Richard Feldman

Richard Feldman, creator of the Roc programming language and author of 'Elm in Action', discusses the ambitious goals of Roc: a fast, friendly, functional language for machine code and WebAssembly. He explains the decision to shift the compiler from Rust to Zig, highlighting issues with compile times and the unique advantages Zig offers, such as efficient compile-time features. Richard also reflects on the importance of long-term thinking in design and shares insights on improving the Rust community's focus on user experience.

Richard Feldman, creator of the Roc programming language and author of Elm in Action, shares insights into his innovative project inspired by Elm. They discuss features like static dispatch, opportunistic mutation, and its dual structure for platforms and applications. Feldman emphasizes Roc's friendly compiler and performance benefits compared to giants like Go and Rust. The conversation also touches on community engagement, unique error handling, and the challenges of integrating new programming languages into the development landscape.

In this discussion, Richard Feldman, creator of the Roc programming language and author of Elm in Action, shares his passion for crafting user-friendly programming languages. He explores Roc's unique features, including static dispatch and purity inference, extending Elm's ideas beyond frontend development. Feldman compares Roc's performance and memory management strategies with mainstream languages and delves into its relationship with Large Language Models. He also highlights the innovative handling of algebraic data types and the importance of community support for Roc's evolution.

In this discussion, Richard Feldman, the creator of the Roc programming language and author of "Elm in Action," shares insights on Roc’s innovative features inspired by Elm. Delve into topics like static dispatch, purity inference, and opportunistic mutation. Richard highlights Roc's smart handling of dependencies and security, as well as its performance advantages against languages like Rust and Go. The conversation also touches on community engagement and the potential for Roc to reshape developer experiences and foster new applications.

In this lively discussion, AnnMarie Thomas shares insights on playful learning and her engineering keynote at Strange Loop. Richard Feldman introduces the innovative ROC programming language, inspired by Elm, broadening its application. Colin Dean reflects on the vibrant open-source community, while Taylor Troesh merges education and magic to enhance learning experiences. Finally, Pokey Rule unveils Cursorless, a groundbreaking spoken language for coding, aimed at making programming more accessible for everyone.