Congratulations to both Ian and Henry for great work on Nuvoc. One of the things that I found particularly illuminating was the J test for a number of reasons:
0) Not a surprise, but under the rules of not being able to use a running session I did spectacularly badly on the test. I won't give my score but it probably rhymes with hero. 1) This made me think about how I investigate J and the fact that the interactive session is key to my experience. This is true of labs, trying out phrases or solving problems. This made me think of a few extra possibilities: 0) How powerful would Nuvoc become if it were provided in a window next to a running J session? I know this can be done in JHS. 1) Further, if a double click on a primitive in the interactive session took you to the corresponding Nuvoc page in the second window? Probably some javascript dazzle to do that. Nice work both of you. Cheers, bob On Jun 26, 2014, at 7:14 AM, 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
