Paradigms Without Progress: Kuhnian Reflections on Programming Practice

Borrowing from Thomas Kuhn, Robert Floyd introduced the notion of a programming paradigm. Today, paradigms are constantly debated. What might Kuhn tell us about this sad state of affairs? What can Programming learn from Philosophy?.

Paradigms Philosophy Video

Nov 19 2020

 Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity

One of my all time favorite talks of AKay's, given in 2015.

Alan Kay Paradigms Philosophy Video

May 21 2020

 GOTO 2017 • Programming Across Paradigms • Anjana Vakil

What's in a programming paradigm? How did the major paradigms come to be, and why? Once we've sworn our love to one paradigm, does a program written under any other still smell as sweet? Can functional programmers learn anything from [...]

Paradigms Video

Dec 1 2017