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Beyond Efficiency by Dave Ackley
Dave Ackley's paper Beyond Efficiency is three pages long. With just these three pages, he mounts a compelling argument against the conventional way …
1 year, 10 months ago
Myths & Mythconceptions by Mary Shaw
In the spirit of clearly communicating what you're signing up for, this podcast episode is nearly three hours long, and among other things it contain…
2 years ago
Propositions as Types by Philip Wadler
The subject of this episode's paper — Propositions as Types by Philip Wadler — is one of those grand ideas that makes you want to go stargazing. To s…
2 years, 1 month ago
Considered Harmful
Go To Statement Considered Harmful is a solid classic entry in the X Considered Harmful metafiction genre, authored by renowned computer scientist an…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Small Matter of Programming by Bonnie Nardi
This community is a big tent. We welcome folks from all backgrounds, and all levels of experience with computers. Heck, on our last episode, we celeb…
2 years, 4 months ago
Interpreting the Rule(s) of Code by Laurence Diver
The execution of code, by its very nature, creates the conditions of a "strong legalism" in which you must unquestioningly obey laws produced without…
2 years, 6 months ago
INTERCAL by Donald Woods & James Lyon
This is a normal episode of a podcast called Future of Coding. We talk about INTERCAL, a real tool for computer programming. [Do I need to say more? …
2 years, 7 months ago
Out of the Tar Pit by Ben Moseley & Peter Marks
Out of the Tar Pit is in the grand pantheon of great papers, beloved the world over, with just so much influence. The resurgence of Functional Progra…
2 years, 9 months ago
No Silver Bullet by Fred Brooks
Jimmy and I have each read this paper a handful of times, and each time our impressions have flip-flopped between "hate it so much" and "damn that's …
2 years, 11 months ago
Programming as Theory Building by Peter Naur
This is Jimmy’s favourite paper! Here’s a copy someone posted on HitBug. Is it as good as the original? Likely not! Ivan also enjoyed this Theory Bui…
3 years ago