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From: frsdes@aol.com (FRS DES)
Subject: Re: Programming language vote - results
Date: 1997/10/26
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In article <62te54$p4l$1@latte.cafe.net>, kaz@latte.cafe.net (Kaz) writes:

>
>Also, Ada does not require a ``space-cadet'' terminal. That is something to
>consider.
>
Most modern APLs run on standard equipment.  I write APL full-time on a
Dell PC, with no special keyboard.

>Does APL still require a character set full of graphic symbols, or are there
>``alternate spellings''? What is the latest status of APL as a standardized
>language? Is it possible to decompose a system written in APL into separately
>compiled modules?
>
APL still uses special symbols, but this simply means one more font file
on a windows (or mac) system.  It is no harder to install and use an APL
font than any other font.  Most APL programs install one or more APL fonts
for the user.  

I don't know what you mean by a "standardized language".  Most
implementations of APL adhere to the ISO standard for APL, just as most
implementations of C adhere to the C standard.

APL is not (normnally) compiled, so it can not be decomposed into compiled
modules, seperately or not.  An APL system can be decomposed into seperate
modules in any of several ways, depending on the purpose involved.  APL can
call and be called by code written in other languages, such as in a DLL (in
windows).

>You will have to pardon me, because all I know about APL comes from a book
>dating back to 1972 or so. :)

While the core of the language is the same, *MUCH* has changed in APL
since 1972.




              -David E. Siegel
               Software Developer, Financial Reporting Software (FRS)
               FRSdes@AOL.COM