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| APL is A Programming Language, derived from a mathematical notation developed at Harvard in the 1950s and published in a book of the same name by {wiki:WikiPedia:Kenneth_E._Iverson Kenneth E. Iverson]. | = About APL = APL is A Programming Language, derived from a mathematical notation developed at Harvard in the 1950s and published in a book of the same name by wiki:WikiPedia:Kenneth_E._Iverson. |
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| == Further reading == | The original APL\1130 spawned [:/AplsAndRelatedLanguages:many APLs and related languages]. It has also exercised a strong influence on wiki:WikiPedia/functional_Programming. == Related articles == * [:DiscoveringApl:Discovering APL] * [:WhichApl:Which APL?] * [:AplHistory:APL's History] == Other sources == |
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About APL
APL is A Programming Language, derived from a mathematical notation developed at Harvard in the 1950s and published in a book of the same name by wiki:Kenneth_E._Iverson.
It is distinguished by
- extreme terseness
- defining its primitives over arrays
the use of [:SpecialCharacters:special glyphs] to denote its primitive functions
- extensive use of higher-order functions
The original APL\1130 spawned [:/AplsAndRelatedLanguages:many APLs and related languages]. It has also exercised a strong influence on wiki:WikiPedia/functional_Programming.
Related articles
[:DiscoveringApl:Discovering APL]
[:WhichApl:Which APL?]
[:AplHistory:APL's History]
Other sources
- [wiki:WikiPedia/APL_programming_language Wikipedia article on APL]
[http://home.earthlink.net/~swsirlin/apl.faq.html Sam Sirlin's APL FAQ]
[http://elliscave.com/APL_J/tool.pdf Notation as a Tool of Thought] K.E. Iverson's 1979 Turing Award lecture (see also ClassicPapers)