APL2

APL2® is a programming language used by both developers and end-users for problem-solving, visualization and database access.

APL2 manages large quantities of data, enabling you to remain focused on solving complex problems.

• Information Technology professionals view APL2 as a highly productive tool for developing both commercial and scientific applications.
• APL2 is extremely effective in such diverse areas as "what-if" modeling, exploratory programming, interactive computing, decision support, and data analysis.
• APL2 for S/370 and S/390 Mainframes runs on IBM mainframes with CMS or TSO.
• All of the APL2 systems permit transparent import and export of programs and data via the ")IN" and ")OUT" commands, and so allow for a high degree of application portability.

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• Introduction
  What is APL2? Who uses it?

• Working with APL2
  Get immediate results - many of the common tools you need are built right in!

• Data Analysis
  With APL2's array processing you can work with entire collections of data - all at one.

• Databases
  Need the power of a relational database? APL2 makes it easy to access DB2 or SQL/DS, using Structured Query Language.

• Graphics
  Display business and statistical data graphically with the tools included in APL2.

• Networks
  Communicate around the world - APL2 supports Client-server, peer-to-peer, and remote sessions.