iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Our alums are *checks notes* creating posable camera tentacles able to see urban eels, axolotls, and the world's creatures at their eye level. If you're interested in supporting, check it out!->

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 28/09/2026

We still need to understand the things we build, so how do we build tools for that understanding? Geoffrey Litt on Margin Notes:

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 16/09/2026

Patrick Thill experimented with vibecoding for the first time and created a new constructed language that was intended to be a) not Eurocentric and b) easy to learn for anyone, regardless of their first language. And that was just one of the many cool projects he worked on during his 12 weeks at RC.

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 15/09/2026

Want to make ASCII art with wild abandon? Alex Yang says to try Vim:

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Greg Technology ❪⎷❫ @greg.technology · 09/09/2026

if you keep plugging enough objects together, with enough time and determination (and working with geniuses from @recurse.com) you can have an open source audio over ethernet (aes67) implementation that runs on cheap hardware

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 04/09/2026

Couldn't make it to RC? Check out the thread below to watch the talks given at @atproto.nyc Community Day 2026!

A dark 2×2 grid titled "atproto.nyc community day 2026," showing numbered video thumbnails from four talks. Each thumbnail is a presentation slide with a small webcam view of the speaker in the corner, captioned below with the talk title and speaker's handle: "State of the Atmosphere and how we win" (@awarm.space), "Infrastructure in the Atmosphere" (@bad-example.com), "coalition building on the protocol: a collaborative roadmap" (@marisa.blacksky.team), and "Radical Pragmatism" (@tessa.germnetwork.com).

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 02/09/2026

🌸 Recurser Jagi Natarajan made Phyllotaxis, an audio-reactive sculpture that now lives in the RC hub.

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 02/09/2026

🍂 The Fall 2 Batch at RC is still accepting applications through the (soft) deadline of September 7! Come join other curious programmers in learning and building what excites you! Apply: www.recurse.com/apply

Recurse Center Fall 2 batch graphic over a photo of an electronics workbench. Fall 2, 2026 runs Sep 21 – Dec 11, not in session Nov 25–27 for Thanksgiving. Now accepting applications. Application deadline: September 7. recurse.com/apply. (This alt-text was AI-generated btw! -Eva)

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Joe Basser @joebasser.com · 22/08/2026

🫵 You are a weirdo @awarm.space saying cool things @atproto.nyc community day

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 02/09/2026

The most unexpected moment of #atprotonyc community day at RC was definitely the surplus cream cheese turning into a massive cheesecake production.

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celine @cozylittle.house · 22/08/2026

Thank you @recurse.com for hosting our @atproto.nyc community day!! Recurse center actually changed my life and many others so it’s so cool to do this here~

The atnyc community day sticker, which is shaped like a Mac classic computer, held up in front of a real Mac classic at the Recurse Center

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Greg Technology ❪⎷❫ @greg.technology · 20/08/2026

An absolutely normal, completely everyday day at @recurse.com (Yes, these are two embroidery machines with custom pcb’s, yes) Yes.

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Indradhanush Gupta @igupta.in · 18/08/2026

If you’re on the fence about applying to RC, don’t be. Just do it. You’ll have a great time! Also AMA about my time at RC if you have questions.

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 18/08/2026

🍂📝 Applications are OPEN for the Fall 2 Batch, which begins on September 21! Spend 6 or 12 weeks programming with other curious peers in Brooklyn or online. Read more information and apply via the link in our bio or at www.recurse.com/apply

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atproto.nyc @atproto.nyc · 12/08/2026

a reminder to pick up your tickets for the community day if you’ve not already! we’ll be sharing more details on speakers and workshops soon 👀

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Get tickets to atproto.nyc community day 2026

Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT · Recurse Center

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Sonali Sridhar @jollysonali.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is a really fun talk by Lincoln Clarete @recurse.com alum on a Parser Generator! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M97H...

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Parser Generator: Project Report 2018-2026 | Lincoln Clarete

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 31/07/2026

Come to RC on August 25 for @geoffreylitt.com on Dynamic Documents as Personal Software! We usually think of "documents" and "applications" as different concepts. But what if we can combine both to empower more people to craft their own personal, malleable software? RSVP: luma.com/rc-dynamic

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Geoffrey Litt: Dynamic Documents as Personal Software · Luma

Come to Localhost at the Recurse Center! Localhost is a series of technical talks in NYC given by members of the Recurse Center community. For every event, we…

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Greg Technology ❪⎷❫ @greg.technology · 30/07/2026

the @recurse.com RCade talk is up!!!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Op... I think it's extremely fun (but I'm also in it, so I'm biased! whatever! everybody else in it is amazing ok! anyway!)

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RCade: The Arcade Cabinet Anyone Can Deploy To | Custom GPU + Real CRT

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Henry @henryfellerhoff.com · 30/07/2026

If you look really hard at this you’ll see my contribution of bad saxophones and metal chairs making music (and you should anyways because everyone involved is very cool)

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 29/07/2026

Four Recursers built an arcade cabinet that you can ship games to by pushing to GitHub. It has a real CRT with a custom display adapter, and over 50 new games made by the RC community. Watch the full talk on how the RCade was built from the hardware up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Op...

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RCade: The Arcade Cabinet Anyone Can Deploy To | Custom Graphics Card + Real CRT

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 29/07/2026

We're accepting applications for the Fall 1 Batch, which begins on August 10! Spend 6 or 12 weeks programming with other curious peers in Brooklyn or online. 🌱 The (soft) deadline to apply to Fall 1 is tomorrow, July 30, but we'll still review applications sent later. 👉 www.recurse.com/apply

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nolen @itseieio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

they're running DOOM in the language we made up for our programming contest

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 28/07/2026

We sponsored a podcast about the history of computing! Give it a listen: magworld.pw/episodes/com...

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Jake Lazaroff @jakelazaroff.com · 17/07/2026

there is a straight line from my @recurse.com batch in 2023 to speaking in front of ~400 people—including many personal and professional heroes—at @localfirstconf.com. plus three years of learning, making friends (both online and off) and having a blog that i'm actually proud of. apply for a batch!

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 17/07/2026

15 years + 3,000 alums later, what started as a 6-person experiment is now a community of curious, kind programmers: engineers, artists, scientists, hobbyists, all united by a love of programming. If 6 or 12 weeks to focus on what truly interests you sounds appealing, apply! www.recurse.com/apply

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 12/06/2026

It's Friday! What better way to start your weekend than applying to RC? The application takes about an hour, but the community will stay with you for so much longer. The Summer 2 batch starts June 29th, and the window's closing soon. Apply below:

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Claire Kwong @clairekwong.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Thank you to the Recurse Center @recurse.com for inviting me to install Between at their 15th birthday party! I did a batch last fall and it inspired me to get back into programming while meeting so many smart, generous people. I loved being able to do something fun for the community!

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Two people stand and hold hands over a projection

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 18/05/2026

Our website automatically updates as more people come to do a batch at the Recurse Center. Today, we finally hit 3,000 people! Thank you to everyone in our growing community! RC couldn't exist without you all. 👫👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏼👬

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eva khoury @evakhoury.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Happy 15th birthday to the Recurse Center < 3

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Adrian Parsons @adrianparsons.com · 08/05/2026

I built a "minimum viable PNG" generator during my batch @recurse.com. Just pushed up my work: github.com/adrianparson... `pngcheck` says my little 1x1px image is valid (it's not, but close).

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GitHub - adrianparsons/minimumviablepng

Contribute to adrianparsons/minimumviablepng development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 12/05/2026

Live from the RC hub: Lincoln S.P. Clarete with Parser Generator Report: 2018-2026

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 12/05/2026

We’ve kicked off our annual alum reunion, Never Graduate Week 2026! Hundreds of RC alums gather at our Brooklyn hub to give talks, run jams, collaborate on projects, and so much more. Welcome everyone and thank you for coming! Stay tuned for more across the week.

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Nick Bergson-Shilcock @nicholasbs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Next week is one of the best weeks of the year. It's Never Graduate Week, our annual Recurse Center alumni reunion. And this year RC turns 15, so we're having a birthday bash (the cake will have electronics...). Alums: check out the full schedule and make sure to RSVP: www.recurse.com/ngw

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Nick Bergson-Shilcock @nicholasbs.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

A puzzle where every piece is a phone. A joyful moment from pairing jam demos at the Recurse Center. The demo was almost thwarted by all the iPhones trying to share contact details with each other. @recurse.com

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Nick Bergson-Shilcock @nicholasbs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

What's it like being an unschooler? What are the weirdest projects people have done at the Recurse Center? What surprises people about our admissions criteria? I talked with Samuel Arbesman about these questions and more. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/23Kr... YouTube: youtu.be/URxJxTu1WBY

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Applying to @recurse.com was one of the single best decisions I've ever made, both personally and professionally. My life would be very different if I hadn't done that - I'm extremely glad I did!

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Nick Bergson-Shilcock @nicholasbs.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

15 years in and there's still no place else like the Recurse Center. Courses are rigid and don't provide community. Founder residencies are just about building startups. Working alone is lonely. Only RC provides community, lightweight structure, and freedom to follow your curiosity. @recurse.com

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 09/03/2026

Join us on March 18 for Localhost! The RCade is a custom arcade cabinet built during the Fall 2, 2025 batch at the Recurse Center. It has a real CRT, a custom graphics card, spinner controllers, and a deploy pipeline where anyone can ship a game just by pushing to GitHub. It now has over 44 games.

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Nick Bergson-Shilcock @nicholasbs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This computer is the reason you can't download all software for free. The Franklin Computer Corp was a computer manufacturer founded in the early 1980s. Their flagship product was a clone of the Apple II, one of the most popular personal computers of the day. 1/4

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Rex Ledesma @rexledesma.com · 04/02/2026

my friends at @recurse.com made a website for a zojirushi water boiler, perfectly christened as spenser i love it so much spenser.recurse.com

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 10/02/2026

From a salvaged retro arcade cabinet with a CRT monitor to a custom community game platform, @frankchiarulli.com and many other Recursers came together to make something that we couldn't have imagined alone:

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 26/01/2026

⌛️There's still time to apply to the Spring 1 batch that begins on February 16th! Join us for six or twelve weeks on a self-directed programming retreat: work at the edge of your abilities and become a dramatically better programmer alongside other kind and curious peers. www.recurse.com/apply

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Applying to RC - Recurse Center

The Recurse Center is a self-directed, community-driven educational retreat for programmers in New York City.

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Nick Bergson-Shilcock @nicholasbs.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

"How did you spend your time off of work?" If you're lucky enough to have a chunk of time when you don't need a job, you want to make it count. Come learn how three Recuse Center alums chose to spend their time off. How to Make Your Time Off Count: luma.com/zfhxstgy

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