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Software Unscripted

Software Unscripted, A weekly podcast of casual conversations about code hosted by Richard Feldman.

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Latest Episodes:

Defunctionalization in a Functional Language with Ayaz Hafiz May 24, 2023

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Richard talks to Ayaz Hafiz about his work on the Roc programming language. They discuss behind-the-scenes compiler details like implementing ad-hoc polymorphism and defunctionalization using lambda sets. Along the way they get into how these implementation details interact with design of the language, and the experience of using the language.

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Linking & Binary Hot Code Loading with Jakub Konka May 14, 2023

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Richard talks to Jakub Konka, a programmer who works on the Zig programming language. They talk about the low-level systems programming involved in Jacob's work on Zig and other projects, including things like disassembling binaries, hot code loading in a systems language, writing a linker from scratch, and testing machine code without access to the actual hardware - or even an emulator!

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From Bootcamp to Teaching Masters' Comp Sci May 04, 2023

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Richard talks to Chelsea Troy, a programmer working at Mozilla who has a side gig teaching Masters' Computer Science students at the University of Chicago. This is highly unusual, considering she does not have a computer science degree! They talk about how she landed that job, including how the interview process differs from industry interviews, among other topics.

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Syntax and the Future of Programming with Josh Warner Apr 27, 2023

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Richard talks with Josh Warner, who has been working on making improvements to the Roc programming language, particularly around the parser and formatter. They start out talking about syntax and code formatting, but after some plot twists, the conversation ends up on AI and the future of programming itself!

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Growing Programming Communities with Ryan Haskell-Glatz Apr 21, 2023

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Richard talks with Ryan Haskell-Glatz, author of the open-source Elm projects elm-spa and Elm Land. They get into things like new user onboarding experiences, framework churn, and dynamics between authors and users in open-source communities.

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AI Tools Today Apr 12, 2023

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Richard talks to Stachu Koric about the Dark programming language's shift to being a programming language built around AI, as well as their own personal experiences so far exploring chatGPT, Copilot, and other emerging AI tools.

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From Erlang to Management to C++ Apr 04, 2023

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Dizzy Smith talks with Richard about his career path from C++ to Erlang to Management and now back to C++. Along the way, they talk about package management and several other languages - including Go, Rust, JavaScript, and even Perl.

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Conditional Cardinality with Joël Quenneville Mar 28, 2023

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Speeding up Rust's Compiler Mar 15, 2023

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Richard talks with Nicholas Nethercote, a member of the Rust programming language's Performance Working Group and author of the Rust Performance Book. They discuss how he and others have worked to speed up Rust's compiler, different strategies for speeding up compilers in general, and how compiler performance fits into the working dynamic of Rust's ecosystem of contributors.

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Evolutionary vs Revolutionary Languages with James Ward Feb 28, 2023

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