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This wiki is all about APL, an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Array_programming array-oriented programming language] that will change the way you think about problems and data. With a powerful, concise [[syntax]], APL lets you develop shorter programs that enable you to think more about the problem you're trying to solve rather than how to express it to a computer. | This wiki is all about APL, an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Array_programming array-oriented programming language] that will change the way you think about problems and data. With a powerful, concise [[syntax]], APL lets you develop shorter programs that enable you to think more about the problem you're trying to solve rather than how to express it to a computer. | ||
== Running APL == | |||
''Main article: [[Running APL]]'' | |||
Traditionally a commercial language, there are now quite a few APL dialects available to download for free without feature limitations, and most of these can be tried online without installing anything. | |||
== Who are you? == | == Who are you? == | ||
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There are many [[case studies]] of both hobby and real-world APL applications | There are many [[case studies]] of both hobby and real-world APL applications. | ||
There is | There is a popular [[APL Orchard|APL chat room on Stack Exchange]]. | ||
There are active [[:Category:user groups|user groups]] all around the globe, many of these hold regular in-person meet-ups. | There are active [[:Category:user groups|user groups]] all around the globe, many of these hold regular in-person meet-ups. | ||
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Revision as of 09:33, 19 September 2019
This wiki is all about APL, an array-oriented programming language that will change the way you think about problems and data. With a powerful, concise syntax, APL lets you develop shorter programs that enable you to think more about the problem you're trying to solve rather than how to express it to a computer.
Running APL
Main article: Running APL
Traditionally a commercial language, there are now quite a few APL dialects available to download for free without feature limitations, and most of these can be tried online without installing anything.
Who are you?
I am a programmer but new to APL
I want to learn intermediate APL
I'm an old APLer who wants to learn modern APL
Who uses APL?
There are many case studies of both hobby and real-world APL applications.
There is a popular APL chat room on Stack Exchange.
There are active user groups all around the globe, many of these hold regular in-person meet-ups.
Examples
APL's terseness lends to substantial programs begin expressable in a small space, relative to many other programming languages. Here are some examples:
| Split text by delimiter | ','(≠⊆⊢)'comma,delimited,text' |
| Conway's "Game of Life" | {↑1 ⍵∨.∧3 4=+/,¯1 0 1∘.⊖¯1 0 1∘.⌽⊂⍵}
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| APL community [edit] | |
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| Activities | Conferences ∙ User groups and meetups ∙ Iverson Award ∙ Exercises |
| Chat rooms and forums | APL Farm ∙ APL Orchard ∙ APL Wiki |
| People | Phil Abrams ∙ Brian Becker ∙ Bob Bernecky ∙ Larry Breed ∙ Charles Brenner ∙ Jim Brown ∙ Adám Brudzewsky ∙ Gitte Christensen ∙ Peter Donnelly ∙ John Earnest ∙ Adin Falkoff ∙ Garth Foster ∙ Lib Gibson ∙ Aaron Hsu ∙ Roger Hui ∙ Ken Iverson ∙ Morten Kromberg ∙ Dick Lathwell ∙ Marshall Lochbaum ∙ Eugene McDonnell ∙ Roger Moore ∙ Trenchard More ∙ Alan Perlis ∙ Raghu Ranganathan ∙ Henry Rich ∙ Al Rose ∙ John Scholes ∙ Ian Sharp ∙ Bob Smith ∙ Geoff Streeter ∙ Joey Tuttle ∙ Arthur Whitney |
| Other | APL Trust ∙ APL Quote Quad ∙ Blogs ∙ Books ∙ Case studies ∙ Famous APL users ∙ Humour ∙ Jobs ∙ Merchandise ∙ Papers ∙ Podcasts ∙ TryAPL ∙ Try It Online ∙ Video channels |