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Pipedream: an incomplete review of the literature

Previously on this blog, I introduced the idea of Pipedream, a novel system for creating and understanding software1. This post is meant to sketch out some of the historical work on similar systems, in order to help understanding of the new ideas. Sweet. Yes. On with it! Values and visions If I thought that the way programming was typically done was mostly OK, I wouldn’t need to make something like Pipedream. Read more →

Pipedream: an incomplete review of the literature

Previously on this blog, I introduced the idea of Pipedream, a novel system for creating and understanding software1. This post is meant to sketch out some of the historical work on similar systems, in order to help understanding of the new ideas. Sweet. Yes. On with it! Values and visions If I thought that the way programming was typically done was mostly OK, I wouldn’t need to make something like Pipedream. Read more →