APL Primitives in the 21st Century

Date and Time: TBC

P06

Over the last twenty years, Dyalog has implemented many useful extensions and generalisations of the APL primitive set. Asher presents some “highlights” of these enhancements, demonstrating ways in which you can make your code more concise and performant. He discusses leading axis theory, new primitives, and new ways to use old primitives.

Presenter: Asher Harvey-Smith, Dyalog Ltd

Other Presentations at DYNA26

P01

The Dyalog Road Map

Presenter: Morten Kromberg, Dyalog Ltd

Morten opens DYNA26 with an overview of the agenda and an updated road map. Read more

P10

AVG – A Voxel Game

Presenter: Kyle Croarkin, independent

Kyle shares what he learned when building a Minecraft-style voxel game using Dyalog. He explains how APL’s array-oriented primitives and terse notation turned… Read more

P09

From APL Pipelines to AI Commentary: Scaling Bridge Analysis Across Hundreds of Tables

Presenter: Jay Whipple, Osprey Partners

In contact bridge, every session produces decision data worth analysing, such as bidding sequences, card play, outcomes, and player choices. At club level, AL… Read more

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