
Episode 222: From Stepanov to Euler to Shawshank
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In this episode, Conor and Ben chat with Tristan Brindle about graph algorithm resources, tropical semirings, Stepanov stories, FM2GP, EOP, and veer off into a chat about TV shows, movies and more!
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About the Guest
Tristan Brindle a freelance programmer and trainer based in London, mostly focussing on C++. He is a member of the UK national body (BSI) and ISO WG21. Occasionally I can be found at C++ conferences. He is also a director of C++ London Uni, a not-for-profit organisation offering free beginner programming classes in London and online. He has a few fun projects on GitHub that you can find out about here.
Show Notes
Date Generated: 2025-02-17
Date Released: 2025-02-21
- Mazes for Programmers by Jamis Buck
- Maze Demo from C++Now 2019: Ben Deane “Identifying Monoids: Exploiting Compositional Structure in Code”
- A Very General Method of Computing Shortest Paths
- From Mathematics to Generic Programming
- Spoils of the Eqyptians
- All A9 Playlists
- Elements of Programming
- FM2GP Programming Languages Virtual Meetup (Next One)
- A Tribute to Euler - William Dunham
- Perfect Numbers
- Amicable Numbers
- Countdown Clip
- James Acaster Clip
- James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
- Chariots of Fire
- Brief Encounter
- House's Stalker Clip
- Casablanca
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