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| released = 1990 | | released = 1990 | ||
| developer = [[Jsoftware]] ([[Ken Iverson]], [[Roger Hui]]) | | developer = [[Jsoftware]] ([[Ken Iverson]], [[Roger Hui]]) | ||
| latest release version = | | latest release version = j903-beta-q / 2021-09-14 | ||
| influenced by = [[ | | influenced by = [[SAX]], [[Rationalized APL]] | ||
| influenced = [[Dyalog APL]], [[NARS2000]], [[I]] | | influenced = [[Dyalog APL]], [[NARS2000]], [[I]], [[BQN]] | ||
| implementation language= [[wikipedia:C (programming language)|C]] | | implementation language= [[wikipedia:C (programming language)|C]] | ||
| source = [https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource GitHub] | | source = [https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource GitHub] | ||
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| download = [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Installation System/Installation] | | download = [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Installation System/Installation] | ||
| documentation = [https://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/contents.htm Dictionary], [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/NuVoc NuVoc] | | documentation = [https://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/contents.htm Dictionary], [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/NuVoc NuVoc] | ||
| run online = [https:// | | run online = [https://joebo.github.io/j-emscripten/ Emscripten] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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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{{APL dialects}}[[Category:Array languages]][[Category:Flat array languages]][[Category:Leading axis languages]][[Category:Languages with tacit programming]] | {{APL dialects}}[[Category:Array languages]][[Category:Flat array languages]][[Category:Leading axis languages]][[Category:Languages with tacit programming]][[Category:ASCII languages]] |