Unlikely. The point of writing C in this manner was to bring C closer to APL - or J, which was an evolution of APL at the time. So that J interpreter would be written in a form of J language. J language itself doesn't need to satisfy also C syntax, so J code is somewhat easier.
Unlikely. The point of writing C in this manner was to bring C closer to APL - or J, which was an evolution of APL at the time. So that J interpreter would be written in a form of J language. J language itself doesn't need to satisfy also C syntax, so J code is somewhat easier.