On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:14:27 -600, PackRat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Geez, I hope J can do more than only advanced math!
I did not intend to convey that J could only be used for advanced math. I did intend to convey that some math skills can be useful in understanding how to build J programs. Anyways, I spent nearly ten years doing text processing and database work with APL, and most of my tools from then are present in J. (I do miss ssndx more than I would have originally thought, but that's probably mostly just a performance issue.) So, to me, J seems rather easy to work with for text manipulation. Sometimes J is not as concise as other languages (for example J does not have a concise way of expressing perl's s///e expressions), but it seems very straightforward. Anyways, I might be able to help with some issues, but I generally do better with simple examples posed by someone else than I do with coming up with examples which are relevant to someone else. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
