I will be there. See the Monday 1635-1715 slot. http://www.bapla09.com/conferenceProgram.html
The problem is that you are so used to J, taking things for granted, that you have to think before realizing how good you have it. :-) For starters: - language: rank (try to do <"_1 y in APL), sort, key (f/. dyad), extended precision, sparse arrays, tacit defn, etc. - community: J forums, Jwiki - library: JAL ----- Original Message ----- From: Devon McCormick <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009 13:08 Subject: [Jprogramming] What to say about J to APLers? To: J-programming forum <[email protected]> > Members of the Forum - > > I'm supposed to give a 40-minute or so talk at BAPL09. > I've chosen as my > topic "The State of SIGAPL and Musings on J": a report on the > status and > prospects of the (former) SIGAPL will be followed by a brief > introduction to > J and how it continues Iverson's legacy. > > Unfortunately, the SIGAPL portion of this talk shouldn't take > more than a > couple of minutes, so I've got to come up with something about J > that would > be interesting to a bunch of APLers. I have a few ideas > but would be > interested in hearing what people would suggest. > > Also, is anyone else from this forum going? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
