Based on some feedback from Greg Borota last year on his experiences learning J, I've put together a page on the J Wiki - http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DevonMcCormick/JKernel - that has a few selected things from J on which a beginner can concentrate to avoid being overwhelmed by the language in full.
It's a pretty bare minimum and I couldn't find a good link that explains J's use of single quote for quoted strings but everyone should feel free to add to it - sparingly, as it's supposed to be a reduced set of the language. It might make sense to leave the existing page much as it is and to think about a 2nd tier of slightly more advanced verbs and such. There were good suggestions in the original discussion - http://jsoftware.2058.n7.nabble.com/Learning-J-language-initial-thoughts-td52786.html#a52793 - that I elided as I consider them more than the bare minimum (things like rank modifiers and logic verbs). -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
