ADSP: Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
Episode 49: Special Guest Dave Abrahams! (Part 2)
29 Oct 2021
In this episode, Bryce and Conor interview Dave Abrahams about how he went from programming BASIC to APL to C++!About the Guest:Dave Abrahams is a contributor to the C++ standard, a founding contributor of the Boost C++ Libraries project and of the BoostCon/C++Now conference, and was a principal designer of the Swift programming language. He recently spent seven years at Apple, culminating in the creation of the declarative SwiftUI framework, worked at Google on Swift for TensorFlow, and is now a principal scientist at Adobe, where he and Sean Parent are rebooting the Software Technology Lab.Date Recorded: 2021-10-03Date Released: 2021-10-29ADSP Episode 48: Special Guest Dave Abrahams!Algorithms + Data Structures = ProgramsNiklaus WirthCombinatory LogicStepanov’s “Notes on Higher Order Programming in Scheme”PDP-8BASIC Computer Games by David AhlRutgers UniversityPDP-10TECOAPLPrinceton UniversityAaron Hsu’s Co-dfns GPU CompilerSwift Programming LanguageConor’s Galaxy Brain Programming LanguagesBen Deane’s Six languages worth knowingLisp MachineEmacsComposer’s MosaicTHINK CException handling: a false sense of security - Tom GargillIntro Song InfoMiss You by Sarah Jansen https://soundcloud.com/sarahjansenmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-miss-youMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/iYYxnasvfx8
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