Episode · The Peterman Pod · 2026-08-17

Ryan Peterman & Anders Hejlsberg: books mentioned on The Peterman Pod

Creator of TypeScript: 10x Faster Typescript, Why AI Won't Replace SWEs | Anders Hejlsberg

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Anders Hejlsberg is the creator of TypeScript and C#, and I asked him about how the TypeScript compiler got 10x faster through a rewrite in Go and his thoughts on how AI has impacted software engineering. • My ergonomic keyboard project I mentioned, you can follow along here: https://read.

Anders Hejlsberg recommended Algorithms + Data Structures by Niklaus Wirth.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Algorithms + Data Structures

   Niklaus Wirth · at 1:02:05

   Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs by Niklaus Wirth is a classic computer science text that explores the fundamental building blocks of software development through the lens of structured programming.

   Recommended

   “I usually recommend the same but the the one book that was like the it book for me when I was younger and it's called algorithms plus data structures equals programs by Nicholas V uh the inventor of Pascal and then later modular and Oberon and whatever and it's a it's a book that is light on math and symbolism”

   Anders Hejlsberg Creator of TypeScript: 10x Faster Typescript, Why AI Won't Replace SWE… 2026-08-17 ▶ Play 1:02:03

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