Not only on mainframes, but on comtemporary
platforms. For example, there are Linux implementations, and there have been commercial
UNIX releases for many years now, as well as some other platforms. APL continues
to be critical, not only in insurance, but also
financial services, manufacturing, software
prototyping, and all kinds of R&D.
Other APL vendors anticipate moving to Linux
as they see the benefits; there are two
commercial grade Linux APL systems, a free
software project, and several related development
efforts to continue the evolution of this
outstanding, high-productivity language.
I would suggest that anyone interested in really making their time valuable in software development would benefit by taking a look at the APL community, our newsgroups, products, services, and facilities. We want to accelerate our path to growth again, and one way to do this is to show others what we can do.
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Not only on mainframes, but on comtemporary platforms. For example, there are Linux implementations, and there have been commercial UNIX releases for many years now, as well as some other platforms. APL continues to be critical, not only in insurance, but also financial services, manufacturing, software prototyping, and all kinds of R&D.
Other APL vendors anticipate moving to Linux as they see the benefits; there are two commercial grade Linux APL systems, a free software project, and several related development efforts to continue the evolution of this outstanding, high-productivity language.
I would suggest that anyone interested in really making their time valuable in software development would benefit by taking a look at the APL community, our newsgroups, products, services, and facilities. We want to accelerate our path to growth again, and one way to do this is to show others what we can do.
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