[Moved to Programming forum] I think the point is that the focus should be on the code not the app. IMO the app should be something simple that the reader is immediately familiar with and doesn't require any learning/thinking to use.
If there is demand for a J-based pocket calculator, by all means provide one (could be released as an addon), but I wouldn't complicate the demo. > From: Ian Clark > Sent: Friday, 12 November 2010 07:51 > > Yes, but then it wouldn't be a "simple" pocket calculator... > > But thinking about it for the moment, if HP can sell a > "reverse-Polish" scientific calculator, then why not a "tacit J" one? > > Can you think of a useful but small set of keys? Not sure I'd want a > keyboard with all 133 primitives. :-) But something handier than a > typewriter keyboard else it's just another command-line JFE. > > Ian > > > 2010/11/11 Björn Helgason <[email protected]>: > > I would like to have a pocket calculator with J on it so they could > be > > useful > > > > 2010/11/2 Sherlock, Ric <[email protected]> > > > >> > From: Björn Helgason > >> > Sent: Tuesday, 2 November 2010 22:18 > >> > > >> > As far as I am concerned it is an advantage that it uses J > conventions. > >> > > >> > >> I can understand that. > >> I'm just saying that if the intention of the demo application is to > emulate > >> a simple pocket calculator, then using J conventions won't be > suitable. > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > >> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > > Fornustekkum II > > 781 Hornafirði, > > t-póst: [email protected] > > gsm: +3546985532 > > sími: +3544781286 > > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > > > > > > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari > einfaldleikans > > > > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > > /|_ .-----------------------------------. > > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > > | ) | (\_ _/) > > (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
