What Is an Operating System? with Anil Madhavapeddy

Signals and Threads by Jane Street

Nov 3, 202101:01:11Technology

Anil Madhavapeddy is an academic, author, engineer, entrepreneur, and OCaml aficionado. In this episode, Anil and Ron consider the evolving role of operating systems, security on the internet, and the pending arrival (at...

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