Great idea Henry - a J test! After seeing Henry's quiz (on which I did poorly), I realized that a J test could be a great way to get people interested in J. People like challenges and games, and often enjoy seing their scores compared with others (especially if one can opt out of the public scoring). A J test, or set of tests, with automatic grading, could be a great way to promote interest in J, as well as help users get an idea of their J skill level.
You could expand Henry's test by adding problems with a wide range of difficulty. With say, 100 test questions at all skill levels, you could categorize the scores: 1-20 = Beginner, 21-40 = Junior Programmer, 41-60 = Capable, 61-80 = Expert, 81-100 = J Guru Another approach would to provide a series of several tests, with each test being harder than the previous one. One would not be able to access the subsequent harder test until they correctly completed the current one. This would let users learning J to judge their J skills (and perhaps boast about the level they have reached), as well as providing a fun way to help newbies learn J. Great idea Henry! Skip Skip Cave Cave Consulting LLC On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > The new NuVoc contains much detail not collected anywhere else in the J > documentation. Even experienced J programmers would benefit from a look. > > To convince you, we offer a J quiz: > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/TestYourJ > > Use whatever references you like! > > Henry Rich > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
