Dyalog '12 – Register NOW and Save 10%!
The annual User Conference will take place Sunday, October 14 to Thursday, October 18, 2012 (both days inclusive) at Konventum (previously LO-Skolen) in Elsinore, Denmark.
The Registration System for Dyalog '12 is now open. So, register today and take advantage of the Early Bird discount. Early Bird expires August 28th 23:59 UTC. If you register before 28th August 23.59 UTC, Early Bird Discount is automatically included in the total price on the Registration page.
Preliminary conference programme
We're currently in the process of finalising the conference programme. There is still room in the programme for additional presentations so if you have an idea for a presentation, or you yourself would like to give a presentation, please let us know. Please send your suggestions to conference@dyalog.com.
A note on Dyalog '12 Courses
APL is easy – it only takes a short time to become proficient enough with the language to translate ideas and processes into executable APL and get the computer to act as a valuable assistant.
The development of "Applications" is a craft that takes time to learn, it requires insight into many different disciplines, including databases, communications, user interfaces, security and other issues.
Most APL developers are domain experts in other areas than software development and after the initial introduction to APL it is not unusual to struggle with turning "functions" into "applications".
This year, an important focus of the conference training courses is application development. The current selection of courses is the start of a portfolio of courses which hopefully will develop into a complete set of introductions to various programming topics, and documentation of "best practices" which can be used by newcomers to APL on the road to being Application Developers. The courses will give basic introductions to each discipline and present practices that Dyalog considers to be the best, at this point in time. They are not only intended to be useful to newcomers to APL but also to old-timers who want a "brush up". We would also like to encourage experienced APL software developers to take part in the courses and help us make the discussions around each topic better and broader.
Please review the courses and the overall conference outline below.
Dyalog '12 Courses and Conference outline, 14th-18th October
| Training Courses Stream 1 |
Training Courses Stream 2 |
Training Courses Stream 3 |
Training Courses Stream 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday morning |
C1 Managing External Data Part I – Gitte Christensen | C4 User Commands – Dan Baronet | C7 Tuning Workshop – Roger Hui & Morten Kromberg | C9 Web Applications I (Web Servers) – Brian Becker |
| Sunday afternoon |
C2 Managing External Data Part II – Gitte Christensen & Bjørn Christensen | C5 (Nearly) Everything you need to know about Namespaces – John Daintree | C8 Starting a New Application – Morten Kromberg & Dan Baronet | C10 Web Applications II (Web Services) – Brian Becker |
| Monday | Conference Day 1 | |||
| Tuesday | Conference Day 2 | |||
| Wednesday | Conference Day 3 – Banquet in the evening | |||
| Thursday morning |
Conference Day 4 – closes at lunch | |||
| Thursday afternoon |
C3 Managing External Data III – Gitte Christensen & Dan Baronet | C6 Writing testable GUI – Kai Jaeger | C7 Tuning Workshop (repeat) – Roger Hui & Morten Kromberg | C11 Secure Applications – Brian Becker & Bjørn Christensen |
We will be updating the conference programme regularly as we get closer to the dates. Please check regularly for updates on abstracts and sessions here.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Elsinore!