Geo Carncross: How to program computers (kos)
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
“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”
“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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