#131 – Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages

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<p>Chris Lattner is a world-class software &#38; hardware engineer, leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, and SiFive. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Blinkist</b>: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get a free week of premium<br /> &#8211; <b>Neuro</b>: <a href="https://www.getneuro.com">https://www.getneuro.com</a> and use code LEX to get 15% off<br /> &#8211; <b>MasterClass</b>: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a> to get 15% off annual sub<br /> &#8211; <b>Cash App</b>: <a href="https://cash.app/">https://cash.app/</a> and use code LexPodcast to get $10</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Chris&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/clattner_llvm">https://twitter.com/clattner_llvm</a><br /> Chris&#8217;s Website: <a href="http://nondot.org/sabre/">http://nondot.org/sabre/</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/LexFridmanPage">https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage</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 /> 07:12 &#8211; Working with Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Dean<br /> 12:42 &#8211; Why do programming languages matter?<br /> 18:42 &#8211; Python vs Swift<br /> 29:35 &#8211; Design decisions<br /> 34:53 &#8211; Types<br /> 38:41 &#8211; Programming languages are a bicycle for the mind<br /> 41:13 &#8211; Picking what language to learn<br /> 47:12 &#8211; Most beautiful feature of a programming language<br /> 56:36 &#8211; Walrus operator<br /> 1:06:03 &#8211; LLVM<br /> 1:11:15 &#8211; MLIR compiler framework<br /> 1:15:21 &#8211; SiFive semiconductor design<br /> 1:27:56 &#8211; Moore&#8217;s Law<br /> 1:31:09 &#8211; Parallelization<br /> 1:35:37 &#8211; Swift concurrency manifesto<br /> 1:46:26 &#8211; Running a neural network fast<br /> 1:52:03 &#8211; Is the universe a quantum computer?<br /> 1:57:44 &#8211; Effects of the pandemic on society<br /> 2:14:56 &#8211; GPT-3<br /> 2:19:15 &#8211; Software 2.0<br /> 2:32:41 &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> 2:37:24 &#8211; Meaning of life</p>