| A Programming Language (APL) A language designed originally by Ken Iverson at in 1957-1960 as a notation for the concise expression of mathematical . It went unnamed (or just called {Iverson's Language}) and unimplemented for many years. Finally a subset, APL\360, was implemented in 1964. APL is an language with many innovative features. It was originally written using a non-standard but now can use . It is with . APL introduced several functional forms but is not . got the size of it when he said that APL was a language designed to perfection - in the wrong direction. once adopted APL - can one be ruder? Versions: APL\360, APL SV, VS APL, Sharp APL, Sharp APL/PC, APL*PLUS, APL*PLUS/PC, APL*PLUS/PC II, MCM APL, Honeyapple, and DEC APL. See also {Kamin's interpreters}. translates to . ["A Programming Language", Kenneth E. Iverson, Wiley, 1962]. ["APL: An Interactive Approach", 1976]. (2001-01-27) |