Thanks Simon. Paradoxically I'm going to make time to study NuVoc myself. I wasn't aware just how patchy my knowledge of J was, but Henry's expertise blew me away.
Sometimes you have to be challenged to explain something before you begin to understand it yourself. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > The new NuVoc is twice revised from the previous version: first I added > technical details, then Ian rewrote it all to achieve that 'straightforward > style', aimed at the programmer who is trying to get a job done. It's easy > reading, achieved by careful writing: simple presentation of concepts with > examples, using typography as a framework for the flow of ideas. You also > need formatting conventions that don't perplex a novice, a page design that > both lets the beginner understand a primitive at a glance and gives the > expert full detail, and enough hyperlinks and supporting material to bring > a newcomer along. > > It was an eye-opening apprenticeship for me to see him do it. Writing > this kind of material is very different from writing a book. > > Henry Rich > > > On 6/26/2014 8:41 AM, Simon Barker wrote: > >> I also would like to say a big thank you for what is turning out to be a >> work of great depth and richness. Really enjoying reading it, the >> presentation and straightforward style are just encouraging me to keep >> reading. A true page turner! >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Simon >> . >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ian Clark >> Sent: 26 June 2014 12:11 >> To: General forum >> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Announcing NuVoc, Version Two >> >> Thanks, John. >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 4:02 PM, John Baker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ian, >>> >>> I have been following NuVoc revisions for sometime. Let me be the >>> first to express my thanks for everyone that has worked on NuVoc. This >>> is is an excellent explication and recasting of the J dictionary. >>> Eveyone at all levels of J expertise will find something of value in >>> NuVoc. Just this morning it reminded me of _: and p.. facilities I >>> sort off knew were there J but I have not used lately. >>> >>> Well done everyone! >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> This post is a formal announcement of NuVoc, Version 2. >>>> >>>> For the details, go to >>>> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/AboutNuVoc >>>> >>>> This saves rambling on about what is quite adequately covered there. >>>> But one thing deserves to be repeated... >>>> >>>> Thanks are due to Ric Sherlock, who designed the NuVoc portal and >>>> drafted trial layouts for the primitives-pages, to others who >>>> contributed pages >>>> >>> and >>> >>>> pioneered presentational ideas, notably Devon McCormick, David >>>> Lambert, >>>> >>> Bob >>> >>>> Therriault and Dan Bron, plus several others who commented on >>>> material >>>> >>> and >>> >>>> offered encouragement. (Apologies to any significant contributors >>>> whose names have been omitted.) >>>> >>>> But most of all, my heartfelt thanks to Henry Rich, at whose >>>> instigation this major revision was undertaken, and whose monumental >>>> and meticulous labors over the past half-year to make it happen have >>>> been truly >>>> >>> Herculean! >>> >>>> But, as I'm sure you'll agree, by no means Sisyphean :-) >>>> >>>> Ian Clark >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- For information about J forums see >>>> http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> John D. Baker >>> [email protected] >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
