Social and Ethical Issues in Programming Language Design
Safety:
- Can harm be done by designers of programming languages?
- Support for system safety in P.L.
- Security policies.
Literacy:
- Who gets to program?
- Should languages be easy to learn or easy to use?
- Is there a right to literacy in programming? (to read programs? to write programs?)
Other:
- What part do programming languages play in ethical and unethical uses of technology?