Dec 30, 2024: Andrew Smith, author, "Devil in the Stack"

Writer Andrew Smith decided to learn computer programming in his 50s. What happened next is captured in his book “Devil in the Stack: A Code Odyssey,” and wide-ranging tour through computer history, neuroscience, and the friendliest programming language.

Show Notes

• Devil in the Stack: A Code Odyssey, by Andrew Smith

• andrewsmithauthor.com, Andrew’s site

• python.com, homepage of the Python language

• SuperCollider language homepage: “a platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists and researchers working with sound.”

• The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, by Iain McGilchrist

Guest: Andrew Smith
Host: Mark Hurst
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Aired: Dec 30, 2024