Tracy wrote:
> Many moons ago I saw and printed out a double-sided document,
> designed to be folded, that gave an overview of J.
Perhaps this?
http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~smillie/Jpage/brochure.pdf
There is an overview of Keith's materials here:
http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~smillie/Jpage/Jpage.html
and a comprehensive index here:
http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~smillie/Jpage/
> If it isn't among the J wiki materials, I'd like to see it
> get added there.
I agree that that J wiki should be used to archive any and all J (and maybe
relevant APL) materials we know about. I think we are a
small and cohesive enough community that we don't and shouldn't worry about
copyright or distribution issues. Or, rather, the risk
of litigation is negligible and the risk of loss is significant.
For example, it was not quite trivial to find this brochure. Of course I went
to the J Forum archives and typed in "brochure" (and
also tried "trifold" and "tri-fold") and followed the resulting links, but the
direct links (to an apparently-defunct FTP site) were
dead. Then I tried the standard Wayback Machine snooping but to no avail.
Finally I did the "obvious" thing and went to the
(non-direct) webpage and it had an updated (http) link.
I'll add this document to the Wiki. Of course of Keith can delete it if he
prefers (or I will at his request).
-Dan
PS: May I solicit the aid of the community?
Please send me links to all (non-Jsoftware.com) sites you know about, so we can
properly link to and archive them on the Wiki.
This will not only create a redundant respository, but because of how search
engine algorithms work (PageRank et al), it will
increase the visibility of J materials and the language in general. Also,
obviously, it'll be a helpful resource when you're
looking for J materials (specific or general).
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