Actually I think the Java (which was in fact Java rather than C, although you had no way of knowing) was "if (x>20) return 1; else return 0;". My friend proposed this as a more readable version than ">&20" when I suggested it. In any case, I stand by my rhetoric; the actual code is irrelevant.
Marshall 2011/12/25 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com> > It is possible to use the extra unused y as comment > > gt20=:20<[ > 15 10 35 21 gt20 'true if one otherwise false if zero' > 0 0 1 1 > > > 2011/12/25 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com> > > > If you want to use x as the example is showing you could do it like this > > > > gt=:20<[ > > 21 gt '' > > 1 > > > > > > 2011/12/25 R.E. Boss <r.e.b...@planet.nl> > > > > No. > >> Lochbaum stated it correctly. > >> It was you who did not recognize >&20 as a (monadic) verb. > >> > >> gt=: >&20 > >> > >> 4!:0 <'gt' > >> 3 > >> > >> > >> R.E. Boss > >> > >> > >> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > >> > Van: programming-boun...@jsoftware.com [mailto:programming- > >> > boun...@jsoftware.com] Namens Björn Helgason > >> > Verzonden: zondag 25 december 2011 9:49 > >> > Aan: Programming forum > >> > Onderwerp: Re: [Jprogramming] Debian Forum comparing J to Brainf* > >> > > >> > " I once had a friend tell me that "if (x>20) return true; else return > >> > false;" was clearer than the J equivalent ">&20". I hope you can see > >> past " > >> > > >> > Then this should be ">&20 y" > >> > > >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
