Raul, I'll think about how to start more concisely. Maybe others have a better introductory sentence for me. I'll added links to wikipedia regarding interest rates. I fear I lack much skill in written or oral humor, but I get your point.
I agree that a financial formula will not attract many younger people. I wanted to highlight the unique features of J and a message in this thread reminded me of the importance of Insert and Suffix and Forks. In my usage of J, I have used these features in almost all my work, including feedforward neural networks, cluster analysis, and fuzzy logic. I think of these features as creating the beauty of J. I too, am learning to use JHS to enable webgl canvas, but as yet, I have not made enough headway. I do remember that a video I posted some time ago about using J graphics for an onscreen robot was quite popular. But J has moved on from the J602 era. My connection to Youtube must have failed. I have restarted the upload. But, don't hold your breath because it is really rough and the jwiki has all the information that is in the video. Youtube is say 30 more minutes, even now. Thanks for your comments, On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote: > Your first sentence in your essay is long. This suggests a highly educated > audience. Personally, I'd like to see some of your skill in teaching - > which I imagine as a little humor, a concise introduction, references to > things to learn. I know you feel that your knowledge is obvious - everyone > feels like that. But it's through restating the obvious that we teach > people. Also, on the internet, it's by linking to things that we represent > our topics. Whether we actually become important is more of a gamble, of > course (less of a gamble, the longer we wait, but internet success has a > strong element of "easy come, easy go" while persistent success requires > some sort of ongoing effort). > > So that's one issue. > > I have not watched your video yet (youtube stalled on me, when I tried). So > I will just say that any negative comment (loopless code is an example of a > negative comment - you are drawing a comparison with loops and are being > negative about them) needs at least a bit of humor and humility in it. > Loops are sometimes useful - the issue is that often they are more costly > than what they are worth, and it's much easier to experiment with a concise > expression than a verbose one. > > But verbose can also be good, in the right contexts. > > And that's something that's really important: connecting with the things > that matter in your contexts. > > Anyways, I am not worried about presentation of financial computation. I'd > prefer to leave that to the people that do that on a day-by-day basis. And > we have people here that do that kind of thing. What I want to do is hook > them up with youngsters and young adults. And to me that means developing > J's artistic and gaming potential (and not just "code golf," though of > course that can also sometimes be entertaining). > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > -- (B=) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
