We'll be here when you need. Thanks,
-- Raul On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 9:28 AM, Arie van Wingerden <xapw...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
