InteractiveDataLanguage

InteractiveDataLanguage (IDL for short, sometimes confused with the CorbaInterfaceDefinitionLanguage)

An ArrayOrientedLanguage created by DavidStern and commercialized by ResearchSystemsInc. Excellent for scientific data-processing. Similar to MatLab, but with earlier (and better) support for arrays > 2 dimensions. IDL was also the starting point for the PvWaveLanguage.

Some books:

• "Practical IDL Programming" - ISBN 1558607005
• "IDL Programming Techniques" - ISBN 096623832X

-- GeoffSobering