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"This is the nub of what I want to say. A language design can no longer be a thing. It must be a pattern -- a pattern for growth -- a pattern for growing the
by jfm3 16y ago
"This is the nub of what I want to say. A language design can no longer be a thing. It must be a pattern -- a pattern for growth -- a pattern for growing the pattern for defining
the patterns that programmers can use for their real work and their main goal."
One of the most incredible CS things I've ever taken in.
- dantheman 16y agoThat's at time stamp ~13:18 I'm 100% in agreement, this applies not only to languages, but up and down the technology stack. We need to use datastores that support schema evolution, data objects that assume and open world and not a closed world.
- anactofgod 15y agoActually, it's at 41:53, not 13:18. Though the lead-in just prior (41:38), is worth hearing, too.