Bob Nystrom

@munificentbob

Programming language developer, ex-game developer, UI nerd, author of "Game Programming Patterns" and "Crafting Interpreters".

Seattle, WA
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Joined May 2009
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  1. 16 hours ago

    I've had a mega nerd-crush on and Panic since the days of making my own Audion skins in Photoshop 3.x. Way before software and user interfaces were cool, they acted like it was cool, and that was exactly what formative me needed then and still needs today.

    "That idea, that maybe things like our gaming devices or the websites we visit should be created by people we know and like, instead of giant faceless companies, seems more essential than ever", ❤️ 
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  2. May 22

    I've been toying with writing a software synthesizer recently and it's the most fun I've had programming in ages. It's all "what does this random function sound like?" and tons of reading old synthesizer lore. Feels like it's right at the line between science and art. <3 <3 <3

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  3. May 22

    This was one of my favorite talks out of a *very* good set of talks from last year's Roguelike Celebration. I thought about it for months afterwards. I still think about it. Really made me question the line between games empowering people versus entitling them.

    just realized I never got around to posting the video of my Roguelike Celebration talk! here it is: this is probably the best existing articulation of my current thoughts on gardening games, & includes some hints at stuff I’m hoping to work on next
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  4. May 19

    Now that Game of Thrones is over and you've got some free time on your hands, might I suggest reading a new chapter in my book on programming languages? I promise no one dies in it, which is more than I can say about some *other* books.

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  5. May 10

    Spent some time working on this important taxonomy.

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  6. May 9

    Our talk is up and ready for your eyes, ears, tentacles, or whatever other sensory organs you have that YouTube supports!

    Here it is!
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  7. May 7

    So excited to see the hard work of my coworkers bearing fruit! Or, uh, calamari, I guess. :D

    Today at I/O, we're releasing the first technical preview of Flutter for web browsers. We're ready for you to try it right now!
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  8. May 6

    Nine years at Google, and I'm finally going to IO! I'll be giving a talk, so if you want to watch me potentially embarrass myself on stage with , here's your chance:

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  9. May 3

    Current status:

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  10. May 2

    I'm not usually one to talk about shows, but hot damn is The OA good. Everything about it, casting, writing, cinematography, acting, sets, sound, plot, character, message, it's all just brilliant. I love every second.

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  11. May 1

    Some teams are being shuffled around in my building and apparently someone left behind their protocol manuals.

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  12. Apr 30

    My vote for "most unintentionally horrifying photo on Wikipedia" goes to the charming "Pacific tree frog with limb malformation induced by Ribeiroia ondatrae":

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  13. Apr 27

    In my headcanon, "Maneater" by Hall and Oates is actually a drum and bass song.

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  14. Apr 26

    Dear Democratic friends. Every time you are about to write a negative tweet about a D candidate you don't like, STOP. Negativity reduces voter turnout. The R's *love* it when the Democratic party cuts itself to ribbons. Instead, say something *good* about a candidate you do like.

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  15. Apr 23

    Nils Nilsson passed away today. There's a good chance you've never heard of him because he didn't stick his name on an algorithm. But, if you've ever made or played a videogame, you have benefitted from his work. A* is the foundation of most enemy behavior in games.

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  16. Apr 22

    I can't express how much this is blowing my mind right now. Apparently, young me had been programming with static types for *years* without even realizing it.

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  17. Apr 22

    Reading the MS QuickBASIC manual for fun. It has user-defined types. And type annotations on variables. And parameters. ... Was QuickBASIC statically typed all this time and none of us noticed?

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  18. Apr 19

    Python has type annotations (). Ruby 3 will add a type checker (). Most JS projects I see are using TypeScript. There's Hack for PHP. Are there any widely-used dynamically-typed languages that *aren't* moving towards types?

    Announcements made at the conference: - types are worked on in a collaboration with the Ruby core team; - types will be part of Ruby 3 stdlib source! - - website is out! - try IDE-like experience at
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  19. Apr 10

    This museum has an exhibit about UV mapping! Super weird seeing a delightful hands-on explanation of something texture artists just consider a chore.

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  20. Apr 6

    I love this comment.

    Good Work, Great Work, Right Work
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