about Weehawken-Lang
It's a strange time we live in. We can't just meet up and catch up and talk about coding. This also opens an opportunity to think more virtually about the idea of meetups.
I want to start Weehawken-Lang, a virtual meetup group about programming languages and tooling design (compilers, interpreters, build tools etc). It aims to be a casual place where people with different language backgrounds can exchange ideas about programming languages.
We also aim to function as a fundraiser for a good cause. Initially, we plan to donate primarily to April Hyacinth, a contributor to Scala compiler who has been sick for 6 months.
talk: Equality in Scala
To kick off the event, I (@eed3si9n) will give a talk on equality in Scala. Through untangling this one seemingly simple yet complicated concept of ==, we will trace back the ancestral roots of Scala as a language, and how the design has evolved over the course of its history to achieve its ideals. This first talk is meant to be an ice-breaker to initiate conversations about different language design. The format for future meetings will be determined accordingly.
- Format: 40min talk, 20min discussion
To make things more interactive, we'll have some people with camera on as "panelist" who would ask questions and get into discussions.
Details
- Date and time: Wed, December 9th 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST
- Location: Online
- Register at Event Brite
- Registration fee: $20 ($5 for students with
STUDENT5)
