Bo wrote: > I wonder why the 'insert' / is replaced with > 'evoke gerund' `3:
Roger responded: > Because that is how it's represented internally. > You may not think that that is a good reason > but it's the immediate reason. Raul followed-up: > The alternative is more concise. Dan Observed: >I personally enjoy these little corners where the interpreter reveals its > secrets. > You can learn a lot about J from such hints. And, by extension, about > programming language design. thanks for pointing that out Dan. I got to the thread late, read your post, and found myself looking at evoke gerund with more appreciation. http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d612.htm What that said to me many J expressions could be gerrunds. My first impression was that all expressions could be a series of gerrunds... but that quickly fell down when I got to scan \ It's a nice approach though for the J interpreter. -Steven ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
