Advance Your Dyalog APL Skills
These resources are intended for people who already know some APL and are ready to go further.
For those who like to learn by doing, there are interactive tutorials, exercises, and resources that enable you to develop your knowledge of Dyalog APL at your own pace.
If you like exploring reference material, there are guides that break down concepts into manageable lessons and websites that can expand your understanding.
Prefer to see things in action? Our video tutorials provide clear explanations and demonstrations of various APL concepts, all presented by experienced APL programmers.
Learn by Doing
The 2016 Year Game provides an opportunity to practice your command of primitive functions and operators.
Study Materials
Watch and Learn
Learning Support and Community
Getting started with any new programming language can seem like a daunting task, and you might appreciate some individual/specific guidance to help you if you encounter issues.
If you prefer more directed learning, or would like to attend hands-on sessions with your peers, we offer various training courses and workshops.
In addition to asking us questions directly (in the Dyalog Forums or through one of our social media channels), APL has a thriving and enthusiastic community of users who are very happy to answer questions:
Join the APL Orchard, a friendly chat room where you can ask questions and learn from the community.
Find answers to common problems or ask your own questions in Stack Overflow’s active APL community.
Join discussions about APL, J, K/Q, kdb+, and all things array languages on the r/apljk subreddit.
If you would like more information on Dyalog training courses and workshops, email us at sales@dyalog.com, call +44 1256 830030, or send us a message.
Advance Your Dyalog APL Skills
These resources are intended for people who already know some APL and are ready to go further.
🏋️ Do
The APL Problem Solving Competition was an annual competition that ran from 2008 until 2023. Phase 2 problems from this competition are more challenging than the phase 1 problems that were adapted into the APL Quest.
Kattis has thousands of automatically-validated programming problems to solve in APL.
The 2016 Year Game provides an opportunity to practice your command of primitive functions and operators.
APL Forge is a free-to-enter annual competition to create innovative open-source libraries and commercial applications using Dyalog.
📖 Read
APL Cultivation is a collection of short lessons covering an overview of the language and details on various subjects.
Exploring Things with APL is a deeper look at mathematical and computer science concepts.
The Documentation Centre details the complete documentation set for Dyalog.
APL Wiki has hundreds of articles about every aspect of APL, including development, features, syntax, dialects, community and more. It includes simple examples of APL in action (as well as some more advanced ones).
APL Cart is a searchable collection of approximately 4,000 short APL phrases intended for both beginners and professionals, with content provided by the community. It also features a quiz on a large sub-set of its contents.
A complete Dyalog documentation set is provided and regularly updated. It explains everything for each release of Dyalog and its associated tools.
🎞️ Watch
Need Some Help?
In addition to asking us questions directly (in the Dyalog Forums or through one of our social media channels), APL has a thriving and enthusiastic community of users who are very happy to answer questions:
- Chat in the APL Orchard, an active chat room
- Ask a question on Stack Overflow or the r/apljk subreddit
If you prefer more directed learning, or would like to attend hands-on sessions with your peers, we offer various training courses and workshops.
