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:::I still struggle with this differentiation, and what it may imply when providing examples in [[J]], which is one of the languages where "a list" means "an array of one axis (or dimension)". If "list" means a unit of data that lacks any key-reference aspect, then perhaps tasks that specify use of lists should not be completed using J? --[[User:TBH|TBH]] 16:36, 15 January 2008 (MST) |
:::I still struggle with this differentiation, and what it may imply when providing examples in [[J]], which is one of the languages where "a list" means "an array of one axis (or dimension)". If "list" means a unit of data that lacks any key-reference aspect, then perhaps tasks that specify use of lists should not be completed using J? --[[User:TBH|TBH]] 16:36, 15 January 2008 (MST) |
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::::My opinion: I interpret this particular task as "Apply a callback to a '''collection'''". The array-ness is secondary, it is the callback that is of interest. --[[User:IanOsgood|IanOsgood]] 17:11, 15 January 2008 (MST) |