If you you want to experiment with this stuff, my project needs help. 😃 Den tis 23 feb. 2021 18:07Christian Robert <christian.rob...@polymtl.ca> skrev:
> I will ask again in 6 years. > > Xtian. > > On 2021-02-22 14:36, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann wrote: > > Hi Christian, > > > > I can't quite follow the argument that :IF/:ELSE etc. makes it easier for > > newcomers to learn APL. If I remember my learning of APL some decades > > ago correctly, then, coming straight from ALGOL and BASIC as my first > > "high-level" languages, I was overwhelmed by the large number of symbols > > in APL. Adding even more alternatives (read :IF/:ELSE) to the existing > > concepts (read: →) would most likely have confused me as a newcomer > > more than it would have helped me. > > > > I would also argue that a newcomer should first learn the core concepts > of a > > language before being distracted by the non-standard extensions of some > > language dialects. > > > > Best Regards, > > Jürgen > > > > > > On 2/20/21 7:59 PM, Christian Robert wrote: > >> well I saw the new thrends aka Quad-XML, Quad-JSON, Quad-FFT and so on > >> > >> but I think thoses will never be used in real life or quite seldom. > >> > >> I really think that Juergen should be looking at > >> > >> :if/:elseif/:else/:endif > >> > >> :for var :in array > >> loop > >> :endfor > >> > >> :while condition: > >> loop > >> :endwhile > >> > >> :do > >> loop > >> :until condition > >> > >> this will eases newcommers to the language. > >> > >> I know that APL goal is to do a whole "program" in one or two lines of > code... > >> but the language must accomodate newcommers. > >> > >> I asked for that several years ago (may me 8 or 10 years) > >> > >> Juergen ansewered at that time "this can be done" but I wont yet > >> > >> well my principal next improvements wish list is if/for/while/do_until > >> > >> my real though, > >> > >> Xtian. > >> > > > >
