Here's a couple of stubs I've added recently based on what I think beginners might care about: http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Guides/WorkingWithText and http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DevonMcCormick/ExceltoJRosetta.
Also, I've written and presented (or not presented) a number of talks to different groups (all under http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DevonMcCormick/): JTalk20140121, FunctionalJ, and PresentingJIn5Minutes . Also, there are two or more examples of using J code - to re-write non-J to more J-like code here: DLA00 - and using J for basic financial analysis: http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DevonMcCormick/Research/HoldingWinnersSellingLosers0. Additionally, there are any number of items in the NYCJUG pages, including compilations of beginner materials from other languages. All these are under www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/NYCJUG/: 2008-05-13#Error_Messages_for_Beginners , 2010-03-09#Beginner.27s_regatta , 2007-02-13#Beginner.27s_regatta:_Existing_Introductory_Materials , 2010-05-11#Beginner.27s_Regatta:_Recent_Questions_from_Beginners , 2013-06-11#Tab-Delimiting_Numeric_Table , 2012-05-08#Gathering_and_Using_Data, 2011-03-08#Beginner.27s_Regatta , 2009-08-11#Beginner.27s_Regatta:_Walk_Directory_Tree , and others. On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 7:16 PM, robert therriault <bobtherria...@mac.com>wrote: > Great idea Henry, > > I would be willing to pitch in on this. I do have some production skills > and have posted on Youtube on a semi-regular basis. I think that the > biggest requirement beyond technical skills are the writing skills to tell > a compelling story to our prospective audience. I am hoping that you will > be involved in the story telling required as well as the coding. When we > have a few more contributors, I would guess that the next step would be to > identify our audience. > > Cheers, bob > > On Feb 14, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Henry Rich <henryhr...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > > Ian Clark's NuVoc project is a great start at making J easier for > newcomers. As part of that effort, the FrontPage of the Wiki now has a > section aimed at newcomers. > > > > As Ian observed, a newcomer's first 5 minutes with J will be decisive in > establishing their attitude towards the language. As things stand, it > takes a serious geek to take a shine to J in 5 minutes. Just between us > geeks, I wish there were more of us, but that's not the way to bet. > > > > No, we need a snappy demo: an application that everyone can relate to, > showing how we can code something meaningful and get a pretty display in > under 5 minutes. Ideally it should be a YouTube video, with an > accompanying Lab so the interested user can reproduce the results. > > > > I call for somebody, or a small group, to produce /J in 5 Minutes/, the > demo that really makes the case for the language. The job requires > creative and production skills that I lack, but I will be willing to write > code to further the project. > > > > Henry Rich > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
