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Geo Carncross: How to program computers (kos)

Justin Cormack · talk · Watch on YouTube

Operating systems & kernelsProgramming language design

What it is

A 2014 talk by Geo Carncross (geocar) demonstrating kOS, a minimalist operating system and programming environment built around the k language, with early screenshots.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as a rare live look at kOS in action, and one that is fascinating and mind-bending.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “if you haven't seen it yet, here's a presentation by geocar from 2014”

    Rare 2014 presentation by geocar.

    beagle3, 2017-07 · Recommendation · in “Red Programming Language 0.6.3”

  2. “For those who want to see it in action, there's actually a talk about kOS on YouTube”

    Talk showing kOS in action by team member Geo.

    undecidabot, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “Impending kOS (2014)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: kos, k language, operating systems, array programming, geocar

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