Strange Loop Conference Courses

InferenceQL - AI for Data Engineers, Without the Math

Explore AI-powered data analysis with InferenceQL, an open-source platform enabling data engineers to build and query models using SQL-like syntax and intuitive interfaces, without requiring advanced mathematical knowledge.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Parser Combinators for Program Transformation

Explore Parser Parser Combinators for multi-language syntax transformation, overcoming regex limitations. Learn about a common grammar approach and open extension points for customized syntax handling.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Better Integration Tests for Performance Monitoring

Discover how Slack built "Slerf" to detect and prevent performance regressions, improving product stability while maintaining high development velocity.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Networking and Go - An Engineer's Journey

Explore Go's applications in networking, from DHCP servers to IP management. Learn about useful packages, key learnings, and challenges in building networking services, with insights from DigitalOcean's experiences.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Building Haskell Programs with Fused Effects

Explore fused-effects library for Haskell: a powerful, flexible alternative to monad transformers, offering improved expressiveness without performance loss. Learn its history, benefits, and practical applications.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Safety in Chaos - Forming Realistic Failure Hypotheses

Explore techniques for forming effective failure hypotheses, pushing safety boundaries, and influencing organizational investment in chaos engineering to enhance production stability and system resilience.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Idea Becomes a Machine That Makes the Art

Exploring human-machine collaboration in art creation, inspired by Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawings. Investigates the boundaries between idea, execution, and artistic authorship using AI and human interpretations.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Voice Driven Development - Who Needs a Keyboard Anyway?

Explore speech recognition as a viable alternative for programmers facing physical limitations, offering insights on tools, techniques, and workplace adaptations for voice-driven development.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Recreating Forgotten Programming Languages, for Art

Explore the revival of early computer graphics languages, focusing on ART 1's recreation to understand vintage digital art techniques and limitations.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Alda's Dynamic Relationship with Clojure

Explore the intertwined history of Alda music programming language and Clojure, discussing their complex relationship, ZeroMQ, Open Sound Control, and native executable creation.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Typing the Untyped - Soundness in Gradual Type Systems

Explore tradeoffs in gradual type systems for untyped languages, examining soundness vs. completeness in type refinement, array errors, and variance across different implementations.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Observability - Superpowers for Developers

Explore how integrating observability into development enhances productivity, transforms production environments, and empowers developers with practical superpowers for debugging and improving systems.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Behind the New York Times Crossword

Explore the tech behind The New York Times Crossword: serverless architecture, Go rewrite, traffic management, and innovation driving the popular puzzle from creation to solving.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

It's Just Matrix Multiplication - Notation for Weaving

Explore weaving notation, from basic terminology to complex network drafting, revealing connections between textile patterns and mathematical concepts like matrix multiplication.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

For AI, By AI - Freedom & Evolution of the AlgoPoetic Avant-Garde

Explore AI-generated poetry and its impact on language as a social practice. Delve into the New Yorken Poesry Magazine's approach to machine-created art and the importance of community in algorithmic poetry.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk