Jim Carlson shares his discoveries in software development through the people he's met in the community and the projects he's building. We also discuss how a history in mathematics shapes his work.
Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.
Music by Jesse Moore.
Recording date: 2023.10.13
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Show notes[00:00:16] Sponsored By Logistically[00:00:45] Introducing Jim
- "Making a LaTeX-to-Html parser in Elm" at Elm Europe 2018
- jxxcarlson/meenylatex
- "Tarring files with Elm" at Oslo Elm Day 2019
- jxxcarlson/elm-tar
- jxxcarlson/elm-markdown
- jxxcarlson/elm-l0-parser
- Random Exchange Model
- Schellingโs segregation model
- "Making Elm Talk to Your Personal Supercomputer" at elm-conf 2019
- Fake Drum Language App
- https://scripta.io
- Elm Notebook
- Elm Town 29 - Knode.io with Jim Carlson in 2018 w/Murphy Randle
[00:02:10] History in Mathematics[00:04:27] Serious software development[00:06:37] Getting out of the basement
- Matthew Griffith's elm-ui
- Lamdera
[00:09:59] Problem-solving approaches[00:14:43] Scripta.io[00:19:25] Learning Haskell[00:24:40] Elm Notebook
Booklib.io
elm-in-elm/compiler
Minibill's elm-interpreter
Elm Land ๐
[00:31:50] Simulations
Futhark
Designing Compilers for Speed with Troels Henriksen on Software Unscripted with Richard Feldman
[00:41:05] Fake drum language app[00:45:40] Inspiration for work[00:49:30] PicksJim's picks
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman
- The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks
Jared's picks
- "The Economics of Programming Languages" by Evan Czaplicki at Strange Loop 2023
- In Pursuit of the Unknown by Ian Stewart
- Things to make and do in the 4th dimension by Matt Parker
- Vsauce on YouTube by Michael Stevens