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John Davies - CTO & Co-founder at Velo Payments
Lars Hupel - Chief Evangelist at Giesecke+Devrient

RESOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_bank_digital_currency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa
https://www.iso20022.org/iso-20022

John
https://twitter.com/jtdavies
https://linkedin.com/in/jdavies
https://johntdavies.com

Lars
https://mastodon.hupel.info/@lars
https://linkedin.com/in/lars-hupel
https://lars.hupel.info

DESCRIPTION
John Davis and Lars Hupel explore the distinctiveness of CBDC compared to cryptocurrencies. They emphasize the technical underpinnings, architecture, and practical applications of CBDC, focusing on its potential to facilitate offline payments, enhance security, and ensure efficient, instantly settled transactions. The conversation underscores the flexibility of CBDC and its coexistence with existing payment methods, making it a compelling topic for tech-savvy individuals.
In summary, this discussion offers technical audiences valuable insights into CBDC's technical foundations and its transformative potential in the digital payment landscape.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Rafal Ganowski • CBDC
Rodrigo Belone • New Money: The Guide to CBDC's
Joseph J Wang • Central Banking 101
Vlad CryptoGuy • CBDCs: Introduction to Central Bank Digital Currency

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Earlier this month (Episode 70,) Adam Callen (CIO of Nyedis) proudly exclaimed to Stop Using Java! Let us just tell you that this opened up the floodgates to a barrage of comments. Some in support, many not only in disagreement but angrily so. Adam is definitely not backing down, and wants to share some statistics that back up his point. Additionally, he makes it clear that this isn't some vendetta against Java, but more so that no shop should be exclusive to one programming language.

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Dave Thomas - Author of The Pragmatic Programmer
Hannes Lowette - Head of Learning & Development at Axxes, Monolith Advocate, Speaker & Whiskey Lover

RESOURCES
youtu.be/Adu75GJ0w1o
youtu.be/gy44CTCce0o
unison-lang.org

Dave
@pragdav
pragdave.me
github.com/pragdave
linkedin.com/in/dave-thomas-53aa1057

Hannes
@hannes_lowette
github.com/Belenar
linkedin.com/in/hanneslowette

DESCRIPTION
Software development in the 1990s was characterized as a chaotic period with projects often failing or delivering buggy software. The traditional approach involved lengthy requirement gathering, design and coding phases, fraught with issues, such as static requirements that didn't account for evolving business needs and poor assumptions about value and functionality. The rapid evolution of frameworks, tools and techniques in the software industry came as a blessing and fostered innovation. However, it was challenging for developers as they struggled to keep up with the constant changes.

In this GOTO Unscripted conversation, Dave Thomas, original signatory and author of The Manifesto for Agile Software Development and co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer, spoke to Hannes Lowette about the future of software development, focusing on the concept of immutability in code and databases. Immutability in code refers to the idea that once code is made shareable, it becomes unchangeable, and it is identified by a unique identifier rather than its name. This approach allows for frequent code changes without breaking interfaces used by others. Regarding databases, Dave highlights the advantages of immutable databases, which, when combined with unique identifiers, make it easier to manage and work with data. Tune in to get insights into the dynamic landscape of software engineering and the need for continuous self-improvement in an era of advanced AI tools.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Dave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic Programmer
Dave Thomas • Programming Elixir

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Robert Virding - Erlang Co-inventor & Principal Language Expert at Erlang Solutions
Francesco Cesarini - Founder of Erlang Solutions & O'Reilly Author

RESOURCES
Robert
@rvirding
github.com/rvirding
linkedin.com/in/robertvirding

Francesco
@FrancescoC
github.com/francescoc
linkedin.com/in/francescocesarini

DESCRIPTION
Erlang is being used in various industries demanding reliability and scalability. Its debugging tools and cross-platform compatibility has solidified its position as an invaluable choice for building resilient, concurrent, and scalable applications in a slew of use cases.

Hear this GOTO Unscripted episode where Robert Virding, one of the original architects of Erlang shares the genesis of Erlang with Francesco Cesarini, founder & technical director at Erlang Solutions. Unveiling the fascinating tale behind the birth of this programming language.

Virding and Cesarini delve into the initial challenges that faced the Erlang ecosystem, the remarkable journey that followed and the plans ahead. Discover how Erlang's unique design has empowered it to play a pivotal role in mission-critical applications for companies like WhatsApp, Ericsson, Klarna, and many more, demonstrating its remarkable concurrency capabilities and fault tolerance, making it an invaluable tool for building high-performance systems in today's interconnected world.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Francesco Cesarini & Steve Vinoski • Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP
Francesco Cesarini & Simon Thompson • Erlang Programming
Saša Jurić • Elixir in Action
Joe Armstrong • Programming Erlang
Dave Thomas • Programming Elixir ≥ 1.6: Functional
Simon St. Laurent • Introducing Erlang
Logan, Merritt & Carlsson • Erlang and OTP in Action
McCord, Tate & Valim • Programming Phoenix 1.4

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Join the conversation with Yesaya and Anderson to talk about Switching/Sticking to Programming Languages.

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Andrew Kelley - Creator of the Zig Programming Language
Jeroen Engels - Author of Elm-review

DESCRIPTION
This conversation between Jeroen Engels, a software engineer at CrowdStrike, and Andrew Kelley, the president and lead software developer of the Zig Software Foundation, discusses the use of linters in programming languages.

They talk about the challenges of refactoring code with custom macros and the need for improved refactoring tools and integration with compilers for programming languages. The conversation also covers the importance of error codes versus warning codes in linters, handling potentially null values, and the tradeoffs of having linting errors.

Although the Zig compiler does not have a separate linter, they agree that a separate linter step from the compilation step is a viable option. The conversation highlighted the importance of enforcing linting in the continuous integration (CI) process and the need for programmers to cooperate to make functions work without side effects.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Dean Bocker • Don't Panic! I'm A Professional Zig Programmer
Richard Feldman • Elm in Action
Jeremy Fairbank • Programming Elm
Wolfgang Loder • Web Applications with Elm
Cristian Salcescu • Functional Programming in JavaScript
Tim McNamara • Rust in Action

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Hello and welcome to the latest episode of A Chat with ChatGPT, where we will explore the fascinating history of computer science and AI. In this episode, I'm joined by Ada, a ChatGPT-based podcast cohost. Together, we'll take a deep dive into the life and legacy of Grace Hopper, and explore how her innovations and contributions helped to shape the modern computing landscape. From her invention of the first compiler to her work on the COBOL programming language, Grace Hopper was a true pioneer in the field of computing, and her story is sure to inspire and delight. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

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Just like parents, machines just don't understand. At least, not without first compiling data into 0s and 1s. So how can systems like ChatGPT seemingly understand what we want and present results? We take a look at natural language processing and how it can create the illusion of comprehension.

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This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2021 for GOTO Unscripted.
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Richard Feldman - Author of "Elm in Action" & Head of Technology at NoRedInk
Erik Doernenburg - Head of Technology at Thoughtworks & Passionate Technologist
Lars Jensen - Lead Developer at GOTO

DESCRIPTION
What would your ideal programming language look like?
Erik Doernenburg, head of technology at Thoughtworks, and Richard Feldman, author of “Elm in Action,” sat together at GOTO Copenhagen 2021 to chat about what theirs would look like. They also had a look into the future of up-and-coming languages.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Richard Feldman • Elm in Action
Jeremy Fairbank • Programming Elm
Wolfgang Loder • Web Applications with Elm
Cristian Salcescu • Functional Programming in JavaScript
Tim McNamara • Rust in Action
Saša Jurić • Elixir in Action
Dijkstra, Gøtze & Van Der Ploeg • Right Sourcing
Richard Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
Thoughtworks Inc. • The Thoughtworks Anthology
Jimmy Nilsson • Applying Domain-Driven Design And Patterns

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Ted Blackman is a senior engineer at Tlon and one of the most advanced Urbit engineers in the world. We discuss how Urbit will get faster, how it will scale to billions of users, and how Urbit fits into the blockchain ecosystem. In some ways Urbit is like a blockchain, in other ways Urbit is the categorical dual of the blockchain, soon there will be a blockchain built on top of Urbit, and more.

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Unison is a programming language for distributed systems by leveraging immutable and content addressable code. 

We discuss the many implications of a language whose code is content addressable, from fast rename, easy caching, to feature flagging.

Links/Resources:

- Unison Lang https://www.unisonweb.org/
- Unison at StrangeLoop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCWtkvDQ2ZI
- Unison and its Scala-based Runtime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knqlWboqf_U
- What color is your function? https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-your-function/
- Python Environment XKCD https://xkcd.com/1987/
  

Chapters:

0:48 Intros
2:32 What is Unison?
6:46 Advantages of Content Addressable Code
15:39 Realizing the Scale before it's Too Late
22:03 Controlled Refactoring Experience
25:54 Abilities or Algebraic Effects
31:08 Programming the Whole Network
34:57 Facilitating the Culture around Coding
50:37 A Library Ecosystem
1:00:50 Reproducibility and Old Computers
1:07:55 Hot Patch Your Server
1:10:37 The Road to Popularity

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• Swift concurrency roadmap
• Episode 27: Concurrency with Chris Lattner
• [Concurrency] Actors & actor isolation
• [Concurrency] Interoperability with Objective-C
• [Concurrency] Structured concurrency
• [Concurrency] Asynchronous functions
• [Concurrency] AsyncSequence
• Swift Concurrency Proposals Dependencies Graph
• Protocol-based Actor Isolation: Draft #2
• Actors are reference types, but why classes?

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What’s in a Swift runtime?

• Swift on Mac OS 9
• Heap Objects
• Type Layout
• Type Metadata
• Uniquing Caches
• Class Metadata
• Class Metadata Initialization

Other links

• Layout guarantees
• Steve Troughton-Smith’s BitPaint
• @ksherlock’s mpw
• An explainer on Swift weak references

About Jordan

• Twitter @UINT_MIN
• Belkadan
• Citizens’ Climate Lobby

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• Swift Package Index
  • Intro
  • Website
  • Forum
  • GitHub
  • Package List
  • Dave
  • Sven
  • CocoaPods website
• Swift Package Registry
  • Swift Package Registry Service Pitch
    • Tweet
  • Package Manager Source Archive Dependencies Pitch
    • Tweet
  • Mattt Thompson

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Would you like some Swift in your Swift? The compiler driver is getting a shiny new implementation in Swift and there's no shortage of opportunities to contribute.

• Forum discussion
• Project on GitHub

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C and UNIX are at the root of modern computing. Many of the languages we’ve covered this season are related to or at least influenced by C. But C and UNIX only happened because a few developers at Bell Labs created both as a skunkworks project. Bell Labs was a mid-twentieth century center for innovation. Jon Gertner describes it as an “idea factory.” One of their biggest projects in the 1960s was helping build a time-sharing operating system called Multics. Dr. Joy Lisi Rankin explains the hype around time-sharing at the time—it was described as potentially making computing accessible as a public utility. Large teams devoted years of effort to build Multics—and it wasn’t what they had hoped for. Bell Labs officially moved away from time-sharing in 1969. But as Andrew Tanenbaum recounts, a small team of heroes pushed on anyways. C and UNIX were the result. Little did they know how much their work would shape the course of technology.

That's all for Season 3. If you want to dive deeper into C and UNIX, you can check out all our bonus material over at redhat.com/commandlineheroes. You’ll find extra content for every episode. Follow along with the episode transcript. Subscribe to the newsletter for more stories and to be among the first to see announcements about the podcast. See you soon for Season 4.

Creating a machine that thinks may have seemed like science fiction in the 1950s. But John McCarthy decided to make it a reality. And he started with a language he called LISP. Colin Garvey describes how McCarthy created the first language for AI. Sam Williams covers how early interest in thinking machines spread from academia to the business world, and how—after certain projects didn’t deliver on their promises—a long AI winter eventually set in. Ulrich Drepper explains that the dreams of AI went beyond what the hardware could deliver at the time.

But hardware gets more powerful each and every day. Chris Nicholson points out that today’s machines have enough processing power to handle the resource requirements of AI—so much so that we’re in the middle of a revolutionary resurgence in AI research and development. Finally, Rachel Thomas identifies the languages of AI beyond LISP—evidence of the different kinds of tasks AI is now being prepared to do.

If you want to dive deeper into LISP and the origins of artificial intelligence, you can check out all our bonus material over at redhat.com/commandlineheroes. You’ll find extra content for every episode.

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