I thought I was carefully wording my post to avoid implying a single clause.
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 4:04 PM Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Especially for something like this, > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_of_the_single_cause can be an > issue to watch out for. > > -- > Raul > > On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 4:01 PM Jose Mario Quintana > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dr. Iverson recommended I read "The Book of J” by Harold Bloom when I > was > > asking about the name he chose for his programming language. > > > > > > > Perhaps it was an instance of telepathy since, > > > > ' > > I studied this interpreter for about a week for its organization and > > programming style; and on Sunday, August 27, 1989, at about four o’clock > in > > the afternoon, wrote the first line of code that became the > implementation > > described in this document. > > > > The name “J” was chosen a few minutes later, when it became necessary to > > save the interpreter source file for the first time. > > > > — Roger Hui, Remembering Ken Iverson, 2004 > > ' > > > > After decades of true stories [0] Roger might be kind enough to shed more > > light on how the name was chosen in addition to 'Why "J"? It is easy to > > type.' (Oh well, apparently, we know at least pretty well when the name > > was chosen.) > > > > [0] [Jprogramming] Hi. (jsoftware.com) > > <http://www.jsoftware.com/pipermail/programming/2009-October/016557.html > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 6:56 PM Donna Ydreos <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Missing persons: > > > > > > Both I and J were used interchangeably by scribes to express the sound > of > > both the vowel and the consonant. It wasn’t until 1524 when Gian Giorgio > > Trissino, an Italian Renaissance grammarian known as the father of the > > letter J, made a clear distinction between the two sounds. Trissino’s > > contribution is important because once he distinguished the soft J sound, > > as in “jam” (probably a loan sound), he was able to identify the Greek > > “Iesus” a translation of the Hebrew “Yeshua,” as the Modern English > > “Jesus.” Thus the current phoneme for J was born. It always goes back to > > Jesus. > > > > > > https://www.dictionary.com/e/j/ <https://www.dictionary.com/e/j/> > > > > > > J is the title that scholars ascribe to the nameless writer they > believe > > is responsible for the text, written between 950 & 900, on which Genesis, > > Exodus & Numbers is based. > > > > > > ...So Bloom, connoisseur of sublimity, unveils and proceeds to adore > Lady > > J, now seen to be a royal princess, perhaps a daughter of Solomon: a > superb > > aristocrat, a rationalist, a comedian, a feminine ironist, one of Bloom's > > "strong" poets. > > > > > > Dr. Iverson recommended I read "The Book of J” by Harold Bloom when I > was > > asking about the name he chose for his programming language. > > > > > > > > > https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/01/specials/bloom-j.html > > < > > > https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/01/specials/bloom-j.html > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.womeninthebible.net/women-bible-old-new-testaments/basemath-taphath/ > > < > > > https://www.womeninthebible.net/women-bible-old-new-testaments/basemath-taphath/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 20, 2021, at 12:45 PM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/JforC_Front_Cover > > > > > > > > For more than 13 years, #4 in the list laid empty, defying the > > collective > > > > knowledge and search abilities of the J community. I have finally > > pleaded > > > > with Henry Rich to tell us who the gentleman is. Thank you Henry. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
