Travis Oliphant

For show notes and other content, visit our site at http://www.pythonpodcast.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Brief Introduction Date of recording – Apr 28th 2015 Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti Overview – Interview with Travis Oliphant Interview with Travis Oliphant Introductions How did you get introduced to Python? I’m curious what inspired you to create NumPy and SciPy? Why did you choose Python for those libraries? Numeric, Jim Hugunin Morphology library in NumArray For those of us who aren’t in the know, can you provide a brief definition of what data science is and how you got involved in it? Term coined by DJ Patil Answer: Anybody who takes data and tries to derive insights from it Nobody really knows what this means Can you tell us the story of how Continuum Analytics came to be? What are some interesting projects that you have worked on with Continuum Analytics? Bokeh Wakari Anaconda Numba Blaze Can you explain a bit about what NumFocus is and how it got started? How can our audience get involved with NumFocus? For someone just starting out in the data science and data analytics space, what advice would you give? Download Anaconda, learn as much Python as you can Google search “Data Analysis in Python” iPython Notebooks in data analysis R community Meetups Online classes R Community can be helpful Of your myriad achievements, what are you most proud of? Picks Tobias Used bookstores The Book Barn Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Kickin’ it Old School Chris Kids In The Hall MFA Boston Art in Bloom CodeNewbies Apple 27″ Retina iMac 5K Travis Oliphant Data Carpentry Tracy Teal (@tracykteal) Patterned on Software Carpentry Brain Science Podcast – Ginger Campbell, MD Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles Travis Contacts Twitter: Travis – @teoliphant NumFocus – @numfocus Continuum Analytics – @ContinuumIO The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA