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Conor (he/him) is a Research Scientist at NVIDIA working on array programming models and languages. He is extremely passionate about programming languages, algorithms and beautiful code. He is the founder and organizer of the Programming Languages Virtual Meetup, he has a YouTube channel @code_report and is the host of three software podcasts:

  • ADSP (a podcast about algorithms, data structures, programming and more)
  • ArrayCast (a podcast about array languages)
  • Tacit Talk (a podcast about array languages and tacit programming)

Conor is also an avid conference speaker. You can find all of Conor’s conference talks and podcast appearances (on other podcasts) here.

Upcoming conference sessions featuring Conor Hoekstra

Enter the Matrix

In this talk, we dive into the intersection of array programming, AI-assisted development, and high-performance computing to unlock exponential productivity gains. Using a real-world financial dashboard and technical screening system built with Cursor, I’ll demonstrate how leveraging LLMs can dramatically accelerate development, turning ambitious ideas into reality at an unprecedented pace. Along the way, we’ll uncover the practical power of array languages and combinators for high-performance, expressive code. And because no talk titled Enter the Matrix would be complete without it—expect some entertaining Matrix-themed visuals to keep things fun. If you've ever wanted to supercharge your coding abilities and see how AI and array programming can make you a 100x developer, this is the session for you.

Monday Dec 8 @ 15:30 @ YOW! Brisbane 2025

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Enter the Matrix

In this talk, we dive into the intersection of array programming, AI-assisted development, and high-performance computing to unlock exponential productivity gains. Using a real-world financial dashboard and technical screening system built with Cursor, I’ll demonstrate how leveraging LLMs can dramatically accelerate development, turning ambitious ideas into reality at an unprecedented pace. Along the way, we’ll uncover the practical power of array languages and combinators for high-performance, expressive code. And because no talk titled Enter the Matrix would be complete without it—expect some entertaining Matrix-themed visuals to keep things fun. If you've ever wanted to supercharge your coding abilities and see how AI and array programming can make you a 100x developer, this is the session for you.

Thursday Dec 11 @ 15:30 @ YOW! Sydney 2025

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Enter the Matrix

In this talk, we dive into the intersection of array programming, AI-assisted development, and high-performance computing to unlock exponential productivity gains. Using a real-world financial dashboard and technical screening system built with Cursor, I’ll demonstrate how leveraging LLMs can dramatically accelerate development, turning ambitious ideas into reality at an unprecedented pace. Along the way, we’ll uncover the practical power of array languages and combinators for high-performance, expressive code. And because no talk titled Enter the Matrix would be complete without it—expect some entertaining Matrix-themed visuals to keep things fun. If you've ever wanted to supercharge your coding abilities and see how AI and array programming can make you a 100x developer, this is the session for you.

Thursday Dec 4 @ 15:30 @ YOW! Melbourne 2025

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