The any Type and Explicit Casting - Mastering TypeScript
URL: https://www.educative.io/courses/mastering-typescript/the-any-type-and-explicit-casting
We use an acronym within our programming teams, which is Simply Find an Interface for the Any Type (S.F.I.A.T), pronounced sveat or sweat.
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In 2001 MIT had the Dynamic Languages Wizards Series [1], which consisted of three panels of luminaries in the field (videos and participants names on the linked page). A lot of history was discussed in their 5+ hours.
They are also on YouTube:
Panel on Runtime: Richard Kelsey, David Moon, Tucker Withington, Kim Barrett, Scott McKay [2]
Panel on Compilation: David Detlefs, Will Clinger, Martin Rinard, and Mat Hostetter [3]
Panel on Language Design: Paul Graham, John Maeda, Jonathan Rees, Guy Steele [4]
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[1] http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/dynlangs/wizards-panels.html
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LG-RtcSYUQ
Ask HN: What are some good resources on the history of programming languages? | Hacker News
URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9947544
Here’s a nice timeline style review of the history of programming languages that uses videos: http://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.h…