> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ivan Warren > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:09 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: OT : Language comparisons (was Re: Create PDFs) > > > Adam Thornton wrote: > > > > Nothing except maybe Lisp rivals Forth in terms of expressive-power- > > per-byte-of-language. But then a stack is just a bunch of parens > > turned on its side. > > > I'd put APL first in that category ! > > --Ivan
I love APL. And found its "vector oriented" mindset very helpful for when I was learning SQL. It also needs a "set oriented" mindset so that you don't do the legacy "record at a time" thinking. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
