I strongly recommend removing the word 'mathematical' from the one-line
description of J. Most programmers are not highly, or even moderately,
mathematical, and people will be afraid that J is for somebody else.
I like 'J is a notation for describing computation.' Languages like C
are notations for telling a computer what computerish steps to perform.
They allow you to write down what you want the computer to do, after you
have torn the problem apart and reenvisioned it from the computer's
point of view. J lets you say what you want done, with less emphasis on
how that will turn into MOV and ADD instructions.
Henry Rich
On 1/22/2022 5:50 PM, 'robert therriault' via Programming wrote:
• Bob Therriault ran the first 10 seconds of a keynote video billboard
meant to be an introduction of newcomers to J. Devon suggested changing 'J is
an executable, mathematical notation' to 'J is a programmable, mathematical
notation', as it would have more appeal to computer enthusiasts.
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