"I do nothing" and "I am nothing" were false modesty!
On 11/29/2011 5:37 PM, Jose Mario Quintana wrote: > I, for one, love 0. However, cap does something: "[: signals error on any > argument." Yet, the behavior of a fork is exceptional when a cap is at the > beginning, then the middle verb acts monadically instead of dyadically. It > is this apparent “spooky action at a distance” that bothers some functional > programmers. > > The controversy is neverending, some prefer to avoid @, some [:, and others > none. > > ________________________________________ > From: programming-boun...@jsoftware.com [programming-boun...@jsoftware.com] > On Behalf Of Kip Murray [k...@math.uh.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 4:22 PM > To: Programming forum > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] FW: A simple function > > Here is my attempt to make [: lovable. You love 0, don’t you? > > > g When f is [: in the diagram at left > / \ the left branch disappears and you > f h get the diagram below: “I do nothing” > | | [: is like “I am nothing” 0 . > y y > > g > \ > h > | > y > > > g Also here when f is [: the left > / \ branch disappears and you get > f h the diagram below: “I do nothing” > / \ / \ [: is like “I am nothing” 0 . > x y x y > > g > \ > h > / \ > x y > > > Diagrams adapted from Dictionary Section II F. Trains > >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Tracy Harms<kalei...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... >>> Also, I do see ways in which trains are more simple than modifier phrases. >>> I think this simplicity is significantly *reduced* by the incorporation of >>> Cap, whereas @ can be fruitfully associated with function composition as >>> documented in uncounted texts. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
