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SIGAPL was formed in 1973 as STAPL, a Technical Committee of [[wikipedia:SIGPLAN|SIGPLAN]], the [[wikipedia:Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]] Special Interest Group on Programming LANguages. It was later converted to an ACM Special Interest Group independent of SIGPLAN named SIGAPL, and in 2008 was merged back as a chapter of SIGPLAN, retaining the name SIGAPL. | SIGAPL was formed in 1973 as STAPL, a Technical Committee of [[wikipedia:SIGPLAN|SIGPLAN]], the [[wikipedia:Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]] Special Interest Group on Programming LANguages. It was later converted to an ACM Special Interest Group independent of SIGPLAN named SIGAPL, and in 2008 was merged back as a chapter of SIGPLAN, retaining the name SIGAPL. | ||
ACM's history with APL began in 1970. Following the [[APL70|second APL conference]] (organized by an APL committe under [[wikipedia:SHARE (computing)|SHARE]]), a group of APLers initiated the ACM's process to create a Special Interest Group by sending the required petition and signatures to form such a group for APL, SIGAPL. This request was denied on the grounds that a Special Interest Group on programming languages in general, SIGPLAN, already existed. Following this rejection, SIGPLAN reprinted issues of the [[APL Quote-Quad]] in ''SIGPLAN Notices'' for a short period before stopping in 1972. Some APLers suggested that the APL community form its own organization, while [[Alan Perlis]] led a group to convince the ACM to reverse their decision.<ref name="roots">[[Garth Foster|Foster, Garth]]. "The APL user community - its roots" | ACM's history with APL began in 1970. Following the [[APL70|second APL conference]] (organized by an APL committe under [[wikipedia:SHARE (computing)|SHARE]]), a group of APLers initiated the ACM's process to create a Special Interest Group by sending the required petition and signatures to form such a group for APL, SIGAPL. This request was denied on the grounds that a Special Interest Group on programming languages in general, SIGPLAN, already existed. Following this rejection, SIGPLAN reprinted issues of the [[APL Quote-Quad]] in ''SIGPLAN Notices'' for a short period before stopping in 1972. Some APLers suggested that the APL community form its own organization, while [[Alan Perlis]] led a group to convince the ACM to reverse their decision.<ref name="roots">[[Garth Foster|Foster, Garth]]. "The APL user community - its roots" at [[IPSA '80]].</ref> | ||
In 1972, SIGPLAN added provisions for creating Technical Committees (TECS) to its bylaws, and the APL applied to form STAPL. This application was accepted in 1973, and STAPL was formed and organized between 1973 and 1974, taking over administration of the 1974 conference [[APL74|APL 6]] and publication of the conference proceedings and [[APL Quote-Quad]]. STAPL was the first SIGPLAN Technical Committee.<ref name="roots" /> | In 1972, SIGPLAN added provisions for creating Technical Committees (TECS) to its bylaws, and the APL applied to form STAPL. This application was accepted in 1973, and STAPL was formed and organized between 1973 and 1974, taking over administration of the 1974 conference [[APL74|APL 6]] and publication of the conference proceedings and [[APL Quote-Quad]]. STAPL was the first SIGPLAN Technical Committee.<ref name="roots" /> | ||