About this episode

This episode explores the unique characteristics and history of the programming language APL.

I mean that both in the specific and the abstract. This episode we are looking at APL, which stands for A Programming Language. APL was developed in the mid 50s, but didn't see a working implementation until 1965. It's a language that truly looks like no others, but has some odd parallels to everything from BASIC to LISP to linear algebra. Learn APL at: tryapl.org https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APL.htm - A Programming Language

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