Bruce Eckel

Bruce Eckel

@bruceeckel.bsky.social

Programmer, Author, Consultant, Speaker

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Bruce Eckel
@bruceeckel.bsky.social

Projects seem to make the assumption from the very beginning that they "must be completed." There never seems to be a plan for when things don't work out. "Failure is not an option" seems to make failures that much bigger.

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What if the compiler could check your side effects? Bill Frasure, @bruceeckel.bsky.social & James Ward tell @andrewhl.bsky.social how effects manage unpredictability - no math degree required.

youtu.beEffect Oriented Programming • Bill Frasure, Bruce Eckel, James Ward & Andrew Harmel-Law • GOTO 2026This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech Bill Frasure - Co-Author of "Effect Oriented…
Bruce Eckel
@bruceeckel.bsky.social

Happy Path Episode of Bill Venners, Dianne Marsh and myself talking to undergrads about computing careers. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

creators.spotify.com#117 Special Episode: Entering Computer Science as a New Graduate by Happy Path ProgrammingAt 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...
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@bruceeckel.bsky.social

We interview two members of the Pyrefly Python type checker. Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=huHF...

creators.spotify.com#115 More Python Type Checking! Pyrefly with Aaron Pollack & Steven Troxler by Happy Path ProgrammingExcitement around Python type checking continues to grow and the tools continue to evolve. We chat with Aaron Pollack and Steven Troxler about ⁠Pyrefly - a Rust-based Python type checker and IDE exten...

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James Ward
@jamesward.com

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.

Bruce Eckel
@bruceeckel.bsky.social

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"

Bruce Eckel
@bruceeckel.bsky.social

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. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hap...

podcasters.spotify.com#105 Nathan Sobo's Pursuit of the Ultimate Code Editor by Happy Path ProgrammingNathan 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...
Bruce Eckel
@bruceeckel.bsky.social

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. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hap...

podcasters.spotify.com#102 Gathering Nerds and Java Gatherers with Venkat Subramaniam by Happy Path ProgrammingWe chat with Venkat about his upcoming dev2next conference and the new Stream Gatherers API (preview in JDK 22). Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/XVKD2uPKyF

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