Programming Languages in a Time of Technical Disruptionakcheung/pnw16/zorn.pdf · Programming Languages in a Time of Technical Disruption Ben Zorn Principal Researcher and Research

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ProgrammingLanguagesinaTimeofTechnicalDisruption

BenZornPrincipalResearcherandResearchManager

ResearchinSoftwareEngineering (RiSE)GroupMicrosoftResearch,Redmond

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machinelearning

naturallanguageprocessing

HCI

cloudcomputing

bigdata

mobile

sensors

EnergyandSustainability

SecurityandPrivacy

TechnologyforDevelopment

MedicineandGlobalHealthEducation

ScientificDiscovery

Transportation

NeuralEngineering

ElderCare Accessibility

InteractingwiththePhysicalWorld

CORECSE

Graphic:Lazowska

TheRapidlyExpandingWorldofComputing

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ImplicationsofCS+X…QuestionstoConsider:• Howmuchdoesyourlifedependonsoftwarebeingcorrect?•What’sthetrend?• Dogovernmentshavetheunderstandingand/orabilitytoregulatethistrend?•Whendoyoustartworrying?

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EveryobjectisacomputerRing.com Nest

MSBand

AmazonEcho

TeslaModelS

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Everycompanyisasoftwarecompany

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Everythingyoudoisrecorded

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Isn’tthisaProgrammingLanguagesWorkshop?!

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Programminglanguageshaveimpact

• Financialmodeling:Spreadsheets• Minicomputers/PCs:C/Unix• Web:Java/WWW• Web2.0:HTML+JavaScript+CSS• Statistics:S,R,…

However…• HowmanycompaniesshowinginterestinPLDI?• WhyisindustryattendanceatSPLASH/OOPSLAreduced?

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Howwillprogramminglanguagestakeusforward?•Understandingverticalsbetter• Cyber-physicalsystems• Health,energy, transportation,…

•Howwouldyou preventStuxnet?• ComputerScientist:“Reduceattacksurfaceinsoftware…”•Mechanicalengineer:“Putalimitswitchinthecentrifuges!”

•Gowheretheproblemsare…

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Publichealthisimportant…

Whatdoesthis…

…havetodowiththis?

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SafeCyberPhysicalSystemsExpedition

Safeandcomplexautonomy interactingwiththephysicalworld atscaleandwithoutfailures.

Ranveer Chandra Mobility and Networking Research Mike Chieh-Jan Liang MobileandSensing SystemsGroupAlex Ching Hardware lab Shaz Qadeer Research in Software Engineering Ethan K. Jackson Research in Software Engineering Patrick Therien Hardware labChris Hawblitzel Systems Research Group Feng Zhao Mobile and Sensing Systems GroupAshish Kapoor Adaptive Systems and Interaction Group Benjamin Zorn Research in Software Engineering

Slidecourtesy ofJeannetteWing

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CalltoAction

•Smartobjectswillreplacedumbobjects• Thesoftwareembeddedinthisobjects

willbewritteninthenext5years,butwillhaveimplicationsforthenext50years

• Ourliveswilldependon theseobjects…• “IBOUGHT SOME AWFUL LIGHT BULBS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO”• ByMatthewGarrett,https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/40397.html• (viaJonathanProtzenko)

• Weneedlanguages,tools,andprocesses tomaketheseobjectssafe

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TheCathedralandtheSkyscraper

Heroiceffort,amazingengineering,oneofakind…

Strongermaterials,reusablecomponents,mathematicalanalysis…

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