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#341 – Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
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() – Introduction
() – CPython
() – Code readability
() – Indentation
() – Bugs
() – Programming fads
() – Speed of Python 3.11
() – Type hinting
() – mypy
() – TypeScript vs JavaScript
() – Best IDE for Python
() – Parallelism
() – Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)
() – Python 4.0
() – Machine learning
() – Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)
() – Advice for beginners
() – GitHub Copilot
() – Future of Python
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