> The 'b' notation is useful when importing numbers which were > originally supplied in non-base-10 format. (Hexadecimal, octal and > binary are relatively common in some contexts.)
Even in this case, unless the numbers are already written in J notation, I don't see how putting a "16b" or "8b" in front of each number is any simpler than simply doing base conversion. On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 10:57 AM Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 10:49 AM Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > In any case, I don't think I have ever found the "b" notation to be > > particularly useful. > > The 'b' notation is useful when importing numbers which were > originally supplied in non-base-10 format. (Hexadecimal, octal and > binary are relatively common in some contexts.) > > That said, I imagine that it would have been nice if the letters used > for digits had been ALL CAPS, which would have allowed 'b' notation to > be intermixed with the rest of J's constant language. > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
