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    Episode 184 - What Is A Programming Language?

    Advent of Computing · Jun 21, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
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    I mean that both in the specific and the abstract. This episode we are looking at APL, which stands for A Programming Language. APL was developed in the mid 50s, but didn't see a working implementation until 1965. It's a language that truly looks like no others, but has some odd parallels to everything from BASIC to LISP to linear algebra. Learn APL at: tryapl.org…

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