May 11, 2022

Exploring High-Dimensionality in Language Design

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Exploring High-Dimensionality in Language Design

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Functional Programming Concurrency

Brooklyn Zelenka delivered a compelling talk about the future of programming languages. She argues that the way we think about and write code is overly complex and that smaller, domain-specific languages (DSLs) could make programming easier and more flexible. Zelenka suggests using existing infrastructure from robust languages (like Elixir) as a foundation to build composable mini-languages that are easier to understand and less prone to bugs. She details concepts like implicit parallelism and optimistic concurrency, proposing that these can be employed for more efficient code execution. She advocates for the development of programming tools and environments conducive to innovation, where the exploratory work in language design leads to the discovery of new, more efficient ways to write and manage code.

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