How programming languages are funded

Strange Loop Conference · Talk · YouTube title: "The Economics of Programming Languages" by Evan Czaplicki (Strange Loop 2023)

Why it's here

Recommended repeatedly as a funny, informative talk on the economics behind programming languages and open source.

What it covers

Evan Czaplicki, creator of Elm, examines how programming languages are funded. He looks at where compiler engineers' salaries come from, why Go has about 5 engineers while Dart has about 30, and how this limits language design.