Matt Godbolt has a computing story that will be familiar, starting programming on a Spectrum before upgrading to a BBC Master and then an Archimedes, finally moving on to PCs. Having written for Acorn User and produced Beeb games as a teenager, he then wrote RISC OS software such as IRClient and FinalLook while at university, before going on to work for Argonaut Games, Google, and many more.

These days Matt is known in the retro computing world for producing JSbeeb, the BBC Micro emulator in Javascript which powers the Complete BBC Micro Games Archive, enabling every Beeb game to be played live in you browser. (He has also done a Spectrum emulator, but we don't talk about that!)

Outside of retro circles, Matt's major public project is the Compiler Explorer website, which enables the live analysis of the output of many different compilers to see how they optimise code.

Matt is visiting London from his home in Chicago and will be joining us in the pub to talk about some/all/none of this and more! Come along to chat to him and maybe buy him a thankyou drink :-)

The usual arrangements

Meetings are free and everyone is welcome, no booking required, just turn up at the pub. Zoom attendees contact us for the link. (If you have attended any of our previous Zoom meetings, it is the same link)

The Duke of Sussex is easily accessible by public transport from in and around London and the south east, and serves a wide range of food and drinks. All meetings benefit from a large screen display, so everyone should have a great view.

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