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== APL ∊ BCN ==
[[File:Screenshot 2021-11-30 4.48.00 PM.png|frame|APL ∊ BCN logo.]]
'''APL ∊ BCN''' is a user group based in [[wikipedia:Barcelona|Barcelona]] started by [[User:Mlliarm|Michail Liarmakopoulos]] in late November 2021. Its activities are currently exclusively online due to the continuing impact of the [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]], but plans exist for transitioning to regular physical meetups in Barcelona every second month, with additional online events every one–three months.


* After being extremely hooked with [https://aplwiki.com/wiki/Dyalog_APL Dyalog APL] and the awesome and super friendly APL community over [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52405/the-apl-orchard The APL Orchard] and [https://discord.gg/E3VddxFF The APL Farm], I've decided yesterday 2021-[[wikipedia:November_30|11-30]] to create a community in [[wikipedia:Barcelona|Barcelona]].
It is the first user group based in a country where Spanish is the majority language, but meetings will be held in English to be as accessible as possible.
* It is, as far as I know, the first APL community all over [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1a España].
* The meetings will be in the [[wikipedia:English_language|English language]], so that everyone from this multicultural city will be able to take part, plus to better our English language skills.
* Until we're safe, all (3) meetings will take place online.
* When this pandemic is over there will be one local (in Barcelona) meetup once per 4 weeks, and two more online meetups held every 2-3 weeks.


== Motivation ==
== Goals ==
The group was founded with the goals of:
* spreading knowledge of APL and the array family of programming languages.
* spreading knowledge about [[Ken Iverson]] and other people involved in the development of APL.
* sharing knowledge related to the intersection of mathematics and programming.
* fostering a friendly community of people interested in array programming.


* I firmly believe that the world '''must''' know of APL and the array family of programming languages. The time is ripe.
== Meetings ==
* Likewise, the world '''has''' to know about [[wikipedia:Kenneth_E._Iverson|Ken]] and his friends. The reason they're not widely known nowdays is because, [[wikipedia:IMHO|imho]], they were way too [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pioneer#Noun ahead of their time].
* The group organizes two distinct types of meetings: general meetings and historical APL paper reading meetings.
* I love sharing anything related to the intersection of Mathematics and Programming. APL is exactly that.  
* Discussions take place in IRC (LiberaChat server), #apl_in_bcn.
* I have the feeling that APL will be the next big thing in computing in the following 5-10 years.
* A friendly community with alike minded people having common goals will help everyone flourish even under the extreme conditions of the current pandemic.


== Theme song ==
=== General meetings ===
* ''«Ατομική μου ενέργεια»'' ("My nuclear power" or/and "My personal action"), from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ82BlW2Dn4 this Greek song]. Composer: [[wikipedia:Thanos_Mikroutsikos|Thanos Mikroutsikos]], Singers: [[wikipedia:Dimitra_Galani|Dimitra Galani]], [[wikipedia:Dimitris_Mitropanos|Dimitris Mitropanos]].
 
* ''Meaning:'' Pretty much an hymn to the [[wikipedia:Platonism|platonic]] realm of ideas, and thus mathematics and APL. The singers get suffocated under the materialistic world that we all are living into and ask to be raised higher to ''see'' the real world of the Platonic [[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abstract-objects/ Forms]]. I guess one cannot escape their daily dose of philosophy when dealing with [[wikipedia:Greeks|Greeks]].
{| class=wikitable
! Date !! Time !! Title !! Subject !! Meeting link !! Video !! Slides || Code
|-
| 2021-12-18 || 19:00–20:30 CET || APL: A different Programming Language || How to keep calm and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7snnRaC4t5c not be afraid of the glyphs], [[monadic function|monadic]] and [[dyadic function]]s, [[operator]]s, [[function axis]] || [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7583238770 Zoom: 758 323 8770] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq_gUA4ta_Y 01:42:01] || [https://github.com/mlliarm/apl-in-bcn/blob/aa4e6e1898b2f482a657af6fed737e65b6a25b5f/slides/2021-12-18/APL_%20A%20different%20Programming%20Language.pdf PDF] || N/A
|-
| 2022-01-29 || 19:00-20:30 CET || J: A modern math-oriented APL || An introduction to J for the mathematically curious. || [https://zoom.us/j/86528670782 Zoom: 865 2867 0782] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74dP7VLMftU 01:19:28] || [https://github.com/mlliarm/apl-in-bcn/blob/acc2d175f27fe823bc1903c781baf90a60e655ee/slides/2022-01-29/J_%20A%20modern%20math-oriented%20APL.pdf PDF] || [https://github.com/mlliarm/apl-in-bcn/blob/acc2d175f27fe823bc1903c781baf90a60e655ee/code/2022-01-29/apl_in_bcn_no2.ijs Code]
|}
 
=== Historical APL paper reading group ===
{| class=wikitable
! Date !! Time !! Title !! Subject !! Meeting link !! Video !! Slides || Code
|-
|  2022-04-09  || 19:00-20:30 CEST || APL ∊ BCN - meet #3 || "Is APL epidemic? or a study of its growth through an extended bibliography", J.C. Rault, G. Demars, APL '72 || [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84779834648 Zoom: 847 7983 4648] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TcaVX4Pl9s 01:00:22] || [https://github.com/mlliarm/apl-in-bcn/blob/main/slides/2022-04-09/meet3_notes.markdown Markdown] || N/A
|-
|  2022-09-17  || 19:00-20:30 CEST || APL ∊ BCN - meet #4 || "Notation as a Tool of Thought", K. E. Iverson, (Part I: ch0, ch1) || [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82932730751 Zoom: 829 3273 0751] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvHqqQdn6SA 01:02:10] || [https://github.com/mlliarm/apl-in-bcn/blob/main/slides/2022-09-17/meet4_notes.markdown Markdown] || N/A
|-
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://mlliarm.github.io/apl-in-bcn/ Group's Official Website].
* [https://mlliarm.github.io/apl-in-bcn/ Official website]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 4 September 2024

APL ∊ BCN logo.

APL ∊ BCN is a user group based in Barcelona started by Michail Liarmakopoulos in late November 2021. Its activities are currently exclusively online due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but plans exist for transitioning to regular physical meetups in Barcelona every second month, with additional online events every one–three months.

It is the first user group based in a country where Spanish is the majority language, but meetings will be held in English to be as accessible as possible.

Goals

The group was founded with the goals of:

  • spreading knowledge of APL and the array family of programming languages.
  • spreading knowledge about Ken Iverson and other people involved in the development of APL.
  • sharing knowledge related to the intersection of mathematics and programming.
  • fostering a friendly community of people interested in array programming.

Meetings

  • The group organizes two distinct types of meetings: general meetings and historical APL paper reading meetings.
  • Discussions take place in IRC (LiberaChat server), #apl_in_bcn.

General meetings

Date Time Title Subject Meeting link Video Slides Code
2021-12-18 19:00–20:30 CET APL: A different Programming Language How to keep calm and not be afraid of the glyphs, monadic and dyadic functions, operators, function axis Zoom: 758 323 8770 01:42:01 PDF N/A
2022-01-29 19:00-20:30 CET J: A modern math-oriented APL An introduction to J for the mathematically curious. Zoom: 865 2867 0782 01:19:28 PDF Code

Historical APL paper reading group

Date Time Title Subject Meeting link Video Slides Code
2022-04-09 19:00-20:30 CEST APL ∊ BCN - meet #3 "Is APL epidemic? or a study of its growth through an extended bibliography", J.C. Rault, G. Demars, APL '72 Zoom: 847 7983 4648 01:00:22 Markdown N/A
2022-09-17 19:00-20:30 CEST APL ∊ BCN - meet #4 "Notation as a Tool of Thought", K. E. Iverson, (Part I: ch0, ch1) Zoom: 829 3273 0751 01:02:10 Markdown N/A

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