Conor Hoekstra

Tacit Talk

Tacit Talk is a podcast about programming languages, combinators, algorithms and more!

Author

Conor Hoekstra

Category

Technology

Podcast website

www.tacittalk.com

Latest episode

Apr 15, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 11: APL, BQN and AoC with dzaima 21.12.2024

In this episode, Conor interviews dzaima about APL, BQN, Advent of Code and more! Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Conor Hoekstra (Mastodon) About the Guest dzaima is author of dzaima/APL, dzaima/BQN, CBQN, dzaima/paste and more! Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-12-20 Date Released: 2024-12-21 BQN Language CBQN dzaima/APL dzaima/BQN dzaima/paste dz...

Episode 10: A Personal View of APL (1991) ✨ 10.12.2024

In this episode, the 1991 paper A Personal View of APL is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Released: 2024-12-10 A Personal View of APL (1991) NotebookLM

Episode 9: Phrasal Forms (1989) ✨ 05.12.2024

In this episode, the 1989 Phrasal Forms paper is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Released: 2024-12-05 Phrasal Forms - JSoftware (1989) Phrasal Forms - PDF (1989) NotebookLM

Episode 8: Tacit Definition (1991) ✨ 28.11.2024

In this episode, the 1991 Tacit Definition paper is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Released: 2024-11-28 Tacit Definition (1991) NotebookLM

Episode 7: BQN Tooling with Mitchell Kember 25.11.2024

In this episode, Conor interviews Mitchell Kember about the state of tooling in BQN. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Mitchell Kember is a programming language enthusiast who enjoys working on compilers and developer tools. He maintains the BQN extension for VS Code. Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-11-23 Date Released: 2024-11-24 B...

Episode 6: Implementer Panel #1 (APL, BQN, Kap, Uiua) 23.10.2024

In this episode, Conor moderates the first “Implementer Panel” with Marshall Lochbaum (BQN), Adám Brudzewsky (Dyalog APL), Elias Mårtenson (Kap) and Kai Schmidt (Uiua). Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-10-22 Date Released: 2024-10-23 Dyalog APL BQN Kap Uiua CBQN Singeli Dyalog APL ⎕DT What is a primitive? (in BQN) B...

Episode 5: Combinatory Programming with Zach Smith 28.09.2024

In this episode, Conor interviews Zach Smith about Combinatory Programming . Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Zach Smith is a Brooklyn-based writer and computer programmer. His independent research tends to focus on novel intersections between computer programs and the liberal arts. Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-09-27 Date Releas...

Episode 4: Dyalog APL with Adám Brudzewsky 11.08.2024

In this episode, Conor interviews Adám Brudzewsky, head of language design at Dyalog Ltd. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) 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 Notes Date Recorded: 2024-08-...

Episode 3: Kap with Elias Mårtenson 13.07.2024

In this episode, Conor interviews Elias Mårtenson, creator of the Kap programming language. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Elias Mårtenson is the creator or the Kap programming language. Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-07-12 Date Released: 2024-07-13 Array Cast Episode 72: Elias Mårtenson and the Kap array programming language GN...

Episode 2: BQN, I and Singeli with Marshall Lochbaum 28.05.2024

In this episode, Conor interviews Marshall Lochbaum, creator of the BQN, I and Singeli programming languages. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Marshall Lochbaum is the creator of the I, BQN and Singeli programming languages. He discovered J in high school and has made contributions to the J interpeter. He worked at Dyalog Ltd from...

Episode 1: Uiua with Kai Schmidt 11.05.2024

In this episode, Conor interviews Kai Schmidt, creator of the Uiua language. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Kai Schmidt is a Rust developer, language enthusiast and the creator of the Uiua programming language, a general purpose, stack-based, array-oriented programming language. Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-05-10 Date Released...

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