Re: Syntax and redundancy

[Chris Marrin <chris@...>]

Eric Scouten wrote:
> ...
> > You're all nuts. In APL this would be:
> >
> >     !@j$#i?k>"i = %d, j = %d, k = %d"@
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > PS - Don't bother deciphering this, it is jibberish. I am not about to 
> > actually drag out my old APL manual and figure out how to do this. But 
> > still :-)
>
>
>
> Besides... you probably don't have the right keys on your keyboard to 
> type the right code... ;-)

Good point. In fact, forget about these newfangled computer screens. To 
program APL you will need an IBM selectric terminal with your own APL 
typeball. Now THAT was programming :-)

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