“ The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation. ”
- Elias Canetti- Copy
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“ T]he initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial programming, I continue to believe that its most important use remains to be exploited: as a simple, precise, executable notation for the teaching of a wide range of subjects. ”
- Ken Iverson- Copy
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“ The thesis… is that the advantages of executability and universality found in programming languages can be effectively combined, in a single coherent language, with the advantages offered by mathematical notation. ”
- Ken Iverson- Copy
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