My understanding is that J has no "operators" in the usual sense. The term "operation" seems reasonable to encompass copula, verbs, adverbs, and conjunctions. On Sep 11, 2012 1:52 PM, "Don Guinn" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Be careful how you define operators too. + and - are commonly called > operators. > > On Sep 11, 2012 10:00 AM, "Alan Stebbens" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Don, > > > > Your point is valid, even with Raul's explanation. > > > > Saying that "J has no functions" in one paragraph, and then stating later > > that the power adverb applies to a "function" *is* confusing. > > > > The article that we are discussing is clearly focused on people > unfamiliar > > with J. So, providing a "bridge" of understanding between the more > common > > computing environments and the "J way" is pretty much a requirement, as > is > > consistency in usage of terms. > > > > So, Raul's dichotomy is a good point, but it will also be very useful to > > explain that verbs correlate to functions, and adverbs correlate to > > "operators" or functions that modify functions, etc. > > > > -- > > Alan Stebbens <[email protected]> > > > > > > On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Don Guinn wrote: > > > > > True. I was just concerned that the write-up said J has no functions > then > > > later referenced a verb as a function. > > > > > > On Sep 11, 2012 9:13 AM, "Raul Miller" <[email protected] (mailto: > > [email protected])> wrote: > > > > > > > Personally, I think of that dichotomy this way: > > > > > > > > "verbs" are a grammatical construct. > > > > "functions" are a mathematical construct. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Raul > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Don Guinn <[email protected] > (mailto: > > [email protected])> wrote: > > > > > Excellent article. Might want to clarify what you mean when you say > > J has > > > > > no functions. Then later you say that power applies to a function. > > Maybe > > > > > say that verbs are like functions in other languages. > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 11, 2012 8:05 AM, "Konrad Hinsen" < > [email protected](mailto: > > [email protected])> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Konrad Hinsen writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's a blog post about J that I published a few days ago, > > carefully > > > > > > avoiding > > > > > > > to cite J in the title :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://khinsen.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/the-ultimate-calculator-for-android-and-ios/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Comments welcome. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot for all your comments. I have fixed all the mistakes > > and > > > > > > typos that were reported. I'll also think about the suggestions > for > > > > > > improvement/extension. > > > > > > > > > > > > Konrad. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
