Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #341

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
0:48 – CPython
6:01 – Code readability
10:22 – Indentation
26:58 – Bugs
38:26 – Programming fads
53:37 – Speed of Python 3.11
1:18:31 – Type hinting
1:23:49 – mypy
1:29:05 – TypeScript vs JavaScript
1:45:05 – Best IDE for Python
1:55:05 – Parallelism
2:12:58 – Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)
2:22:36 – Python 4.0
2:34:53 – Machine learning
2:44:35 – Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)
2:56:11 – Advice for beginners
3:02:43 – GitHub Copilot
3:06:10 – Future of Python

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