LISP in Space
Hello CoRecursive newsletter subscriber,
LISP in Space
It's May now, and I have a new episode out here.
It's the story of Ron Garret working on LISP at The Jet Propulsion Lab. He started there as part of his Comp Sci Ph.D. and worked on prototypes for the first Mars Rover: Sojourner.
I'm not sure what I want to share because I don't want to spoil the story, but LISP S-expressions are used to save a mission in deep space. It's a wild story that I've not heard before. Check it out:
https://corecursive.com/lisp-in-space-with-ron-garret/
Bonus Episode
Ron and I were exchanging emails for a bit before we got a chance to talk, and it was a different story that brought Ron to my attention: He was a very early Google employee. So I've released a bonus episode about Ron's Adventures at Google as a Patreon episode for supporters:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/65876011
Ron has lived an exciting life because his time at Google includes:
- Executing Larry Page's vision for what would become one of their most iconic products.
- Riding Sergey's unicycle.
- Generally struggling to ship software enough.
Tacit Learning
Since the last newsletter, I've also written a bit about tacit learning and a round-up of go streamers. And I was also a guest host on programming throw down.
Since the last newsletter, I've gotten some excellent feedback on the last bonus episode, where among other things, I discussed some of the thinking behind the way I edit the podcast and why I'm planning to do more "This day in history" episodes.
Those questions came from listeners and so if you have any questions about me, software development, tech stuff, or the podcast, let me know, and an answer might show up in a future episode.
Thanks,
Adam Gordon Bell
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