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== Historical conferences and events ==
== Historical conferences and events ==
Materials are available for many past activities:
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Revision as of 13:03, 6 August 2024

The APL community and various user groups offer plenty of scheduled events and activities for both hobbyists and professionals, besides for continuously active chat rooms and forums.

Regular conferences and events

Approximately ordered by descending frequency:

Held… Name Description
constantly Code golf Competition in which participants strive to achieve the shortest possible source code
constantly Kattis Very large collection of problems with automated checking of APL solutions
every week APL Monday Small APL reading exercises by Dyalog Ltd posted on X/Twitter, Mastodon, BlueSky, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook
every 2 weeks BAA sessions Webcast held by BAA, usually in the form of an open session, but sometimes with a presentation, on odd-numbered weeks
every 2 weeks APL BUG Round-table discussions, on even-numbered weeks
every 2 weeks Array Cast Podcast about array programming languages
irregularly Tokyo APL/J/K Meetup Irregular meetings of APL, J and K developers located in and around Tokyo
twice a year GSE/APL-Germany conference General meetings
twice a year APL afternoon and Forest Seminar Mini-conference arranged by FinnAPL every spring and autumn
once a year Dyalog user meeting Week-long conference by Dyalog Ltd for users of Dyalog APL and other array programmers
once a year Advent of Code Advent calendar of small programming puzzles, popular with APL programmers
every 2 years APL Implementer's Workshop By-invitation-only event for APL implementers to share information and discuss language design, usually at Syracuse University in Minnowbrook on odd-numbered years
irregularly SwedAPL Meeting Mini-conference arranged by SwedAPL
irregularly APL Show Podcast focusing on the notational aspects of APL

Historical conferences and events

Materials are available for many past activities:

Name Description
APL Quest Series of short live chat sessions held by Adám Brudzewsky, focusing on one problem from Phase 1 of a past APL Problem Solving Competition
APL Problem Solving Competition Yearly contest hosted by Dyalog Ltd
Dyalog webinars Webcast held by Dyalog Ltd with moderated live chat, focusing on upcoming or new features to tutorials on various technical subjects
APL Seeds Online annual one-day conference held by Dyalog Ltd, aimed at new and prospective users of APL
APL conference Held in various international locations, once per year, with some lapses, 1969–2010
Colloque APL Held in Paris on September 9th and 10th, 1971
APL Congress 73 Special event held in Copenhagen on August 22–24, 1973
IPSA conferences Held in Toronto by I.P. Sharp Associates, every other year, 1978–1984
STSC conferences
Jsoftware conferences Held, mostly in Toronto, by Jsoftware for the J community as well as APL and K programmers
APL2000 user conferences Held, mostly in Florida, by APL2000 for users of their APL+Win and others interested in APL
Rencontres Dyalog APL Held by Dyalog Ltd and Quantys, with content in French and English, in 2002, 2006, and 2016
APL Cultivation Series of 90-minute live chat lessons, every or every two-three weeks, 18 October 2017–16 May 2018, covering most aspects of basic APL programming
APL Meetup 10 informal weekly meetups led Rodrigo Girão Serrão, focusing on applying APL to solve practical problems
Iverson Award SIGAPL's prize for significant contributions to the APL programming language or to the APL community
Functional Geekery This podcast on functional programming ran a series of 3 episodes on APL and related subjects: Alex Weiner, Morten Kromberg, Anthony Cipriano
APL Campfire Recurring meeting hosted by Adám Brudzewsky every fourth Sunday, focusing on the history of APL programming
fast.ai APL study group Informal study sessions, initially focussing on APL and array programming, four days a week
APL ∊ BCN meetings Both general meetings and historical APL paper readings


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