The prose claims the name ST is created by the function Start, but nowhere in Start is ST defined. I question the assertion that ST is a more pleasant name than #.stats, although the relocation of modules might have merit. I would say that the top of Main could rather have stats ← #.stats to that a user might write stats.Mean instead of #.stats.Mean, while also a reader of Main being able to understand where stats comes from. Perhaps the whole part about ST should be removed as I don't think it's particularly relevant to the content on that page anyway.
From the doc:
The function linkdemo.Start will bring in the stats library using Link.Import: since we are not developers of this library, we don't want to create a bi-directional link that might allow us to accidentally modify it during our testing. It also creates the name ST to point to the stats library, which means that our Run function can use more pleasant names, like ST.Mean in place of #.stats.Mean - which also makes it easier to relocate that module in the workspace:
∇ Start run
[1] ⍝ Establish development environment for the linkdemo application
[2]
[3] ⎕IO←⎕ML←1
[4] ⎕SE.Link.Import '#.stats' '/users/sally/stats' ⍝ Load the stats library
[5]
[6] :If run
[7] Main
[8] ⎕OFF
[9] :EndIf
∇
https://dyalog.github.io/link/4.0/Usage/Setup/#automating-startup
The prose claims the name
STis created by the functionStart, but nowhere inStartisSTdefined. I question the assertion thatSTis a more pleasant name than#.stats, although the relocation of modules might have merit. I would say that the top ofMaincould rather havestats ← #.statsto that a user might writestats.Meaninstead of#.stats.Mean, while also a reader ofMainbeing able to understand wherestatscomes from. Perhaps the whole part aboutSTshould be removed as I don't think it's particularly relevant to the content on that page anyway.From the doc:
The function linkdemo.Start will bring in the stats library using Link.Import: since we are not developers of this library, we don't want to create a bi-directional link that might allow us to accidentally modify it during our testing. It also creates the name ST to point to the stats library, which means that our Run function can use more pleasant names, like ST.Mean in place of #.stats.Mean - which also makes it easier to relocate that module in the workspace: