Wanted to see me speak at #FOSDEM but couldn't make it? Here's the two talks I gave!
How to Level Up the Fediverse
(co-presented with ActivityPub co-author @tsyesika !) https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HVJRNV-how_to_level_up_the_fediverse/
Lisp is Clay: the Power of Composable DSLs https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HDE7JZ-lisp-is-clay/
Can't get enough? Need more #spritely talks? We gave a bunch... 馃У
@cwebber it was a great talk! I'm curious to read the rest of the slides you had to skip to learn more 馃槉
More #spritely talks at #FOSDEM by @tsyesika :
Guile Development Outside of Emacs https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/EKEFUU-guileoutsideofemacs/
OCapN: The secure, decentralized protocol of the future https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QPUXCQ-ocapn_the_secure_decentralized_protocol_of_the_future/
And yet, that's not all...
Still more #spritely talks at #FOSDEM by @dthompson :
Functional reactive programming with propagators https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/9NQYKC-funcpropagators/
Beyond JavaScript: Wasm GC present and future https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/G3FRDA-beyond_javascript_wasm_gc_present_and_future/
Re-decentralizing the web platform with Wasm GC https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/GB387H-re-decentralizing_the_web_platform_with_wasm_gc/
Composing capability security and CRDTs https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/SXSAML-brassica-chat-with-goblins-ocapn/
What's that? STILL not enough? ...
Here are some other #FOSDEM talks I recommend:
Wastrel: WebAssembly Without the Runtime by @wingo (Wastrel uses #Spritely Hoot!) https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HT9HAG-wastrel-webassembly-without-the-runtime/
Willow - Protocols for an uncertain future (wins "Christine's award for most charming presentation") by @gwil https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/CVGZAV-willow/
Automerge + Keyhive Design Overview by @expede https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/BZ9CAE-automerge/
BLUE - A generic build-system crafted entirely in Guile by @shepherd https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/3A7VGM-blue/
raylib: a 12-year adventure as a solo-maintainer https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/883PBF-raylib-12-year-adventure/
Too many other good talks to list of course (and I haven't gotten through all of them) but all of the above talks totally rule
Oh and one more talk I highly recommend, very complimentary to @wingo's Wastrel talk IMO (tho not using the same tech):
High-Speed Linux Application Execution in the Browser with Binary Translation https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/NABRSD-high-speed_linux_application_execution_in_the_browser_with_binary_translation/
To everyone who pointed it out, yes my Lisp is Clay talk video wasn't up when I posted this! Here it is now: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HDE7JZ-lisp-is-clay/
I had a really strong positive reaction from the audience on this talk! If you've ever been wondering "well why is Spritely in lisp/scheme and what are those lisp people doing over there anyway" OR if you have had a hard time articulating why Lisp is great (and not just "it has macros"!) here's a talk for you!
@cwebber Nice! I saw there were CLIM and Symbolics graphics bullet points in the "choose your own adventure" section but they weren't chosen for the talk... Are they expounded on in the org file? I'm curious to read those thoughts if so.
@cwebber kismet! I went to watch this yesterday and was disappointed! On the queue it goes :)
@cwebber I was eagerly waiting for this one
