“Who cares about elegance?” The role of aesthetics in programming language design

Authors:
Bruce J. MacLennan
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Venue:
ACM SIGPLAN Notices
Year:
1997

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Abstract

The crucial role played by aesthetics in programming language design and the importance of elegance in programming languages are defended on the basis of analogies with structural engineering, as presented in Billington's The Tower and the Bridge.