Revision as of 06:41, 29 June 2021 (view source) Russtopia (talk \| contribs) (Added info on GNU APL, APL2 vs. Dyalog) ← Older edit		Revision as of 08:29, 2 July 2021 (view source) Russtopia (talk \| contribs) m (Rephrasing GNU APL vs. Dyalog) Newer edit →
Line 16: In general, it follows IBM's APL2 implementation. For a wonderful introduction to APL2, refer to [https://archive.org/details/apl-2-at-a-glance-brown-pakin-polivka APL2 At A Glance], by Brown, Pakin & Polivka. ~~Note~~Those ~~that~~who are studying APL would do well to contrast GNU APL with [https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Dyalog_APL Dyalog APL] is, a proprietary implementation that is actively developed by its namesake company, ~~and as such~~which has diverged from APL2 in some respects. Many ~~online~~ examples nowadays which are found online use Dyalog operators and syntax extensions; to understand the differences refer to this discussion of APL "evolution" or "migration" levels and how they affect the meaning of certain operators: [https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.apl/c/QNPOntjvIHM Mix (up arrow) in GNU APL?] With some basic knowledge of APL2 and how Dyalog differs, programs can be translated from one to the other with minimal effort.

GNU APL: Difference between revisions

GNU APL (view source)