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APL syntax and symbols

Known as: ⍀, ⍠, ⍁ 
The APL programming language is distinctive in being symbolic rather than lexical: its primitives are denoted by symbols, not words. These symbols… 
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1986
1986
FAC: A Functional APL Language
FAC, a functional array calculator language, features APL syntax and array operations but allows partitions, operators, and… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Structural experiments with arrays of functions
Proposals have been made to include function arrays in APL syntax. Strand syntax extends to provide vectors; bracket semantics… 
1984
1984
APL two by two-syntax analysis by pairwise reduction
Benkard explains the precedence rules of APL with a syntactic binding hierarchy [1,2]. This paper uses the hierarchy as a basis… 
1983
1983
A powerful but simple editor based on APL
An experimental full screen editor has been written in APL for IBM 3270 display terminals, based on the following principles… 
1983
1983
APL syntax and semantics
This paper presents a working model of APL syntax and semantics that incorporates explicit representations of functions… 
1983
1983
Function and context
This paper tackles three areas of difficulty in APL. The first is the subjection to APL syntax of the work presently performed by… 
1981
1981
High-level microprogramming with APL syntax
The article demonstrates how higher-level microprograms can be written in APL notation. With an architecture support package (ASP… 
1981
1981
A structured APL preprocessor
This paper presents a set of structured control statements for APL and a preprocessor to implement them. The preprocessor… 
1979
1979
Nested rectangular arrays for measures, addresses, and paths
The left argument of the reshaping function in APL is an ordinal number or list of ordinals, called a shape, that measures the… 
1978
1978
Operators in an APL containing nested arrays
Formal definitions of several functions and operators for manipulating nested arrays are presented. Three operators that control… 
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