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S2E9 - re:Clojure Interviews 9 - Stephen Wolfram

Nov 16, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
How Did You Get Into Computing?
02:01 • 3min
3
The Language of the Future
04:42 • 4min
4
The History of Computing - Is There a Language Without Nouns?
08:52 • 2min
5
What's the Problem With Named Variables?
10:49 • 2min
6
What's the Generalization of Symbolic Expressions?
12:29 • 1min
7
X Equals X Plus One Loops Forever
13:44 • 5min
8
The Physics Project - Multi Computing
18:50 • 4min
9
The Fourth Paradime for Doing Science
22:33 • 4min
10
The Art of Language Design
26:51 • 3min
11
The Biggest Ar Har Moments
29:22 • 5min
12
The Role of the Language Designer
34:21 • 3min
13
How to Leverage Human Language
37:16 • 6min
14
Learning a Language
42:58 • 1min
15
The Only Evaluator for a Language That Has No Weird Features
44:25 • 5min
16
Language Design Is Not a Heroic Activity in the Present World
49:18 • 4min
17
Language Design Is the Most Intellectually Interesting Part
53:26 • 5min
18
I've Got a New Hobby
58:54 • 3min
19
What Will People Think of Computers in the Future?
01:02:15 • 3min
20
Doing Historical Biography Is a Good Idea
01:05:09 • 3min
21
The History of Linguistic Philosophy
01:08:05 • 5min
22
The Most Bizarre Idea of the Last Few Months
01:13:07 • 5min
23
What You Might Learn From What You Know About Language Design
01:18:30 • 2min