[Jprogramming] Nonce error

[Randy MacDonald]

Gerry;

The problem I have with:

"Your expression as coded not implemented in this version of J"

is twofold:

0) It could be used when one tries to divide by zero, instead of DOMAIN
ERROR (or _.) ;

1) NONCE ERROR is so much shorter, and once you understand it, doesn't need
to be longer.

I wonder sometimes: how else can one get NONCE ERROR?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GerryLowry1(905)825-9582{AbilityBusinessComputerServices}"
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To: "Programming forum" <programming at jsoftware.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Nonce error


> Hi, Randy ... speculation:  you are "not that comfortable with programming
environments that don't make
>     [the Natural Born APL'er] think" because you have not thought about
not thinking from the cascade approach.
>
> IF ....J.... were so designed that the Natural Born APL'er need not wonder
about a nonce error,
>             i.e., if the message were clearer, like my suggested
>                   "Your expression as coded not implemented in this
version of J"
> THEN the Natural Born APL'er can spend more effort designing ....some
software...
>            for his end-user{s} such that the Natural Born APL'er's
end-users can
>            focus on the task that software from the Natural Born APL'er
was
>            designed to solve.
>
> Steve Krug wants the web designer to eliminate unnecessary thinking for
the end-user.
> This enables to end-user to escape unnecessary frustration and thus focus
on using
> the information rather than wondering whether she/he is not in Kansas
anymore.
>
> g.
>
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