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Computer Science - Brian Kernighan on successful language design
University of Nottingham
Brian Kernighan gives a talk at the University of Nottingham on how to succeed in language design without really trying. He draws on his experience with awk and other languages.
HN cites it as a practical talk on language design and for background on awk from one of its authors.
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