I would suspect that if such an implementation of J in JavaScript were made Apple would modify their implementation of JavaScript so J would not work. But from what I have seen of Java, the performance would be awful.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > I wrote: > > Presently, Apple forbids i-apps that permit programming > > Jim Russell pointed out: > > One exception to this restriction, of course, is > > JavaScript. > > Yes, hence Eric's note on JHS as a potentially comprehensive solution. > > Of course, we have discussed a J interpreter written in JavaScript before. > If we wrote one and it was efficient enough to deploy on a handheld device, > it would allow J programming on iPads even when disconnected from the > internet. > > -Dan > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
