William Byrd on "The Most Beautiful Program Ever Written" [PWL NYC]

Why it was recommended

I can't recommend the talk Dr Byrd did on this enough

Strong recommendationhazbo · Original2021-08

What it covers

William Byrd presents at Papers We Love NYC on what he calls the most beautiful program ever written, a Lisp interpreter written in Lisp. He walks through the metacircular. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

PapersWeLove

Length

1 hr 31 min

Year

2017

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