SPLASH 2026
Sun 4 - Fri 9 October 2026 Oakland, California, United States
co-located with SPLASH/ISSTA 2026
Mon 5 Oct 2026 13:30 - 14:10 at OCC 208 - Session 2

The year is 2026. A growing number of software developers delegate their thinking to machines controlled by big corporations, which secretly pursue their own hidden agendas. Worst of all, the developers have less and less of an idea how the systems that they develop work.

How can we bring back fun and engagement to the software development process?

Embark on a fascinating journey through over 150 colorful panels of this avant-garde visual essay to find out!

Mon 5 Oct

Displayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change

13:30 - 15:00
13:30
40m
Talk
Programs Should Be Comics, Their Execution — Animation
Onward! Essays
Maciej Godek Gdynia Maritime University
14:10
40m
Talk
Towards Critical Abstraction for Software
Onward! Essays
Alice Chung University of California, San Diego, Devamardeep Hayatpur University of California, San Diego, Philip Guo University of California San Diego, Tomas Petricek Charles University
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