Codexpanse Podcast
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Universe is computable. Information is its fundamental property, along with space and time. Computer science is a young field, but we didn't invent computing, we've discovered it. Codexpanse explores the computing nature of reality, ideas of programming and math, and our role in this exciting world.
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#5 – David Kopec: Classic Computer Science Problems in Java
August 17, 2020 09:23 - 1 hour - 46 MBA conversation with David Kopec, Assistant Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. David is a passionate computer science educator and writer. His latest book "Classic Computer Science Problems in Java" was just published recently. We're talking about teaching and learning programming, Swift, Dart, Python and Java, OOP and strong typing, as well as Dave's experience writing books with an established publisher as opposed to self-publishing. David's blog observationalhazard.c...
#4 – Three Impossible Things in Computer Science
December 02, 2019 11:03 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBImpossibilities sometimes are as exciting to mathematicians and computer scientists as possibilities. Proving something is impossible defines the limits and tames the vastness of the universe. Related links: Halting Problem CAP Theorem Two Generals' Problem Music: Intro by Air Apparent
Three Impossible Things in Computer Science
December 02, 2019 11:03 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBImpossibilities sometimes are as exciting to mathematicians and computer scientists as possibilities. Proving something is impossible defines the limits and tames the vastness of the universe. Related links: Halting Problem CAP Theorem Two Generals' Problem Music: Intro by Air Apparent
What is HTTP and The Internet
November 04, 2019 07:16 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBHTTP is the foundation of modern web, and The Internet is... Well, it's simple and complicated at the same time. Let's see the big picture and clear the fog of war, rise above the minutiae and understand what the hell is going on. We will understand the following concepts: network internet web web servers and web clients HTTP protocol HTTP requests and responses Check out our HTTP course at codexpanse.com. It includes videos, exercises, downloadable cheat sheets and quizzes ...
#3 – What is HTTP and The Internet
November 04, 2019 07:16 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBHTTP is the foundation of modern web, and The Internet is... Well, it's simple and complicated at the same time. Let's see the big picture and clear the fog of war, rise above the minutiae and understand what the hell is going on. We will understand the following concepts: network internet web web servers and web clients HTTP protocol HTTP requests and responses Check out our HTTP course at codexpanse.com. It includes videos, exercises, downloadable cheat sheets and quizzes + teacher...
#2 – Static and dynamic typing vs. strong and weak
October 14, 2019 09:53 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBThere are a few misconceptions floating around when it comes to static typing vs. dynamic typing. Often, the difference is wrongly attributed to the way variables are allowed or disallowed to change their type on the fly. Sometimes, the difference is confused with type "strength". In this episode we'll discuss the nature of types in programming languages, and learn why static/dynamic and strong/weak are different. Related links: VIDEO: Typing: Static vs Dynamic, Weak vs. Strong Static t...
Static and dynamic typing vs. strong and weak
October 14, 2019 09:53 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBThere are a few misconceptions floating around when it comes to static typing vs. dynamic typing. Often, the difference is wrongly attributed to the way variables are allowed or disallowed to change their type on the fly. Sometimes, the difference is confused with type "strength". In this episode we'll discuss the nature of types in programming languages, and learn why static/dynamic and strong/weak are different. Related links: VIDEO: Typing: Static vs Dynamic, Weak vs. Strong ...
What Is Information
September 16, 2019 13:16 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBThe more we learn about the nature of information, the more deep connections we discover. It seems like it is sometimes useful to see the universe as information rather than matter. In this pilot episode of Codexpanse we will discuss the implications of Claude Shannon's seminal paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication", talk about the connection between entropy in physics and in information, and fantasize about the future of AI-based communication. Related links: A Mathemati...
#1 – What Is Information
September 16, 2019 13:16 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBThe more we learn about the nature of information, the more deep connections we discover. It seems like it is sometimes useful to see the universe as information rather than matter. In this pilot episode of Codexpanse we will discuss the implications of Claude Shannon's seminal paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication", talk about the connection between entropy in physics and in information, and fantasize about the future of AI-based communication. Related links: A Mathematical Theor...