I second Michail's remarks. On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 1:05 PM Michail L. Liarmakopoulos < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > Personally I think that while J is a general purpose language, it surely > attracts more mathematically oriented programmers. > > Also I think the definition Bob mentioned earlier stems from the fact that > J is linked to APL and to the "notation as a tool of thought" of Ken. > > So I don't think that mentioning or promoting the mathematical edge that > the language has (that makes it a strong competitor to python+numpy, Julia > or R) is a disadvantage. > > Programmers not interested in solving mathematical problems on a computer > will choose a different language either way, such as C, C++, Java, python, > Golang, etc. > > Best, > Michail > > --- > Michail L. Liarmakopoulos, MSc > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 17:32 Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:41 AM Henry Rich <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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. > > > > Many are not, but many are. > > > > That said, those that are almost invariably have a specific focus > > (machine learning, finance, statistics, graphics, logistics, etc.) > > > > And, mathematics is itself a huge field where individuals invariably > > specialize in their own niche. > > > > (So I am not disagreeing with your recommendation -- I am instead > > thinking that the mathematical aspects need some focus and specifics > > to be relevant.) > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Raul > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
