The labs are listed in the add-ons section of labs under the name of 'Video -
The Head Monadic Verb - {.y'
Cheers, bob
> On May 31, 2019, at 4:19 PM, 'robert therriault' via Programming
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> With the help of Chris I have updated the Head Monadic Verb lab so that it
> runs in both JHS and jqt in j901. You will need to update your addons suing
> either the package manager or JAL, but when that is done you should be able
> to run the labs with videos. Again, this is for j901 only.
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Cheers, bob
>
>> On May 27, 2019, at 11:01 AM, 'robert therriault' via Programming
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone.
>>
>> I have repurposed the Head video into a lab for the JHS environment. To
>> access it you will need to update your applications using jal in the IDE
>> menu, specifically the lab files.
>>
>> Then you should see 'Video - The Head Monadic Verb - {.y' within the core
>> group of labs. Listed alphabetically, it is at the bottom of the list.
>>
>> If you have connectivity to youtube.com you can run the lab and the videos
>> will display. Without connectivity, the lab will still run, but videos will
>> not display.
>>
>> Have a look and see what you think.
>>
>> It is early days, but I think this has potential and the addition of
>> interaction with the JHS environment changes the feel of the presentation
>> quite a bit.
>>
>> Cheers, bob
>>
>>> On May 26, 2019, at 9:43 PM, 'robert therriault' via Programming
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank you Ian,
>>>
>>> You have given me several good ideas that could benefit from video
>>> explanation.
>>> I agree that the Head example is probably not the one that is best suited
>>> to video. For me, it was a chance to dip my toe in the water and see how it
>>> might work. The more conceptual ideas, such as Henry's diagrams comparing
>>> the different
>>> composition conjunctions, could be fertile ground for video explanation.
>>>
>>> One of the other ways that I think that the Head video may work is to wrap a
>>> lab around it. In the next couple of days I am looking to release a video
>>> lab based on the
>>> Head video in JHS. I think that this increases the usefulness for teaching
>>> purposes and may be
>>> a potential use for some of the simpler videos. I look forward for your
>>> reflections on
>>> this project.
>>>
>>> Also, thank you for the comparison with 3Blue!Brown, but Grant Sanderson's
>>> videos are
>>> ones that I aspire to and are beyond comparison to my current level.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for your valuable input.
>>>
>>> Cheers, bob
>>>
>>>> On May 26, 2019, at 8:35 AM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Your videos are gorgeous, Bob. A 3Blue1Brown channel for the J community.
>>>>
>>>> You wrote
>>>>> As I said I think that I am looking for a use for my tools more than
>>>> anything else.
>>>>
>>>> Your "Items" movie aptly meets a training need. It also fills a blind-spot
>>>> in NuVoc – as it's presently conceived. More so than your Head ({.) movie
>>>> and its proposed series. That is, considered as a proof of concept, rather
>>>> than a work of art, where it can't be faulted.
>>>>
>>>> I didn't think there was a lot of future in the idea of a Head-type movie
>>>> for each of the 121 primitives documented by NuVoc. The idea's come up
>>>> before, and I haven't changed my mind about it. It's a helluva lot of work,
>>>> fated to be mostly wasted.
>>>>
>>>> Here's why.
>>>>
>>>> Originally NuVoc aimed to deliver online help at the point-of-use in the
>>>> shortest possible time, with minimum demands on the beginner's overloaded
>>>> brain. It avoided diverting the user's attention from the coding task in
>>>> hand, i.e. their own, whatever it was. It assumed he or she had no time
>>>> (…just then) to settle down to a sublime exposition of J theology. That's
>>>> why there's a line across the page (originally a heavy line!) with "More
>>>> Information" below the line.
>>>>
>>>> I fear your Head ({.) movie and its kin would go below the line, in amongst
>>>> "More Information". This would condemn it and its siblings to being watched
>>>> perhaps twice or 3 times in the whole career of any given novice user, and
>>>> then for perhaps just 2 or 3 primitives. Your "Items" movie escapes my
>>>> criticism by being both more general and much better targeted.
>>>>
>>>> Let me suggest what these "2 or 3 primitives" are: Rank ("), Cut (;.),
>>>> Atop (@) &co.
>>>>
>>>> They're all conjunctions. Precisely where NuVoc meets its greatest
>>>> challenge (…and fails, some would say). NuVoc does best when it deals
>>>> separately with verbs and adverbs derived from conjunctions. IMO here's
>>>> where your videos would really show-off their power.
>>>>
>>>> Example:
>>>> Buried in the "More Information" section of Atop (@)
>>>> https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/at …you see a marvellous diagram
>>>> (due to Henry) of what verb composition is all about. I used to study this
>>>> thing like a mandala. But might it be better as a movie? Or supported by a
>>>> movie?
>>>>
>>>> Ian Clark
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 26 May 2019 at 12:17, 'Pascal Jasmin' via Programming <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> well done. I thought this concept was getting through just fine in your
>>>>> {. video, but this is a concise and direct addressing of items.
>>>>> On Saturday, May 25, 2019, 11:54:01 p.m. EDT, 'robert therriault' via
>>>>> Programming <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> As a reply to Raul, I have created a video that explains the concepts of
>>>>> items in J. This is a bit different as it deals with a concept rather than
>>>>> a verb.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://youtu.be/dED9du-Iun0
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know what you think.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers, bob
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