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yep. PL is definitely not equal to compiler. As in academic, PL is closer to theoretic computer science, especially computing theory. But in rest of the field,
by mshockwave 7y ago
yep. PL is definitely not equal to compiler. As in academic, PL is closer to theoretic computer science, especially computing theory. But in rest of the field, most of the time they're interchangeable.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoCompiler comes under PL (if you want to publish a compiler paper, PLDI is the place to do that). PL is actually a very broad designation, and there are plenty of non-theory oriented PL researchers.