It does accomplish the same thing, and is more concise (and, thus, for many people (though not all) easier to read).
That said, I would keep in mind that the AoC puzzle framework encourages quick solutions and throwaway code, and many of the implementations are going to favor a low investment of development time over polished design. Thanks, -- Raul On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 8:45 AM Richard Donovan <rsdono...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi. Just dipping into Advent of Code for the first time. > > Firstly, I find the colour scheme very difficult to read and wondering if > it's changeable? > > Secondly, looking at the J wiki solution for the first ever AOC in 2015, the > very first problem is solved by (in effect) the following code: > > +/ 1 _1 +/ .* '()'=/test=:'(((()' > > Which works fine, but I'm wondering if > > -/+/"1 '()'=/test=:'(((()' > > doesn't do the same thing and (for me) seems easier to follow? > > NB. J wiki link Essays/Advent Of Code - J Wiki > (jsoftware.com)<https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/Advent_Of_Code#Part_1> > > What am I missing? > > Thanks > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
