Given that Python was originally a reference to Monty Python's Flying Circus, it may be that our stumbling points in the IT world have included a lack in our senses of humor or our showmanship. Plausibly, both.
Take care, -- Raul On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 5:54 AM Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you everyone. I'm touched. > > But let's be clear about what's happened. A duck has been hatched. It > doesn't fly yet and it will sink in water that's too deep. All it does is > quack. And in many ways it's an ugly little brute. But to grow it had to > break out of its shell. > > All too easily I could have spent another 2 years polishing it. But if that > meant just tinkering with J scripts – well – others can do that too. I'm > not the best. > > The duckling emerges into the world of a locked-down, sealed-up device with > a billion users. If it only appeals to one in a million, that's a thousand > prospects. That's what excited me from the start. Plus all the different > costumes it could don. > > The name J901 doesn't go quack – it goes cuckoo. 2 years ago it had to be > registered with Apple, which set the name in stone. In that time, thanks to > Henry's labors, JE became 903. But the name J901 honors J701, the real > breakthrough. We've been over a decade consolidating Eric's bridgehead. Too > long for the IT world. A legless animal like Python has lapped us. But > we're not out of the race. > > Where J901 goes now is up to others. The best use I can make of my > remaining time is to facilitate its uptake. > > Ian Clark > > On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 08:38, Simon Barker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Wonderful news! Thank you, Ian, this is very much appreciated. > > > > Simon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Programming <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > > Eric Iverson > > Sent: 19 October 2021 01:52 > > To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Jprogramming] j901 (actually 903-beta-k) available from app > > store for iPhone/iPad > > > > WOW! > > > > It is with great pleasure that I announce that Ian Clark has released his > > new version of J for iOS! > > > > It is at the app store now. Search for j901, install, and enjoy. > > > > There are undoubtedly rough edges, but it is a huge improvement over the > > previous j701. > > > > One rough edge is that the search is for j901, but the app 9!:14'' says > > j903-beta-k. > > > > Now that there is a clean base, and Ian has overcome the apple obstacles, > > it should be possible to keep this important product current and relevant. > > > > Three cheers for Ian!!! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
