Hi David, Raul and Devon, thx. for answering this! I'll try to convert bits of Python and see how well that will go. Thx. /Arie
2017-07-16 16:57 GMT+02:00 Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com>: > I use J all the time for basic data extraction, manipulation and analysis. > A lot of this is documented on the wiki in the NYCJUG meetings; > unfortunately, I've been remiss in recent years in keeping this up-to-date > but there's a lot there. > > Also, there are the articles here http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Articles > and > the scripts here http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Scripts . > > > On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I have used J for "more general tasks". (Though, in one case, I > > replaced the code with a perl script which was only 3 times slower - > > the code only took a few minutes to run, once a month, and saving time > > on installation and deployment was deemed a "greater good". And, that > > said, I have also used J to model difficult bits of code that I would > > otherwise have struggled with in other languages - a C# project comes > > to mind...) > > > > However, I got paid for those efforts. (Either because I was salaried > > at the time or because I was working on a contract at the time.) Which > > means someone else owns that code now. So, it would be unprofessional > > of me to post the code here. > > > > Anyways, for me, J is easier than Python. Maybe that just means I do > > not know enough Python (and enough Python libraries...)? Still, python > > tends to favor tedious implementations. That said, we have lost a > > variety of supporting facilities over the years (the sax xml support > > comes to mind), so there's that, also... > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Raul > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 8:25 AM, Arie van Wingerden <xapw...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I like J very much and wonder if it could be used for more general > > > application programming. > > > > > > Does anybody of you use J for more general tasks (e.g. not specifically > > > numeric) in the spirit of e.g. Python applications? > > > > > > If so, is that more or less dificult than doing it in e.g. Python? > > > > > > Any examples of such apps created using J? > > > > > > TIA > > > /Arie > > > > > > 2017-07-15 12:53 GMT+02:00 Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com>: > > > > > >> The d3 graphics has a big user community. > > >> The J use of it does not show many examples yet. > > >> I assume it has a huge potential. > > >> > > >> On 14 Jul 2017 20:57, "Raul Miller" <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > Presumably you mean the graphics/d3 addon? > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > Raul > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > - jd3 support added (see plot section for details) > > >> > > > > >> > > it is in jhs > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On 14 Jul 2017 19:24, "Rudolf Sykora" <rudolf.syk...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > >> On 14 July 2017 at 20:55, Björn Helgason <gos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> > >> > I am only guessing. > > >> > >> > jd3 might help you. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> What is jd3? > > >> > >> Can't find any mention of it. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Thanks > > >> > >> Ruda > > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> ---------- > > >> > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/ > > >> forums.htm > > >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ---------- > > >> > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forum > > s.htm > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ---------- > > >> > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forum > > s.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 > > > > > > -- > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > Quantitative Consultant > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
