The J language is a good example of an inventor fixing problems with their first inventon, to improve on it.
Skip On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 10:27 PM jane dalley <[email protected]> wrote: > This is my first post; my hope is this is an appropriate question. > > My knowledge of APL and J is very limited so my expectation is a simple > answer that is within my limited ability to grasp. > > Examples: > > How similar are both APL and J? > > To the best of my recollection APL could be written with EBCDIC so why J? > > Can APL do everything J can do and visa versa? > > Can APL and J be forced to be strongly typed? > > Are APL and J capable of being Object Oriented like C++ or C#? > > Would one view J as a superset of APL? > > Are J and APL more than niche languages? > > Sorry if any of these questions are perceived to be offensive, probably > they have been asked many times before. > > Sorry also if these questions are deemed silly such as a toddler might ask. > > Regards, > > Jane the novice of J > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
