John Carmack talk at Upper Bound 2025 – slides and notes
(twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears
(nature.com)
Several academic and scientific conferences in the United States have been postponed, cancelled or moved elsewhere, as organizers respond to researchers’ growing fears over the country’s immigration crackdown.
Several academic and scientific conferences in the United States have been postponed, cancelled or moved elsewhere, as organizers respond to researchers’ growing fears over the country’s immigration crackdown.
2 days in Barcelona at the Svelte summit
(windmill.dev)
Earlier this month, I had the chance to attend the Svelte Summit Spring 2025 in sunny Barcelona.
Earlier this month, I had the chance to attend the Svelte Summit Spring 2025 in sunny Barcelona.
Rust Life Improvement
(llogiq.github.io)
This is the companion blog post to my eponymous Rustikon talk. The video recording and slides are also available now.
This is the companion blog post to my eponymous Rustikon talk. The video recording and slides are also available now.
The current state of TLA⁺ development
(ahelwer.ca)
The 2025 TLA⁺ Community Event was held last week on May 4th at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The 2025 TLA⁺ Community Event was held last week on May 4th at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
RIP Usenix ATC
(dtrace.org)
USENIX made the decision this week to discontinue its flagship Annual Technical Conference.
USENIX made the decision this week to discontinue its flagship Annual Technical Conference.
Usenix ATC Announcement
(usenix.org)
USENIX celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025. We celebrate decades of innovations, experiments, and gatherings of the advanced computing system community. And in the spirit of our ever-evolving community, field, and industry, we announce the bittersweet conclusion of our longest-running event, the USENIX Annual Technical Conference in July 2025, following USENIX ATC '25.
USENIX celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025. We celebrate decades of innovations, experiments, and gatherings of the advanced computing system community. And in the spirit of our ever-evolving community, field, and industry, we announce the bittersweet conclusion of our longest-running event, the USENIX Annual Technical Conference in July 2025, following USENIX ATC '25.
My tips on giving technical talks
(marcusnoble.co.uk)
I've been giving talks at meetups and conferences for a few years now. I started off after the encouragement of my friends giving their own talk and looking so cool doing it! It's taken a while but I think I'm at a stage now where I'm not only good at it (at least I hope so 😅) but I feel confident and comfortable while doing it.
I've been giving talks at meetups and conferences for a few years now. I started off after the encouragement of my friends giving their own talk and looking so cool doing it! It's taken a while but I think I'm at a stage now where I'm not only good at it (at least I hope so 😅) but I feel confident and comfortable while doing it.
Reversing the fossilization of computer science conferences
(cacm.acm.org)
A specific case of the general bureaucratization of science threatens to make conferences irrelevant.
A specific case of the general bureaucratization of science threatens to make conferences irrelevant.
My takeaways from DjangoCon EU 2025
(zachbellay.com)
Here are some of the most interesting things I learned at DjangoCon EU 2025 in Dublin, Ireland, partially written with the help of AI: link to talks
Here are some of the most interesting things I learned at DjangoCon EU 2025 in Dublin, Ireland, partially written with the help of AI: link to talks
Nim at FOSDEM – frequently asked questions (2018)
(peterme.net)
Nim recently had a stand at FOSDEM 2018. It was lot's of fun meeting up with all the people whom I've only gotten to know by their IRC nicknames. And very interesting to help out at the stand telling people about Nim.
Nim recently had a stand at FOSDEM 2018. It was lot's of fun meeting up with all the people whom I've only gotten to know by their IRC nicknames. And very interesting to help out at the stand telling people about Nim.
The Zen of Erlang (2016)
(ferd.ca)
This is a loose transcript (or long paraphrasing?) of a presentation given at ConnectDev'16, a conference organized by Genetec in which I was invited to speak.
This is a loose transcript (or long paraphrasing?) of a presentation given at ConnectDev'16, a conference organized by Genetec in which I was invited to speak.
The Perl Toolchain Summit 2025 Needs You
(perl.com)
This year in particular, the organizers have had difficulty reaching our fundraising targets for the Perl Toolchain Summit.
This year in particular, the organizers have had difficulty reaching our fundraising targets for the Perl Toolchain Summit.
Why Choose to Use the BSDs in 2025
(dragas.net)
This is the text underlying my presentation at OSDay 2025, held on 21 March 2025 in Florence, Italy. There was limited time, so I couldn't go into much detail and had to keep things more general and structured than usual. You can watch the video of my talk on YouTube.
This is the text underlying my presentation at OSDay 2025, held on 21 March 2025 in Florence, Italy. There was limited time, so I couldn't go into much detail and had to keep things more general and structured than usual. You can watch the video of my talk on YouTube.
Why Choose to Use the BSDs in 2025
(dragas.net)
This is the text underlying my presentation at OSDay 2025, held on 21 March 2025 in Florence, Italy. There was limited time, so I couldn't go into much detail and had to keep things more general and structured than usual. Still, you can watch the video of my talk on YouTube.
This is the text underlying my presentation at OSDay 2025, held on 21 March 2025 in Florence, Italy. There was limited time, so I couldn't go into much detail and had to keep things more general and structured than usual. Still, you can watch the video of my talk on YouTube.
Ask HN: Are you afraid to travel to US to tech conferences?
(ycombinator.com)
I am not a U.S. citizen, and I have to say that even before this year, I was beginning to have some second thoughts about traveling to the U.S.
I am not a U.S. citizen, and I have to say that even before this year, I was beginning to have some second thoughts about traveling to the U.S.
Rules for Crafting Products That Stand Out
(figma.com)
Linear’s CEO shares his approach to quality at a time when “move fast and break things” no longer cuts it—catch him at Config 2025 alongside a lineup of makers redefining tech’s future.
Linear’s CEO shares his approach to quality at a time when “move fast and break things” no longer cuts it—catch him at Config 2025 alongside a lineup of makers redefining tech’s future.
Canadian Devs Are Backing Out of Attending GDC
(wired.com)
Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week’s Game Developers Conference.
Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week’s Game Developers Conference.
The cultural divide between mathematics and AI
(sugaku.net)
This January, I attended the Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM), themed "We Decide Our Future: Mathematics in the Age of AI." It was a veritable buffet of talks and connections, and I found myself rushing across the convention hall to go between sessions in fields I'm close to (eg: modular forms), new areas I was delighted to dig into (eg: knowledge graphs), and the many talks on AI for math.
This January, I attended the Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM), themed "We Decide Our Future: Mathematics in the Age of AI." It was a veritable buffet of talks and connections, and I found myself rushing across the convention hall to go between sessions in fields I'm close to (eg: modular forms), new areas I was delighted to dig into (eg: knowledge graphs), and the many talks on AI for math.
Sovereign Lumber
(plainopen.com)
Two talks that stood out for me at 2024 Open Source Experience conference in December were by Emily Omier, with the software analogy to lumber and chairs, and by Jutta Horstmann on software sovereignty in Europe being more urgent than ever. These connected strongly in my mind, and hit at the essence of what’s missing in the open source ecosystem today.
Two talks that stood out for me at 2024 Open Source Experience conference in December were by Emily Omier, with the software analogy to lumber and chairs, and by Jutta Horstmann on software sovereignty in Europe being more urgent than ever. These connected strongly in my mind, and hit at the essence of what’s missing in the open source ecosystem today.
Other Kinds of Talks
(scattered-thoughts.net)
Almost all of the talks I see at any conference fall into one of two archetypes:
Almost all of the talks I see at any conference fall into one of two archetypes:
HYTRADBOI 2025 Conference Postmortem
(scattered-thoughts.net)
I ran a conference. It went better than last time.
I ran a conference. It went better than last time.