Well! Don't you see the number of primitives in J leads to a far more complex paradigm than APL ?
Besides, as I already said, anyone can come up with a graphical substitution for J but would it really be less complex and more elegant considering the number of primitives and other factors of complexity ? I really enjoyed playing with numbered cubes way back when I was 4 years old but now I need to read too... The numbered cubes were colorful, elegant and a climax of simplicity too... ;O) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dly Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:44 AM To: Chat forum Subject: Re: Re[Jchat] adable J I don't know any reason for APL not to handle OCDB and SQL - but I preferred non-relational databases for many applications and apl allowed me to build them. I am aware of the progress and extentions of J beyond apl - I just wish it came with an esthetic that I know is possible if it were a high priority - there are plenty of ugly but useful solutions that get carried forward because that's what works. Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
