Hi Dan, I never knew that there was a site such as this. I appreciate the link and would try to contribute during my free time.
Thanks. r/Alex -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Bron Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:22 PM To: Programming forum Subject: [Jprogramming] RosettaCode Hey all, I encourage Forum members who haven't contributed to RosettaCode to do so. There are approximately 200 tasks on RC that need J solutions: http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Tasks_not_implemented_in_J A lot of these tasks are not amenable to J solutions, and could be "addressed" by simply entering {{omit from|J}} to the task in question. Others are problems already solved in J (Bulls and Cows, Monte Carlo), which could be addressed by simply linking to the J wiki. If you see tasks of this sort, just jump in and make the small edit. But many of the tasks require a true J solution. There are no rules or strict guidelines for J solutions, but it would be nice if we could highlight features that differentiate our language. In particular brevity (so we stand out during a quick scan of the page). But also tacit (point-free) code, calculus of functions, etc. But the first goal is to get greater coverage on RC; we can always polish the solutions later. So just pick a task and solve it, don't worry about how "good" the solution is, so long as it matches the spec. For you APL/K/Q etc fans, those languages could also use some coverage (I started a brief APL campaign, but gave up pretty quickly). If you're a member of an APL/K/Q forum, you might consider posting a message similar to this, there. It's really time to start marketing our language. -Dan PS: For those of you who already contribute to RosettaCode, could you please "register" yourself at http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:J#Jers_on_RosettaCode ? I've been doing it so far, but it's hard for me to keep up and give due credit (I have to troll through changes seeking instances "header|J" or "added J" etc which is a laborious process). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
