Based on Skip's suggestion, this page is now here - http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DevonMcCormick/MinimalBeginningJ - and is titled "Minimal J for Beginners".
On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point - I picked up the "J Kernel" label from the discussion. > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Skip Cave <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Devon, nice job of putting together a reduced set of primitives for rhe >> beginner. The only issue I see is the name. As a beginner, I would never >> think to find a set of most-commonly-used primitives under the name "J >> Kernel" That actually sounds like a discussion of the internals of J, >> which >> is what I thought when I read the subject of your email. I doubt that a >> beginner would check out a page with that label. A title like "J's Basic >> Commands for Beginners" or equivalent, would be more likely to attract the >> intended audience. >> >> Skp >> >> Skip Cave >> Cave Consulting LLC >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > 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 >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
