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Computer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018

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  • Presented by Joe Armstrong, co-creator of Erlang

Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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History and cultureProgramming languagesHistory of computingElixir and ErlangConcurrency and parallelism

Joe Armstrong explores forgotten great ideas in computer science, including tuple spaces, flow-based programming, and Unix pipes.

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2018. #gotocon #gotochgo gotochgo.com Joe Armstrong - Principal Inventor of the Erlang Programming Language ABSTRACT There are two kinds of problems: a) The problems that computer scientists study b) The problems that users have In my mind [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: gotochgo.com/2018/sessions/360 twitter.com/GOTOcon linkedin.com/company/goto- instagram.com/goto_con facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Erlang #ComputerScience #JoeArmstrong CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1

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What people say. Highly recommended as an engaging and humorous retrospective on forgotten computer science concepts by the co-creator of Erlang.

djhworldon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Joe Armstrong has died”

This is devastating, RIP. I watched this talk a few months ago link to this video called "Computer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed" It was superb, I think it's unfortunate that he had to rush through it because of time constraints, his anecdotes and delivery were really engaging and funny.
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vector_spaceson Hacker News • Recommends

On “Let's Not Dumb Down the History of Computer Science (2014)”

One of my favorite talks by Joe Armstrong -- computer science, a guide for the perplexed. He talks through what he feels are some important but forgotten ideas in CS link to this video
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On “Joe Armstrong has died”

That is so sad, he was in his late 60s and it seemed like he had a lot of life left in him, talking about how software can get better and having a great (and sometimes snarky) outlook on the profession. Highly recommend his thesis (2003) and a few of his great interviews/presentations for anyone who isn’t familiar with Joe, it captures a lot of what he thought about and pushed for in his professional life. link link link link to this video I hope his family and friends can find some comfort in how much he was appreciated and admired in the development community.
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u/ena_dyo_triain r/functionalprogramming • Mentions

On “Is there an interest in John Backus function-level programming?”

Can you expand a bit more your question? I'm aware of the paper J.B. presented when he got the Turing award, and also Joe Armstrong of the Erlang team praised it a lot in this very insightful talk of his. From what I understand many current functional languages are pretty close to the realization Backus' vision. But not sure if you had something more specific in your mind, or something totally different.
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nameloswon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books programmers should read?’”

Joe Amstrong had a related talk 'A Guide for the Perplexed'0 last year. He mentioned several 'forgotten great ideas' such as Linda Tuple Spaces, Flow-based programming, Xanadu and Unix pipes. 0 link to this video
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u/Symmetries_Researchin r/compsci • Mentions

On “Getting Overwhelmed By CS Degree”

…'t let that fool you into thinking those all the frameworks & choices are what constitutes CS degree. I would suggest you look at the video but only with the promise that you will keep two ways ahead: One is you will chase the current tech to know where we all stand overall. And another is how to think fundamentally dissecting everything noisy: [video Just remember that, you must take up the tech that is thrown at you at its face value. They all are best & latest 21st century material. And this video is just about everything you need to shake up that mind which is bogged down with tools & not tool-making. We need both.…
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u/Zwarakatranemiain r/compsci • Mentions

On “I want inspiration to study computer science. Suggest good resources please”

https://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Turing-Through-Historic-Computability/dp/0470229055 Wadler: link to this video Armstrong: link to this video Good luck
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