ADSP: Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs

In this episode, Conor talks about algorithms used to solve the Mastermind game and specifically a beautiful use of an inverse algorithm.
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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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Date Recorded: 2026-01-13
Date Released: 2026-01-23
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ADSP EPISODES OF 2025
ADSP Episode 111: C++23 Ranges, 2022 Retro & Star Wars
ADSP Episode 97: C++ vs Carbon vs Circle vs CppFront with Sean Baxter
trueup Tech Layoffs Tracker
trueup Big Tech Employee Counts
trueup Important Dates in Modern Tech History
Artificial Analysis
The Psychology of Awakening by Gay Watson
The Resonance of Emptiness by Gay Watson
Permutation City by Greg Egan
The Peterman Pod
Boris Cherny (Creator of Claude Code) On What Grew His Career And Building at Anthropic (Peterman Pod)
Pantheon
The Metamorphosis of the Prime Intellect by Isaac Asimov
Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov
Ronot Series by Isaac Asimov
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In this episode, Conor and Bryce conduct the annual 2025 retro!
Link to Episode 269 on Website
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Date Recorded: 2026-01-13
Date Released: 2026-01-16
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ADSP EPISODES OF 2025
ADSP Episode 259: 🇳🇴 NDC TechTown 🇳🇴 Vittorio Romeo & JF Bastien
NDC TechTown 2025 Playlist
Prefix Sums and Their Applications by Guy Blelloch
Parallel Prefix Sum (Scan) with CUDA by Mark Harris
ADSP Episode 263: 🇳🇱 The Sean Parent Origin Story
ADSP Episode 232: Algorithms! Live from New York!
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In this episode, Conor and Ben chat about Advent of Code 2025 Day 6!
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Date Recorded: 2025-12-22
Date Released: 2026-01-09
Advent of Code 2025
Day 6 Problem
Ben's Day 6 AoC 2025 in Python
Conor's Day 6 AoC 2025 in BQN
transpose Hoogle Translate
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In this episode, Conor and Ben chat about Advent of Code 2025 Day 2 and 3!
Link to Episode 267 on Website
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Date Recorded: 2025-12-22
Date Released: 2026-01-02
Advent of Code 2025
Day 2 Problem
Day 3 Problem
C++23 std::views::chunk
chunk Hoogle Translate
BQN fn.Chunk
BQN ↕ (windows)
Ben's Day 3 AoC 2025 in C++
Ben's Day 6 AoC 2025 in Python
transpose Hoogle Translate
Conor's Day 2 AoC 2025 in BQN
Conor's Day 3 AoC 2025 in BQN
Conor's Day 6 AoC 2025 in BQN
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