[Jprogramming] What to say about J to APLers?

[Björn Helgason]

Get of some old APL system and try to recreate something you have done in J
recently.

You may find some examples for your talk.

2009/5/14 Devon McCormick <devonmcc at gmail.com>

> Roger - glad to hear you'll be there and to see you have a well-defined
> topic.
>
> I guess that just leaves it up to me to cover the rest.:)
>
> You're right though - at this point, it's been so long since I've done APL,
> it's hard to remember how I did things there.  I do have one or two
> examples
> of APL based on some recent online puzzles, so that may provide a starting
> point.
>
> I was thinking of holding an NYCJUG meeting there as the conference ends on
> the second Tuesday of the month, which is when we usually meet.  I don't
> think many of the NYC people will be there, though.
>
> See you,
>
> Devon
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Roger Hui <rhui000 at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > I will be there.  See the Monday 1635-1715 slot.
> > http://www.bapla09.com/conferenceProgram.html
> >
> > The problem is that you are so used to J, taking
> > things for granted, that you have to think before
> > realizing how good you have it. :-)
> >
> > For starters:
> > - language: rank (try to do <"_1 y in APL),
> > sort, key (f/. dyad), extended precision,
> > sparse arrays, tacit defn, etc.
> > - community: J forums, Jwiki
> > - library: JAL
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Devon McCormick <devonmcc at gmail.com>
> > Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009 13:08
> > Subject: [Jprogramming] What to say about J to APLers?
> > To: J-programming forum <programming at jsoftware.com>
> >
> > > Members of the Forum -
> > >
> > > I'm supposed to give a 40-minute or so talk at BAPL09.
> > > I've chosen as my
> > > topic "The State of SIGAPL and Musings on J": a report on the
> > > status and
> > > prospects of the (former) SIGAPL will be followed by a brief
> > > introduction to
> > > J and how it continues Iverson's legacy.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, the SIGAPL portion of this talk shouldn't take
> > > more than a
> > > couple of minutes, so I've got to come up with something about J
> > > that would
> > > be interesting to a bunch of APLers.  I have a few ideas
> > > but would be
> > > interested in hearing what people would suggest.
> > >
> > > Also, is anyone else from this forum going?
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> >
>
>
>
> --
> Devon McCormick, CFA
> ^me^ at acm.
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> preferred e-mail
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>



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