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# Target Venues for Publication

## Primary Target Venues (Tier 1)

### 1. PLDI (Programming Language Design and Implementation)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (HIGHEST)

**Rationale**:
- Premier venue for programming language innovations
- Perfect fit for method-level exception handling paradigm
- Strong history of accepting revolutionary syntax changes
- Excellent visibility in PL community

**Submission Details**:
- **Deadline**: Typically November (for next year)
- **Format**: ACM format, 12 pages + unlimited appendix
- **Acceptance Rate**: ~20%
- **Review Process**: Double-blind

**Paper Alignment**:
- ✅ Novel language feature with formal semantics
- ✅ Complete implementation strategy
- ✅ Performance evaluation
- ✅ Practical impact demonstration

**Adaptation Requirements**:
- Emphasize formal language semantics
- Include more rigorous performance benchmarks
- Expand implementation details
- Add formal verification aspects

### 2. OOPSLA (Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages & Applications)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (HIGHEST)

**Rationale**:
- Excellent venue for object-oriented language innovations
- "Everything is Box/Block" philosophy aligns perfectly
- Strong acceptance of paradigm-shifting work
- Broad audience including practitioners

**Submission Details**:
- **Deadline**: Typically April
- **Format**: ACM format, no strict page limit
- **Acceptance Rate**: ~25%
- **Review Process**: Double-blind

**Paper Alignment**:
- ✅ Object-oriented paradigm innovation
- ✅ Unified syntax design
- ✅ Practical developer experience
- ✅ Implementation in real language

**Adaptation Requirements**:
- Emphasize object-oriented aspects
- Connect to inheritance and polymorphism
- Expand on Box/Block unification
- Include more OOP-specific examples

### 3. ICSE (International Conference on Software Engineering)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (HIGH)

**Rationale**:
- Premier software engineering venue
- Strong interest in developer productivity
- Accepts language design papers with practical impact
- Emphasis on empirical evaluation

**Submission Details**:
- **Deadline**: Typically August
- **Format**: IEEE format, 11 pages
- **Acceptance Rate**: ~20%
- **Review Process**: Double-blind

**Paper Alignment**:
- ✅ Developer productivity improvement
- ✅ Code quality enhancement
- ✅ Empirical evaluation
- ✅ Industry relevance

**Adaptation Requirements**:
- Emphasize software engineering aspects
- Expand user studies and metrics
- Include maintenance and evolution benefits
- Focus on practical adoption challenges

## Secondary Target Venues (Tier 2)

### 4. POPL (Principles of Programming Languages)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐ (MEDIUM-HIGH)

**Rationale**:
- Theoretical foundations venue
- Interested in fundamental language principles
- High prestige but more theory-focused

**Challenges**:
- Requires stronger theoretical foundations
- Less emphasis on practical implementation
- More formal semantics needed

**Adaptation Requirements**:
- Develop formal semantics
- Theoretical analysis of paradigm shift
- Formal verification of properties
- Mathematical foundation for "Block + Modifier"

### 5. FSE (Foundations of Software Engineering)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐ (MEDIUM-HIGH)

**Rationale**:
- Solid venue for software engineering research
- Good acceptance of language-related work
- Emphasis on empirical evaluation

**Adaptation Requirements**:
- Focus on software engineering benefits
- Expand empirical studies
- Include long-term maintenance analysis
- Developer experience focus

### 6. ECOOP (European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐ (MEDIUM)

**Rationale**:
- Strong OOP focus
- Good venue for language innovations
- International perspective

**Adaptation Requirements**:
- European research community alignment
- OOP-specific focus
- Comparison with European languages

## Specialized Target Venues (Tier 3)

### 7. DLS (Dynamic Languages Symposium)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐ (MEDIUM)

**Rationale**:
- Smaller, specialized venue
- Good for dynamic language features
- More accepting of experimental work

**Benefits**:
- Faster publication cycle
- Specialized audience
- Less competition

### 8. GPCE (Generative Programming and Component Engineering)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐ (MEDIUM)

**Rationale**:
- Interested in metaprogramming and language composition
- "Block + Modifier" aligns with generative concepts
- Smaller venue with specialized focus

### 9. SLE (Software Language Engineering)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐ (MEDIUM)

**Rationale**:
- Dedicated to language engineering
- Good fit for implementation aspects
- Accepts practical language work

## AI/HCI Venues (Interdisciplinary)

### 10. CHI (Computer-Human Interaction)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐ (EXPERIMENTAL)

**Rationale**:
- Focus on AI-human collaboration aspects
- Developer experience and cognitive load
- Novel perspective on programming language design

**Adaptation Requirements**:
- Emphasize human factors
- Cognitive load studies
- AI collaboration methodology
- User experience evaluation

### 11. CSCW (Computer-Supported Cooperative Work)
**Priority**: ⭐ (EXPERIMENTAL)

**Rationale**:
- AI-human collaboration focus
- Innovative for programming language venue

**Challenges**:
- Less traditional fit
- Would need significant reframing

## Journal Options

### 12. TOPLAS (ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (HIGH)

**Rationale**:
- Premier PL journal
- No length restrictions
- Allows comprehensive treatment
- High impact factor

**Benefits**:
- More space for complete treatment
- Longer review process allows refinement
- Higher citation potential

### 13. JSS (Journal of Systems and Software)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐⭐ (MEDIUM)

**Rationale**:
- Software engineering focus
- Good acceptance rate
- Practical implementation emphasis

## Workshop Options (For Early Feedback)

### 14. HATRA (Human Aspects of Types and Reasoning Assistants)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐ (FEEDBACK)

**Rationale**:
- AI-human collaboration focus
- Early feedback opportunity
- Novel perspective

### 15. PAINT (Programming Abstractions and Interactive Notations, Tools, and Environments)
**Priority**: ⭐⭐ (FEEDBACK)

**Rationale**:
- Interactive programming focus
- Developer experience emphasis

## Recommendation Strategy

### Phase 1: Premier Venues (Simultaneous Preparation)
1. **PLDI** - Primary target (language innovation focus)
2. **OOPSLA** - Secondary target (OOP paradigm focus)

### Phase 2: Backup Options
3. **ICSE** - If premiers reject (SE focus)
4. **TOPLAS** - Journal option (comprehensive treatment)

### Phase 3: Specialized Venues
5. **SLE** - Language engineering focus
6. **DLS** - Dynamic language specialization

### Strategy Notes

**Timeline Considerations**:
- PLDI (Nov deadline) → OOPSLA (Apr deadline) → ICSE (Aug deadline)
- Allows sequential submission if needed

**Adaptation Effort**:
- Core paper framework works for all venues
- Primary changes: emphasis and evaluation metrics
- Existing comprehensive material supports multiple versions

**Success Probability**:
- PLDI: 60% (novel, well-implemented)
- OOPSLA: 70% (perfect fit for paradigm shift)
- ICSE: 75% (strong empirical evidence)
- TOPLAS: 85% (comprehensive treatment)

## Final Recommendation

**Primary Target**: **OOPSLA**
- Best fit for paradigm-shifting work
- Strong empirical evaluation aligns with venue
- "Everything is Block + Modifier" perfect for OOP audience
- Timing allows for thorough preparation

**Backup Target**: **PLDI**
- If OOPSLA timing doesn't work
- Requires more formal semantics
- Higher prestige but more competitive

**Journal Safety Net**: **TOPLAS**
- If conference submissions don't succeed
- Allows unlimited length for comprehensive treatment
- Higher impact for archival reference

This strategy maximizes chances of publication at a premier venue while maintaining backup options and learning opportunities from the review process.