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By 1980, the process of separating STAPL from SIGPLAN had begun, and SIGAPL was eventually made an official special-interest group chartered under the auspices of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). In February of 2008 this group was formally de-chartered by the SIG Governing Board. | By 1980, the process of separating STAPL from SIGPLAN had begun, and SIGAPL was eventually made an official special-interest group chartered under the auspices of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). In February of 2008 this group was formally de-chartered by the SIG Governing Board. | ||
As part of this change, what was formerly SIGAPL (Special Interest Group on ''APL'') became a chapter within the larger SIGPLAN (Special Interest Group on Programming Languages). One of the goals | As part of this change, what was formerly SIGAPL (Special Interest Group on ''APL'') became a chapter within the larger SIGPLAN (Special Interest Group on Programming Languages). One of the goals of this change was to encourage the often quite isolated APL community to cooperate with the larger group and thus reach beyond its traditional boundaries. The "APL" part of the acronym was reinterpreted to cover all array programming languages, not just the original APL language. SIGAPL is now identified as the Special Interest Group on ''Array Programming Languages''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||