I copied the first chapter of the book A Journey to Core Python (in https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p1uIANh-LFniNNRqjDeeWWd4_-ddEZmz/view?usp=sharing) and have the question: do we want that J is competitive with Python?
If the answer is yes, the next question is: what is the to do list to be competitive and how long will it take? (And then the unavoidable question: WHY?) Personally I think we must aim on the niches in the market, as there are the mathematical oriented people, e.g. the broad scientific community. Then all people experienced in Excel or other spreadsheets or calculation tools. Schools and universities. Financial and statistical oriented people. What we should do, IMHO, is - to emphasize the strengths of J, - to improve (considerably) the error handling of J, - to admit the steep learning curve, - to facilitate the use of mnemonics instead of primitives (I tried this afternoon the primitives.ijs for half an hour, but was not capable of use any mnemonic, not even with https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Primitives_to_Mnemonics) - to decide which of the features, benefits or applications (of Python) we want J to have. Just my 2 cents. R.E. Boss ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
