Austral is a systems programming language designed for simplicity, maintability and security.

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An analysis tool for Python that blurs the line between testing and type systems. - pschanely/CrossHair

The revolutionary instruction set with roots in the first Berkeley RISC design

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cellular automaton

Luis David Garcia-Puente discusses sandpiles, and how they produce amazing "fractal zeroes".
Dr Garcia-Puente is an associate professor at Sam Houston State University and was interviewed while attending an MSRI-UP summer program.

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