You can go beyond even this assumption: is the Von Neumann model of programming even necessary? Of course, dataflow languages have been around for years, but there are other models out there that might work better; e.g. see Subtext [1].
I'm a professional PL designer also, though working under the pretext of a researcher. Those of us who are disgruntled are trying to start a support group :)
I'm a professional PL designer also, though working under the pretext of a researcher. Those of us who are disgruntled are trying to start a support group :)
[1] http://www.subtext-lang.org/