Books for Learning J
Easy J
A 44-page introduction to J for newcomers to the language. The authors provide this without copyright and it is available for free distribution and it can be edited or altered without acknowledgement.
Linda Alvord, Norman Thomson Available in pdf or Word DOC
J Primer
The J Primer is a somewhat linear approach to learning J written one of the developers of the Interface. As its title suggests, it attempts to be an introduction, using mostly the explicit definitions of verbs, a simple program to convert between Fahrenheit and Centigrade, some file usage, some plotting, and even some GUI development.
The text of this book is available in this wiki. J Primer
Eric B. Iverson -Copyright Jsoftware 1996 - 2023
Learning J
An excellent introduction and overview of the core J language.
Roger Stokes - Copyright Roger Stokes The text of this book is available in this wiki. Learning J
J for C Programmers
This book is a guide for making the transition from scalar languages to J. Early chapters describe J in terms of C, but the reader is weaned off C as the book progresses, and many J programmers ignorant of C have found the book a useful companion.
Henry Rich - Copyright Henry Rich
The text of this book is available in this wiki. J for C Programmers. The book is available in hardcopy from lulu.com. The book makes reference to a File:Jforc.ijs.
The book has been translated to German, see File:J fuer c.pdf.
J Reference Card
The J Reference Card, a 2-page summary of J primitives, is available File:J602 RefCard color letter current.pdf
A German transcription on 6 pages is available here File:J schnell referenz 20070616.pdf.