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 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
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
Distinguished Service Award

Recent SIGPLAN Award Recipients

2013: The Coq proof assistant
2013: Patrick Rondon
2013: Patrick and Radhia Cousot
2013: Lars Birkedal
2013: Didier Le Botlan and Didier Rémy
2013: David Gay, Philip Levis, J. Robert von Behren, Matt Welsh, Eric Brewer, and David E. Culler
2013: David F Bacon, Perry Cheng, and VT Rajan, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
2012: Robert Findler and Matthias Felleisen
2012: Matthias Felleisen
2012: Gustavo Soares of the Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil

ACM Publications