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If you were unable to attend #HPSFCon this month, slides and video for all of the Chapel-related sessions are now online. Topics include GPU programming, techno-social open-source challenges, user stories, tools, benchmarking, a live demo, and more!

https://chapel-lang.org/presentations/#hpsfcon2026

Video of all HPSFCon talks can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@hpsf-community

Chapel Programming Language 5d ago

Hear from graduate students Maxime Blanchet, Karim Zayni, Baptiste Arnould (Polytechnique Montréal) about their experiences doing cutting-edge Computational Fluid Dynamics R&D using Chapel in the tenth installment of our "7 Questions for Chapel Users" interview series: https://chapel-lang.org/blog/posts/7qs-champs/

Chapel Programming Language Mar 25

Want to know how Chapel got its start? Brad Chamberlain recaps its origins thru discussions with Burton Smith, Cray's Chief Scientist at the time, in this clip from his recent interview on the My Open Source Experience podcast.

https://youtu.be/eqO6HMHBu7E?si=mSqwpl5uUtUQiyfP

S3.Ep11 - How to Argue for Creating 1 More Programming Language | My Open Source Experience Podcast

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Chapel Programming Language Mar 20

Curious to know what parallel programming is or how Chapel makes it easier? Check out this 3-minute segment from Brad Chamberlain's recent interview on the My Open Source Experience podcast for a quick introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpyVRvkoprE

S3.Ep11 - What is the Chapel Project? | My Open Source Experience Podcast

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Chapel Programming Language Mar 17

HPE is hiring Visiting Scholars. This is a great opportunity for graduate students to work alongside our team and tackle challenging problems in HPC using tools like GenAI/LLM, Chapel, and Arkouda.

If interested, you can get more info and apply here: https://careers.hpe.com/us/en/job/1203686

Visiting Scholar - HPC & AI Advanced Development in San Jose, California, 95002 | Administration & Workplace at HPE

Apply for Visiting Scholar - HPC & AI Advanced Development job with HPE in San Jose, California, 95002. Administration & Workplace at HPE

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Chapel Programming Language Mar 14

We’re proud to announce the release of Chapel 2.8! Its highlights include improvements to Chapel’s tools ecosystem, as well as some nice advances in portability and performance. For details, please see: https://chapel-lang.org/blog/posts/announcing-chapel-2.8/

Chapel Programming Language Mar 4

Chapel tech lead, @bradcray is the guest on this week’s My Open Source Experience podcast. Tune in to hear about Chapel’s inception and relationship to open source, covering topics like governance, trust, and HPSF.

https://youtu.be/ENivDRCFr5w?si=soPmS88dowyWRXbd
(or wherever you find podcasts)

Brad Chamberlain - Without Collaboration Chapel Won't Succeed | My Open Source Experience Podcast

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Chapel Programming Language Mar 3

Ildiko Vancsa Mar 3

The collaborative nature of OSS is often overlooked by both individuals and companies at first. Contrary to that, developing projects in an open and collaborative environment is often the key to their success, think about programming languages as an example.

I had the opportunity to ask Brad Chamberlain about the history of the Chapel OSS project, which was created over 20 years ago.

Check out the latest MOSE podcast episode with Brad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENivDRCFr5w

Chapel Programming Language Feb 25

Our quarterly newsletter is out! Check it out to catch up on recent developments in the Chapel world, including upcoming events at HPSFCon 2026, an SC25 recap, a blog update, and more...

https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-newsletter-february-2026/

Chapel Programming Language Feb 17

Core Chapel devs are looking to write more Chapel code! Do you have a favorite library you wish Chapel had? What about a bite-sized application you want to see implemented in Chapel? Comment under https://github.com/chapel-lang/chapel/discussions/28389 to tell us about it!

Project Website	https://chapel-lang.org/
GitHub	https://github.com/chapel-lang/chapel/