[apluslist] Books for the APLs like A+

[Alexander Skomorokhov]

Mark,

 

APL2 language (not the whole system) is probably the closest to A+. At least
my students whom I teach APL2 

and Dyalog ([]ML<-3, almost compatible to APL2) migrate to A+ easy in weeks.

 

As for book I'd like to remind excellent "APL2 at a glance" by Jim Brown,
Ray Polivka and Sandra Pakin.

 

Regards,

Sasha.

 

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From: apluslist-bounces at aplusdev.net [mailto:apluslist-bounces at aplusdev.net]
On Behalf Of Keil Mark-R3AACP
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:48 PM
To: Michael K. Rosenberg; apluslist at aplusdev.net
Subject: RE: [apluslist] Books for the APLs like A+

 

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

 

 

 


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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
<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=507846>
&s=books&n=507846

 

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


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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 

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