Moldable Development - Programming Through Custom Tools

Explore the revolutionary concept of Moldable Development through this 45-minute conference talk that demonstrates how programming is evolving beyond traditional code-centric approaches. Discover how tools are becoming code themselves, creating new feedback loops that fundamentally change the programming experience. Learn about the practice of customizing and extending development tools quickly while programming, allowing for problem-specific tool adaptation. Witness live demonstrations of Glamorous Toolkit, a moldable development environment that exemplifies this approach through practical examples including tokenization processes and model-centric development. Understand how this methodology builds upon the historical evolution from code to tests-as-code to infrastructure-as-code, now advancing to tools-as-code. Gain insights into how custom tools can enhance developer productivity and create more adaptive programming environments that respond to specific development challenges in real-time.