In a message dated 9/7/2005 8:29:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Whether you think APL is easier to read that the Principles book is a matter of debate. >> Dr. Iverson gave a talk at local ACM in late 60's. It was great! Wish I had kept a recording. Basically took his math shorthand and made a programming language-APL in one publish or perish stint at Watson research. Some swore by it, some at it. Very difficult to tune. Course if you dropped the APL ball, bad as breaking a printer band or cleaning the N1 with a typewriter brush and acetone...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
