His point is that he cannot find reference to this in the documentation.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com> wrote: > exit is already defined in the z locale. > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
