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Wilfred Hughes

Sep 18, 2017 at 15:12

Worthwhile article on considering PL creation as a design process: https://tomasp.net/blog/2017/design-side-of-pl/

The design side of programming language design

The design side of programming language design

The word design is often used when talking about programming languages. In fact, it even made it into the name of one of the most prestigious academic programming conferences. Yet, it is almost impossible to come across a paper about programming languages that uses design methods to study its subject. In this article, I want to convince you that this is a missed opportunity.