General Articles (section introduction, with Introduction to General Articles)
Vector 2:3, page 77
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This section of VECTOR is oriented towards readers who may neither know APL, nor be interested in learning it. However we hope you are curious about how, under the right conditions, such impressive results can emerge so quickly from APL programmers.
Introduction to General Articles¶
by David Preedy
This issue, we have three general articles covering a variety of topics.
Katie Williamson and Geoff Wells, of Imperial Group, bring us up-to-date on how to get the best out of the growing number of databases that are now available. Their article examines the growing range of database services and gives some useful technical advice to others who may want face the same problems.
Our second article is written by Martyn Adams of Metapraxis. Martyn explains why his experience in developing high-quality graphics systems has led him to reject the concept of G.K.S. as a suitable standard for developing such software.
Finally, we rejoin Anthony Camacho’s series which indicates how APL provides Steps towards a better BASIC. This issue he explores the area of sorting.