Dyalog '15 - videos (weeks 6 & 7)

[Karen|Dyalog]

User Interfaces plus experimental and potential enhancements to Dyalog feature in the latest video releases. You can read more about Dyalog '15 at http://www.dyalog.com/user-meetings/dyalog15.htm

• D10 MiServer 3 UI Controls
Dan and Adám give us an overview of the controls, or "widgets", provided in MiServer 3.0 – from simple buttons to sophisticated grid objects. They walk us through a number of examples and small applications.
(http://video.dyalog.com/Dyalog15/?v=rB2ztjvqrNs)

• U05 APL Really Can Make Us Healthy(er) Paul Grosvenor (Optima Systems) discusses how large collections of medical data can be processed to increase treatment efficiency. He demonstrates COSMOS, a web-based tool developed by Optima Systems that helps users locate and understand complex relationships embedded within large data sets.
(http://video.dyalog.com/Dyalog15/?v=nU5eXzdJXhw)

• D13 External Workspaces.
Morten gives an introduction to the benefits and limitations of external workspaces; these allow efficient loading of functions and variables the first time they are used. Stig Nielsen (SimCorp) then shares his experience of using external workspaces in an application with over 100 MB of code.
(http://video.dyalog.com/Dyalog15/?v=aInyvTdMHMo)

• D16 Future Operators Proposals: Cut, Under, Merge.
John presents his thoughts on a proposed merge operator, including nomenclature and design considerations. Roger then explains the concept of under and cut operators, which were first introduced by Ken Iverson in the 1970s and 1980s respectively.
(http://video.dyalog.com/Dyalog15/?v=9KOto3xXS3c)