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From: vpcsc4@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Emmett McLean)
Subject: Workspaces or Scripts (Which is better?)
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 03:12:08 GMT
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When writting J applications I find that I usually
define verbs and nouns in scripts  (using 0!:2 and
0!:3) rather than in workspaces.    This allows me
to  write applications which can be easily printed
and ported.  However, there is  so much support in
the language for the workspace concept I wonder if
this approach is inefficient.    ( This feeling is
reinforced by the fact that the j-interaction-mode.el
file for running J under emacs doesn't support 0!:2
or 0!:3). Would anyone like to offer an opinion on
opinion on good programming protocol?


Also, if I develop an application using workspaces,
is there a clever method of rewriting all verbs and 
nouns into a script?

Thanks,
Emmett vpcsc4@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu

