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APL: A COMPUTING LANGUAGE DESIGNED FOR THE USER
Author(s) -
Hunka S.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
british journal of mathematical and statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0007-1102
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1967.tb00392.x
Subject(s) - computer science , range (aeronautics) , context (archaeology) , programming language , human–computer interaction , engineering , paleontology , biology , aerospace engineering
Traditionally computer languages have been thought of only in the context of communications with a computer. Most languages in common use today are still more dependent upon machine design characteristics than the needs of the user. APL, designed by K. E. Iverson, is a new language equally useful for purposes of communicating with a computer as it is for use in the classroom. This powerful language can be learned easily and applied to a wide range of problems.