │     │   -- 1
>> >> --+     L---+- +
>> >>  │         L- #
>> >>  +- -
>> >>  L- / --- +
>> >>
>> >> Do you get the answer you want with b, c, d or e? I would have guessed
>> it
>> >> should be  b , that doesn't seem to be  very helpful.
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Henry Rich
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 5:25 AM
>> >> To: Programming forum
>> >> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Tacit vs. Explicit
>> >>
>> >> bestfit=:(],0{&<.&<.0.5+(1+0.01*_15+(?@(30"_)))*(((+/ % #)*1+#)-(+/)))
>> >>    bestfit 90 90 90
>> >> 90 90 90 101
>> >>    bestfit 90 90 90
>> >> 90 90 90 102
>> >>    bestfit 90 90 90
>> >> 90 90 90 103
>> >>    bestfit 90 90 90
>> >> 90 90 90 78
>> >>
>> >> Henry Rich
>> >>
>> >> On 10/5/2011 5:19 AM, Gian Medri wrote:
>> >> > Hi!
>> >> >   I have a function:
>> >> > bestfit=:(],0{&<.&<.0.5+(1+0.01*(?30)-15)*(((+/ % #)*1+#)-(+/)))
>> >> > that calculates the n+1 element.
>> >> > bestfit 90 90 90
>> >> > 90 90 90 81
>> >> > The tacit form doesn't work properly, because the "?" is not active
>> every
>> >> > time I call bestfit 90 90 90.
>> >> > When I use
>> >> > (],0{&<.&<.0.5+(1+0.01*(?50)-25)*(((+/ % #)*1+#)-(+/))) 90 90 90
>> >> >   then the function works properly.
>> >> >
>> >> > My question is if it is possible to have a tacit verb with the "?"
>> >> active.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> > Gian Medri
>> >> >
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>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur
>> >Fornustekkum II
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>> >góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum
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>
>
> --
> Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur
> Fornustekkum II
> 781 Hornafirði,
> t-póst: [email protected]
> gsm: +3546985532
> twitter: @flugfiskur
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>
>
> Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans
>
> góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum
>           /|_      .-----------------------------------.
>          ,'  .\  /  | Með léttri lund verður        |
>      ,--'    _,'   | Dagurinn í dag                     |
>     /       /       | Enn betri en gærdagurinn  |
>    (   -.  |        `-----------------------------------'
>    |     ) |         (\_ _/)
>   (`-.  '--.)       (='.'=)   ♖♘♗♕♔♙
>    `. )----'        (")_(") ☃☠
>



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Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur
Fornustekkum II
781 Hornafirði,
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gsm: +3546985532
twitter: @flugfiskur
http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming


Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans

góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum
          /|_      .-----------------------------------.
         ,'  .\  /  | Með léttri lund verður        |
     ,--'    _,'   | Dagurinn í dag                     |
    /       /       | Enn betri en gærdagurinn  |
   (   -.  |        `-----------------------------------'
   |     ) |         (\_ _/)
  (`-.  '--.)       (='.'=)   ♖♘♗♕♔♙
   `. )----'        (")_(") ☃☠
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