Re: [q-lang-users] New stuff in cvs: multichar ops, views

[Keith T. <kaz...@ea...>]

 
Hello Albert -- 

--- Albert Graef <Dr....@t-...> writes:
- As a first exercise, I just comitted some changes which turn
- Complex into an ADT with the virtual constructor (:+).
- So the constant i now prints as 0:+1.
- 
- But I'd actually prefer +: for Q. Other suggestions, anyone?)

Why not '0:-1' (as opposed to '0:+1')? After all, the constant i is the square root of -1, is it not?

I know that it is not much of a difference (exchanging '-' for '+'), but at least ':-' reminds me (if no one else ;-) of imaginary numbers.

Am I all wet here, or what?

Cheers,
Keith