For a long time, I've had a dream of creating my own novel programming language someday. I have a computer science degree and a grade of "A" in my third-year Compiler Construction course back in 2011. All that was missing was a Claude Code subscription.
Mike Samuel, Google Calendar creator, unveils Temper language designed to solve disconnected programming ecosystems by translating seamlessly across multiple targets.
Peter van Hardenberg from Ink and Switch discusses the origins of local-first software and Automerge, their CRDT-based sync engine for real-time collaboration.
The periodic Rust-induced conflicts happening with the Linux kernel hint at underlying generational problems facing the project. And it’s already led a prominent maintainer to quit.
Rúnar Bjarnason introduces Unison, a functional programming language with content-addressed code for distributed systems.