SwedAPL 2017 Announced

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SwedAPL comes around again and this time it is to be held at the offices of CompuGroup Medical in Stockholm. Unbelievably this is the fifth annual reincarnation of what is becoming a very popular event. This year the topic is cross platform APL and if previous years’ are anything to go by it should interesting and lively! The event is … Read More

Dyalog 16, Glasgow is fast approaching

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The Dyalog user meeting is only 3 weeks away and plans are now finally coming together. This year is the 50th anniversary of APL and a whole day and a half has been put aside to look forwards, backwards and sideways at all things APL. We hope that the whole event will attract APL programmers from all around the world … Read More

Dyalog announce Dyalog 15.0

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Dyalog today announced that version 15.0 is now available on all platforms and includes performance enhancements, new system functions, improved look and feel and a new RIDE (and lots more!). NOTE: Personal/Non-Commercial use of Dyalog APL is now completely free. The non-commercial system is a fully functional 64-bit Unicode interpreter, except on the Raspberry Pi where it remains a 32-bit … Read More

BAA announce free one day seminar

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The British APL Association is pleased to announce a free one day seminar on Friday 20th May 2016 in The Tavern Room at the RSA London. The event will include Guest Speakers, Workshops and a chance to Network. The BAA AGM will also be on the day. A light lunch and refreshments throughout are included with your registration. ALL ATTENDEES … Read More

SwedAPL 2016 – Copenhagen

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SwedAPL meets for its third outing on 1st April 2016 at SimCorp’s offices in Copenhagen. This time the subject is Concurrency in APL and it should be a fascinating day. The day will consist of talks, workshops, an opportunity to solve some of your problems or simply to sit with like-minded people and catch-up. Even if concurrency is not at … Read More

SwedAPL 2015 – Malmö

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Wednesday 11th November (just over a month away!) will see the annual meeting of Swedish APL users. It’s being held at the famous Turning Torso building in Malmö. So far there are several presentations and workshops planned in including talks from Morten Kromberg of Dyalog and Peter Simonsson of Aplensia. If you would like more information on attending, please visit … Read More

Pi Day

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Saturday 14th March 2015 will be a very special Pi Day. One that only comes along once every 100 years! This year, not only does the month and day of the date (3/14) correspond to the digits in the mathematical constant, the digits in the year do too. If you write the date in the month/day/year format, then the digits … Read More

What’s Happened in 25 Years

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We thought it would be fun to look back at a few everyday things to see how they have changed since 1990. Let’s start with a classic “hot hatch” – the VW Golf GTi.The current one is still recognisable as a Golf. It’s also bigger, faster, more economical and better for the environment. And still available in red. It’s a … Read More

Optima nominated at the Gatwick Diamond Awards 2015

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We been nominated for Gatwick Diamond International Business of the Year 2015 Well here we are and Optima is almost exactly 25 years old; close to a quarter of a century of support and development and almost half of my lifetime. Optima Systems is no longer our baby. We’ve had the terrible two’s, teenage tantrums and student woes so now … Read More

25 years of Optima Systems

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We have a number of exciting events planned throughout the year, starting with a celebration with colleagues and friends on Thursday 19th February. On Wednesday 25th March, we will be exhibiting at the Target Business Expo at the Dorking Halls, in Dorking. The event is FREE to attend and will offer lots of information and advice across a wide range … Read More