Tracking the lineage of code across transformations is such a fundamental problem these days. Source-maps, debuggers, macros, ... We need a programming model where lineage (or provenance or whatever) is tracked *by construction*.https://twitter.com/pcwalton/status/1400589285917556737 …
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As an instance of this problem, I'm working on a program slicer. If I slice on z in x = 1; y = x; z = y - 2 Then x and y are both relevant. I should be able to answer "why is x relevant?", and the answer should be at least "because y is relevant and x is used for y".
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cognitive psychology. PhD