Introduction
All the tutorials are contained in:
(Install_Directory)/doc/tutorials
By default the Install_Directory is /usr/local/aplus-fsf-x.xx
(where x.xx is version.release)
i.e. /usr/local/aplus-fsf-4.18/doc/tutorials/GettingStarted
This set of tutorials deals primarily with the A+ language. However,
the first one, GettingStarted, is designed to do just what its name
says, to introduce you to the A+ application development system in
which you will work.
If you are relatively new to programming in A+ or APL, or if you are
rusty, go on to ScalarFunctions. If you are familiar with APL,
however, go on to SimpleArrays instead and look for the differences
between A+ and the APL dialects you know.
A+ uses the special APL character set, which requires special key
sequences for entry; see the keyboard layout diagrams in Chapter 2
and Appendix B of the A+ Reference Manual.
A+ Language Tutorials
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| File |Summary of Topics |
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|GettingStarted |Emacs and A+ |
|ScalarFunctions |Elementary A+ |
|Syntax |Well-Formed A+ Expressions |
|SimpleArrays |The Primitive Functions for Simple, Flat Data |
|Assignment |The Various Forms of Assignment, or Specification |
|NestedArrays |The Primitive Functions for Composite Data |
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In addition to these tutorials, there are two subdirectories:
- one containing tutorials for screen management and some material
for examples, treating all classes except graphs (s.tutorials);
start with s.tutorials/introduction;
- one containing a tutorial on the graph display class and a file of
data for examples (graphs);