Fission Courses

Alternatives to Modern Programming Languages - Causal Islands Podcast Episode 3

Explore the creation of Arabic and Cree programming languages with experts, discussing challenges, cultural implications, and innovative approaches to non-Latin alphabet-based coding.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IPVM Community Call - Content-Addressed Computation in IPFS

Explore IPVM's content-addressed computation for IPFS, covering calling conventions, distributed scheduling, and more in this implementer-focused community discussion.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How To Write A Joke That Will Still Be Funny In Two Thousand Years

Explore sustainable computing and long-lasting software systems. Examine cultural influences, industry constraints, and alternative models to build a robust future for technology in the face of global challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IPVM Community Call - Content-Addressed Computation in IPFS

Explore IPVM's content-addressed computation for IPFS, covering distributed scheduling, session receipts, and mobile computing. Learn about recent developments and future plans.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Programming Before You Program

Explore computing education research on novice programmers' challenges beyond coding, uncovering insights to enhance learning experiences and improve teaching methods.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Holistic Local-First Software on the P2P Web

Explore how peer-to-peer protocols, mesh networks, and cooperative governance can create a new foundation for community-focused technology on the web.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Creation Myths of Computing

Exploring computing as worldmaking, examining the role of technologists in shaping social imaginaries and alternative futures through the lens of pluriversality and ecological systems.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dynamic Documents as Personal Software

Explore Potluck, a prototype enabling users to transform text documents into interactive tools for managing daily tasks, promoting personalized and adaptable software experiences.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Seamless Services for an Open World

Explore the next generation of open services with verifiable data and computation, enabling seamless, location-free, and privacy-respecting systems that scale superlinearly and interoperate without pre-negotiation.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Many Stories of Algorithmic Improvisation - Artistic Live Coding

Explore artistic live coding: real-time algorithmic creation for artistic output. Discover its global impact, diverse histories, and potential futures through demonstrations and performances.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Idris 2 - Quantitative Types in Action

Explore Idris 2's quantitative type system for interactive development, enabling precise control over program behavior and timing while verifying properties at compile-time.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Marketing

Explore the parallels between academic research and entrepreneurship, examining how groundbreaking ideas in Computer Science spread and comparing it to successful product marketing strategies.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones - Navigating Business Change and IT Transformation

Explore economic forces, situational awareness, and industry transformation. Examine the rise of serverless and future of conversational programming to navigate business landscapes effectively.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Towards Intelligent Application Security

Exploring the evolution of application security and proposing an automated approach integrating security into development and operations, aided by learning techniques and threat intelligence.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Querying Decentralized Data in Rhizomatic Systems

Explore Rhizome, a decentralized database for InterPlanetary Linked Data, and learn how it empowers developers to build innovative peer-to-peer applications with enhanced consistency and privacy.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video