Stephen Kell: Smalltalk-Like Dynamism in C and Unix

Strange Loop Conference · Talk · 41 min · 2014 · YouTube title: "Liberating the Smalltalk lurking in C and Unix" by Stephen Kell

Why it's here

HN commenters recommend it in Smalltalk and Unix threads as a demonstration of runtime dynamism hiding in native binaries and shared libraries.

What it covers

Stephen Kell's Strange Loop talk argues that C and Unix already contain Smalltalk-like dynamism and introspection that can be exposed. He presents his liballocs research on bridging dynamic and compiled languages.