Poems in an Accidental Language

Explore the world of unconventional programming languages and their poetic applications in this 53-minute Strange Loop Conference talk. Dive into Kate Compton's journey with Tracery, a text expansion language that unexpectedly gained popularity among bot creators, poets, and artists. Discover how small, specialized languages emerge from diverse fields like mysticism, poetry, botany, and choreography. Learn about the meditative aspects of language design and how it can reshape our perception of the world. Gain insights into accessible AI tools for non-traditional users, and explore the creative potential of programming languages in various artistic and expressive contexts.

Introduction
About Kate
About Tracer
Examples
Artbot Club
Prototype Theory
Programming Languages
The Programming Brain
Inform7 Example
Tracery
Music
Encoding
Emma Windsor
Ann Hutchinson
Wobble notation
Ontology
Ontology Workshops
Cow Tools
Ontologies
Other tools
Building things
Writing an API