Knit One, Compute One • Kristine Howard • YOW! 2016

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2016. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Kristine Howard - Director at YOW! Conferences RESOURCES https://twitter.com/web_goddess https://linkedin.com/in/kristinehoward https://aus.social/@web_goddess https://www.krishoward.org ABSTRACT Can a programming language describe art? Is knitting Turing complete? And just how many bytes of data does the average knitted scarf hold, anyway? These are the questions that motivate Kris as both a knitter and a technologist. As an art form, knitting is inherently binary - just knit and purl. That means you can use sticks and string to encode data in a lot of different ways - like recording the day’s weather, noting enemy troop movements, or even knitting a computer virus. But that’s just the start! Through the act of knitting, the crafter becomes a kind of human CPU, utilising objects and data structures (needles) and free memory (ball of wool) to implement instructions (the pattern). Knitting patterns themselves are very similar to computer languages, with new syntax proposals emerging with innovative constructs and even compilers. If you thought knitting was just an old-fashioned hobby, this talk will open your eyes to the many ways this traditional craft is still relevant in the digital age. (And no, you don’t need to know how to knit!) [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Ken Kousen • Help Your Boss Help You • https://amzn.to/3yCHnXf Robert Axelrod • The Evolution of Cooperation • https://amzn.to/3BSvn67 Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Knitting #Computing #Binary #Knit #KristineHoward #YOWcon CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1