The Ideal Programming Language • Richard Feldman & Erik Doernenburg • GOTO 2021

This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted #GOTOcph https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/the-ideal-programming-language Richard Feldman - Author of "Elm in Action" & Head of Technology at NoRedInk @rtfeldman Erik Doernenburg - Head of Technology at Thoughtworks & Passionate Technologist @erikdoe Lars Jensen - Lead Developer at GOTO DESCRIPTION What would your ideal programming language look like? Erik Doernenburg, head of technology at Thoughtworks, and Richard Feldman, author of “Elm in Action,” sat together at GOTO Copenhagen 2021 to chat about what theirs would look like. They also had a look into the future of up-and-coming languages. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:11 Frontend or backend? 05:44 Programming languages in the field 10:37 Testability 13:15 Memory management 18:36 Concurrency model 23:53 Upcoming new languages 35:36 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Richard Feldman • Elm in Action • https://amzn.to/387kujI Jeremy Fairbank • Programming Elm • https://amzn.to/2WhZCE8 Wolfgang Loder • Web Applications with Elm • https://amzn.to/3jblQ3q Cristian Salcescu • Functional Programming in JavaScript • https://amzn.to/3y75jBS Tim McNamara • Rust in Action • https://amzn.to/3ux2R9u Saša Jurić • Elixir in Action • https://amzn.to/2RZh5eN Dijkstra, Gøtze & Van Der Ploeg • Right Sourcing • https://amzn.to/3gxkZYE Richard Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know • https://amzn.to/3gxFlAZ Thoughtworks Inc. • The Thoughtworks Anthology • https://amzn.to/3ryHxPb Jimmy Nilsson • Applying Domain-Driven Design And Patterns • https://amzn.to/3rwO8JY https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #FunctionalProgramming #FP #Elm #ElmInAction #Elmlang #Testing #Programming #ProgrammingLanguage #Ziglang #Roclang #Immutability #PureFunctions #FunctionalLanguages #Debugging #Roc #Parallelizing #JavaScript #ErikDoernenburg #RichardFeldman 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