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My first (and only) programming course (1976) in college used APL. It was populated by normal undergraduates, most of them in humanities fields. It was fine. Yo
by leephillips 3y ago
My first (and only) programming course (1976) in college used APL. It was populated by normal undergraduates, most of them in humanities fields. It was fine. You don’t have to be a super genius, but a lack of exposure to boring languages may be an advantage. I still love APL.
- dcuthbertson 3y agoMy second introduction to programming was also with APL in 1976. My high school had a few APL terminals that had a dialup connection to a computer at the University of Rochester. The math department had a course in APL. It dovetailed well with their introduction to linear algebra. It was an eye-opening experience. In college, they were teaching assembly language (IBM/370) and Fortran. I dabbled with the APL interpreter on the mainframe, but had little time to do more. There just wasn't any support/community around APL on campus (that I was aware of). Nevertheless, I'm still very fond of APL.