You shouldn't feel intimidated by their density. Both J and K are extremely approachable languages, but you need to try them an open mind and act as if you didn

You shouldn't feel intimidated by their density. Both J and K are extremely approachable languages, but you need to try them an open mind and act as if you didn't know a thing about good coding practices. With time you will realize that only a tiny fraction of those apply to the APL language family.