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Happy Path Programming

Happy Path Programming

By: Bruce Eckel & James Ward
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 No-frills discussions between Bruce Eckel and James Ward about programming, what it is, and what it should be. Buy the Happy Path Programming t-shirt: https://happy-path.printify.me/productsBruce Eckel & James Ward
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  • #115 More Python Type Checking! Pyrefly with Aaron Pollack & Steven Troxler

    #115 More Python Type Checking! Pyrefly with Aaron Pollack & Steven Troxler
    Aug 11 2025

    Excitement 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 extension. We also touch on the adoption and sentiment around types in Python's ecosystem.Resources:

    • Pyrefly Discord
    • Package Type Coverage Report
    • Packages being tracked for moving types from typeshed to the source project
    • Typing Survey Slides
    • Blog post with survey analysis
    • Python typing community forum
    • MCP Pyrefly

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • #114 ty: Fast Python Type Checking with Carl Meyer

    #114 ty: Fast Python Type Checking with Carl Meyer
    Jul 25 2025

    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.

    Resources:

    Richard Feldman: Roc compiler moving from Rust to Zig


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • #113 Graph & RAG with Jennifer Reif

    #113 Graph & RAG with Jennifer Reif
    Jul 21 2025

    We chat with Jennifer Reif about integrating LLMs with data using RAG, vectorized data, and Graph databases.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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