Strange Loop Conference Courses

We Really Don't Know How to Compute!

Exploring computational limitations and future design principles for complex systems, drawing insights from neuroscience and genomics to revolutionize engineering approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Computing Like the Brain

Explore principles of neocortex-inspired computing, sparse distributed representations, and their impact on future machine intelligence with Numenta founder Jeff Hawkins.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Babel - An Untyped, Stack-based HLL

Explore Babel, an untyped stack-based language with unique features for containerization, code execution policies, and data visualization. Learn its philosophy and capabilities for efficient programming and cloud computing.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Noether - Symmetry in Programming Language Design

Exploring symmetry in programming language design to enhance security, robustness, and efficiency. Introduces Noether, an experimental language with layered structure and strong symmetries for improved reasoning and analysis.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Axiomatic Language

Explore a theoretical programming language focused on pure specification, minimalism, and extensibility, designed to define program behavior through symbolic expressions.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Nimrod - A New Approach to Meta Programming

Introducción a Nimrod: lenguaje de programación estáticamente tipado con potentes capacidades de metaprogramación, sintaxis amigable y eficiencia en tiempo de ejecución.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The J Programming Language

Explore J, a unique array-based language that transforms problem-solving approaches. Learn tacit form, verb trains, and array manipulation for sleek, simple solutions in this functional programming paradigm.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Zip Code - Unpacking Data Compression

Explore data compression algorithms, from basic techniques to advanced tools, and learn how to design efficient protocols and data formats for various applications, including embedded systems.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Curing Your Event Processing Blues with Rx

Explore Reactive Extensions (Rx) for taming asynchronous code complexity in modern applications. Learn to compose and query observable sequences for improved event processing and maintainability.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Tracking Millions of Ganks in Near Real Time

Explore Riot Games' transition to Riak for real-time statistics in League of Legends, discussing data modeling, scalability challenges, and strategies for handling eventually consistent data in gaming.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Building Optimising Compiler for Dart

Explore the development of Dart VM's new compilation pipeline, focusing on language features' impact and lessons from V8. Learn about JIT compiler design for object-oriented languages with optional static typing.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The History of Women in Technology

Explore the pivotal contributions of women in computing, from Ada Byron to Grace Hopper, highlighting their innovations in programming, documentation, and compiler design that shaped the industry.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Learnfun and Playfun - A Nintendo Automation System

Explore an innovative approach to automating NES gameplay using lexicographic ordering and time travel. Learn how a program deduces winning strategies by observing human players and searches for optimal button sequences.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Building a Multi-Master Distributed Redis in Erlang

Explore the development of Edis, a highly available NoSQL database using Redis protocol and Erlang. Learn about multi-master architecture, paxos algorithm, and distributed computing concepts.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Continuum - A JS - ES6 - VM Written in JS - ES3

Explore an ECMAScript 6 VM built in ECMAScript 3, covering parsing, compilation, linking, and interpretation. Dive into Continuum's architecture, compatibility, and self-hosted standard library implementation.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk