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"The Economics of Programming Languages" by Evan Czaplicki (Strange Loop 2023)
Strange Loop Conference
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.
Recommended repeatedly as a funny, informative talk on the economics behind programming languages and open source.
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