APL

Summary

APL is an array programming language^[1]. APL draws 483 Wikipedia views per month (array_programming_language category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• APL's instance of is recorded as array programming language^[3].
• APL's instance of is recorded as functional programming language^[4].
• APL's instance of is recorded as structured programming language^[5].
• APL's instance of is recorded as modular programming language^[6].
• APL's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language^[7].
• APL's instance of is recorded as interpreted language^[8].
• APL's instance of is recorded as ISO standard^[9].
• APL's developer is recorded as Kenneth E. Iverson^[10].
• APL's developer is recorded as IBM^[11].
• APL's developer is recorded as Lawrence M. Breed^[12].
• APL's designed by is recorded as Kenneth E. Iverson^[13].
• APL's Commons category is recorded as APL (programming language)^[14].
• APL's archives at is recorded as Computer History Museum^[15].
• January 1, 1966 marks the founding of APL^[16].
• APL's IPA transcription is recorded as æpl̩^[17].
• APL's IPA transcription is recorded as eɪ.piː.ɛl^[18].
• APL's topic's main category is recorded as Category:APL programming language family^[19].
• APL's described at URL is recorded as http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-apl-programming-language-source-code/^[20].
• APL's described at URL is recorded as http://www.quadibloc.com/comp/aplint.htm^[21].
• APL's described at URL is recorded as https://www.aplwiki.com/^[22].
• APL's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/apl^[23].
• APL's different from is recorded as Address programming language^[24].
• APL's programming paradigm is recorded as array programming^[25].
• APL's programming paradigm is recorded as structured programming^[26].
• APL's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include array programming language^[3], functional programming language^[4], structured programming language^[5], modular programming language^[6], multi-paradigm programming language^[7], and interpreted language^[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1966 marks the founding of APL^[16].

Why It Matters

APL draws 483 Wikipedia views per month (array_programming_language category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] APL has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] APL is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

APL has been cited as an influence by Go^[30], a programming language^[31], founded in 2009^[32]; Python^[33], an object-based language^[34], founded in 1991^[35]; Forth^[36], a programming language^[37], founded in 1970^[38]; Raku^[39], a programming language^[40], founded in 2015^[41]; Wolfram Language^[42], a programming language^[43], founded in 1988^[44]; and J^[45], a functional programming language^[46], founded in 1990^[47].

FAQs

Who did APL influence?

APL has been cited as an influence by Go^[30], Python^[33], Forth^[36], and Raku^[39].