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[[File:APL Orchard activity.png|thumb|right|Typical activity over a 24-hour period (UTC)]] | [[File:APL Orchard activity.png|thumb|right|Typical activity over a 24-hour period (UTC)]] | ||
'''The APL Orchard''' is a [[wikipedia:Stack Exchange|Stack Exchange]] chat room dedicated to learn and teach APL, and to ask and answer questions about both golfing and general coding in APL. It was opened by [[Adám Brudzewsky]] on January 24, 2017, and has since developed its own community, remaining the most active APL chat room today, with over | '''The APL Orchard''' ([https://apl.chat apl.chat]) is a [[wikipedia:Stack Exchange|Stack Exchange]] chat room dedicated to learn and teach APL, and to ask and answer questions about both golfing and general coding in APL. It was opened by [[Adám Brudzewsky]] on January 24, 2017, and has since developed its own community, remaining the most active APL chat room today, with over 1.000 messages per week. It passed a total of a 100.000 messages by 200 users in July 2020, and 150.000 messages by 250 users in February 2021. A [[#Chat_bot|chat bot]] synchronises the Stack Exchange room with the [[wikipedia:Freenode|Freenode]] #apl IRC room. | ||
Many participants arrive as complete beginners when it comes to APL, some not even knowing what APL is. Instead, they are attracted by the room being among the most active on Stack Exchange. Other participants are APL veterans. [[Morten Kromberg]] has written a [[blogs|blog]] post about the chat room, focusing on Dyalog Ltd.'s relationship with newcomers and established users.<ref>[[Morten Kromberg]]. [https://www.dyalog.com/blog/2021/02/the-apl-orchard/ The APL Orchard]. [[Dyalog Ltd.|Dyalog]] Blog. 21 February 2021.</ref> | |||
[[File:APL Orchard list.png|thumb|right|Community ad for the APL Orchard on [[Code golf|Code Golf]] Stack Exchange.]] | |||
== Access == | == Access == | ||
[[File:Generic avatar.png|thumb|right|The giant avatar]] | [[File:Generic avatar.png|thumb|right|The giant avatar]] | ||
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# Click "user profile" | # Click "user profile" | ||
# Copy the URL of the page that opens (e.g. "<nowiki>https://chat.stackexchange.com/users/123456/johndoe</nowiki>") | # Copy the URL of the page that opens (e.g. "<nowiki>https://chat.stackexchange.com/users/123456/johndoe</nowiki>") | ||
# Email that URL to | # Email that URL to access@apl.chat | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
=== Messages === | === Messages === | ||
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=== Multiline messages === | === Multiline messages === | ||
It's possible to insert | It's possible to insert line breaks in messages with <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd>. Pasting test containing line breaks into the input field also results in a multiline message. Multi-line messages do not support normal markdown. | ||
If each line of a message is preceded by 4 spaces (can | If each line of a message is preceded by 4 spaces (which can be inserted automatically with with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>k</kbd> or with the <kbd>fixed font</kbd> button once multiple lines have been entered), the whole message will appear in monospace font. Note that individual lines cannot be formatted this way, and that there is no support for "code fences" (triple backticks before and after code). | ||
To post a mixture of body text and code blocks, simply | To post a mixture of body text and code blocks, simply post multiple messages in quick succession. The chat will render them as if merged into a single message. | ||
=== After posting === | === After posting === | ||
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Some abbreviations are ubiquitous, like ''TMN'' for ''[[Comparison with traditional mathematics|Traditional Mathematical Notation]]'', and ''CMC'' for ''Chat Mini Challenge'' which usually implies an informal [[code golf]] competition. Additional terms an abbreviations are shared with [https://codegolf.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12537/what-are-our-specific-abbreviations-and-terms/12538#12538 those of the Stack Exchange code golf community]. When posting such a chat mini challenge, the task specification is prefaced with the markdown <source lang=md inline>**CMC:**</source>, rendering the text in bold. | Some abbreviations are ubiquitous, like ''TMN'' for ''[[Comparison with traditional mathematics|Traditional Mathematical Notation]]'', and ''CMC'' for ''Chat Mini Challenge'' which usually implies an informal [[code golf]] competition. Additional terms an abbreviations are shared with [https://codegolf.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12537/what-are-our-specific-abbreviations-and-terms/12538#12538 those of the Stack Exchange code golf community]. When posting such a chat mini challenge, the task specification is prefaced with the markdown <source lang=md inline>**CMC:**</source>, rendering the text in bold. | ||
Some use a reply of <source lang=md inline>+←1</source> to indicate agreement or appreciation,<ref> | Some use a reply of <source lang=md inline>+←1</source> to indicate agreement or appreciation,<ref>This is a pun on the APL expression <source lang=apl inline>counter+←1</source> increasing the counter (of "likes") by one.</ref> similar to how "+1" or "👍" is used in other social media. | ||
=== Emoticons === | === Emoticons === | ||
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=== APL Seeds === | === APL Seeds === | ||
In 2020, [[Marshall Lochbaum]] ran a mini-series 60-minute live chat lessons on implementing APL-like languages, especially focusing on [[BQN]]: | |||
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! Lesson !! Title !! Date | |||
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| S1 || [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52405/conversation/lesson-s1-parenthesis-nesting-level Parenthesis nesting level] || Jun 10, 2020 | |||
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| S2 || [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52405/conversation/lesson-s2-infix-to-rpn Infix to RPN] || Jun 24, 2020 | |||
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| S3 || [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52405/conversation/lesson-s3-parsing-expressions-with-parentheses Parsing expressions with parentheses] || July 8, 2020 | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52405/the-apl-orchard Chat room] | * [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52405/the-apl-orchard Chat room] (short URL: [https://apl.chat apl.chat]) | ||
* [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/info/52405/the-apl-orchard Room info] | * [https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/info/52405/the-apl-orchard Room info] | ||
* [https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/52405 Full transcript] | * [https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/52405 Full transcript] | ||