Re: [Bug-apl] This looks wrong

[Jay Foad]

What function is it? How can I execute that function?

The only reasonable answers I can think of are "it's the function
{1⊣⎕←2}" and "you can execute it by typing f and hitting ENTER", but
that's clearly not true because when I type f and hit ENTER I don't
see the number 2 printed to the session:

      f
1

Thanks,
Jay.

On 7 August 2014 11:44, Juergen Sauermann <address@hidden> wrote:
> The reason why ⎕NC shows 2 below is because 'f' is a variable whose current
> value is a function.
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> /// Jürgen
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> On 08/07/2014 10:52 AM, Jay Foad wrote:
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> So the only benefit of the GNU APL approach is that it
> allows the definition of niladic functions by assigning from a lambda.
>
> I don't understand. You can't use assignment to name a niladic lambda
> in GNU APL, because it will be evaluated before the assignment
> happens:
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>       f←{1⊣⎕←2}
> 2
>       f
> 1
>       ⎕NC'f' ⍝ it's an array, not a function
> 2
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> Jay.
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