"The Economics of Programming Languages" by Evan Czaplicki (Strange Loop 2023)
Strange Loop Conference · 10 HN recommendations
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Evan Czaplicki, creator of Elm, examines how programming languages are funded. He looks at where compiler engineers' salaries come from, why Go has about 5 engineers while Dart has about 30, and how this limits language design.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended repeatedly as a funny, informative talk on the economics behind programming languages and open source.
“Very highly recommend this funny, informative talk to understand aspects of creating a programming language other than the theoretical ones.” Read on HN ↗