Feed http://pldb.info/ PLDB: a Programming Language Database. Build the next great programming language. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:50:59 +0000 en-us An interview with Chris Lattner http://pldb.info/chrisLattner.html Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 New PLDB Subreddit http://pldb.info/subreddit.html Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Hello, World...year 7! http://pldb.info/hello-world-year-7.html Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Moonbit creator Hongbo Zhang http://pldb.info/hongboZhang.html Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Where does software innovation happen? A zoomable map http://pldb.info/whereInnovation.html Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Microsoft SandDance creator Steven Drucker http://pldb.info/stevenDrucker.html Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with JSON creator Douglas Crockford http://pldb.info/douglasCrockford.html Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with nomnoml creator Daniel Kallin http://pldb.info/danielKallin.html Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Introducing a new term: Leet Sheets http://pldb.info/leetSheets.html Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Video: Adding a language to PLDB http://pldb.info/addLanguageDemo.html Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 At What Age Do Programmers Write Languages? http://pldb.info/ages.html Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Every top 10 programming language has a single creator http://pldb.info/aSingleCreator.html Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 What languages do the people who build languages use? http://pldb.info/foundationScore.html Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 What can we learn from programming language version numbers? http://pldb.info/versions.html Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Exploration of the ages of programming language creators http://pldb.info/ageExploration.html Sat, 25 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 The Ages of Programming Language Creators http://pldb.info/ageAtCreation.html Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Rexx creator Mike Cowlishaw http://pldb.info/mikecowlishaw-interview.html Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Tcl creator John Ousterhout http://pldb.info/JohnOusterhout.html Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Janet contributor Josef Pospíšil http://pldb.info/josefPospisilInterview.html Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Mu creator Dr. Kartik Agaram http://pldb.info/kartik.html Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Pascal and Oberon creator Dr. Niklaus Wirth http://pldb.info/niklausWirth.html Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with AWK creator Dr. Brian Kernighan http://pldb.info/brianKernighan.html Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 A brief interview with Common Lisp creator Dr. Scott Fahlman http://pldb.info/scottFalhmanInterview.html Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Where are the most programming languages created? http://pldb.info/originCountries11-3-2022.html Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 What is the growth in programming languages over time? http://pldb.info/number-of-programming-languages.html Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Languages of the year: 1972 - 2022 http://pldb.info/languages-of-the-year-1972-2022.html Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 The One Letter Programming Languages http://pldb.info/the-one-letter-programming-languages.html Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 print() debugging in over 300 languages http://pldb.info/print-debugging-in-over-300-languages.html Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 A Language Without Comments http://pldb.info/a-language-without-comments.html Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Does every programming language have line comments? http://pldb.info/does-every-programming-language-support-line-comments.html Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Hello, World...year 5! http://pldb.info/hello-world-year-5.html Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Hello, world...year 3! http://pldb.info/hello-world-year-3.html Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:00:00 +0000 How many major global programming competitions are there? http://pldb.info/how-many-major-global-programming-competitions-are-there.html Sat, 07 Sep 2019 20:00:00 +0000 How many programmers are there in the world? http://pldb.info/how-many-programmers-are-there-in-the-world.html Wed, 29 May 2019 20:00:00 +0000 Does every programming language have a central package repository? http://pldb.info/does-every-programming-language-have-a-central-package-repository.html Thu, 07 Feb 2019 20:00:00 +0000 Which programming languages use indentation? http://pldb.info/which-programming-languages-use-indentation.html Thu, 24 Jan 2019 20:00:00 +0000 Hello, world...year 2! http://pldb.info/hello-world-year-2.html Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:00:00 +0000 When did GitHub become the place to host new programming language projects? http://pldb.info/when-did-github-become-the-place-to-create-new-programming-languages.html Fri, 09 Nov 2018 20:00:00 +0000 What letters do programming languages start with? http://pldb.info/what-letter-should-your-language-start-with.html Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:00:00 +0000 What is the growth in programming languages over time? http://pldb.info/what-is-the-growth-in-programming-languages-over-time.html Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000 What are the best programming language visualizations? http://pldb.info/what-are-the-best-programming-language-visualizations.html Mon, 11 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000 How Many Web APIs are there in the World? http://pldb.info/how-many-web-apis-are-there-in-the-world.html Sat, 25 Nov 2017 20:00:00 +0000 How Many Programming Languages are there in the World? http://pldb.info/how-many-programming-languages-are-there-in-the-world.html Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:00:00 +0000 Hello, world! http://pldb.info/hello-world.html Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:00:00 +0000