By forcing J to do ordinary math is nothing very simple. By demoing how a form can be made to look like a simple calculator is simple.
2010/11/11 Sherlock, Ric <[email protected]> > [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 > -- 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
