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'''Garth H. Foster''' was a central figure in the development of an APL community outside of [[IBM]]. He started the [[APL Quote Quad]], serving as editor of the first volume and distributor until [[SIGAPL]] took over publication, and the [[APL Implementer's Workshop]], which continues to be held at the Minnowbrook conference center at [[wikipedia:Syracuse University|Syracuse University]], where Foster taught. Foster also helped form [[SIGAPL]] (initially STAPL), and served as Chairman from 1973 to 1977. He was the second recipient of the [[Iverson Award]], in 1984. | '''Garth H. Foster''' was a central figure in the development of an APL community outside of [[IBM]]. He started the [[APL Quote Quad]], serving as editor of the first volume and distributor until [[SIGAPL]] took over publication, and the [[APL Implementer's Workshop]], which continues to be held at the Minnowbrook conference center at [[wikipedia:Syracuse University|Syracuse University]], where Foster taught. Foster also helped form [[SIGAPL]] (initially STAPL), and served as Chairman from 1973 to 1977. He was the second recipient of the [[Iverson Award]], in 1984. | ||
A professor of electrical and computer engineering at Syracuse University, Foster first encountered APL in 1966 when working on a project with [[wikipedia:Rome Laboratory|Rome Air Development Center]]. In subsequent years, he worked to have APL installed on Syracuse's System/360 machine, and to spread knowledge of APL at the university. His efforts created a strong APL community at Syracuse, with graduates including [[Jim Brown]] and [[Roy Sykes]]. | |||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
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* [[APL88]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/55626.55644 Efficient evaluation of the area under the normal curve]. With J. Kraemer and W. Foote. | * [[APL88]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/55626.55644 Efficient evaluation of the area under the normal curve]. With J. Kraemer and W. Foote. | ||
* [[APL90]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/97808.97838 Editing and debugging with Windows and a mouse]. With Abdelatif Elgouri and Franklin Liu. | * [[APL90]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/97808.97838 Editing and debugging with Windows and a mouse]. With Abdelatif Elgouri and Franklin Liu. | ||
== References == | |||
* [[Garth Foster|Foster, Garth]]. "The APL user community - its roots". Proceedings of the 1980 APL Users Meeting in Toronto, Canada. 1980. | |||
* [[Ray Polivka|Polivka, Ray]] and Jon McGrew. [https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/216800.216805 "A Quote Quad Interview: Garth Foster"]. Quote Quad Volume 26 Number 1. 1995-09. | |||
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