{"id":185,"date":"2008-12-03T16:48:26","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T21:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alarmingdevelopment.org\/?p=185"},"modified":"2008-12-03T16:48:26","modified_gmt":"2008-12-03T21:48:26","slug":"speaking-at-cusec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alarmingdevelopment.org\/?p=185","title":{"rendered":"Speaking at CUSEC"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been invited to speak at CUSEC<\/a>. Looks like a fun conference, and some of the other speakers are interesting, like Dan Ingalls and Avi Bryant. My talk is Iconoclasm for fun and profit<\/em>. Abstract:<\/p>\n

In the first part of this talk I will present an experiment in non-textual programming: Schematic Tables, a new representation for conditionals. Roughly a cross between decision tables and data flow graphs, they represent computation and decision-making orthogonally. They unify the full range of conditional constructs, from if statements through pattern matching to polymorphic predicate dispatch. Program logic is maintained in a declarative canonical form that enforces completeness and disjointness among choices. Schematic tables can be used either as a code specification\/generation tool, or as a self-contained diagrammatic programming language. They give program logic the clarity of truth tables, and support high-level direct manipulation of that logic, avoiding much of the mental computation demanded by conventional conditionals.<\/p>\n

The second part of the talk will look at the prospects for progress in the theory and practice of programming. Contrary to conventional wisdom, programming is still in its infancy. I will argue that the current blockage cannot persist, and point out some of the cracks in the dam. I conclude with some career advice for smart young programmers who want to change the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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