Programming Languages Festival!
by Context Free
2024 February 23-24
Phoenix Arizona area (most likely)
Fun, 2-day, single-track, non-academic conference about programming languages (PL). What topics to expect?
- PL design
- PL implementation
- Building community
- Having fun!
"As a programming language enthusiast, I am definitely looking forward to the inaugural PL Festival in 2024! I have been a huge fan of Tom's Context Free YouTube channel from early on and can't wait to see what he does with a conference. If you are a PL enthusiast, I would encourage you to support / look into attending this conference."
Speakers
Currently coordinated speakers in order by first name. More to come, and there's always a risk that some might not be able to make it.
Andrew Kelley
Zig language founder
Conor Hoekstra
Host of code_report channel on YouTube
Dawn Wages
Python Software Foundation executive board member
Evan Ovadia
Vale language founder
Gabriella Gonzalez
Dhall language founder and Haskell enthusiast
JeanHeyd Meneide
ISO C standard project editor
Oscar Spencer
Grain language cofounder
Sabree Blackmon
Formal verification and PL security professional
Walter Bright
D language founder
Or in other words, this is an amazing group of speakers. And I don't know specifically what they might speak about. But it's fun to imagine.