Yes. I do not recall where I read this (IBM Systems Journal? 75?), but this is the same gist.
On Nov 7, 2007 6:48 PM, dly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know I had a conversation with Ken about this - all I can remember > is that he was dismissive in the sense that he did not agree. I wish > I could remember and quote what he said but all I recall is an > impression that he thought this was a case of someone trying to be > clever but not saying anything that mattered. It didn't merit a > rebuttal because the criticism was completely off the mark and based > on attributing poor programing habits to APL as if they were a > feature intrinsic to the language. > > Donna > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > On 7-Nov-07, at 11:33 PM, Roger Hui wrote: > > > I don't know of any and I suspect Ken was too smart to respond. > > > > There was an encounter between KEI and Dijkstra recorded in > > http://keiapl.info/anec/#Dijkstra > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Richard Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 15:21 > > Subject: Re: [Jchat] why did Dijkstra dislike APL so much? > > To: Chat forum <[email protected]> > > > >> Is there any record, or even an anecdote, of KEI's > >> own response to Dijkstra's comment? > >> Richard Hill > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Use Reply-To: & thread your email after the first: or it may take a while, as I get 2000 emails per day. -- Roy A. Crabtree UNC '76 gaa.lifer# (For TN contact, email me to set up a confirmed date/time) voicemail inbound only [When you hear/read/see/feel what a y*ehudi plays/writes/sculpts/holds] [(n)either violinist {Menuhin} (n)or writer {"The Y*ehudi Principle"} (n)or molder (n)or older] [you must strive/think/look/sense all of it, or you will miss the meanings of it all] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forwards only to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: auto to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Be short < 160 chars cuts off; currently offline [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: auto to ^ http://www.authorsden.com/royacrabtree http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/activex/720/resume/full.doc -- (c) RAC/IP, ARE,PRO,PAST (Copyright) Roy Andrew Crabtree/In Perpetuity All Rights/Reserved Explicitly Public Reuse Only Profits Always Safe Traded ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
