Mind-bending new programming language for GPUs just dropped...

What is the Bend programming language for parallel computing? Let's take a first look at Bend and how it uses a Python-like syntax to write high performance code that can run on the GPU.

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[hamadaelwarky]

Time to add 10 years of experience to my resume/CV

[VictorTaelin]

That video was *extremely* well done. Seems like someone has read the docs! Thanks for making it. We're long-term fans of your content here at HOC. If you or any other content creator wants to reach out, we're available to talk about the technology and answer any questions.

We know there's a lot of work to do, but we're excited about it. You can expect Bend to become faster with every release. There are also many missing features (64-bit numbers, larger memory limit, etc.) that will be added very soon!

[samwalker]

Folds have been a mainstay of the functional programming world for a very long time.

I remember teaching students how to implement folds in Python a few years back and it blowing their minds. The basic concept that all loops are simply a subset of a wider class of iterative constructs called folds is transformational - I love the simplicity and inherent understanding of a fold.

This new concept of a bend is incredibly interesting, as like the fold it appears to be able to emulate any kind of loop or iterative function, but instead of going from many to one, goes from one to many. I will be playing around with this over the next few weeks I am sure!

[noname-qlfn]

Watched this video on 8000 Cores in parallel, added 500h of bend experience to my resume

[jonathanjeshualaniba]

“1 week of problem, instead 7 days with 7 computers” 🤣🤣🤣

[pamus]

We needed this 17 years ago.
It is happening 17 years too late.
Imagine what we could have done with those core2quads and Phenoms !!

[EllGeeLabs]

People are rediscovering functional programming without knowing it.

[farouk_bloncko]

someone tomorrow will start recruiting people with 10 years of experience in this

[_ptoni_]

Saw this on Twitter/X and was like 'no way, this is a scam'. Then I saw their pfp was an anime avatar and ngl kinda trusted them immediately lmao

[richtigmann]

That diagram showing the combinators being untangled is just so awesome.

[ChrisMazzerbo]

Yoo!! The guy who wrote that paper you mentioned at 2:15 was one of my teachers at my first year of my maths bachelor, that's sick

[cherubinth]

But GPU guy said we will never have to code again.

[neposis]

Yoooo new programming thing dropped that's not a new js library finally letsgoo

[MorganEarlJones]

I'm not in tech but I've been following this one after a few people on Haskell Twitter mentioned it, the first of whom exclaimed something along the lines of "this guy is turning GPUs into real modern LISP machines!" which is exciting in and of itself, and then I think Ed Kmett engaged with something indicating that this does reduction of something akin to the lambda calculus really efficiently with GPU acceleration which is REALLY exciting

[komeelali]

7 days 7 computers joke was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[mephilees]

Parallel Language: Check.
Supports GPU: Check.
Built with Rust(has thread safety, fast, beautiful, runs everywhere): What? ALL IN. let's integrate to Python and push to production now.

[tylerwalton]

I love that he still puts the “Hi Mom” references in. Gets me every time.

[KingVoodoo]

You're in a league of your own bro, these videos are hella informative and have me rolling lmao

[Walker-kyvy]

1:20 “may even lead to conflicts with demons”😂

[douglaskrause]

0:30 So THAT'S why my CUDA code wasn't running close to optimally... it's not my sophomoric understanding of algebra, it was that I wasn't leveraging REGEX!!!