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R.E.Boss > Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:33:37 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Test Your J > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
