The APL programming language source code (2012)

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1/21/1970
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by tosh

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sizzzzlerz

At my very first professional EE position, in 1978, there was an older staff member, PhD, kind of a professor type, who was programming in APL. Naturally curious, I asked him about it and what the strange symbols on the keyboard meant. His explanation mostly flew right over my head but I asked a few questions, thanked him, and went away. In 43 years, he's the only person I ever saw using it.

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ChrisArchitect

Alan Kay on “What Made APL Programming So Revolutionary?” - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19842238 - May 2019

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