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@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Stack Chatter
This is what I like to call the functions that just rearrange things on
the stack. (One thing I want to mention is that during a hypothetical
compilation phase these "stack chatter" words effectively disappear,
compilation phase these stack chatter words effectively disappear,
because we can map the logical stack locations to registers that remain
static for the duration of the computation. This remains to be done but
it's "off the shelf" technology.)
its off the shelf technology.)
``clear``
~~~~~~~~~
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ they are not, is on the top of both the list and the stack.
``roll<`` ``rolldown`` ``roll>`` ``rollup``
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The "down" and "up" refer to the movement of two of the top three items
The down and up refer to the movement of two of the top three items
(displacing the third.)
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ List words
``swaack``
~~~~~~~~~~
"Swap stack" swap the list on the top of the stack for the stack, and
Swap stack swap the list on the top of the stack for the stack, and
put the old stack on top of the new one. Think of it as a context
switch. Niether of the lists/stacks change their order.
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ pow
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If we represent fractions as a quoted pair of integers [q d] this word
reduces them to their ... least common factors or whatever.
reduces them to their least common factors or whatever.
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ Get the Boolean value of the item on the top of the stack.
::
? == dup truthy
? == dup truthy
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -1178,15 +1178,15 @@ function ``[G]``, the ``anamorphism`` combinator creates a sequence.
::
n [P] [G] anamorphism
---------------------------
[...]
n [P] [G] anamorphism
---------------------------
[...]
Example, ``range``:
::
range == [0 <=] [1 - dup] anamorphism
range == [0 <=] [1 - dup] anamorphism
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -1226,25 +1226,25 @@ Example, ``range``:
::
... x [P] [Q] cleave
... x [P] [Q] cleave
From the original Joy docs: "The cleave combinator expects two
From the original Joy docs: The cleave combinator expects two
quotations, and below that an item ``x`` It first executes ``[P]``, with
``x`` on top, and saves the top result element. Then it executes
``[Q]``, again with ``x``, and saves the top result. Finally it restores
the stack to what it was below ``x`` and pushes the two results P(X) and
Q(X)."
Q(X).
Note that ``P`` and ``Q`` can use items from the stack freely, since the
stack (below ``x``) is restored. ``cleave`` is a kind of *parallel*
primitive, and it would make sense to create a version that uses, e.g.
Python threads or something, to actually run ``P`` and ``Q``
primitive, and it would make sense to create a version that uses,
e.g. Python threads or something, to actually run ``P`` and ``Q``
concurrently. The current implementation of ``cleave`` is a definition
in terms of ``app2``:
::
cleave == [i] app2 [popd] dip
cleave == [i] app2 [popd] dip
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ Expects a quoted program ``[Q]`` on the stack and some item under it,
::
n [Q] dupdip == n Q n
n [Q] dupdip == n Q n
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ Expects a quoted program ``[Q]`` on the stack and some item under it,
::
[predicate] [then] [else] ifte
[predicate] [then] [else] ifte
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ Run a quoted program enforcing
::
[predicate] [body] while
[predicate] [body] while
.. code:: ipython2
@@ -1784,8 +1784,8 @@ Run a quoted program enforcing
``void``
========
Implements `**Laws of Form**
*arithmetic* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_Form#The_primary_arithmetic_.28Chapter_4.29>`__
Implements `Laws of Form
arithmetic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_Form#The_primary_arithmetic_.28Chapter_4.29>`__
over quote-only datastructures (that is, datastructures that consist
soley of containers, without strings or numbers or anything else.)