Version 15.0 includes another batch of significant user experience improvements.
Visit the Documentation Centre for Dyalog version 15.0
Performance Improvements
- Our internal benchmarks show an average improvement for core interpreter performance of 20-25%.
- Arrays can be marked as “hashed”, allowing set functions like ⍳ and ∊ to work much faster.
- A fast case conversion utility has been added.
- The optimised byte code execution engine now handles more than 80% of the source code in our benchmark application.
Easier to Acquire and Install
In response to growing interest in Array languages for high performance applications, we are making it easier to get started with Dyalog APL, for researchers and entrepreneurs alike. We are also making it easier to install the product in corporate or other restricted environments:
- Free Licences for Personal/Non-Commercial use
- Installation on Microsoft Windows no longer requires Administrator Privileges.
Easier to Use on Multiple Platforms
- New system functions ⎕MKDIR, ⎕NDELETE, ⎕NEXISTS, ⎕NINFO, and ⎕NPARTS for listing and manipulating files and folders on all platforms.
- New system functions ⎕NGET and ⎕NPUT for reading and writing text files on all platforms
- Version 3.0 of the cross-platform Remote Integrated Development Environment (RIDE) accompanies Dyalog version 15.0, with many new features.
APL Source in Unicode Text Files
For a number of years, Dyalog has been promoting the use of Unicode text files as a storage mechanism for APL source code, allowing the use of industry-standard source code and project management systems with APL. From Dyalog version 15.0, this mode of operation is directly supported by the interpreter and no longer requires the use of the SALT tool:
- Integrated support in the interpreter and development environment for loading and editing APL souce code held in text files, as an alternative to using binary workspaces.
- Preview APL source directly from Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office or any application that supports Windows Shell Integration.
Improved Look and Feel
- The RIDE will very shortly become the standard IDE for x86/x64 Linux and the Raspberry Pi
- On Microsoft Windows, Native Look and Feel is enabled by default (but can still be switched off).
- A new icon for Dyalog APL!
Download Dyalog
Dyalog is free to use for educational and non-commercial purposes, including evaluation for potential commercial use.
Visit the Documentation Centre for Dyalog version 15.0
