Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of ACM’s SPLASH/OOPSLA Conference Series:
Escaped from the Lab: ACM’s SPLASH Influences on the Future of Software?
Moderator:
- Steven Fraser, Innoxec
Raconteur:
- Dennis Mancl, MSWX
Panelists:
- Jonathan Aldrich, CMU – General Chair SPLASH 2015
- Kent Beck, Thinkies – Program Chair OOPSLA 1989
- Crista Lopes, UCI – Program Chair OOPSLA 2013
- Doug Schmidt, William & Mary – Program Chair OOSPLA 2004
- Guy Steele, Tech Squares – Program Chair OOPSLA 2003
Escaped from the Lab: ACM’s SPLASH Influences on the Future of Software?
New technologies continue to transform the landscape of programming languages and software engineering. The past 40 years have seen advances in hardware with the evolution of global high speed/capacity networking, mobile devices, IoT, and data centers. Technology innovations have inspired the emergence of software platforms such as web APIs, cloud computing, microservices, and LLM-based AI. Where will we go next? Application programming is no longer limited to the educated, trained, and experienced professional. Users now craft their own spreadsheets, scripting tools, and AI prompt engineering interfaces to define new algorithms, workflows, and automation. In the future, how will SPLASH and similar conferences contribute to catalyzing collaborations, making connections, disseminating research results, and sharing best practices with our dynamic community.
