The End of General Purpose Languages: Rubinius 3.0 and the Next 10 Million Programs

Explore the future of programming languages and software development in this thought-provoking conference talk from Philly ETE 2015. Delve into the limitations of general-purpose languages and discover how Rubinius 3.0 exemplifies a new approach to building reliable systems. Learn about the Cynefin framework and its application in recognizing different types of order in complex systems. Examine the concept of polyglot programming and how it can be extended to different parts of the application life-cycle. Gain insights into building reliable systems from unreliable components and understand the importance of community, processes, and system architecture in achieving overall reliability. Investigate the impact of the digital revolution on programming practices and explore innovative ideas for the next 10 million programs.

Intro
Question
The Digital Revolution
Existential Struggle
Agile vs Traditional
About me
Rubinius
Digital Revolution
Culture and Empire
Cost Gravity Graph
The Big Rewrite
What Do You Want Your Customers To Become
The virtuous cycle
Chaos
Order
The Innovators Hypothesis
General Purpose Programming
Function vs Task
Parallel Play
Customer Roles
Release Process
Rubinius Background
DTrace
Adam