Who’s in Charge of Your Favorite Programming Language? 2019 Edition!
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A comparative survey of programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Ruby, Groovy, Kotlin, PHP, Clojure, etc.) that evaluates each language’s governance and community through legal, ethical and aesthetic lenses. The talk examines who controls decision-making, sets priorities, and drives development for each language, and highlights strengths and risks tied to those governance models.
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