Special Interest Group on Programming Languages

SIGPLAN is a Special Interest Group of ACM that focuses on Programming Languages. In particular, SIGPLAN explores the design, implementation, theory, and efficient use of programming languages and associated tools. Its members are programming language users, developers, implementers, theoreticians, researchers and educators.

SIGPLAN News

SIGPLAN is maintaining a page about the ACM 2014 Council Elections.

SIGPLAN Sponsored Conferences

Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS)
International Symposium on Memory Management (ISMM)
Virtual Execution Environments (VEE)
Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI)
Principles of Programming Languages (POPL)
Object-oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications (OOPSLA)
International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP)
Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems (LCTES)
Principles and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP)
Systems, Programming, Languages, and Applications: Software for Humanity (SPLASH)
Onward!
Dynamic Languages Symposium (DLS)
Generative Programming: Concepts and Experiences (GPCE)
Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop

SIGPLAN Awards Panel

Programming Languages Software Award
Programming Languages Achievement Award
Robin Milner Young Researcher Award
Most Influential POPL Paper Award
Most Influential PLDI Paper Award
Most Influential OOPSLA Paper Award
Most Influential ICFP Paper Award
John Vlissides Award
John C. Reynolds Doctoral Dissertation Award
Distinguished Service Award

Recent SIGPLAN Award Recipients

2014: Thomas Henzinger, Ranjit Jhala, Rupak Majumdar, Kenneth McMillan
2014: The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
2014: Sumit Gulwani
2014: Simon Peyton Jones
2014: Neil Jones
2014: Aaron Turon
2013: The Coq proof assistant
2013: Patrick Rondon
2013: Patrick and Radhia Cousot
2013: Lars Birkedal

ACM Publications