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[[File:APLcart.png|thumb|right|APLcart displaying [https://aplcart.info?w its white theme]]] | [[File:APLcart.png|thumb|right|APLcart displaying [https://aplcart.info?w its white theme]]] | ||
'''APLcart''' is the largest-ever collection of short APL phrases, comprising over two thousand [[Idiom|idiomatic expressions]] from [[Dyalog APL]], [[FinnAPL]], and [[APL2]], and lots of other sources, including the community at large. It was created by [[Adám Brudzewsky]] who also maintains the site, but incorporates content and suggestions from the community | '''APLcart''' is the largest-ever collection of short APL phrases, comprising over two thousand [[Idiom|idiomatic expressions]] from [[Dyalog APL]], [[FinnAPL]], and [[APL2]], and lots of other sources, including the community at large. It was created by [[Adám Brudzewsky]] who also maintains the site, but incorporates content and suggestions from the community through GitHub pull requests and templated issues. | ||
The service was created in reaction to the lack of resources to answer "how-to" questions from both beginners and professionals. This is in contrast to several ways to access the available [[documentation|documentation suites]] and ways to access them. For example, in many IDEs, one can press the <kbd>F1</kbd> key while the caret is pointing at a [[primitive function]] or [[system function|Quad name]] to open the appropriate documentation.<ref>[[Adám Brudzewsky]]. [https://dyalog.tv/Dyalog19/?v=r3owA7tfKE8 ''APLcart: A Novel Approach to Finding Your Way in APL'']. Dyalog '19.</ref> | The service was created in reaction to the lack of resources to answer "how-to" questions from both beginners and professionals. This is in contrast to several ways to access the available [[documentation|documentation suites]] and ways to access them. For example, in many IDEs, one can press the <kbd>F1</kbd> key while the caret is pointing at a [[primitive function]] or [[system function|Quad name]] to open the appropriate documentation.<ref>[[Adám Brudzewsky]]. [https://dyalog.tv/Dyalog19/?v=r3owA7tfKE8 ''APLcart: A Novel Approach to Finding Your Way in APL'']. Dyalog '19.</ref> | ||
In addition to functioning as a look-up service, APLcart also provides training through its quiz page, including: | |||
* Writing a function for a given task | |||
* Explaining the purpose of a given function | |||
* Filling in an obscured symbol | |||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
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| 2019-04-30 || Initial launch with 100 entries | | 2019-04-30 || Initial launch with 100 entries | ||
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| 2019-12-02 || [[wikipedia:DuckDuckGo|DuckDuckGo]] search engine adds <code>!aplcart</code> "[[wikipedia:DuckDuckGo#Bangs|bang]]" | | 2019-12-02 || [[wikipedia:DuckDuckGo|DuckDuckGo]] search engine adds <code>!aplcart</code> "[[wikipedia:DuckDuckGo#Bangs|bang]]" | ||
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| 2020-04-13 || First links to | | 2020-04-13 || First links to run examples using [[Try It Online]] | ||
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| 2020-05-05 || First links to [[documentation]] | |||
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| 2020-05-13 || Passes 1000 documentation links | |||
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| 2020-05-17 || Feature for challenging the user to write code | |||
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| 2020-06-21 || Feature for challenging the user to interpret code | |||
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| 2020-06-29 || Passes 500 example run links | |||
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| 2020-07-02 || [[BAA webinar]]: aplcart.info turns 1 | |||
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| 2020-09-13 || Feature for challenging the user to fill in an obscured symbol | |||
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| 2020-10-21 || Passes 2500 entries | |||
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| 2021-01-24 || Added regex search using <source lang=javascript inline>/slash/</source> syntax | |||
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| | | 2021-02-16 || Added <source lang=apl inline>]APLcart</source> [[user command]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://aplcart.info/ | * [https://aplcart.info/ Main page] | ||
* [https://aplcart.info/quiz Quiz page] | |||
* [https://github.com/abrudz/aplcart#usage Usage instructions] | * [https://github.com/abrudz/aplcart#usage Usage instructions] | ||
* [https://github.com/abrudz/aplcart GitHub repository] (source code, issue tracking, and request templates) | * [https://github.com/abrudz/aplcart GitHub repository] (source code, issue tracking, and request templates) | ||