earlier in the thread, the example of -/1 2 3 4 5 was given as a
demo of APL's evaluation order. 2 choices were identified - the APL
way:
(((1 - 2) + 3) - 4) + 5
and the common calculator way:
1 - (2 + 3 + 4 + 5)
in left to right, i would express these choices as:
1 2 3 4 5 /-`+
and
1 2 3 4 5 /-
but in j,
-/1 2 3 4 5
and
({.-+/@}.)1 2 3 4 5 NB. thanks, raul
doesn't this demonstrate that left to right has an advantage in
brevity (at least in this example)?
ta, jack
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