In this episode, “Representation-Driven Dispatch” (generated by Claude 4.6 Opus) is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
Date Released: 2026-04-15
In this episode, Conor interviews Madeline Vergani about TinyAPL 0.13, inverses, AP8L and more!
About the Guest
Madeline Vergani is the creator of TinyAPL, the Omnibar and AP8L.
Show NotesDate Recorded: 2026-03-30
Date Released: 2026-03-31
In this episode, the 1972 paper “Algebra as a Language” by Kenneth E. Iverson is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
Date Released: 2026-03-28
In this episode, the “From List Calculus to Array Calculi” (generated by GPT 5.4) is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
Date Released: 2026-03-18
In this episode, the “Richard Bird’s Algebraic Laws for Program Calculation” which is a summary of the important papers that introduced the algebraic laws of programming (generated by Claude 4.6 Opus) is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
Date Released: 2026-03-14
In this episode, the 1979 Turing Award paper “Notation as a Tool of Thought” by Kenneth E. Iverson is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
Date Released: 2026-03-02
In this episode, Conor chats with Adám Brudzewsky about Dyalog 20.0, array notation, namespaces and the behind operator.
About the Guest
Adám Brudzewsky is the head of language design at Dyalog Ltd. He is a lifelong APL programmer, founder of the APL Orchard, and the creator of Extended Dyalog APL and APLcart.
Show NotesDate Recorded: 2026-01-01
Date Released: 2026-01-02
In this episode, Conor chats with Max Sun about his path to becoming an APL-er.
About the Guests
Max Sun is Senior APL Developer at InvestCloud, Inc. and was previously an APL developer at BCA Research. His interests include array programming, functional programming and programming languages and paradigms.
Show NotesDate Recorded: 2025-10-05
Date Released: 2025-12-29
In this episode, Conor chats with Aaron Hsu live from Minnowbrook 2025 about Co-dfns, fonts, AI and more!
About the Guests
Aaron Hsu is the implementor of Co-dfns and an advocate for a terse and minimal array programming style. Hsu has a background in academic functional programming, and was primarily a Scheme programmer for ten years before learning APL. He was introduced to APL by Morten Kromberg while working on a GPU-hosted compiler, and switched to Dyalog APL for the project, which is now Co-dfns.
Show NotesDate Recorded: 2025-10-04
Date Released: 2025-10-22
In this episode, Conor moderates a discussion between Aaron Hsu and Jon Smith about tersity.
About the Guests
Aaron Hsu is the implementor of Co-dfns and an advocate for a terse and minimal array programming style. Hsu has a background in academic functional programming, and was primarily a Scheme programmer for ten years before learning APL. He was introduced to APL by Morten Kromberg while working on a GPU-hosted compiler, and switched to Dyalog APL for the project, which is now Co-dfns.
Jon Smith is a senior software engineer and security researcher with a focus on compilers, reverse engineering, and low-level systems development. His expertise spans multiple architectures and operating systems, with a particular emphasis on LLVM internals, static analysis tooling, and custom native code generation, including everything from shellcode and bootloaders to bespoke object file layouts. He has written custom compiler optimizations, firmware for embedded systems, and tooling for both offensive and defensive security applications. With a strong background in C, C++, and assembly, he often works at the intersection of language tooling and binary analysis, applying deep systems knowledge to practical engineering problems. He also maintains a public Twitch stream aimed at making vulnerability research accessible to newcomers without a formal computer science background.
Show NotesDate Recorded: 2025-03-24
Date Released: 2025-03-28