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Books and publications
Note that only books and publications in English are listed.
Books
The books are ordered by publishing date.
Introductions
Mastering Dyalog APL
By Bernard Legrand, 2009.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9564638-0-7
An up-to-date introduction into Dyalog APL. Although the book was written when version 12.0 was current, most examples will work with older versions of Dyalog as well.
Available from Amazon
The book is available as a free downloadable PDF from the Dyalog website.
A Practical Introduction to APL 1 & APL 2
By GraemeRobertson, 2008
ISBN-10: 0952416719
ISBN-13: 978-0952416715
Available from Amazon
A Practical Introduction to APL 3 & APL 4
By GraemeRobertson, 2008
ISBN-10: 0952416727
ISBN-13: 978-0952416722
Available from Amazon
APL2 at a Glance
By James A. Brown, Sandra Pakin, and Raymond P. Polivka, 1988
Available from Amazon
This book is an excellent introduction into APL2-like dialects: APL2, APL+Win, Dyalog.
ISBN-10: 0130386707
ISBN-13: 978-0130386700
Others
System Building with APL+WIN
By AjayAskoolum, 2006
Available from Amazon
ISBN-10: 0470030208
ISBN-13: 978-0470030202
APL2 in Depth
By Norman D. Thomson and Raymond P. Polivka, 1995
Available from Amazon
This book addresses the advanced programmer. Read this after APL2 at a glance, for example.
ISBN-10: 0387942130
ISBN-13: 978-0387942131
APL with a Mathematical Accent
By Reiter, C.A. and Jones, W.R, 1990
Discusses the fundamentals of APL and also provides examples from matrix algebra, Monte Carlo simulation and statistics.
ISBN-10: 0534128645
ISBN-13: 978-0534128647
Available from Amazon
APL An Interactive Approach
By Leonard Gilman and Allen J. Rose
A nice introduction to APL driven by interactive examples.
OpenLibrary: OL5049907M
Available from Amazon
Publications
Vector the journal of the British APL Association