[apluslist] Books for the APLs like A+

[Keil Mark-R3AACP]

Mike,
 
Thanks for the recomendation.
 
Would you say that APL2 is (or is similar to) the "APL" mentioned
in "Appendix: Some A+ and APL Differences"?
Or is APL2 way different from A+?
 
Thanks again, Mark
 
 


________________________________

	From: apluslist-bounces at aplusdev.net
[mailto:apluslist-bounces at aplusdev.net] On Behalf Of Michael K.
Rosenberg
	Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 12:18 PM
	To: apluslist at aplusdev.net
	Subject: RE: [apluslist] Books for the APLs like A+
	
	
	i guess you could try reading "apl2 in depth"
	 
	
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0387942130/qid=1125072253/
sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-9797676-3887854?v=glance&s=books&n=50
7846
	 
	while it's a different implementation, it does cover nested
arrays.
	 
	other than that, i can't think of anything. the truly
revolutionary thing about
	a+ was the electric gui, which allowed us to build full
featured, robust
	gui apps with amazing speed and ease. just as we were really
getting up
	a head of steam, management blew us away - an event vividly
depicted
	in these recent dilbert strips:
	 
	
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20050823.html
	
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20050824.html
	
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20050825.html
	 
	so we never had time to write papers, books, etc. sorry.
	 
	mike

________________________________

		From: apluslist-bounces at aplusdev.net
[mailto:apluslist-bounces at aplusdev.net] On Behalf Of Keil Mark-R3AACP
		Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:51 AM
		To: apluslist at aplusdev.net
		Subject: [apluslist] Books for the APLs like A+
		
		

		Folks, 

		  I have read (some of...) the A+ online doucmentation. 
		  I have it up in my browser. 
		  (And it does help to have it up in 
		   the three frame format so the index is available.) 

		  But the A+ Doc set (excellent as it is) is not enough.

		  It is great for describing A+ and its commands 
		  and for its (A+) differences from other (STD?) APL 
		  But, it doesn't cover useage much, and it doesn't 
		  cover examples much. 

		  Knowing that in the past that there were different 
		  approahes to things like nested arrays 
		  (is this still true?), some books about Apl might 
		  not fit the A+ style as well as other books. 
		  With that in mind,  What APL books would best 
		  explain APL most like the A+ version of APL? 

		  My old APL360 book probably wouldn't cut 
		  it for a modern APL, even if I could find it. 

		  Pedro has given me some suggestions (thanks) 
		  to follow up on. Are there any other 
		  recommendations for A+ style APL books? 

		  Thanks, Mark Keil 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://berdom.net/pipermail/apluslist/attachments/20050826/d9d92f0f/attachment-0001.html