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We have several nebulous purposes on this site, but IMO the primary one is advocacy. So here are my thoughts on a '''''style''''':
In order that J garner notice and perhaps converts, the J code should differentiate itself. One way to do this is to ''consistently'' keep the code short,
Another way to do differentiate J is to emphasize its unusual or powerful aspects. This includes:
:# Preferring tacit code to explicit,
:# focusing on function composition and powerful and unusual primitives, such as <code>&.</code> and <code>^:</code>, and
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