Talk:History of denotational semantics

This article needs an incredible amount of work. The title names a valid subject, though a very minor one.


 * It's true that the article needs work because it is a new article. However, the subject is an important one in the history of computer science.--98.207.43.10 16:02, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Currently it only contains some sentences of Carl Hewitt that have been removed from the denotational semantics because of accusations of bias.
 * The article also includes some other material as well on the history of how Scott's notion of continuity can be justified. Note that the accusations of bias come from Sam Staton, so it is important to consider the source of the accusations.--98.207.43.10 16:15, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Consequently the article is very incomplete and hence gives a skewed view of the subject.
 * Exactly who has a skewed view of the subject is the matter of some controversy (see Talk:Denotational_semantics).


 * However, Sam is certainly correct that the article needs to be improved. So other editors should please make contributions.--98.207.43.10 16:02, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't have time now to work on this. If it can't be improved in a short certain timescale then perhaps it should be put up for deletion. Sam Staton 11:09, 1 October 2007 (UTC)