Actually, when I said experiment I meant experiment with language design, not using such features.
With KAP I decided to depart from standard APL on a few areas so that some new interesting behaviour could be of implemented. A lot of of standard APL works though. Of course, if you are looking for a pure APL, then my project won't be of interest at all. Den tis 23 feb. 2021 18:28Christian Robert <christian.rob...@polymtl.ca> skrev: > NARS2000-64 has already this kind of syntax while exactly having the core > of gnuapl/apl2 for maybe 10 years. > > if you want to experiment download it (windows only and free) > > http://www.nars2000.org/download/Download.html > > Xtian. > > ---------------------------- > > in feb 2015 i asked: > > that said, my real question is: > > how hard is it to implement the standard/or-not-as-standard-as-it-seems > > :if {boolean} > do this > :else > do that > :endif > > :repeat > do this > :until {boolean} > > :for {var} :in {list} > do this > :endfor > > :forlcl {var} :in {list} > do this > :endforlcl > > I think there is a :while :endwhile too > > > thoses are really missing (to my point of view). > > > On 2021-02-23 05:09, Elias Mårtenson wrote: > > 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 > <mailto: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. > > >> > > > > > >
