Subj : APL2 for OS/2
To   : David Noon
From : Ray Hyder
Date : Sat Jun 02 2001 01:06 pm

 
 * Reply to a msg from David Noon @ 2:257/609 on 06-02-01          
 
 DN> APL is a language developed by Dr. Kenneth Iverson of IBM in the 
 DN> early 1960's. It was designed for teaching formal mathematics, 
 DN> primarily matrix algebra. It is written right-to-left, not 
 DN> left-to-right, and uses Greek symbols [Z-code, not ASCII or 
 DN> EBCDIC] quite extensively for its mathematical operators. Most 
 DN> people find it impenetrable, and one must use it fairly 
 DN> frequently to remain fluent. 
 
David, APL is possibly the wost language ever developed for the computer. 
 
BTW: APL means A Programming Language 
 
One must also have an APL keyboard. Or a PC keyboard reconfigured for APL. 
 
Impenetrable?  APL is the only language I've ever seen where the person that 
wrote the line of code could not explain what it did one day later. 
 
- ray  
 
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