In Praise of Programming Minimalism - Understanding Concatenative Languages

Watch a 38-minute conference talk from Copenhagen Developers Festival exploring the fascinating world of concatenative programming languages and programming minimalism. Dive into a thought-provoking examination of what happens when traditional programming constructs like strings, numbers, booleans, and modules are stripped away, leaving only a single type of function. Discover how concatenative languages operate with radically simplified semantics, challenging conventional programming paradigms. Learn through humorous and engaging examples how these minimalist languages function, their practical applications, and the underlying principles that make them work. Gain deeper insights into the relationship between syntax and semantics in programming while developing a greater appreciation for both minimalist and traditional programming approaches.