William Byrd
Relational programming and program synthesis
William E. Byrd is a researcher at the University of Alabama Birmingham. He is co-author of 'The Reasoned Schemer', and co-designer of the miniKanren relational programming language. Will is also interested in molecular biology, nanotechnology, and the history of writing.
Past Activities
Code Mesh V
15.20 - 16.00
What can we Learn from Pro-Gamers?
Professional players of strategy games such as chess, go, and StarCraft spend much of their time and energy finding new ways to *efficiently* improve their performance in these demanding games. Which practices and ideas can we adopt from these communities, in order to improve our own abilities as programmers? In particular, are there approaches to training and coaching, focused on deliberate practice, that we can develop to reduce the time and effort required to hone our technical skill, and develop our own unique personal styles?