Joe Armstrong on Computer Science and Forgotten Ideas
GOTO Conferences · Talk · 1 h 2 min · 2018 · YouTube title: Computer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018
Why it's here
HN calls it a superb, funny and engaging talk, and links it often after Armstrong's death as one of his best.
What it covers
Joe Armstrong's GOTO 2018 talk contrasts the problems computer scientists study with the problems users have. He revisits forgotten great ideas such as tuple spaces, flow-based programming, Xanadu and Unix pipes, with anecdotes.