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PL vs. PXI'm beginning to wonder if I'm in the wrong field. Many seems to be fixated on just language rather than resulting programming experiences (e.g. does this code look good vs. how was this code written?). The general sentiment of the field is clearly language-focused; e.g. take this post from pl-enthusiast:
So a focus on abstractions in the abstract, which is completely reasonable. But does is it really represent programming? Not really, PL doesn't seem to be about programming. It has applications to programming, but...
So...PL is not about programming, rather it is a specific kind of theory field oriented around abstraction, which has applications for many other activities as well. In that case, my disillusionment with PL is just a matter of misguided expectation. But that begs the question: what is a good academic home to talk about programming experiences, where PL is just a minor component of those activities? HCI? SE? None of those feel right. By Sean McDirmid at 2015-09-07 22:57 | LtU Forum | previous forum topic | next forum topic | other blogs | 23282 reads
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