This is a good point and it's been brought up before. I define q=: 2!:55 and enter q'' to exit J but it's not standard. We should probably make "exit" more accessible.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Blake McBride <bl...@mcbride.name> wrote: > Greetings, > > Just providing some feedback.... > > The fist thing I wanted to know when I started J was how to exit. I did > some research and discovered 2!:55. I then defined a verb and used that to > exit. Therefore, in order to get a clean way to exit a new language, I had > to learn what a verb is, what system verbs were available, how to define > it, and how to load it. (I know about ^d but think that is hardly a clean > way to exit.) > > Now, years later, I discover the pre-defined verb 'exit'. I checked the > docs, especially "Learning J". There is no mention of 'exit'! > > As someone who has played with many languages over the years, and in fact > an author of one, I respectfully suggest updating chapter 1 of Learning J > to tell the user how to exit. Making a research project out of the first > obvious desire is an unnecessary impediment to a language acquision. > > Additionally, since I discovered 'exit', a comprehensive dictionary of > pre-defined verbs would be very helpful. (I know about z, etc.) > > Thanks. Just some thoughts... > > Blake McBride > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
