[Jprogramming] if.

[Raul Miller]

I have no objection to the use of NuVoc.

But I'd not want to abandon the dictionary, either.

Thanks,

-- 
Raul


On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:34 PM, Henry Rich <HenryHRich at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> The question was rhetorical.
>
> The Dictionary line
>
>   Control words are used in Explicit Definition (:) and are
>   punctuation that determine the sequence of execution
>
> is true, but not fully informative.  The NuVoc version explains more
> completely - and if it's not complete enough, you can emend it.
>
> I'm suggesting that if we all use NuVoc as the main reference, we'll be
> better off, in the long run.
>
> Henry Rich
>
>
> On 10/13/2014 11:08 PM, Raul Miller wrote:
>>
>> I guess I do not understand your question.
>>
>> Can you restate it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -- Raul On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Henry Rich
>> <HenryHRich at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Is that what that means?  Are you sure?
>>> >
>>> >There's no doubt about it in NuVoc:
>>> >
>>> >http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/Words#Control_Words
>>> >
>>> >Some inflected names, such as if., do., and end., are control words.
>>> > They
>>> >are used to control program flow. These words are treated as sentences
>>> > in
>>> >themselves. They break up the executable line into a number of separate
>>> >sentences -- the control words, and the phrases between the control
>>> > words.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Henry Rich
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >On 10/13/2014 10:18 PM, Raul Miller wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>     verb def '0 if. 1 do. 2 else. 3 end.' 4
>>>> >>2
>>>> >>     verb def '0 if. 1 do. 2 else. 3 end. 4' 5
>>>> >>4
>>>> >>
>>>> >>That's another example of "Control words are used in Explicit
>>>> >>Definition (:) and are punctuation that determine the sequence of
>>>> >>execution."
>>>> >>
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