Kenneth E. Iverson Quote

The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial programming, I continue to believe that its most important use remains to be exploited: as a simple, precise, executable notation for the teaching of a wide range of subjects.


"A Personal View of APL", IBM Systems Journal, 30 (4), 1991


The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial...

The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial...

The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial...

The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial...