THE VIDEO SHELF · apl history
The Origins of APL - 1974
A 1974 talk-show-style interview with the original developers of APL, including Iverson, Falkoff and Breed. They discuss how the language originated.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a vintage TV segment on APL's origins, and quoted for Iverson's view of APL as notation.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Catherine Lathwell
- Topic
- apl history
- Format
- interview
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I recently bought "APL an interactive approach" and read it. It seems that most of the good stuff from APL is already present in modern languages, and better when it's lazy. The OO stuff in APL looks kind of crufty. Still it's a wonderful fascinating …
sunkencity on Hacker News · 2012-06
In Why APL Is Still CoolThere's a great link in the original comments to a video from 1974, where Iverson, Falkoff, and others discuss the origins of APL. It was a pleasure to watch. A peculiar contrast in language and attitude to today's rockstars and ninjas :) [VIDEO]
znowi on Hacker News · 2013-07
In Ruins of forgotten empires: APL languages
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