The J language is the latest creation of Ken Iverson, the father of APL. It is discussed in the comp.lang.apl newsgroup and the APL-L mailing list, which mirrors the newsgroup. In spite of the name, the group usually has more postings about J than about APL. Periodically, readers interested in APL suggest that there be a separate group for J. The discussion that ensues has a tendency to get a bit testy and repetitious. In an attempt to avoid rehashing old arguments in the future, I've gathered together selected postings on this subject.
Of particular interest is Kirk Iverson's posting, which describes the actual steps involved in creating a new newsgroup (and the requirements for doing so). Given the current level of readership of comp.lang.apl, it may simply be impossible to create a comp.lang.j group, rendering all the discussion moot.
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[1] 2 Apr 93 (17) Jewell, William S apl-l UseNet batch for Mon Mar 29 23 [2] 3 Apr 93 (64) Dickey, L. J. APL vs J [3] 5 Apr 93 (12) Haussmann, H. apl-l UseNet batch for Sun Mar 21 23 [4] 5 Apr 93 (94) Brandt, Volker A. APL vs J [5] 5 Apr 93 (17) Sirlin, Sam apl-l UseNet batch for Sun Mar 21 23 [6] 6 Apr 93 (31) Bernecky, Robert apl-l UseNet batch for Sun Mar 21 23 [7] 26 Aug 93 (13) KNIGHT, BILL HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [8] 26 Aug 93 (23) Sirlin, Sam HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [9] 28 Aug 93 (30) Waugh, Lloyd M. HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [10] 28 Aug 93 (62) Mclean, Emmett HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [11] 29 Aug 93 (53) Gaylord, Richard HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [12] 31 Aug 93 (40) Dickey, L. J. HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [13] 31 Aug 93 (18) Gaylord, Richard HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [14] 2 Sep 93 (81) Dennis, Gary S. HOW ABOUT A NEWS GROUP FOR *J* ? [15] 3 Sep 93 (14) Haussmann, H. no subject given [16] 3 Sep 93 (25) Gaylord, Richard no subject given [17] 7 Sep 93 (32) Eisenberg, Murray J and comp.lang.apl [18] 10 Jun 94 (9) Brady, Chris The Howzabout creating a J conference?? [19] 11 Jun 94 (18) Pallack, Scott Howzabout creating a J conference?? [20] 14 Jun 94 (25) Beattie, John Howzabout creating a J conference?? [21] 14 Jun 94 (44) Dennis, Gary S Howzabout creating a J conference?? [22] 15 Jun 94 (50) Smith, Bob Howzabout creating a J conference?? [23] 29 Oct 95 (24) Wiss, Don What's All the Fuss About 'J'? [24] 29 Oct 95 (37) Weigang, Jim What's All the Fuss About 'J'? [25] 30 Oct 95 (21) Wiss, Don What's All the Fuss About 'J'? [26] 31 Oct 95 (28) Weigang, Jim What's All the Fuss About 'J'? [27] 1 Mar 96 (91) Bj=?iso-8859-1?Q? Apl and J [28] 4 Mar 96 (15) Wings, Soft Apl and J [29] 5 Mar 96 (32) Helgason, Bj?rn Apl and J [30] 5 Mar 96 (59) Iverson, Kirk B. Apl and J [31] 29 Feb 96 (56) Landau, Eric Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [32] 1 Mar 96 (30) Howland, John E. Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [33] 1 Mar 96 (47) McMullan, Duke Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [34] 1 Mar 96 (30) Neitzel, Martin Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [35] 1 Mar 96 (25) Wiss, Don Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [36] 2 Mar 96 (21) Wiss, Don Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [37] 3 Mar 96 (17) Neitzel, Martin Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [38] 5 Mar 96 (16) Wiss, Don Why is J discussed in comp.lang.apl [39] 7 Mar 96 (20) Howson, Don News group. [40] 7 Mar 96 (17) Wiss, Don News group. [41] 11 Mar 96 (22) Iverson, Ken Dialects in comp.lang.apl [42] 12 Mar 96 (69) MacDonald, Randy Dialects in comp.lang.apl [43] 13 Mar 96 (21) Kent, Mike Dialects in comp.lang.apl [44] 17 Sep 96 (28) Trubisz, Joe Why not comp.lang.J? [45] 18 Sep 96 (27) CDBurke Why not comp.lang.J? [46] 26 Sep 96 (20) Wiss, Don Why not comp.lang.J? [47] 15 Feb 97 (27) Wiss, Don apl program for Cubic Eq.
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