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Nate Foster
@natefoster
cs professor, h4x0r, cyclist, husband, dad.
Lausanne
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jul 4, 2023
    I generally don’t speak about tenure cases: either I’m privy to inside information (so bound by confidentiality) or I lack the full picture (so can’t comment with much confidence). But the anonymous, cowardly bullying of @TaliaRinger and @roopshasamanta is totally unacceptable.
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jun 30, 2023
    My ten-year old daughter's reaction: "Wait Dada... you're young?" 😂
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    Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science
    @Cornell_Bowers
    Jun 30, 2023
    In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of programming languages, Nate Foster (@natefoster), professor of computer science (@cs_cornell), will receive the 2023 Robin Milner Young Researcher Award. Read more: bit.ly/3r6z7Ri
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jun 21, 2023
    Congrats to Eva Tardos, winner of the Knuth Prize! @cs_cornell
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    May 9, 2023
    Some personal news. I just taught my last class until Fall '24! (i.e., I'M ON SABBATTICAL!!!)
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jan 17, 2024
    Welp, POPL survived 6️⃣3️⃣ minutes before the first mention of LLMs.
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Apr 17, 2024
    Here is the same plot for PLDI '23. The PL kids are alright.
    PLDI '23 count of PaperID by author.
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    Guido Salvaneschi
    @guidosalva
    Apr 17, 2024
    Statistics from @ICSE2024. Authors submitting, *each*, 33, 27, 24, ... papers. Interactive dashboard: app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjo…
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Dec 13, 2023
    I’m inserting typos into all of my recommendations this season. Not because I’m sloppy, but so the readers know I didn’t use ChatGPT to generate them.
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Mar 20, 2024
    I had to log in to Cornell Workday for something, so I looked up my job description. "Responsibilities: None!" 😎
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jun 19, 2023
    The @PLDI chair’s uniform 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Apr 5, 2024
    Now *that’s* a poster!
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Feb 14, 2023
    CS 6115 Valentines (in Comic Sans + Courier)
    CS 6115. Proof. I've got a crush. Admitted.
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jan 13, 2024
    The sun never sets on the PLClub empire #BCP@60
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jul 13, 2023
    So tempting...
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    Nate Foster
    @natefoster
    Jun 19, 2023
    Prediction: Xavier Leroy’s .emacs file is gonna win the 2027 SIGPLAN software award 😂
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    KC Sivaramakrishnan
    @kc_srk
    Jun 19, 2023
    OCaml wins the 2023 SIGPLAN programming languages software award! 🎉sigplan.org/Awards/Softwar…
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