Programming Languages For Coding the Physical World

snydeq writes: Stuffing bits in databases is boring, InfoWorld's Peter Wayner writes, so why not program everything around you? "The barrier between bits and atoms is disappearing, with programmers no longer confined to the virtual realm, in part thanks to the Internet of things becoming more real. Now we can do more than write ones and zeros to a disk: We can actually write code that tells a machine how to extrude, cut, bend, or morph atoms," Wayner writes in a survey of programming languages. "Rapidly developing domains such as autonomous cars, smart homes, intelligent office spaces, and mass customization require programmers to be savvy about how changes in data structures can lead to changes in objects. If the term "object-oriented programming" weren't already taken, it would be perfect."

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Re:What?

[U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M]

We don't use the term "machining" anymore. It's called "Subtractive 3D printing". /sarcasm

Re:Matter Oriented Programming

[sensei moreh]

Please don't insult rocks. Many of them have been under a lot of stress for much of their existence.