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

[Rob H. <hub...@gm...>]

> > 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.
>
> I don't like that much.  I suppose there is no way to make 0+1*i the
> constructor/view?  I guess not, since Q is eager.

What about 0+i*1 if the constructor could be (+i*)? I don't know if
this kind of mixed operator is allowed, nor whether it would be a good
idea to do so.

If mixed operators are not allowed, what about the thing that looks a
little like 'i': use something like (+:*) or (+|*) or (+!*)?

Alternatively, what about allowing mixed multi-character operator and
function names delimited by something, such as [brackets]: 0[+i*]1.

Yes, that's still pretty ugly.

Rob.