CFP: "New Directions in Programming Languages"

[Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>]

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  IEEE Software Special Issue on "New Directions in Programming Languages"

                    Submission Deadline: 1 February 2014
                    Publication: September/October 2014

                Guest editors: Laurence Tratt and Adam Welc
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Computer programming as we know it today has a fairly long history. Fortran
was one of the first programming languages created and is still used today.
Why, though, isn't all programming today done in Fortran and other languages
of its era? One major reason is the diversification of those who want, or
need to program. Consequently, programming languages have evolved to satisfy
a diverse range of requirements for many different groups of programmers:
from professionals working for large software companies, through biologists,
chemists and physicists, to graphics designers and teenagers writing
applications for Android or iPhone. Furthermore, everyone wants their
software to run fast and modern programming languages must offer programmers
the ability to maximize utilization of the underlying hardware, which today
is often multi-core, many-core, or even heterogeneous.

In this special edition of IEEE Software, "What's New in Programming
Languages?", we are looking for contributions describing how modern
programming languages cope with the challenges posed by varied requirements
from different programmer groups, combined with the rapid evolution of
hardware platforms.

All submissions must take the form of case studies of language use, design
and/or implementation. Negative experiences (regarding features or
implementations that did not work well in practice) are welcome, as are
positive results. Submissions which show how cross-discipline issues (for
example, software/hardware interactions; implications of programming
languages for other disciplines) have been addressed in practice are also
welcome.

As long as they meet the requirements above, submissions may take on topics
including, but not limited to:
* novel programming language features
* multiparadigm programming languages, such as Scala, C# or F#
* dynamic/scripting programming languages designed for productivity, such as
  JavaScript, Lua or Python
* domain-specific languages (DSLs)
* concurrent and parallel programming languages, such as Cilk, Clojure,
  Erlang or languages from the PGAS family
* programming language support for heterogeneity
* programming language construct and features aimed at simplifying today's
  software development, for example, transactional memory or deterministic
  parallelism

Each article should clearly outline the problem to be addressed, the
solution or the findings, (at least) a proof of concept, and the options for
transferring the solution/findings into practice.

For more information about the special issue, contact the guest editors: 
  Laurence Tratt (laurie@tratt.net)
  Adam Welc (adamwwelc@gmail.com)


  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Manuscripts must not exceed 4,700 words including figures and tables, which
count for 200 words each. Submissions in excess of these limits may be
rejected without refereeing. The articles we deem within the theme and scope
will be peer-reviewed and are subject to editing for magazine style, clarity,
organization, and space. We reserve the right to edit the title of all
submissions. Be sure to include the name of the theme or special issue you
are submitting for.

Articles should have a practical orientation and be written in a style
accessible to practitioners. Overly complex, purely research-oriented or
theoretical treatments are not appropriate. Articles should be novel. IEEE
Software does not republish material published previously in other venues,
including other periodicals and formal conference/workshop proceedings,
whether previous publication was in print or in electronic form.

For general author guidelines: http://www.computer.org/software/author.htm

For submission details: software@computer.org

To submit an article: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sw-cs