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Article: What Ever Happened to... APL?(programming language) (Technology Information)
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- Computer Shopper
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- October 1, 1998
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The language I should have learned to code first was Fortran, but being the unconventional guy that I am, I was initiated into programming with APL (A Programming Language). APL was invented by Ken Iverson between 1957 and 1960. It was originally dubbed Iverson Notation when Iverson developed it at Harvard. It was the only computer-related subject being taught in my college, back in the dark ages. I found it boring and eventually gave up on it. Some people say this experience accounts for my odd sense of humor and bizarre outlook on life.
That said, writing "Whatever Happened to...APL?" is somewhat ludicrous because nothing ever happened to the language. It cropped ...