Bruce Eckel
@bruceeckel.bsky.social
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Programmer, Author, Consultant, Speaker
Happy Path Episode of Bill Venners, Dianne Marsh and myself talking to undergrads about computing careers.
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#117 Special Episode: Entering Computer Science as a New Graduate by Happy Path Programming
At Western State Colorado University in Gunnison on Sept 11, 2025, Bruce Eckel, Bill Venners and Dianne Marsh each give their own 10-minute perspectives on finding fulfillment in the field, especially...
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/happypathprogramming/episodes/117-Special-Episode-Entering-Computer-Science-as-a-New-Graduate-e3b1q8a/a-acadc8v
16 days ago
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We interview two members of the Pyrefly Python type checker. Podcast:
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#115 More Python Type Checking! Pyrefly with Aaron Pollack & Steven Troxler by Happy Path Programming
Excitement around Python type checking continues to grow and the tools continue to evolve. We chat with Aaron Pollack and Steven Troxler about â Pyrefly - a Rust-based Python type checker and IDE exten...
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/happypathprogramming/episodes/115-More-Python-Type-Checking--Pyrefly-with-Aaron-Pollack--Steven-Troxler-e36o4jv
4 months ago
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Learned all about the super fast ty Python type checker from @carljm for Happy Path Programming #114:
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#114 ty: Fast Python Type Checking with Carl Meyer by Happy Path Programming
Carl Meyer works on the ty Python type checker, built in Rust by Astral the creators of Ruff and uv. We chat about type systems, the evolution of static typing in Python, and the focus on performance....
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/happypathprogramming/episodes/114-ty-Fast-Python-Type-Checking-with-Carl-Meyer-e3615v2
4 months ago
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5 months ago
There has been a huge gap between the world of AI and enterprises' needs. In episode #112 of Happy Path Programming,
@bruceeckel.bsky.social
and I chat with Rod Johnson about his Embabel Agent Framework and how it helps improve reliability, cost, and other 'ilities when building agents.
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PyCon 2025 was well worth the trip. I did all things types, presenting at the typing summit and connecting with typing leaders, some of whom we hope to interview on
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6 months ago
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With composition, the object does what you want it to do, with inheritance, you must do what the base class wants you to do.
7 months ago
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I will be at Pycon in Pittsburgh next week, arriving Thursday afternoon and leaving early Monday morning. Look me up/reach out if you're there. I will be speaking at the Typing Summit on Friday: "Make Illegal Types Unrepresentable"
7 months ago
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Lots of new learning about how AI works and what you can do with it!
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#109 AI, LLMs, and MCP with Lize Raes by Happy Path Programming
Lize Raes teaches us about AI models, LLMs, Tools, Agents, and MCP.Article from Anthropic on Agent architectures: Building effective agentsDiscuss this episode: â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â discord.gg/XVKD2uPKyFâ â
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9 months ago
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This is what return-to-office policies sound like to me.
11 months ago
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This year's Winter Tech Forum is shaping up!
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Winter Tech Forum: A Self-Organizing Open Spaces Conference & Retreat, March 3-7 2025 in Crested Butte, Colorado
A Self-Organizing Open Spaces Conference & Retreat
https://www.wintertechforum.com/
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Registration is open for the Winter Tech Forum, March 3-7 at the Beautiful Crested Butte Center for the Arts in our delightful ski town in the Colorado Rockies! Come engage in fascinating conversations with amazing people, with a full slate of activities, both indoor and outdoor!
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Winter Tech Forum: A Self-Organizing Open Spaces Conference & Retreat, March 3-7 2025 in Crested Butte, Colorado
A Self-Organizing Open Spaces Conference.
https://www.wintertechforum.com/
11 months ago
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Fascinating conversation about how companies might work so much better:
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#106 Agile Organizations with Jutta Eckstien by Happy Path Programming
Jutta Eckstein is expanding the concepts of Agile to be a company-wide model, instead of a niche process for software developers. We chat with her about the book "Company-wide Agility with Beyond Budg...
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/happypathprogramming/episodes/106-Agile-Organizations-with-Jutta-Eckstien-e2rpcko
12 months ago
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Wonderful talk with Nathan Sobo about his journey to build the "ultimate code editor" and all the exciting stuff ZED is doing for developer collaboration and AI assistance.
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#105 Nathan Sobo's Pursuit of the Ultimate Code Editor by Happy Path Programming
Nathan Sobo is co-founder of Zed, a super-fast, collaborative, AI-powered, code editor. We chat about his journey to build the ultimate code editor: lessons learned from building Atom, Electron and it...
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happypathprogramming/episodes/105-Nathan-Sobos-Pursuit-of-the-Ultimate-Code-Editor-e2p8mmm/a-abii4v3
about 1 year ago
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We interview the creator of the new Zed editor:
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#105 Nathan Sobo's Pursuit of the Ultimate Code Editor by Happy Path Programming
Nathan Sobo is co-founder of Zed, a super-fast, collaborative, AI-powered, code editor. We chat about his journey to build the ultimate code editor: lessons learned from building Atom, Electron and it...
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happypathprogramming/episodes/105-Nathan-Sobos-Pursuit-of-the-Ultimate-Code-Editor-e2p8mmm
about 1 year ago
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Josh Long Interviews me at the dev2next conference
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about 1 year ago
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Very pleased to be included on this list:
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Top 12 Podcasts for Java Developers in 2024 | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog
In 2024, learning new things as a Java developer has never been easier or more fun! How about kicking off your morning with a cup of coffee while some of the biggest names in the industry chat directl
https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2024/09/top-12-podcasts-for-java-developers-in-2024/#happy-path-programming
about 1 year ago
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Atomic Kotlin is now available in German (thanks to AI):
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Atomic Kotlin (Deutsche Ausgabe)
Sowohl fĂŒr AnfĂ€nger als auch fĂŒr erfahrene Programmierer zerlegt Atomic Kotlin die Sprachkonzepte in kleine, leicht verdauliche "Atome" zusammen mit Ăbungen.
https://leanpub.com/AtomicKotlin-de
about 1 year ago
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My PyCon 2024 Presentation "Functional Error Handling in Python" is up!
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Talks - Bruce Eckel: Functional Error Handling
YouTube video by PyCon US
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over 1 year ago
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AI-augmented programming, oh my!
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#103 AI Augmented Programming with â â Stephan Janssenâ â by Happy Path Programming
â Stephan Janssenâ is always on the bleeding edge of both helping developers grow and with how he uses technology to accomplish amazing things. He led the creation of Devoxx but is a coder at heart. St...
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over 1 year ago
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Had a great chat with Venkat Subramanian for Happy Path Programming #102! We talked about his upcoming @dev2next conference and learned about the new Java Stream Gatherers API.
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#102 Gathering Nerds and Java Gatherers with Venkat Subramaniam by Happy Path Programming
We chat with Venkat about his upcoming dev2next conference and the new Stream Gatherers API (preview in JDK 22). Discuss this episode: â â â â â â â â discord.gg/XVKD2uPKyF
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over 1 year ago
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Experimenting with the Github "social media preview":
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GitHub - EffectOrientedProgramming/book: Effect-Oriented Programming: Creating Reliable Systems with Scala 3 and ZIO 2
Effect-Oriented Programming: Creating Reliable Systems with Scala 3 and ZIO 2 - EffectOrientedProgramming/book
https://github.com/EffectOrientedProgramming/book
over 1 year ago
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The Latest Happy Path Programming podcast episode:
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#101 Effects and Local-First with Johannes Schickling by Happy Path Programming
Johannes Schickling (@schickling | schickling.devâ ) gets us up-to-speed on Effect, the ZIO-inspired Effect System for TypeScript, and the Local-First movement. Resources: Local-First Podcast: www.lo...
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happypathprogramming/episodes/101-Effects-and-Local-First-with-Johannes-Schickling-e2lkhkj/a-abdjcru
over 1 year ago
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Another interview about different ways of organizing software teams:
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#100 Thinking about Thinking with Diana Montalion by Happy Path Programming
Diana Montalion teaches us about Systems Thinking and why it matters for those of us building software. Diana is founder of â Mentrixâ , which teaches "systems architecture skills for an increasingly co...
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over 1 year ago
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The Agile Illusion:
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#99 The Agile Illusion with Trond Hjorteland by Happy Path Programming
We chat with Trond Hjorteland about Agile and why it hasn't led to successful outcomes in many traditional organizations. Mentioned and related resources: Trond & JoĂŁo Rosa's training on Agile + DP2...
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over 1 year ago
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Concurrency gets the best of me, again:
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Denouement
Curse you, concurrency, my old nemesis! You have bested me once again!
https://bruceeckel.substack.com/p/denouement?r=oj2xd
over 1 year ago
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The amazing Gwen Shapira on Happy Path Programming! We had a great chat about Gwen's journey to co-founding @niledatabase and the future of databases:
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over 1 year ago
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This morning's podcast, quite good I think:
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almost 2 years ago
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If you like to think about performance this episode is for you!
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almost 2 years ago
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almost 2 years ago
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Three new episodes of the podcast: #89 Algebraic Effects with Kyo (Flavio Brasil) #90 The Best Manager with Sushila Sahay #91 'Tis The Season For Reducing Gradle Friction
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almost 2 years ago
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 Developers Thriving In the Flow with Arty Starr
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#88 Developers Thriving In the Flow with Arty Starr by Happy Path Programming
Arty Starr is a PhD student and entrepreneur focused on helping developers thrive. We chat about her research on developer momentum and ways that developers can find joy through more time in the flow ...
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about 2 years ago
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Golang and the Simplest Approach
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Golang and the Simplest Approach
It might not scale...
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about 2 years ago
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This morning we learned more about WASM!
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about 2 years ago
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A book on the foundations of concurrency.
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Why I Changed the Name of this Blog
The Most Challenging Book I Have Tackled
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about 2 years ago
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I was fascinated the whole way through this morning's podcast.
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#85 Scala, Rust, and Durable Computing with John De Goes by Happy Path Programming
Our chat with John De Goes starts with his Scala & Rust journeys, then goes into Golem Cloud, a serverless durable computing platform underpinned by Wasm, and ends with a discussion about whether busi...
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about 2 years ago
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Failure and Reliability:
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#84 Inevitable Failure with Dormain Drewitz by Happy Path Programming
We chat with Dormain Drewitz about failure and reliability. Ironically our recording software crashed near the end of the episode but we recovered and wrapped things up. Referenced Article: 10 Years o...
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about 2 years ago
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Cancellation in Concurrency
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over 2 years ago
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How the Rust Developer Retreat went, and Structured Concurrency
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over 2 years ago
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