Pages tagged with language-design
The Subtle Joys of Generic Methods
12/11/2008 python(48)language-design(4)common-lisp(2)The object system in Common Lisp has something that almost no one else does: generic methods. Also called multi-methods, these allow a flexible and safe approach to dynamically adding functionality to a class at runtime. It's monkey patching without the monkey. When I write my programming language in a few decades, these are going to be there.
Spoken Languages, Blub, and Convenience
05/25/2008 thoughts(9)language-design(4)A brief essay considering the link between spoken languages and programming languages and Paul Graham's theory of Blub.
Opinionated Programming Languages, The Huddled Masses, and Elitism
01/19/2008 language-design(4)java(2)scheme(1)community(1)The Language For Smart People and Language For Masses dichotomy is one that leaves a queasy feeling in my stomach. Just because a distinction has become accepted by the community doesn't mean it is a valid one.
Failure of Implicit Conventions: Determining Function Destructiveness
07/18/2007 language-design(4)functional(4)The distinction between destructive and non-destructive methods is important, but most languages rely on unwritten convention to differentiate one from the other. We need to do better than this.
Will Larson
Your delightful host.
Email: lethain[at]gmail
Develop at SocialCode.
Used to Digg, and Y!.
Popular
Tags
Recent
Top Referrers
- stackoverflow (22109)
- news.ycombinator (13474)
- reddit (9741)
- More…
All Rights Reserved, Will Larson 2007 - 2013.