On Apr 17, 6:32=A0pm, Jerry Koniecki <NOs...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Ross Tucker wrote:
> > Total APL n00b here but I thought I'd say hi.
> > Also, a question- could anybody suggest some easy practice problems
> > for a person (me) just learning the language? My traditional set of
> > bootstrap programs are things like text-mode 99 bottles of beer
> > printers, hangman, blackjack, tic-tac-toe, but they don't seem to be
> > well suited for APL. Well, tic-tac-toe might be a cool 1-liner, but
> > I'm just BEGINNING, so I'll save that one till later.
> > Finally, I ordered 2 cheap books from amazon, but I wonder if you
> > might suggest your favorites. I do know Python (fairly well), C
> > (fairly well), and assembler (also a n00b), so I don't need that. Any
> > ideas?
>
> Welcome Ross,
> I'm away from away from home for awhile, so can't reference my
> bookshelf. But I do remember "APL An Interactive Approach" by Gilman and
> Rose. A good introductory book, with practice problems. It is a bit
> dated so only refers to the original APL (i.e. flat APL; no nested
> arrays) and not APL2.
>
> You might let us know what books you have already ordered. The regulars
> here will no doubt offer helpful suggestions.
>
> --
> Jerry =A0 wa2rkn
The edition of Gilman and Rose that I have covers APL2
and nested arrays. It also covers APL*PLUS, not a
widely used product any more.
Loy
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