Relentless Repairability or Reckless Reuse: Whether or Not to Rebuild a Concern with Your Familiar Tools and Materials

doi:10.1145/3563835.3568733

Relentless Repairability or Reckless Reuse: Whether or Not to Rebuild a Concern with Your Familiar Tools and Materials

Authors:

Marcel Taeumel, Robert Hirschfeld

Published:

In Onward! '22: 2022 ACM SIGPLAN International Symposium on New Ideas, New Paradigms, and Reflections on Programming and Software. November 29, 2022.

Abstract:

We must retain liveness and exploratory practices within the programming systems that make us feel most productive. However, the temptation to just reuse black boxes through limited interfaces is pervasive. We expect time savings and better performance at the cost of poor repairability. Fortunately, we also know about the benefits of having an open implementation constructed from familiar materials, integrated with familiar tools. Consequently, it is primarily a matter of “just building it” ... again? Piece of cake. What could possibly go wrong?

BibTeX:

@inproceedings{taeumel2022,
  title = {{Relentless Repairability or Reckless Reuse: Whether or Not to Rebuild a Concern with Your Familiar Tools and Materials}},
  author = {Marcel Taeumel and Robert Hirschfeld},
  booktitle = {Onward! '22: 2022 ACM SIGPLAN International Symposium on New Ideas, New Paradigms, and Reflections on Programming and Software},
  year = 2022,
  doi = {10.1145/3563835.3568733},
}