…oh and I think the inline plot-output is most impressive. But, since people who generate charts have an immediate use for those charts, consider optionally replacing the chart with a link to where the chart may be found, the session history browsed and the PNG, PDF, whatever, downloaded.
On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 18:40, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > It has a nice feel about it. JQt users will like the resemblance to JQt, > right down to the default color of the window backgrounds. A user-cue for > what's-what. > > Minor bug: entering a blank line does the message: > |syntax error > | output_jrx_=: > |[-1] > I think that should be a no-op, as in JQt. > Consider also using it as an alternative for advancing a lab (when a lab > is active). > > I'm delighted to see good lab support for a J IDE aimed at the > first-five-minutes of J contact. Labs sugar the J pill. > Also, if you're a J novice from a numerate discipline like statistics or > engineering (surely the main J audience), there's nothing like seeing > something you already recognize being handled in J. > > On Mon, 25 Apr 2022 at 14:18, Joe Bogner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The J Playground is a way for users to play with J in their browser >> without >> installing any software. It provides a low barrier to try out J and get a >> feel for the language. It also provides a low barrier for sharing code by >> generating a URL that can be shared (permalink). The vision is for wiki to >> have some pages that point to the playground to create an interactive way >> to learn and experiment with J code. >> >> There is a new version of the J Playground available at >> https://jsoftware.github.io/j-playground/bin/html2/ . It uses prior work >> in >> 2018 from Jsoftware Inc (chris burke, possibly others) which was shared to >> create a big leap forward in the user interface. Many thanks to the >> Jsoftware team / chris / others for sharing. >> >> The original proof of concept is still available at >> https://jsoftware.github.io/j-playground/bin/html/emj.html, however we'd >> like to move to a single version which is the new version at >> https://jsoftware.github.io/j-playground/bin/html2/ >> >> Soon we'll be retiring the proof of concept version at >> https://jsoftware.github.io/j-playground/bin/html/emj.html and switching >> to >> a new final link ... likely https://jsoftware.github.io/j-playground (not >> yet working).. >> >> If you've used the proof of concept version, please kick the tires on the >> new version and let us know if there's anything you feel is missing that >> we >> need to incorporate before we make the switch. Issues welcome at >> https://github.com/jsoftware/j-playground/issues or through this email or >> direct replies. >> >> One remaining open item I'm aware of is providing a way to interact with a >> canvas/javascript like the PI Day demo I had previously. A popup canvas or >> something could be added to the code I bet but hasn't been prioritized. >> This is the non-working version: >> >> https://jsoftware.github.io/j-playground/bin/html2/#url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/joebo/4fb3f5531f8ff00fc8d7903b876f6661/raw/293c2725016618b232ff92c1af2fa022b3bf220f/pi-day-playground-demo1.ijs >> >> The labs are somewhat working but could use some additional work. >> >> My viewpoint is to release often and get feedback along the way to give >> the >> community an opportunity to shape the direction of where the playground is >> going. >> >> Thanks >> Joe >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
