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| index origin = 0 | | index origin = 0 | ||
| function styles = explicit, [[tacit]] | | function styles = explicit, [[tacit]] | ||
| numeric types = 64-bit integer, complex float, [[extended integer]], [[rational]] | | numeric types = 64-bit integer, [[complex]] float, [[extended integer]], [[rational]] | ||
| unicode support = full; distinct byte and code point types | | unicode support = full; distinct byte and code point types | ||
| released = 1990 | | released = 1990 | ||
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| run online = [https://tio.run/#j TIO] | | run online = [https://tio.run/#j TIO] | ||
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'''J''' is an array language loosely following the [[SHARP APL]] tradition which uses [[wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] characters for primitive functionality and builds in [[leading axis theory]] and [[tacit programming]] as foundational design principles. J discards backwards compatibility with older APLs in order to simplify and regularize its syntax, redesign primitives to work on leading axes, and disentangle [[reduction]] from [[scan]]s and [[windowed reduction]]s (yielding the [[Prefix operator|prefix]] and [[infix operator]]s). However, J concepts such as [[function train]]s and the [[Indices]] function have been adopted by later APLs such as [[NARS2000]], [[Dyalog APL]], and [[dzaima/APL]]. J breaks the APL convention of writing primitives with a single glyph: instead, they are spelled with a single ASCII character possibly followed by one or two periods (<source lang=j inline>.</source>) or colons (<source lang=j inline>:</source>). It is also notable for its use of terms from English grammar to describe the language. For example, [[function]]s are called "verbs" while arrays are called "nouns". | '''J''' is an array language loosely following the [[SHARP APL]] tradition which uses [[wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] characters for primitive functionality and builds in [[leading axis theory]] and [[tacit programming]] as foundational design principles. J discards backwards compatibility with older APLs in order to simplify and regularize its syntax, redesign primitives to work on leading axes, and disentangle [[reduction]] from [[scan]]s and [[windowed reduction]]s (yielding the [[Prefix operator|prefix]] and [[infix operator]]s). However, J concepts such as [[function train]]s and the [[Indices]] function have been adopted by later APLs such as [[NARS2000]], [[Dyalog APL]], and [[dzaima/APL]]. J breaks the APL convention of writing primitives with a single glyph: instead, they are spelled with a single ASCII character possibly followed by one or two periods (<source lang=j inline>.</source>) or colons (<source lang=j inline>:</source>). It is also notable for its use of terms from English grammar to describe the language. For example, [[function]]s are called "verbs" while arrays are called "nouns". | ||
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| 4.06 || 2001-05-09 || <source lang=j inline>assert.</source> and <source lang=j inline>throw.</source>, Symbols (<source lang=j inline>s:</source>) and Unicode (<source lang=j inline>u:</source>), multiple axes in [[Cut]] operator | | 4.06 || 2001-05-09 || <source lang=j inline>assert.</source> and <source lang=j inline>throw.</source>, Symbols (<source lang=j inline>s:</source>) and Unicode (<source lang=j inline>u:</source>), multiple axes in [[Cut]] operator | ||
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| 5.01 || 2002-09-10 || Non-[[Close | | 5.01 || 2002-09-10 || Non-[[Close composition|close]] [[Under]] <source lang=j inline>&.:</source>, Bitwise Operations (<source lang=j inline>b.</source>), Polynomial Derivative (<source lang=j inline>p..</source>), Head (<source lang=j inline>{.</source>) and Tail (<source lang=j inline>{:</source>) allow [[empty]] arguments | ||
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| 5.02 || 2003-05-21 || | | 5.02 || 2003-05-21 || | ||