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Python 3.11 is 10-60% faster due to interpreter optimizations, not a JIT compiler.
Guido van Rossum · Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
Guido van Rossum sees Python evolving into a legacy language, crucial but unnoticed.
Guido van Rossum · Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
The Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) limits Python's multi-threading on multi-core CPUs.
Guido van Rossum · Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
75% of a developer's time is spent on debugging, costing $113 billion annually in the US.
Guido van Rossum · Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
Static type checkers like MYPY evolve faster than Python's syntax updates.
Guido van Rossum · Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
Peter Wang argues that Python's expressiveness and productivity make it superior to Perl and Bash for scripting utilities.
Excel is the most popular programming system due to its immediate-mode capabilities, making it accessible to a broad audience.
Machine learning introduces a new correctness dimension, considering both input values and functional correctness.
The Python data science movement was crucial in maintaining Python's momentum during the transition from Python 2 to Python 3.
Wang suggests that love should be a design criterion for AI systems, aiming to help others become their best selves.
Travis Oliphant developed NumPy, SciPy, and Anaconda, revolutionizing Python's role in data science.
Travis Oliphant · Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming
Anaconda, with its Conda package manager, solved Python's packaging issues, particularly for scientific computing.
Travis Oliphant · Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming
Voices on Python
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Go read
14 books and papers cited across these episodes.
For the specialist
What experts find new
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Still unresolved
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The thinkers
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