The organizer says he'll have either a Mac or an Ubuntu laptop available, so that would make it difficult to plan to do any kind of live demo. Also, there are supposed to be something like 17 presenters, so time constraints are tight and mandate use of the one laptop.
I probably have 15 minutes worth of "hello, world" variations, but I like the way I've done it because the problem is so trivial that it really should be put in its place. My intention is to emphasize the power and ease-of-use of J, how it lets me get things done quickly. I'd also like to motivate people to try it by showing how easy it is to get results, hence the graphs, and the potential power of being able to write something as advanced as a solver in a single line. Finally, I'd like to address the point Ian Clark mentioned about APL, that its daunting aspect evokes reactions against it, by pointing to how the underlying simplicity helps harness considerable power. Maybe this will motivate people to spend enough time on J to get past the initial awkwardness and befuddlement that many people seem to feel. Thanks for all the suggestions but the main problem is delivering a coherent message in five minutes - I have enough small, interesting examples to fill an hour. Maybe if I can get enough curiosity aroused, I'll get a lengthier forum. On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 9:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > going to present at the Language Slapdown ( > > http://www.meetup.com/Language-Slapdown/) on Wednesday. > > Please feel free to >take a look and comment. > > Are you really forced to use static slides? > > ... -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
