‹Programming› 2020
Mon 23 - Thu 26 March 2020 Porto, Portugal

The International Conference on the Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming is a new conference focused on programming topics including the experience of programming. We have named it ‹Programming› for short. ‹Programming› 2020 is the fourth edition of the conference.
‹Programming› seeks for papers that advance knowledge of programming on any relevant topic, including programming practice and experience.

In order to present at ‹Programming› 2020, papers must be submitted to the first, second or third 2020 issue of that journal (timeline).

Dates
Plenary
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Wed 25 Mar

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10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Reflecting on ProgrammingResearch Papers at Auditorium
11:00
30m
Research paper
Did JHotDraw respect the Law of Good Style? - A deep dive into the nature of false positives of bad code smells
Research Papers
Daniel Speicher Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology, B-IT
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11:30
30m
Research paper
Programming Paradigms, Turing Completeness and Computational Thinking
Research Papers
Greg Michaelson Heriot-Watt University
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12:00
30m
Research paper
Sub-method, partial behavioral reflection with Reflectivity: Looking back on 10 years of use
Research Papers
Steven Costiou INRIA Lille, Vincent Aranega Université Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Inria, UMR 9189 - CRIStAL, Marcus Denker INRIA Lille
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12:30 - 14:00
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Engineering CorrectnessResearch Papers at Auditorium
14:00
30m
Research paper
Lightweight Lexical Test Prioritization for Immediate Feedback
Research Papers
Toni Mattis Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Robert Hirschfeld Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI), Germany
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14:30
30m
Research paper
Robust Contract Evolution in a TypeSafe MicroServices Architecture
Research Papers
João Costa Seco NOVA LINCS -- Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Paulo Ferreira OutSystems SA, Hugo Lourenço OutSystems SA, Carla Ferreira Universidade Nova Lisboa, Lucio Ferrao OutSystems
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15:00
30m
Research paper
Sthread: In-Vivo Model-Checking of Multithreaded Programs
Research Papers
Gene Cooperman Northeastern University, Martin Quinson École Normale Supérieure Rennes
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15:30 - 16:00
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 17:30
Thinking about DataResearch Papers at Auditorium
Chair(s): Jonathan Edwards
16:00
30m
Research paper
Bacatá: Notebooks for DSLs, Almost for Free
Research Papers
Mauricio Verano Merino Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Jurgen Vinju CWI, Netherlands, Tijs van der Storm CWI & University of Groningen, Netherlands
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16:30
30m
Research paper
Fine-Grained, Language-Based Access Control for Database-Backed Applications
Research Papers
Ezra Zigmond Harvard University, Stephen Chong Harvard University, Christos Dimoulas PLT @ Northwestern University, Scott Moore Galois, Inc
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17:00
30m
Research paper
Foundations of a live data exploration environment
Research Papers
Tomas Petricek University of Kent
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Thu 26 Mar

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10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Machines Thinking about ProgramsResearch Papers at Auditorium
Chair(s): Coen De Roover Vrije Universiteit Brussel
11:00
30m
Research paper
Automatically Tracing Imprecision Causes in JavaScript Static Analysis
Research Papers
Hongki Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Changhee Park KAIST, Sukyoung Ryu KAIST
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11:30
30m
Research paper
Constructing Hybrid Incremental Compilers for Cross-Module Extensibility with an Internal Build System
Research Papers
Jeff Smits Delft University of Technology, Gabriël Konat Delft University of Technology, Eelco Visser Delft University of Technology
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12:00
30m
Research paper
Reusing Static Analysis across Different Domain-Specific Languages using Reference Attribute Grammars
Research Papers
Johannes Mey Technische Universität Dresden, Thomas Kühn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, René Schöne Technische Universität Dresden, Uwe Aßmann TU Dresden, Germany
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12:30 - 14:00
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Thinking ConcurrentlyResearch Papers at Auditorium
Chair(s): Matthew Flatt University of Utah
14:00
30m
Research paper
Implementing a Language for Distributed Systems: Choices and Experiences with Type Level and Macro Programming in Scala
Research Papers
Pascal Weisenburger Technische Universität Darmstadt, Guido Salvaneschi Technische Universität Darmstadt
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14:30
30m
Research paper
Reference Capabilities for Safe Parallel Array Programming
Research Papers
Beatrice Åkerblom Stockholm University, Elias Castegren Uppsala University, Tobias Wrigstad Uppsala University
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15:00
30m
Research paper
Gavial: Programming the web with multi-tier FRP
Research Papers
Bob Reynders Chonnam National University, Frank Piessens KU Leuven, Dominique Devriese Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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15:30 - 16:00
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 17:30
Programming with StyleResearch Papers at Auditorium
16:00
30m
Research paper
Generating a Generic Fluent API in Java
Research Papers
Tomoki Nakamaru Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Shigeru Chiba The University of Tokyo
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16:30
30m
Research paper
Functional Programming in Pattern-Match-Oriented Programming Style
Research Papers
Satoshi Egi Rakuten Institute of Technology, Rakuten, Inc. / The University of Tokyo, Yuichi Nishiwaki The University of Tokyo
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Accepted Papers

Title
Automatically Tracing Imprecision Causes in JavaScript Static Analysis
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Bacatá: Notebooks for DSLs, Almost for Free
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Constructing Hybrid Incremental Compilers for Cross-Module Extensibility with an Internal Build System
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Did JHotDraw respect the Law of Good Style? - A deep dive into the nature of false positives of bad code smells
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Fine-Grained, Language-Based Access Control for Database-Backed Applications
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Foundations of a live data exploration environment
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Functional Programming in Pattern-Match-Oriented Programming Style
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Gavial: Programming the web with multi-tier FRP
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Generating a Generic Fluent API in Java
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Implementing a Language for Distributed Systems: Choices and Experiences with Type Level and Macro Programming in Scala
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Lightweight Lexical Test Prioritization for Immediate Feedback
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Programming Paradigms, Turing Completeness and Computational Thinking
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Reference Capabilities for Safe Parallel Array Programming
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Reusing Static Analysis across Different Domain-Specific Languages using Reference Attribute Grammars
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Robust Contract Evolution in a TypeSafe MicroServices Architecture
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Sthread: In-Vivo Model-Checking of Multithreaded Programs
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
Sub-method, partial behavioral reflection with Reflectivity: Looking back on 10 years of use
Research Papers
Link to publication DOI Pre-print

Call for Papers

Scope

The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming accepts papers that advance knowledge of programming. Almost anything about programming is in scope, but in each case there should be a clear relevance to the act and experience of programming. Additionally, papers must be written in a scholarly form. Scholarly works are those that describe ideas in the context of other ideas that are already known, so to contribute to the systematic and long-standing chaining of knowledge. Papers that fail to properly contextualize the work will not be considered.

We accept descriptions of work under different perspectives:

  • Art: knowledge and technical skills acquired through practice and personal experiences. Examples include libraries, frameworks, languages, APIs, programming models and styles, programming pearls, and essays about programming.

  • Science (Theoretical): knowledge and technical skills acquired through mathematical formalisms. Examples include formal programming models and proofs.

  • Science (Empirical): knowledge and technical skills acquired through experiments and systematic observations. Examples include user studies and programming-related data mining.

  • Engineering: knowledge and technical skills acquired through designing and building large systems and through calculated application of principles in building those systems. Examples include measurements of artifacts’ properties, development processes and tools, and quality assurance methods.

Independent of the type of work, the journal accepts submissions covering several areas of expertise, including but not limited to:

  • General-purpose programming
  • Distributed systems programming
  • Parallel and multi-core programming
  • Graphics and GPU programming
  • Security programming
  • User interface programming
  • Database programming
  • Visual and live programming
  • Data mining and machine learning programming, and for programming
  • Interpreters, virtual machines, and compilers
  • Modularity and separation of concerns
  • Model-based development
  • Metaprogramming and reflection
  • Testing and debugging
  • Program verification
  • Programming education
  • Programming environments
  • Social coding

Upon submission, authors are requested to state what type of paper they are submitting and what areas of expertise are covered by the paper. These two classifications, combined, are used to select reviewers and to apply suitable assessment criteria for the papers. They are not used beyond that purpose. Misclassification by the authors may lead to negative assessments from reviewers.

Paper Selection

The following criteria are used when evaluating submitted papers:

  • Novelty and Importance: The paper presents new insights or results, and contributes significantly to the advancement, analysis, or synthesis of knowledge in the field.
  • Scholarship and Clarity: The paper places its ideas and results appropriately and clearly within the context established by previous research in the field.

More specific criteria for assessing papers depends on the type of the paper:

  • Papers submitted as “The Art” should include a very solid contextualization of the work, and, when applicable, they should include the artifacts themselves.
  • Papers submitted as “Science” should describe the methods or formalisms in detail, as well as any data and scripts used to analyze it.
  • Papers submitted as “Engineering” should present the methods in detail, unveil results that are clearly better than some accepted baseline, and include the artifacts used to reach the conclusions.

Artifacts are recommended, but not required, for the initial submission. Depending on the papers, reviewers may take the existence of artifacts as a positive signal about the work. Also depending on the papers, artifacts may be required as a condition for publication.

Reviewing and Selection Process

There are two rounds of review. The first round assesses the papers according to the quality criteria stated above, and results in the selection of a subset of submissions that are either accepted as-is or are deemed potentially acceptable. All other papers are rejected. Authors of potentially acceptable papers are requested to improve specific aspects of the research and the paper. Authors are given a specified period of time to perform the revisions and re-submit the paper. During the second and final reviewing round, the same reviewers assess how well the revision requests have been addressed by the authors, and whether the final paper maintains or improves the level of contribution of the original submission. Revisions that significantly lessen the contribution of the work or that fail to adequately address the reviewers’ original concerns will result in the paper’s rejection.

Papers rejected in either the first or second phases may be resubmitted one more time to the journal. The resubmission will be treated as a new submission, and the paper may be assigned to new reviewers. After a second rejection, subsequent submissions of the same paper will be desk-rejected.

Submission

Use the the online submission system at EasyChair.

Typesetting

Submissions must use the LaTeX template of the journal. Please download the template package; a manual is included.

The template is also available in Overleaf.

Language and Page Limits

Papers must be written in English using high standards of writing. Papers that show poor mastery of the English language will be rejected without review.

The main part of the paper should not exceed 22 pages (in the provided style), but there is no limit for bibliography and appendices. The page limit for the main part of the paper is in place in order to keep the paper on focus and to avoid overloading the reviewers. Authors are encouraged to move important details to appendices, which may be consulted by the reviewers. In some cases, if authors feel that the main part requires substantially more pages, they should explain the reasons why in the additional comments field of the submission form; examples of these cases may include papers with substantial source code listings, and essays. Papers whose length is incommensurate with their contribution will be rejected.

The submission is required to contain an ACM subject classification.

Abstract

Each submission must be accompanied by a plain-language abstract of up to 500 words that presents the key points in the paper in a manner understandable by experienced practitioners and researchers in nearby disciplines. The abstract should avoid mathematical symbols whenever possible, and it must address the following:

  • Context: What is the broad context of the work? What is the importance of the general research area?
  • Inquiry: What problem or question does the paper address? How has this problem or question been addressed by others (if at all)?
  • Approach: What was done that unveiled new knowledge?
  • Knowledge: What new facts were uncovered? If the research was not results oriented, what new capabilities are enabled by the work?
  • Grounding: What argument, feasibility proof, artifacts, or results and evaluation support this work?
  • Importance: Why does this work matter?

NOTE: The absence of an abstract conforming to this specification is grounds for the rejection of the paper without review.

Attribution, Prior Papers, and Concurrent Submissions

Submitted papers must present original work made by the authors, must not overlap significantly with the authors’ previously published work, and must not be under review on another journal or conference.

Single-Blind Review

Currently, review uses a traditional process where author names are visible to reviewers. Submissions do not need to be anonymized to hide author names.