Post-PLDI

A villanelle

It was a joy to attend and present
our research to renowned scientists.
(Thanks to the ACM and NSF.)

After rehearsing time and time again,
the time had come to bring Shapes to the show.
It was a joy to attend and present.

A teaser, poster show, and main event,
the third run by coauthor Fabian M.
(Thanks to the ACM and NSF.)

All went well 'till a man in the back said,
"I invented this stuff score years ago!"
It was a joy to attend and present.

Silenced but not appeased the old man left
We carefully considered his comments.
(Thanks to the ACM and NSF.)

Typeclasses could have reined F-Bounds; instead,
industry shaped a fix over the years.
It was a joy to attend and present.
(Thanks to the ACM and NSF.)