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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 | '''Garth H. Foster''' (d. January 26, 2021<ref>Syracuse Post Standard. [https://obits.syracuse.com/us/obituaries/syracuse/name/garth-foster-obituary?pid=197639203 Garth Foster]. Feb. 2 to Feb. 7, 2021.</ref>) 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 [[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.<ref>[[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.</ref> | ||
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 == | ||
=== | === Conferences === | ||
* [[APL75]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800117.803792 What lies beyond the branch arrow?]. | * [[APL75]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800117.803792 What lies beyond the branch arrow?]. | ||
* [[APL79]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804483 On the locus of program flow within and among secondary functions]. | * [[APL79]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804483 On the locus of program flow within and among secondary functions]. | ||
* [[IPSA '80]]: The APL User Community - Its Roots. | |||
* [[APL81]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800142.805372 Execute and its use]. With Will J. Roden. | * [[APL81]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800142.805372 Execute and its use]. With Will J. Roden. | ||
* [[IPSA '82]]: Standards Update—Will it Ever Mean Anything? | |||
* [[APL88]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/55626.55643 APL2 implementation of numerical asset pricing models]. With W. Foote and J. Kraemer. | * [[APL88]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/55626.55643 APL2 implementation of numerical asset pricing models]. With W. Foote and J. Kraemer. | ||
* [[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. | ||
* [[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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