In this humorous talk from the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, Damian Conway builds upon his previous work combining physics and computer programming. In 2000, he wrote code that executes in constant time due to quantum mechanical effects. In 2002, he wrote code that executes in zero time by using general relativity to curve space-time and end back at the point where it started. In order to combine and improve on these, in this talk he uses positronic variables to send data back in time and print the result of a calculation before the work of calculation is done.
Damian Conway is an internationally renowned speaker, author, and trainer, and a prominent contributor to the Perl community. Currently he runs Thoughtstream, an international IT training company that provides programmer training from beginner to masterclass level throughout Europe, North America, and Australasia. Most of his spare time is spent working with Larry Wall on the design and explication of the Perl 6 programming language. He has a PhD in Computer Science and is an honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University, Australia.
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