Depends a bit on what you mean by 'systems programming'. As a programmer you can do anything from J that you could do from C (with cd calls). However, different tools are better at different tasks and there would be lots you might call 'systems programming' that would be a bit silly and disappointing done with J.
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Michael Dykman <[email protected]> wrote: > You are, in fact, stuck with the interpreter. At the risk of > generalizing, systems work is best done in low-level languages.. J is > a very high-level language that tries to avoid acknowledging that the > machine is even there. > > Even if you could do systems programming with it, I would not recommend it. > > - michael dykman > > > On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 4:37 PM, J J <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is this possible to do C kinda stuff in the J programming language? I > really like it and wanna take it further, but i'm afraid that I might be > stuck at the interpreter > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > - michael dykman > - [email protected] > > May the Source be with you. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
