Matt Might - Winning the War on Error Solving the Halting Problem and Curing Cancer
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a jaw-dropping, must-see talk that gives an amazing intro to static analysis alongside Might's personal story.
What it is
Matt Might's Curry On talk on ending errors in code, both software and the human genome. He covers conservative approximation of the halting problem via static analysis and a computational approach to precision medicine.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2017 to 2019.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec dpeck · 2017-12 · on “Ask HN: What's your favorite tech talk from 2017?”
Matt Mights "Winning the War on Error: Solving the Halting Problem and Curing Cancer" is one that is well worth watching. [this video] previous discussion on it: [LINK]
Strong rec the_grue · 2018-09 · on “A Battle Plan for a War on Rare Diseases: Conversation with Matt Might”
Matt Might (the subject of this article) gave a jaw-dropping talk a year ago, named "Winning the War on Error - Solving the Halting Problem and Curing Cancer" [1]. At least you can't blame him for the lack of ambition! But the best part is he's really getting it done. His security research led to developing very successful static analysis tools that exposed security bugs in real code. And he did manage to find a treatment for his own son's rare genetic disorder. [1] [this video]
Strong rec yesenadam · 2019-03 · on “How To: Get Tenure – Matt Might”
If you haven't seen it, Might's talk "Winning the War on Error: Solving the Halting Problem and Curing Cancer" is amazing, a must-see. It tells some of the same story, also is an introduction to static analysis..and cancer. [this video]