One "teaser" ought to be a list of the very many powerful J features that are unique to the language. Then a "getting started" intro to the JSoftware site: the existence of, and how to search, the site, the wiki, the forums, and the code. Them perhaps a guided tour, with links, of some of the remarkable highlights, including a comprehensive glossary for when they (we) get hopelessly confused.
> On Feb 15, 2014, at 8:13 AM, Joe Bogner <joebog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think the ultimate 5 minute experience is a combination of: > > 1. Video > > - Here is Kona's intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmiq47E5N-w and > - Here is a Kona's "wow" factor: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBXsCeW9qfc(we could do the same with > the latest websockets implementation fairly > easily I think) > > 2. REPL > > - http://tryclj.com/ > - http://www.tryfsharp.org/ > > 3. Some simple examples: > > - http://coffeescript.org/ > - http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Studio/SimpleExamples > - http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Studio/TasteofJPart1 > > 4. Cheat sheet / quick reference > > - http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/julia/ or > http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/javascript/ > - > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/HenryRich?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=J602_RefCard_color_letter_current.pdf > - http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/brief.pdf > > > A new person wants to likely see it, try it, and expand on it in a few > minutes to get a feel for the language and power. > > > > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 12:05 AM, robert therriault > <bobtherria...@mac.com>wrote: > >> Thanks Murray for providing the links. >> >> I agree Don, but I wonder if the goal of J in 5 minutes is not to teach >> someone J, but to make them want to learn J. >> >> Not unlike a movie trailer, which has the job of making you want to go see >> the movie, without giving away the story. >> >> Cheers bob >> >>> On Feb 14, 2014, at 7:02 PM, Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Just viewed the videos by Cliff Hastings for Wolfram. Surprised to see >> that >>> there looked like an error in the second video on making a first order >> fit >>> showing the line going above the origin when x=0. Later it showed it >>> correctly. Sent him a note about that. >>> >>> But what really bothers me about demos like this is that they look so >> easy >>> when they do it, but if I were to try to do it I wouldn't know where to >>> start. He implied that one could do it without knowing much of anything >> of >>> their system. I really get tired of videos like this where they type >> really >>> fast and it looks so easy if one just knew their system well, but I >> usually >>> don't. If I was presented that screen and wanted to do what he did I >>> wouldn't have a clue what to do. >>> >>> We need to present similar videos on J, but somehow we need to make it >>> obvious and logical as to what to do. His video was neat, but could I do >> it >>> as quickly and easily as he did it without putting in hours, possibly >> days >>> learning their system? I doubt it. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Murray Eisenberg <mur...@math.umass.edu >>> wrote: >>> >>>> If you'd like to see what a good quick demo looks like, done by one guy >>>> with no fancy production values -- and of a language/system having a >>>> state-of-the-art user interface, take a look at either of the following: >> http://www.wolfram.com/broadcast/search.php?Search=app%20minute&x=-879&y=-139&video=728 >>>> >>>> http://www.wolfram.com/broadcast/video.php?channel=86&video=869 >>>> >>>>> On 14 Feb 2014 19:00:45 -0500, Henry Rich <henryhr...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> As Ian [Clark] observed, a newcomer's first 5 minutes with J will be >>>> decisive in >>>>> establishing their attitude towards the language. As things stand, it >>>>> takes a serious geek to take a shine to J in 5 minutes. Just between >> us >>>>> geeks, I wish there were more of us, but that's not the way to bet. >>>>> >>>>> No, we need a snappy demo: an application that everyone can relate to, >>>>> showing how we can code something meaningful and get a pretty display >> in >>>>> under 5 minutes. Ideally it should be a YouTube video, with an >>>>> accompanying Lab so the interested user can reproduce the results. >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> Murray Eisenberg mur...@math.umass.edu >>>> Mathematics & Statistics Dept. >>>> Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 240 246-7240 (H) >>>> University of Massachusetts >>>> 710 North Pleasant Street >>>> Amherst, MA 01003-9305 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
