APL ∊ BCN
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 three distinct types of meetings: general meetings, a historical APL paper reading group, and a general reading group.
For the Zoom sessions password feel free to reach out to the organizer (contact details can be found in the group's official website).
General meetings
| Date | Time | Title | Subject | Sign-up | Meeting link | Video | Slides | Code |
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| 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 | Meetup | Zoom: 758 323 8770 | 01:42:01 | N/A | |
| 2022-01-29 | 19:00-20:30 CET | J: A modern math-oriented APL | An introduction to J for the mathematically curious. | Meetup | Zoom: 865 2867 0782 | 01:19:28 | Code |
Historical APL paper reading group
| Date | Time | Title | Subject | Sign-up | Meeting link | Video | Slides | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-09 | 19:00-20:30 CEST | APL ∊ BCN - meet #3 (historical APL papers) | "Is APL epidemic? or a study of its growth through an extended bibliography", J.C. Rault, G. Demars, APL '72 | Meetup | Zoom: 847 7983 4648 | 01:00:22 | Markdown | N/A |
| 2022-09-17 | 19:00-20:30 CEST | APL ∊ BCN - meet #4 (historical APL papers) | "Notation as a Tool of Thought", Kenneth E. Iverson, (Part I) | Meetup | [TBD] | [TBD] | [TBD] | N/A |
General reading group
| Date | Time | Title | Subjects | Sign-up | Meeting link |
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External links
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