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The APL Show (website: apl.show), originally called APL Notation As A Tool Of Thought, is a video and audio podcast hosted by Adám Brudzewsky and Richard Park of Dyalog Ltd., focusing on the notational aspects of APL.
Episodes
2022
| Ep | Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 6 | Indexing in APL vs Yorick | Indexing notation and broadcasting rules of the Yorick programming language. |
| 2 | Nov 1 | Notational Awkwardnesses | Evolution of the 2D Iverson Notation into modern APL, alternative syntaxes, and also notational awkwardnesses stemming from binding strengths; stranding, bracket axis and indexing, issues with the rank operator, etc. |
| 3 | Nov 17 | Functional Forms | Pros and cons of APL's functional forms, and in which situations they should and shouldn't be used. |
| 4 | Dec 5 | How to Structure APL Programs | High-level structuring of APL programs, abstraction levels, coding style, and building a tiny DSL for nicer code. |
2023
| Ep | Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jan 27 | Processes and Structures | System implementation through graphical diagrams, comparing evolution of Iverson Notation into today’s traditional user-defined functions, desirable aspects in an integrated development environment. |
| 6 | Feb 24 | Primitives Extravaganza | Constraints on primitive proliferation, wishes, the Under/Dual operator, and its issues. |
| 7 | Mar 9 | Reaction to “Change the way you write. Change the way you think.” — part 1 | First part of reaction to Xuanyi Chew's presentation at DataEngBytes 2022. |
| 8 | Mar 30 | Reaction to “Change the way you write. Change the way you think.” — part 2 | Second part of reaction to Xuanyi Chew's presentation at DataEngBytes 2022. |
| 9 | May 2 | Primitives Extravaganza Continued | Continued discussion of the pros and cons of adding primitives. |
| 10 | Jun 2 | Terminology, Files, and Array Theory | Discussion of various subjects with the first guest, Silas Poulson. |
External links
| APL community [edit] | |
|---|---|
| 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 |