In this episode, Conor and Ben chat about algorithms inverses, monoids, infinity and more!

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Show Notes

Date Recorded: 2026-02-04
Date Released: 2026-02-06

• ADSP Episode 271: Mastermind Algorithms
• Hoogle Translate adjacent_transform
• Hoogle Translate scan
• Hoogle Translate where
• BQN ⁼ (undo)
• Tacit Talk Episode 30:

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In this episode, Conor talks about algorithms used to solve the Mastermind game and specifically a beautiful use of an inverse algorithm.

• Link to Episode 271 on Website
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Show Notes

Date Recorded: 2026-01-29
Date Released: 2026-01-30

• "Point-Free or Die: Tacit Programming in Haskell and Beyond" by Amar Shah
• C++98 std::transform
• C++23 std::views::zip_transform
• zip_transform Hoogle Translate
• C++98 std::accumulate
• C++23 std::ranges::fold_left_first
• The Twin Algorithms - Conor Hoekstra - CppNorth 2022
• frequencies Hoogle Translate
• outerProduct Hoogle Translate
• C++23 std::views::adjacent_transform
• Hoogle Translate adjacent_transform
• Hoogle Translate scan
• ADSP Episode 146: 🇸🇮 SRT23 - Algorithms, BQN's Superpowers & More!
• Combinatory Logic

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In this episode, Conor and Bryce make their 2026 predictions and chat about the future!

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• Bryce Adelstein Lelbach: Twitter

Show Notes

Date Recorded: 2026-01-13
Date Released: 2026-01-23

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Miss You by Sarah Jansen https://soundcloud.com/sarahjansenmusic
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