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TLA+ semantics guarantee nonordered updates, but the TLC model checker breaks these guarantees by requiring ordered assignments and adding effectful operators like PrintT, causing confusion for beginners.
An essay exploring seven foundational programming language archetypes (ur-languages) that underlie most modern programming languages, arguing that learning fundamentals rooted in these archetypes is more important than the specific language chosen.
A blog post by Hillel Wayne detailing his frustrations with the Prolog programming language, including issues with strings, lack of functions, limited data types, and cuts.