APL in a development environment

ABSTRACT

One environment in which APL has been strikingly successful is the APL system development group within I. P. Sharp Associates. The development of system programs requires a range of supporting applications for which APL is well suited. The usefulness of these APL applications can be directly related to certain properties derived from their APL implementation. These properties are discussed, and an application is explored to demonstrate how they make vital contributions to the development environment.

REFERENCES

• 1: LOGOS User's Guide, I. P. Sharp Associates Ltd, (1986).
• 2: Mailbox/Line Mode, I. P. Sharp Associates Ltd, (1987).
• 3: SHARP APL System Maintenance Guide: yle;T' 19, I. P. Sharp Associates Ltd,
• 4: Robert Bernecky, APL: A prototyping language, Proceedings of the international conference on APL, p.221-228, July 07-11, 1986, Mancheester, United Kingdom
• 5: Matsuki Yoshino, APL as a prototyping language: case study of a compiler development project, Proceedings of the international conference on APL, p.235-242, July 07-11, 1986, Mancheester, United Kingdom

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
        D.2.10 Design**
            Subjects: Methodologies**

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.m Miscellaneous
          Subjects: Rapid prototyping**
  D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
      D.3.2 Language Classifications

          Nouns: APL

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.1 Project and People Management
          Subjects: Systems development

General Terms:
Design, Languages, Management