Recreational Programming
From Picture Me Coding by Erik Aker and Mike Mull
February 6, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 4 · Episode 91
About this episode
This episode discusses recreational programming and its historical context, particularly A.K. Dewdney's work in the 1980s.
Does anyone program just for fun anymore? This episode we're talking about recreational programming, with a focus on A.K. Dewdney's Computer Recreations column from the 1980s. Also, taco shops. https://cs.stanford.edu/~knuth/recreational-cs.pdf FUN 2026 The New Turing Omnibus Send us Fan Mail
People in this episode
Hosts: Erik Aker, Mike Mull
Topics covered
- recreational programming
- computer science
- 1980s programming
- A.K. Dewdney
- taco shops
Keywords
- recreational programming
- A.K. Dewdney
- Computer Recreations
- 1980s
- taco shops
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Computer Recreations, FUN 2026 The New Turing Omnibus
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