cvink@caen.engin.umich.edu (charles e vink) (10/11/88)
I'm interested in learning APL, but no local bookstore has any books on the subject. Any suggestions for a good introductory text? I will be using the Sharp shareware APL that came over the net some time ago and will have it's manuals, but they will probably not be enough. Any ideas? Chuck Vink cvink@caen.engin.umich.edu
ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (Lee Dickey) (10/11/88)
In article <3ef9faa3.fef1@dlfef1.engin.umich.edu> cvink@caen.engin.umich.edu (charles e vink) writes: > I'm interested in learning APL, but no local bookstore has any books on the > subject. > Any suggestions for a good introductory text? I will be using the Sharp > shareware APL that came over the net some time ago and will have it's manuals, > but they will probably not be enough. Any ideas? The Sharp Reference manual by Paul Berry has been, for some time, the best reference manual in the APL world. I think you will learn a lot from it. For learning APL from scratch, there are three authors that stand out: Gillman and Rose Pakin and Polivka Howard Peele The Gillman and Rose book has been around for a long time, and has had a number of revisions. Pakin and Polivka has also been around for some time, but has not gone through so many revisions. Howard Peele's book, "APL, an introduction" was published by Holt Rinehart and Winston in 1986. It has more than 450 pages and an index with about 1000 entries. This book has also gone through revisions and publishers, and earlier editions are not recommended, but this one, in my opinion, is excellent. Many APLers learned APL using Gillman and Rose, and swear by it. Today, I think Peele is better. Disclaimer: My opinions are my own. -- L. J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo. ljdickey@WATDCS.UWaterloo.ca ljdickey@water.BITNET ljdickey@water.UUCP ..!uunet!watmath!water!ljdickey ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu
dag@fciva.FRANKLIN.COM (Daniel A. Graifer) (10/11/88)
In article <3ef9faa3.fef1@dlfef1.engin.umich.edu> cvink@caen.engin.umich.edu (charles e vink) writes: >I'm interested in learning APL, but no local bookstore has any books on the subject. >Any suggestions for a good introductory text? I will be using the Sharp >shareware APL that came over the net some time ago and will have it's manuals, but >they will probably not be enough. Any ideas? > >Chuck Vink cvink@caen.engin.umich.edu > The book STSC includes with their APL*PLUS product is pretty good. It is called APL IS EASY, and is published by John Wiley & Sons, New York.I believe the author is Jerry Turner, and that your bookstore should be able to order it directly from the publisher. Good Luck, and enjoy APL (I do!), Dan -- Daniel A. Graifer Franklin Capital Investments uunet!fciva!dag 7900 Westpark Drive, Suite A130 (703)821-3244 McLean, VA 22102
vipoon@kepler1.UUCP (Victor I Poon) (10/12/88)
In article <3ef9faa3.fef1@dlfef1.engin.umich.edu> cvink@caen.engin.umich.edu (charles e vink) writes: >I'm interested in learning APL, but no local bookstore has any books on the subject. I learned apl from a book titled "APL An Interactive Approach" by Leonard Gilman and Allen J. Rose. It is published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc, ISBN 0-471-09304-1. If you can't order it from your local bookstore, you can get it directly from the publisher. Hope this helps. Best, Victor --- Victor I. Poon {dasys1, icus, spl1}!acsm!kepler1!vipoon Kepler Financial Management, Ltd. 150 North Country Rd. Bldg. B, Setauket, NY 11733 My opinions do not reflect that of my company's.