What are the Next Programming Models?

jg21 writes "In this opinion piece, Simeon Simeonov contemplates what truly new programming models have emerged recently, and nominates two: RIAs and what he calls 'composite applications' (i.e. using Java, .NET or any other programming language). He notes that Microsoft will be trying to achieve RIAs in Avalon, but that it's late out of the gate. He also cites David Heinemeier Hansson's Ruby on Rails project as showing great promise. 'As both a technologist and an investor I'm excited about the future,' Simeonov concludes. It's a thoughtful piece, infectious in its quiet enthusiasm. But what new models are missing from his essay?"

FP

[tigersha]

Functional Programming, not First Post!

No, no, no, no, please, no.

[erotic piebald]

No new 'paradigms' until we get all the other 'salvations' under control.

Or even better:

[Anonymous Coward]

Who are the next programming models?

How about spagetti?

[G3ckoG33k]

That's the first one I learned. Now I'm in to the lasagna model, with nice layers. Anything beyond that? Well, not me.

Miss Universe

[khendron]

Here's a new model who can program:

"Prior to being crowned Miss Universe 2005 [missuniverse.com], Natalie was a motivational speaker, model and a fundraiser. She recently received a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology Management and Marketing from Ryerson University..."

Re:How about spagetti?

[I8TheWorm]

I've seen a lot of tortellini coding lately, where all the programmers basically run around in circles.

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But what new models are missing from his essay?

[myowntrueself]

Well lets see now, programming metaphors for the modern age?

Theres oil-oriented programming (everything is a pipeline), terror-oriented programming (everything is a suicide bomber) and dollar-oriented programming (everything has a mandatory dollar sign at the beginning), to name but a few.

Re:Miss Universe

[ch-chuck]

if there's any reason for the aliens to wipe us earthlings off the face of the galaxy, it's for having the audacity to call our beauty contests "miss universe". I mean, really, how typically presumptious.

Re:Miss Universe

[learn fast]

Technology Management and Marketing

Nooooooooo!!!

Re:funny AND interesting, but yeah FP...

[Atzanteol]

LISP proved one thing. It doesn't matter what features your language has, if it has a crappy syntax nobody will ever use it.

(I'd (stab (my (eyeballs out)) (if I needed)) (to look)(at LISP) all ) day)
))))))))))))))))))))

Obligatory 20 closing paren's that inevitably appear...

Re:funny AND interesting, but yeah FP...

[Tumbleweed]

If languages continue to become higher and higher level, wouldn't we need to investigate this weird AI language from 1958

"Doh! Why do we need all these _new_ languages? Everyone knows programming languages were perfected in 1958. It's a scientific fact!" :)

Re:How about spagetti?

[colinrichardday]

What about ravioli programming, where you wrap the meat in shells?

Re:funny AND interesting, but yeah FP...

[llamaguy]

Q: How do you know when you've achieved Lisp Enlightenment? A: When the parenthesis vanish.

Re:FP

[JamesP]

I was thinking of Object Disoriented Programming...

d e l a y sl a sh f i l t err

Afraid of parenthesis? Stay away from XML!

[SimHacker]

If you're afraid of parenthesis, then you'd better not use XML! It has TWICE as many parens as Lisp. You should get a job flipping burgers or something, instead.

-Don

Re:funny AND interesting, but yeah FP...

[StarvingSE]

The best way of debugging lisp is to keep adding closing parantheses until the interpreter stops giving you errors...

Re:Mod parent up.

[Fahrenheit 450]

Hmmm... forgot my footnote:

[1] Unless, of course you muck with the type system via things like OCaml's Obj.magic, improper use of Marshaling, or being less than careful when you interface with C.

Re:Miss Universe

[Anonymous Coward]

Natalie was a motivational speaker

I suppose her acceptance speech began:

"I used to live in a VAN down by the RIVER! ..."

Our Programming Model

[Soulflame_2]

There isn't enough time to do it right the first time, but there's time to do it four or five times.

Re:DP

[glwtta]

Declarative Programming, not Data Processing!

Boy I was way off, then...

easy

[geekoid]

BEPL

Re:funny AND interesting, but yeah FP...

[PhotoGuy]

Reminds me of a post I saw on Usenet (r.h.f.?) many years ago; I can't find a reference to it any more, but it was someone claiming to have a copy of the LISP source code to SDI (Reagan's Star Wars project, from way back). They proved it by showing the last page of the code:

Slashdot won't let me post it, but it was a solid page of ))))'s.