Guides/GettingStarted

Scout Around

Before you get down to learning J, spend a few minutes taking a tour. In the JQt interface the J Studio will show the power of J.

Sign Up for the Forum

See Forum for instructions. Post your questions to the Forum freely; they'll be answered quickly.

Get Serious About Learning

When you are ready to commit to learning J, here are some ideas depending on your learning style.

Reference Material

The essential reference for the J language is NuVoc, which describes the vocabulary and primitives of J with many explanatory essays. Consult NuVoc when you have a specific J question to be answered. From the JQt session you can get to the NuVoc start page with Shift+F1, or to the page for a J word by putting the cursor in front of the word and pressing Ctrl+Shift+F1.

If you are dissecting a sentence, you can get NuVoc information by clicking on a primitive in the dissect display.

A list of books, essays, examples and videos can be found here.