[Elecraft] O.T. Learning Morse Code

[Doug Person via Elecraft]

There can be no greater example of a geek language than APL. I've known 
a few research scientists that actually used it.  Looking at APL code 
was like looking at something written on another planet by a non-human 
culture.  It was, however, a true first generation language having been 
initially developed in 1960.  Fortunately for us old timers there was 
Fortran - which the human mind could comprehend.  By the end of the 
60's, the C language was born, and, as they say, the rest is history.  C 
has become the standard pattern for most of the languages used today.

So, as hams with inquisitive minds and a desire to build and create, 
programming is a wonderful alternative to building hardware, albeit not 
the least bit less frustrating.  But it can be real fun.  The Elecraft 
gear all come with wonderfully thought through programmable command sets 
which means it doesn't take a whole lot of coding to get a piece of gear 
to do something for you.  Programming is also a good way to light up a 
few more brain cells and keep the neural pathways from drying up.

Also, BTW Fred, APL has neither met its demise or completely 
disappeared.  There are apparently a few ancient algorithms still in use 
in research.  Probably because they still work and nobody has the 
slightest idea how to translate APL into anything comprehensible.

73, Doug -- K0DXV

On 06/01/2014 12:19 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Of all the programming languages whose demise and disappearance I 
> lament, I lament the demise and disappearance of APL the least.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 6/1/2014 8:15 AM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
>> I'm surprised to learn that there is at least one other living human
>> being that knows what an APL golfball is.
>
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