Recurse Center
@recursecenter.bsky.social
The retreat where curious programmers recharge and grow. 🌱
Work at the edge of your abilities, develop your volitional muscles, and learn generously.
📝 Applications are now open!
🔗 https://www.recurse.com/
📍NYC
Work at the edge of your abilities, develop your volitional muscles, and learn generously.
📝 Applications are now open!
🔗 https://www.recurse.com/
📍NYC
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📝 Applications are OPEN for our next batch!
Enjoy programming? Spend 6-12 weeks building what excites you alongside thoughtful, kind peers, both in NYC and remotely!
Learn more at recurse.com, and apply at recurse.com/apply
Enjoy programming? Spend 6-12 weeks building what excites you alongside thoughtful, kind peers, both in NYC and remotely!
Learn more at recurse.com, and apply at recurse.com/apply
Ever written something you might describe as a turducken of code?
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ever written something you might describe as a turducken of code?
Why make your own programming language? What possibilities unfold in making one? How do you even start?
Programming languages are unique design works, each with their own goals and sensibilities.
On 12/2, join us on a tour of three bespoke programming languages: Felt, Tomo, and Kombucha!
RSVP ⬇️
Programming languages are unique design works, each with their own goals and sensibilities.
On 12/2, join us on a tour of three bespoke programming languages: Felt, Tomo, and Kombucha!
RSVP ⬇️
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why make your own programming language? What possibilities unfold in making one? How do you even start?
Programming languages are unique design works, each with their own goals and sensibilities.
On 12/2, join us on a tour of three bespoke programming languages: Felt, Tomo, and Kombucha!
RSVP ⬇️
Programming languages are unique design works, each with their own goals and sensibilities.
On 12/2, join us on a tour of three bespoke programming languages: Felt, Tomo, and Kombucha!
RSVP ⬇️
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i like computer..
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
i like computer..
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Really REALLY got sick of comparing printouts of one spreadsheet with one shown on screen. Regex and OCR radicalized me
Also career switch wouldn’t have been possible without the good folks involved at RC (and probably would have never met my wife!)
Also career switch wouldn’t have been possible without the good folks involved at RC (and probably would have never met my wife!)
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Really REALLY got sick of comparing printouts of one spreadsheet with one shown on screen. Regex and OCR radicalized me
Also career switch wouldn’t have been possible without the good folks involved at RC (and probably would have never met my wife!)
Also career switch wouldn’t have been possible without the good folks involved at RC (and probably would have never met my wife!)
Join us in our quest to make an open, hackable, alt-control, modular, multiplayer arcade cabinet! The future home of many a Recurser’s game:
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Join us in our quest to make an open, hackable, alt-control, modular, multiplayer arcade cabinet! The future home of many a Recurser’s game:
RC alum Daniel Temkin will be reading from his new book, Forty-Four Esolangs!
The book challenges conventional definitions of language, code, and computer, showing the potential of esolangs—or esoteric programming languages—as pure idea art.
Details/tickets: ⬇️
The book challenges conventional definitions of language, code, and computer, showing the potential of esolangs—or esoteric programming languages—as pure idea art.
Details/tickets: ⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
RC alum Daniel Temkin will be reading from his new book, Forty-Four Esolangs!
The book challenges conventional definitions of language, code, and computer, showing the potential of esolangs—or esoteric programming languages—as pure idea art.
Details/tickets: ⬇️
The book challenges conventional definitions of language, code, and computer, showing the potential of esolangs—or esoteric programming languages—as pure idea art.
Details/tickets: ⬇️
MAKING ROBOTS IS GOOD (& good for you)
Michael Suguitan came to RC and presented on a series of robots, from a cat-detector, to a self-strumming guitar, to a robot used in research and schools around the world.
He goes not just into the how, but the why behind making. ⬇️
Michael Suguitan came to RC and presented on a series of robots, from a cat-detector, to a self-strumming guitar, to a robot used in research and schools around the world.
He goes not just into the how, but the why behind making. ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
MAKING ROBOTS IS GOOD (& good for you)
Michael Suguitan came to RC and presented on a series of robots, from a cat-detector, to a self-strumming guitar, to a robot used in research and schools around the world.
He goes not just into the how, but the why behind making. ⬇️
Michael Suguitan came to RC and presented on a series of robots, from a cat-detector, to a self-strumming guitar, to a robot used in research and schools around the world.
He goes not just into the how, but the why behind making. ⬇️
you're telling me a duck typed this code?
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
you're telling me a duck typed this code?
This Thanksgiving, you might find yourself at the dinner table explaining what RC is. Don't worry, we asked some Recursers for help:
🧑🏻🏫Montessori for programmers
🦆Wildlife/programmer rehabilitation
🛋️SoHo House for nerds
🤷🏽♀️Something of a mindset
🧑🏻🏫Montessori for programmers
🦆Wildlife/programmer rehabilitation
🛋️SoHo House for nerds
🤷🏽♀️Something of a mindset
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This Thanksgiving, you might find yourself at the dinner table explaining what RC is. Don't worry, we asked some Recursers for help:
🧑🏻🏫Montessori for programmers
🦆Wildlife/programmer rehabilitation
🛋️SoHo House for nerds
🤷🏽♀️Something of a mindset
🧑🏻🏫Montessori for programmers
🦆Wildlife/programmer rehabilitation
🛋️SoHo House for nerds
🤷🏽♀️Something of a mindset
🌩️ On Dec 2nd, join us for a rapid-fire tour of handmade programming languages! Three RC alums will present: Ryan Goldstein on Felt, Bruce Hill on Tomo, and Frederic Kettelhoit on Kombucha.
Three perspectives on and how, and why, to design a new language.
RSVP below: ⬇️
Three perspectives on and how, and why, to design a new language.
RSVP below: ⬇️
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🌩️ On Dec 2nd, join us for a rapid-fire tour of handmade programming languages! Three RC alums will present: Ryan Goldstein on Felt, Bruce Hill on Tomo, and Frederic Kettelhoit on Kombucha.
Three perspectives on and how, and why, to design a new language.
RSVP below: ⬇️
Three perspectives on and how, and why, to design a new language.
RSVP below: ⬇️
New Yorkers hate dogs 🚫🐕 (we have the data)
It's pairing jam day at RC and Chris, Brittney, Wilson, and Tajairi made a 311 noise complaint heat map of NYC.
It's pairing jam day at RC and Chris, Brittney, Wilson, and Tajairi made a 311 noise complaint heat map of NYC.
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New Yorkers hate dogs 🚫🐕 (we have the data)
It's pairing jam day at RC and Chris, Brittney, Wilson, and Tajairi made a 311 noise complaint heat map of NYC.
It's pairing jam day at RC and Chris, Brittney, Wilson, and Tajairi made a 311 noise complaint heat map of NYC.
My favorite hobby? Just watching everyone swarm the pair programming signup sheet.
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
My favorite hobby? Just watching everyone swarm the pair programming signup sheet.
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
🚧👷🏽♀️We’re conducting some scheduled maintenance on recurse.com tomorrow, Oct 18th, from 10:00am to about 10:30am ET!
recurse.com will be down during the maintenance window, so you won’t be able to apply or visit pages. Sorry for any inconvenience!
recurse.com will be down during the maintenance window, so you won’t be able to apply or visit pages. Sorry for any inconvenience!
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚧👷🏽♀️We’re conducting some scheduled maintenance on recurse.com tomorrow, Oct 18th, from 10:00am to about 10:30am ET!
recurse.com will be down during the maintenance window, so you won’t be able to apply or visit pages. Sorry for any inconvenience!
recurse.com will be down during the maintenance window, so you won’t be able to apply or visit pages. Sorry for any inconvenience!
🌱 Interested in coming to RC? Have any burning questions? Join us to learn more about what attending is like! You'll get to ask questions and hear directly from faculty and current Recursers about their experiences.
We’re hosting an info session on Tues, Oct 21 at 5:15 ET.
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We’re hosting an info session on Tues, Oct 21 at 5:15 ET.
⬇️
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌱 Interested in coming to RC? Have any burning questions? Join us to learn more about what attending is like! You'll get to ask questions and hear directly from faculty and current Recursers about their experiences.
We’re hosting an info session on Tues, Oct 21 at 5:15 ET.
⬇️
We’re hosting an info session on Tues, Oct 21 at 5:15 ET.
⬇️
🤖 Join us on 10/28 for Localhost: Michael Suguitan's Super Robot Variety Hour!
What could a robot look like? What good comes from experimentation? Michael will present alternative visions in robotics by touring the technical implementations of several robots, from cats to clocks.
luma.com/bgz3yupu
What could a robot look like? What good comes from experimentation? Michael will present alternative visions in robotics by touring the technical implementations of several robots, from cats to clocks.
luma.com/bgz3yupu
October 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🤖 Join us on 10/28 for Localhost: Michael Suguitan's Super Robot Variety Hour!
What could a robot look like? What good comes from experimentation? Michael will present alternative visions in robotics by touring the technical implementations of several robots, from cats to clocks.
luma.com/bgz3yupu
What could a robot look like? What good comes from experimentation? Michael will present alternative visions in robotics by touring the technical implementations of several robots, from cats to clocks.
luma.com/bgz3yupu
What could you learn in just one day? At RC we hosted Impossible Stuff Day to test just that— and Jack Heard made his first ever piece of music by live coding :)
October 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What could you learn in just one day? At RC we hosted Impossible Stuff Day to test just that— and Jack Heard made his first ever piece of music by live coding :)
📝 Applications are OPEN for our next batch!
Enjoy programming? Spend 6-12 weeks building what excites you alongside thoughtful, kind peers, both in NYC and remotely!
Learn more at recurse.com, and apply at recurse.com/apply
Enjoy programming? Spend 6-12 weeks building what excites you alongside thoughtful, kind peers, both in NYC and remotely!
Learn more at recurse.com, and apply at recurse.com/apply
October 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📝 Applications are OPEN for our next batch!
Enjoy programming? Spend 6-12 weeks building what excites you alongside thoughtful, kind peers, both in NYC and remotely!
Learn more at recurse.com, and apply at recurse.com/apply
Enjoy programming? Spend 6-12 weeks building what excites you alongside thoughtful, kind peers, both in NYC and remotely!
Learn more at recurse.com, and apply at recurse.com/apply
📝 Interested in applying to RC? Join us to learn & ask questions about what attending is like: spending 6 or 12 weeks sharpening your programming skills and following what excites you in a collaborative community!
We’re hosting an info session Mon, Oct 6th from 12:30-1pm ET
RSVP: luma.com/mn3kjnkj
We’re hosting an info session Mon, Oct 6th from 12:30-1pm ET
RSVP: luma.com/mn3kjnkj
Recurse Center Info Session · Zoom · Luma
Thinking about applying to a Recurse Center (RC) batch? If you want to spend 6 or 12 weeks building what excites you (compilers! games! languages! research!…
luma.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
📝 Interested in applying to RC? Join us to learn & ask questions about what attending is like: spending 6 or 12 weeks sharpening your programming skills and following what excites you in a collaborative community!
We’re hosting an info session Mon, Oct 6th from 12:30-1pm ET
RSVP: luma.com/mn3kjnkj
We’re hosting an info session Mon, Oct 6th from 12:30-1pm ET
RSVP: luma.com/mn3kjnkj
🟢 This month we held Breakpoint: An Evening of Projects and Demos!
10 Recursers and alums demo'ed their work, including games, camera-based apps that read your feelings and scramble your face, a NY shadow-henge finder, a Chinese idiom finder, a fractal painter, custom programming language, & more!
10 Recursers and alums demo'ed their work, including games, camera-based apps that read your feelings and scramble your face, a NY shadow-henge finder, a Chinese idiom finder, a fractal painter, custom programming language, & more!
September 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🟢 This month we held Breakpoint: An Evening of Projects and Demos!
10 Recursers and alums demo'ed their work, including games, camera-based apps that read your feelings and scramble your face, a NY shadow-henge finder, a Chinese idiom finder, a fractal painter, custom programming language, & more!
10 Recursers and alums demo'ed their work, including games, camera-based apps that read your feelings and scramble your face, a NY shadow-henge finder, a Chinese idiom finder, a fractal painter, custom programming language, & more!
Missed our last info session? We're hosting another on Wed 9/3 at 5 pm ET!
If you're thinking of spending 6 or 12 weeks building whatever excites you most, join us!
You’ll get to ask questions and hear directly from faculty and current Recursers about their experiences.
RSVP: luma.com/z6ccwozs
If you're thinking of spending 6 or 12 weeks building whatever excites you most, join us!
You’ll get to ask questions and hear directly from faculty and current Recursers about their experiences.
RSVP: luma.com/z6ccwozs
Recurse Center Info Session · Zoom · Luma
Thinking about applying to a Recurse Center (RC) batch? If you want to spend 6 or 12 weeks building what excites you (compilers! games! languages! research!…
luma.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Missed our last info session? We're hosting another on Wed 9/3 at 5 pm ET!
If you're thinking of spending 6 or 12 weeks building whatever excites you most, join us!
You’ll get to ask questions and hear directly from faculty and current Recursers about their experiences.
RSVP: luma.com/z6ccwozs
If you're thinking of spending 6 or 12 weeks building whatever excites you most, join us!
You’ll get to ask questions and hear directly from faculty and current Recursers about their experiences.
RSVP: luma.com/z6ccwozs
Thinking about applying to a Recurse Center (RC) batch? If you want to spend 6 or 12 weeks building what excites you (compilers! games! languages! research! machine learning! art!) within a community of thoughtful, curious peers, come join our info session this Thursday!
lu.ma/86a0fqdn
lu.ma/86a0fqdn
Recurse Center Info Session · Zoom · Luma
Thinking about applying to a Recurse Center (RC) batch? If you want to spend 6 or 12 weeks building what excites you (compilers! games! languages! research!…
lu.ma
August 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thinking about applying to a Recurse Center (RC) batch? If you want to spend 6 or 12 weeks building what excites you (compilers! games! languages! research! machine learning! art!) within a community of thoughtful, curious peers, come join our info session this Thursday!
lu.ma/86a0fqdn
lu.ma/86a0fqdn
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The video on Mote is up! Finally someone's using the GPU for what it should be used for: zillions of squirming simulated life forms in miraculously self-regulating ecosystems. Exploding membranes. Herds of tiny herbivores and encroaching fungi. Smells.
🦠Watch Peter Whidden's first public talk on Mote: an interactive ecosystem simulation!
Mote uses a custom GPU-based physics engine to model hundreds of thousands of organisms, leading to fascinating emergent phenomena: a sandbox that is part game, part research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hju0...
Mote uses a custom GPU-based physics engine to model hundreds of thousands of organisms, leading to fascinating emergent phenomena: a sandbox that is part game, part research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hju0...
Localhost: Peter Whidden's Mote: An Interactive Ecosystem Simulation
YouTube video by Recurse Center
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The video on Mote is up! Finally someone's using the GPU for what it should be used for: zillions of squirming simulated life forms in miraculously self-regulating ecosystems. Exploding membranes. Herds of tiny herbivores and encroaching fungi. Smells.
🦠Watch Peter Whidden's first public talk on Mote: an interactive ecosystem simulation!
Mote uses a custom GPU-based physics engine to model hundreds of thousands of organisms, leading to fascinating emergent phenomena: a sandbox that is part game, part research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hju0...
Mote uses a custom GPU-based physics engine to model hundreds of thousands of organisms, leading to fascinating emergent phenomena: a sandbox that is part game, part research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hju0...
Localhost: Peter Whidden's Mote: An Interactive Ecosystem Simulation
YouTube video by Recurse Center
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🦠Watch Peter Whidden's first public talk on Mote: an interactive ecosystem simulation!
Mote uses a custom GPU-based physics engine to model hundreds of thousands of organisms, leading to fascinating emergent phenomena: a sandbox that is part game, part research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hju0...
Mote uses a custom GPU-based physics engine to model hundreds of thousands of organisms, leading to fascinating emergent phenomena: a sandbox that is part game, part research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hju0...