Software Language Engineering FAQ
Looking forward delivering the keynote for SLE 2019 at SPLASH 2019 in Athens. Title Software Language Engineering -- 42 Frequently Asked Questions Speaker Ralf Lämmel, Software (Language) Engineer, Facebook, Probability London Abstract See the questions below. Beware of an Easter egg. As if I knew the answers or was entitled to answer! My talk will cherry-pick from the list and deliver informed opinions. Your questions and answers will be as good as mine. On the term "software language" (SL): Q1: What is the definition of (the term) SL? Q2: What different types of SLs do exist? Q3: What are borderline examples of SLs? Q4: Why not just call it computer language? Q5: Why is such a broad notion useful? Q6: What parallels exist between software and natural languages? Q7: When was the term coined, by whom, and why? On the term "SL engineering" (SLE): Q8: What is the definition of SLE? Q9: How can SLE be viewed as a specialization of SE? Q1...