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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 means that substantial programs are 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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