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PL Perspectives

Perspectives on computing and technology from and for those with an interest in programming languages.
Bad Reasons to Reject Good Papers, and vice versa

Bad Reasons to Reject Good Papers, and vice versa

Peer review is an essential aspect of academic research, giving a feedback loop that stimulates and rewards high-quality work – but as we all know, it doesn’t always function well. To help maintain a consensus of what constitutes good reviewing, this note spells out some bad and good reasons to reject and accept papers.

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Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop: Ten Years Later

Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop: Ten Years Later

The Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop (PLMW) is directed at new members of the PL community: senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students. With its first edition taking place in January 2012, PLMW is coming up on its ten year anniversary. We take a look back at how PLMW has grown and evolved, and imagine where it could go next.

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