#341 – Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:26) – CPython
(12:38) – Code readability
(17:00) – Indentation
(33:36) – Bugs
(45:04) – Programming fads
(1:00:15) – Speed of Python 3.11
(1:25:09) – Type hinting
(1:30:27) – mypy
(1:35:43) – TypeScript vs JavaScript
(1:51:42) – Best IDE for Python
(2:01:43) – Parallelism
(2:19:36) – Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)
(2:29:14) – Python 4.0
(2:41:31) – Machine learning
(2:51:13) – Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)
(3:02:49) – Advice for beginners
(3:09:21) – GitHub Copilot
(3:12:47) – Future of Python