The Programming Language Wars
The discipline of computer science has a long and complicated history with computer programming languages. Historically, inventors have created language products for a wide variety of reasons, from attempts at making domain-specific tasks easier, to technical achievements, to economic, social, or political reasons. UNLV Assistant Professor Andreas Stefik discusses the programming language wars, a term which describes the broad divergence of language designs, their impact on the world, and the communities that support them.
| The Programming Language Wars |
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