The 2026 winners have been announced. The 2027 round is open now.

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Need inspiration?

Not sure what to build? You’re not alone – this is often the biggest blocker. Below are ideas that have been suggested by the APL community, ranging from quick weekend projects to more ambitious multi-week builds. Pick one, adapt it, or use it as a jumping-off point for something entirely your own.

Remember: you don’t need to fully solve the problem. A working proof of concept is a valid entry.

Ideas for the APL Category

Approachable starting points

good for a weekend or two

  • A tool that takes a URL and extracts its HTML tables in a format suitable for further APL processing
  • A GUI for configuring ⎕CSV import/export options, with a preview and generated APL expression
  • A zip file library wrapping 219⌶
  • A basic authentication/authorisation module for a Jarvis/MiServer/DUI website
  • Solving Sudoku with backtracking

More ambitious projects

for those with more APL experience or time

  • NumPy in APL: a namespace implementing NumPy’s core members in APL
  • A library for 2D game rendering based on the Pixel Game Engine
  • A layer for a Jarvis/MiServer/DUI website to communicate with a backend database
  • A CI/CD system, similar to Jenkins or GitHub Actions
  • BusyBox for the APL interpreter: a library of comfortable CLI-style utilities for interactive sessions
  • Library of Combinators
  • Mesh generation using quadtrees
  • Finite element analysis
  • 3D printer support
  • RISC-V CPU emulator
Ideas for the non-APL Category

Non-APL Ideas

tools, content, or resources that support the use or learning of APL

  • An Android IDE — a mobile development environment for writing and running APL on Android
  • A video lecture series — covering a specialised domain using APL, with a companion code repository
  • A language bridge — connecting Dyalog APL to another programming language or ecosystem
  • A cover for a third-party statistics library — making a popular stats library accessible from APL
  • An extension to EWC — adding new functionality to Dyalog’s Enterprise Web Components
  • A new frontend for TryAPL — an improved online REPL experience for learning and experimenting with APL (note: a similar project won the 2026 non-APL category, so think about what could go further)
  • An APL syntax highlighter — for a popular editor or platform not yet supported
  • A beginner’s interactive tutorial — a self-guided, browser-based introduction to APL for complete newcomers
  • A cheat sheet or reference card — a well-designed, printable or digital quick reference for APL primitives

Have an idea you'd like to see built?

If you have a project idea but don’t want to build it yourself, share it here and we’ll add it to the list for others to pick up. A sentence or two is enough. Note that submitted ideas become part of the public list – you won’t retain rights to them.

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