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

Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python programming language. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – GiveDirectly: https://givedirectly.org/lex to get gift matched up to $1000 – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Guido’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/gvanrossum Guido’s Website: https://gvanrossum.github.io/ Python’s Website: https://python.org PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (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