[apluslist] Books for the APLs like A+

[Michael K. Rosenberg]

mark,
 
i believe most of the "differences" are with respect to
any of the standard apl implementations -
apl2, sharp apl, dyalog apl.
 
mike


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From: Keil Mark-R3AACP [mailto:mark.keil at freescale.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 1:48 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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