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

Guest

Jim Carlson

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
Schelling’s 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 🌈

[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] Picks

Jim's picks

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

Elm Town 70 – Getting out of the basement with Jim Carlson