Dyalog Integrated Development Environments
On all supported platforms, Dyalog provides an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to enable the interactive use of APL to explore data, discover algorithms and create solutions.
The IDE provides editors for code and data, and a tracer which allows the setting of break points, watch points, and full edit-and-resume capabilities. Users can enhance the IDE through User Commands. These are development-time utilities accessible in the interactive APL session (REPL) used to automate common tasks and adjust some settings in the development environment. Dyalog comes with user commands for inspecting the contents of the workspace, comparing the runtime of multiple expressions, quickly plotting data and more. You can further extend the IDE by implementing your own user commands.
Dyalog Intergrated Development Environment (IDE)
For Microsoft Windows®
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Dyalog Remote Intergrated Development Environment (RIDE)
For Microsoft Windows®, macOS, Linux
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Dyalog Text-based Terminal (TTY) Intergrated Development Environment
For Linux / UNIX® Terminal
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Platform Support
IDE for Microsoft Windows | RIDE (Remote IDE) | TTY IDE | |
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Runs on Windows |  | |  |
Runs on macOS | | | |
Runs on Linux | | | |
Supports local APL session | | | |
Supports remote APL session |
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(via SSH) |
Interface and GUI
IDE for Microsoft Windows | RIDE (Remote IDE) | TTY IDE | |
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Full graphical interface | | | |
Toolbar and menu system | | | |
⎕WC GUI support (native forms) | | | |
Syntax highlighting | | | |
Session window | | | |
Workspace explorer | | | |
Integrated ⎕SE tools | | | 
Limited |
Resizable / dockable panels | | | |
Coding and Editing
IDE for Microsoft Windows | RIDE (Remote IDE) | TTY IDE | |
|---|---|---|---|
Multi-line editing | x | x | x |
Syntax-aware editor | x | x | x |
Auto-indent | x | x | x |
Bracket matching | x | x | x |
Error highlighting | x
| x | x |
Session history navigation | x
| x
| x
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On all supported platforms, Dyalog provides an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to enable the interactive use of APL to explore data, discover algorithms and create solutions. The IDE provides editors for code and data, and a tracer which allows the setting of break points, watch points, and full edit-and-resume capabilities. Users can enhance the IDE through User Commands. These are development-time utilities accessible in the interactive APL session (REPL) used to automate common tasks and adjust some settings in the development environment. Dyalog comes with user commands for inspecting the contents of the workspace, comparing the runtime of multiple expressions, quickly plotting data and more. You can further extend the IDE by implementing your own user commands.
Video Series: Programming Environment Basics
| Feature | Windows IDE | RIDE | TTY IDE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | |||
| Runs on Windows | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Runs on macOS | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Runs on Linux | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports local APL session | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports remote APL session | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ (via SSH) |
| Interface & GUI | |||
| Full graphical interface | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Toolbar and menu system | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ⎕WC GUI support (native forms) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Syntax highlighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Session window | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workspace explorer | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrated ⎕SE tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Resizable / dockable panels | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Coding & Editing | |||
| Multi-line editing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (basic) |
| Syntax-aware editor | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Auto-indent | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Bracket matching | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Error highlighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Session history navigation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debugging Tools | |||
| Step-through debugger | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Breakpoint support | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Stack viewer | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Variable inspection | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tracer (traditional and inline) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (text) |
| Log viewer | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Testing & Dev Tools | |||
| Supports ]Link and text-based source code | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SALT integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tatin package manager support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports user commands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works with ]BoxedDisplay, ]GitHub, etc. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remote & Terminal | |||
| Works over SSH | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minimal footprint | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Suitable for server-side use | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compatible with screen/tmux | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Extensibility & Integration | |||
| External libraries (⎕NA/.NET) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| External editor integration | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Configurable settings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (manual) |
| Licensing and Availability | |||
| Requires Dyalog licence | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open-source client | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Available in Community Edition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Available in Commercial Edition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Learning & Exploration | |||
| Built-in documentation/help | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Workspace examples | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tooltip / hover help | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Introspection tools (⎕SI, ⎕NC, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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