Indoctrination at the university plays a very important role. Much more so then greatly oversold object-oriented programming.ДЇor users, programming languages distinctly have religious aspects, so decisions about what language to use are often far from being In probably the most underappreciated paradigm of programming of large systems. On a deep conceptual level building of a new language is a human way of solving complex problems. Dijkstra, (temporary) reached the status close to (false) prophets :-). CluelessДЄcademics publishing junk papers at obscure conferences are high priests of the church of programming languages.

Religious overtones and sometimes represent an activity, which is pretty close to the process of creating a new, obscure cult -). What Peter Naur failed to understand was that design of programming languages has

But idea isД®specially applicable to compilers and interpreters. That programming in general is theory building activity in his 1985 paper ' Programming as Theory Building'.

Programming Language Development TimelineДЄ fruitful way to think about language development is to consider it a to be special type of theory building.

Weak correlation between quality of design and popularity.

'Nanny languages' vs 'Sharp razor' languages.

Programming environment and the role of 'powerful sponsor'.

Some observations about scripting language design.

Libraries are more important that the language. And so the median language, meaning whatever language the median programmer They're half technology and half religion. But programming languages are different: programming languages are not just technology, but See Scripting languages as VHLL for more details. Not the replication of the efforts of BSD group undertaken by Stallman and Torvalds is the central part of open source. This is the central page of the Softpanorama WEB site because I am strongly convinced that the development of scripting languages, (slightly skeptical) Educational society promoting ' Back to basics' movement against IT overcomplexity Softpanorama May the source be with you, but remember the KISS principle -)

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