Episode · The Peterman Pod · 2026-08-31

Ryan Peterman & Martin Odersky: books mentioned on The Peterman Pod

Creator of Scala: Comparing Languages And How AI Will Impact Them | Martin Odersky

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Martin Odersky is the creator of Scala and I interviewed him to compare different languages designs (Rust vs Zig vs Python vs Scala) and how AI will impact programming languages.

Martin Odersky recommended Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, second edition by Harold Abelson and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, second edition

   Harold Abelson; Gerald Jay Sussman · at 46:18

   Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman is a classic foundational textbook exploring the core principles of computer science and software engineering.

   Recommended

   “I got a lot out of uh structure and interpretation of computer programs that was a book from the '9s. It was the intro text at MIT at the time uh or 80s even I think”

   Martin Odersky Creator of Scala: Comparing Languages And How AI Will Impact Them | Ma… 2026-08-31 ▶ Play 46:17

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