Forge your ideas into prize-winning APL tools
Got a side project you have been meaning to build?
The APL Forge gives you the excuse, and rewards you with £2,500 and an expenses-paid trip to present your work at a Dyalog user meeting.
Build something useful, clever or beautiful in or for APL, and the prize is yours.
Present your project at a Dyalog user meeting, with your travel and expenses covered.
Your work will be shared with the global APL community through Dyalog’s channels.
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Libraries, applications, tools, and games where the core logic is written in Dyalog APL. A working proof of concept is a valid entry.
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Plugins, language bridges, websites, books, videos, and tutorials that make APL easier to use or learn, without being written in APL.
The brief is deliberately open: submit a tool, library, data pipeline, or application. Anything useful built with or for Dyalog APL qualifies, and it does not need to be polished or production-ready. If you are new to APL, then that is fine too.
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Two categories: build something in APL, or build something for APL. Either way, the prize is £2,500 and an expenses-paid trip to present your work at Dyalog’s next user meeting.
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From a high school student’s radar system to a voxel game by an APL newcomer, our winners show what’s possible in and for APL. Here’s what they built, in their own words.
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Who can enter, what counts as a valid submission, and what the judges are actually looking for. It’s less demanding than you might expect: a working proof of concept is enough to enter.
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Not sure what to build? Browse project ideas for both categories, from APL libraries to language bridges and video series. Or send us an idea of your own for someone else to pick up.
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Got a question? Chances are it’s already answered here, from who can enter and what you can submit to how entries are judged. If not, get in touch and we’ll help.
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Can’t find the answer you need? Whether you’re checking that your idea qualifies, stuck on your project, or just curious about the APL Forge, send us a message and we’re happy to help.