The Language of Programming • Anjana Vakil • GOTO 2019

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2019. #gotocon #gotochgo http://gotochgo.com Anjana Vakil - Engineering Learning & Development Lead at Mapbox ABSTRACT Humans use language to communicate with one another; humans use programming to communicate with machines (or do they?). In this talk we’ll look at the practice and culture of programming from the perspective of linguistics, the scientific study of the form, meaning, and function of language. We’ll explore what lessons we as programmers can learn from subfields as varied as grammar theory, language acquisition, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Code is language, language is collaboration, collaboration is power. We should consider code through the same cultural and cognitive [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotochgo.com/2019/sessions/815 https://twitter.com/gotochgo https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConference https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- http://gotocon.com #programming #ProgrammingLanguages Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO Conference near you! Get your ticket at http://gotocon.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1