"Liberating the Smalltalk lurking in C and Unix" by Stephen Kell

Why it was recommended

there's a great video of one of his talks

Recommendationjohndoe0815 · Original2020-07

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. It is for someone who wants the derivation, proof, or implementation detail.

Video details

Channel

Strange Loop Conference

Length

40 min 56 sec

Year

2014

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