molnar@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Tom Molnar) (01/06/88)
UTCS AND I.P. SHARP ASSOCIATES presents a talk on "MODERN APL"
Speaker: Dr. Ken Iverson
Time: Thursday, January 14, 1988 at 2:00pm
Place: MacLennan Physical Labs, Room 202
Dr. Iverson, the author of APL, will discuss the evolution of the
language, where it is today and its potential for the future. He will
discuss current APL systems and their range of applications, with
emphasis on the simple structure of modern APL, and the implications for
systems design and teaching traditional topics. He will be
demonstrating new language extensions using a recently announced UNIX
implementation. Dr. Iverson, formerly with I.P. Sharp and now
retired, is a Turing Award winner and former IBM fellow.