Understanding Computation

From Simple Machines to Impossible Programs

by Tom Stuart (Homepage, GitHub, Twitter)

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Readers

• Justin Campbell (Homepage, GitHub, Twitter)
• Amy Unger (GitHub, Twitter)
• Ashton Harris (Homepage, GitHub, Twitter)
• Brian Cobb (Homepage, GitHub, Twitter)

Discussions

1. Preface, Just Enough Ruby mp3 35:03
2. Chapter 2: The Meaning of Programs, Operational Semantics mp3 24:02
3. Chapter 2: Denotational Semantics, Formal Semantics in Practice, Implementing Parsers mp3 21:12
4. Chapter 3: The Simplest Computers mp3 19:37
5. Chapter 4: Just Add Power mp3 22:42
6. Chapter 5: The Ultimate Machine mp3 20:35
7. Chapter 6: Programming with Nothing mp3 38:08
8. Chapter 7: Universality is Everywhere mp3 20:23
9. Chapter 8: Impossible Programs mp3 23:00
10. Chapter 9: Programming in Toyland mp3 18:00
11. Tom Stuart, and The Ineffable Magic of Computation mp3 49:05