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The '''BAA''' (British APL Association) was founded | The '''BAA''' (British APL Association) was founded in 1984 to promote the APL family of interactive array-programming languages derived from [[Ken Iverson]]’s [[mathematical notation|Iverson notation]]. As a group, it organises regular events around the UK and encourages participation from as many people as possible. | ||
As a group, it organises regular events around the UK and encourages participation from as many people as possible | |||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
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=== Symposium === | === Symposium === | ||
From 2008 and until the onset of the [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]], the BAA London group arranged a monthly open-for-all meet-up, called ''the symposium'', at the The Hoop and Grapes pub on Farringdon Street in London. No sign-up was required. | |||
=== Vector journal === | === Vector journal === | ||
From 1985 until 2016, BAA published 25 volumes of a journal with submitted articles on array programming, which took over from [[APL Quote Quad]] as being the de-facto leading publishing channel for APL-related materials. BAA has lately switched to electronic publishing. | |||
=== BAPLA 09 === | === BAPLA 09 === | ||