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

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<p>Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python programming language. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>GiveDirectly</b>: <a href="https://givedirectly.org/lex">https://givedirectly.org/lex</a> to get gift matched up to $1000<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Fundrise</b>: <a href="https://fundrise.com/lex">https://fundrise.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> to get 1 month of fish oil</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Guido&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gvanrossum">https://twitter.com/gvanrossum</a><br /> Guido&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://gvanrossum.github.io/">https://gvanrossum.github.io/</a><br /> Python&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://python.org">https://python.org</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:26) &#8211; CPython<br /> (12:38) &#8211; Code readability<br /> (17:00) &#8211; Indentation<br /> (33:36) &#8211; Bugs<br /> (45:04) &#8211; Programming fads<br /> (1:00:15) &#8211; Speed of Python 3.11<br /> (1:25:09) &#8211; Type hinting<br /> (1:30:27) &#8211; mypy<br /> (1:35:43) &#8211; TypeScript vs JavaScript<br /> (1:51:42) &#8211; Best IDE for Python<br /> (2:01:43) &#8211; Parallelism<br /> (2:19:36) &#8211; Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)<br /> (2:29:14) &#8211; Python 4.0<br /> (2:41:31) &#8211; Machine learning<br /> (2:51:13) &#8211; Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)<br /> (3:02:49) &#8211; Advice for beginners<br /> (3:09:21) &#8211; GitHub Copilot<br /> (3:12:47) &#8211; Future of Python</p>