APL

APL is a programming language developed in the 1960s by Kenneth E. Iverson. Its central datatype is the multidimensional array. It uses a large range of special graphic symbols to represent most functions and operators, leading to very concise code. It has been an important influence on the development of concept modeling, spreadsheets, functional programming, and computer math packages. It has also inspired several other programming languages. Wikipedia

Created Year: 1966
Designed by: IBM
Developed by: Kenneth E. Iverson • IBM • Lawrence M. Breed
Aliases: APL language, A Programming Language, Array Processing Language, APL programming language, APL\360, APL (language), A programming language, APL programming language family, X3J10

Wikidata: Q296187

Influenced: BQN • DADiSP • Forth • Go • J • K (programming language) • Nial • Perl Data Language • Python • Raku • Wolfram Language

Programming paradigms: modular programming • functional programming • array programming • structured programming

Language types: array programming language • modular programming language • interpreted language • functional programming language • structured programming language • multi-paradigm programming language

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