What Counts as a Programming Language? • Chelsea Troy • YOW! 2021

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2021. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Chelsea Troy - Independent Software Engineer @HeyChelseaTroy RESOURCES https://chelseatroy.com https://twitter.com/HeyChelseaTroy https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseatroy https://github.com/chelseatroy ABSTRACT When we think of programming languages, we think of Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, or Python. We don’t think of CSS, SQL, or HTML. And we don’t think of #Alloy, #Modelica, or #SNOBOL—in fact, maybe we haven’t even heard of all those. But what’s the distinction? And maybe most importantly, what can we learn as programmers from “not programming languages” We’ll cover: • What we can learn from questioning how we categorize things • How to identify “assumed context,” and why it matters • Lessons learned from “domain specific” programming languages [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Kevlin Henney • 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/2Yahf9U Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ Michael Jackson • Software Requirements and Specifications • https://amzn.to/3ql2T14 Geoffrey West • Scale • http://amzn.to/3eKMbpc Donald G. Reinertsen • The Principles of Product Development Flow • https://amzn.to/3hJ2Ye2 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Tech #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareTechnology #ProgrammingLanguages #ChelseaTroy #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1