Re: concatenate matrices?
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- Subject: [mg118220] Re: concatenate matrices?
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:51:41 -0400 (EDT)
It's only "esoteric" the first time you see it. If you've watched the list
for ten years, you've seen it thousands of times, hundreds from me alone.
If a newcomer wonders what @ does, all they need to do is paste the code
into Mathematica, highlight @, and press F1.
I post what I think is the best way to write it.
Bobby
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:34:44 -0500, Robert Rosenbaum <robertr at math.uh.edu>
wrote:
> I'm certainly not arguing against the use of @ or // in general. I use
> each occasionally and admittedly overuse the more cumbersome f[x,y] /.
> {x-> a,
> y-> b}. However, I wonder if it is better to use less esoteric
> notation when replying to questions from potential Mathematica newcomers.
>
> Please don't interpret my comments as snarky or overly critical. This
> mailing list and its regular posters are extremely helpful in general.
> I just thought the topic was worth bringing up.
>
> Best,
> Robert
>
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>
> On Apr 15, 2011, at 2:57 AM, DrMajorBob wrote:
>
>>> I would guess that Transpose[{y1,y2}] is more readily understood by
>>> most
>>> users.
>>
>> It's not hard to understand, even if I had no reason for it. But I do.
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