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

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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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