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Welcome to subtextual.org, the site of the Subtext programming language.

NEWS: Coherence

Subtext needs a better semantics of mutable state. That is the goal of Coherence.

What is Subtext?

You need to see for yourself. The latest state of Subtext is described in this paper. Here is the original paper, and a subsequent tech report. The old video of Subtext 1. Here is a tech report about some new directions for Subtext.

Why is Subtext?

To make programming fundamentally easier. Here is my manifesto, and here is an essay.

Example Centric Programming is one of the practical benefits, demonstrated for Java in Eclipse.

Where is Subtext?

OOPSLA 2007.

OOPSLA 2005.

OOPSLA 2004.

Who is Subtext?

A vast grass-roots movement of programmers striving for liberation and enlightenment. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. Join the discussion at the Alarming Development blog or the email list.

When is Subtext?

See the FAQ.