> APL has the advantage of expressing many terms
> in one symbol, and it uses familiar intuitive
> symbols instead of new ones that need to be
> learnt.
So tell me what is so familiar and intuitive about:
{rho} {log} {base} {encode} {grade} etc. etc.
I think you have to admit at least that they are
new symbols that need to be learnt.
>. is one symbol. So is *. .
----- Original Message -----
From: Oleg Kobchenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 1:50 pm
Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Displaying J with Unicode Special Symbols
> Despite of what Joey is saying, it's undeniable
> that in good printed typesetting APL symbols
> look attractively expressive.
>
> Unfortunately, due to limitations of past technologies,
> attempt to render screen APL fonts were not always
> as good looking.
>
> However, more recent facilities to render screen fonts
> present new possibilities to bring the aesthetics appeal
> of printed APL to the screen. Such as antialiased fonts
> and ClearType sub-pixel rendering.
>
> APL has the advantage of expressing many terms in one
> symbol, and it uses familiar intuitive symbols instead
> of new ones that need to be learnt.
>
> A ⥠B â greater A >. B NB. greater
>
> â§/ A â reduce And *./A NB. insert And
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