Hi Brian, I think that tangents are not a bad thing if it allows us to get the message across in a more precise way. With the jwiki entry, I am wondering if it may be a good idea to play a little more with the tool that you have built. It seems to me that if I am a viewer who is really interested in using J, the reason is that I want to be able to break down and play with my own interest calculator. You do a good job of explaining the process of how J can be used and the plot example at the end hints of being able to more. It might be as simple as using the plot to plot more than one curve based on different payment parameters and in that way reveal why you might want to take the effort to learn how the language works.
Cheers, bob On Feb 21, 2014, at 8:27 AM, Brian Schott <schott.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > In light of the various proposals regarding J-in-5, my contribution seems > very tangential, but there may be an audience for this approach as well. > Initially I envisioned a screencast, for the essay, but have had some > difficulty with producing the screencast and have elected to make a jwiki > entry. Please provide feedback. > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/BrianSchott/Essay/J-in-5 > > I am preparing a very rough draft screencast at the following link, but it > will not be available for a few hours, at best. > > http://youtu.be/eq5UZAt84ro > > > -- > > (B=) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
