Invitation to Meetup In NUS: Programming Languages Foster & Sustain Lifelong Learning in Computer Science

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Hi NUS Hackers, There is an exciting meetup coming up~ Topic: Programming Languages Foster & Sustain Lifelong Learning in Computer Science

Time: December 23rd, 6pm - 8pm.

Venue: 01 - 05 Conference Room, 3 Research Link, 117602

Sign Up 👉 https://lu.ma/7xgcz3ie

Talk 1: Introducing MoonBit and exploring the design space of asynchronous programming

Speaker

HongBo Zhang, Founder of Moobit and Chair Scientist at IDEA & Qing Liu, Core Developer of Moonbit

HongBo Zhang is Chair Scientist and Department Head of Digital Infrastructure Innovation at IDEA, leading the MoonBit Platform. Best known as the creator of ReScript (formerly ReasonML and BuckleScript), Zhang has a distinguished academic background from Tsinghua University and the University of Pennsylvania. His career includes key roles at Bloomberg LP and Facebook, where he advanced programming languages like ReScript and Flow.

https://github.com/bobzhang

https://rescript-lang.org

https://www.moonbitlang.com

Qing Liu is core developer of MoonBit who has six years of experience in programming language development, with extensive knowledge of programming language theory and compiler implementation.

Talk 2: How Computer Science was Introduced at Yale-NUS College

Speaker:

Olivier Danvy, Professor of Science (Computer Science) at Yale-NUS College

Olivier Danvy is interested in all aspects of programming languages, including programming and teaching.

https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/faculty/olivier-danvy

https://research.com/u/olivier-danvy

Looking forward to seeing you ❤️