UPCOMING LANGUAGES & FEATURES: SCALA, CLOJURE AND REACTIVE LINQ

Host

Kresten Krab Thorup

Track abstract

Improving programming tools, and in particular programming languages, continue to be one of the most important ways in which we improve programmer productivity. The last few years we have seen a significant surge in new programming languages (and old ones being resurrected). In this track we will take a look at some of the more promising ones, and see where they are headed, and why.