PS: Oddly I sent this message in March 2012. I don’t know why it has taken over year for it to be delivered!

Simon

From: Haskell-Cafe [mailto:haskell-cafe-bounces@haskell.org] On Behalf Of Simon Peyton-Jones
Sent: 08 March 2012 13:45
To: haskell@haskell.org; Haskell Cafe
Cc: Lennart Augustsson; John Scholes; nicsma@chalmers.se; Nate Foster; Andy Gill; Mary Sheeran; Fritz Henglein
Subject: [Haskell-cafe] An APL library for Haskell

Friends

Many of you will know the array language APL.   It focuses on arrays and in particular has a rich, carefully-thought-out array algebra.

An obvious idea is: what would a Haskell library that embodies APL’s array algebra look like?  In conversation with John Scholes and some of his colleagues in the APL community a group of us developed some ideas for a possible API, which you can find on the Haskell wiki here: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/APL

However, we have all gone our separate ways, and I think it’s entirely possible that that the idea will go no further.  So this message is to ask:

· Is anyone interested in an APL-style array library in Haskell?

· If so, would you like to lead the process of developing the API?

I think there are quite a few people who would be willing to contribute, including some core gurus from the APL community: John Scholes,  Arthur Whitney, and Roger Hui.   

Simon