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Jun 2, 2025

Interview with Python’s Creator – Some Fun Facts

I came across this fascinating interview with Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python:
https://youtu.be/USTL2gxhRkg

A few interesting “pub quiz” facts from the video:
• Python was developed during the Christmas holidays of 1989.
• Google’s first search engine was written in Python.
• Dropbox ... See more
Interview with Python’s Creator – Some Fun Facts

I came across this fascinating interview with Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python:
https://youtu.be/USTL2gxhRkg

A few interesting “pub quiz” facts from the video:
• Python was developed during the Christmas holidays of 1989.
• Google’s first search engine was written in Python.
• Dropbox was originally written in Python.
• Guido’s philosophy: “The programmer’s time is more valuable than the machine’s execution time.”

Worth a watch if you’re interested in the origins of one of the world’s most popular programming languages! ▲ Collapse
 
Dan Lucas
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Indents Jun 2, 2025

CafeTran Trainer wrote:
Worth a watch if you’re interested in the origins of one of the world’s most popular programming languages!

I well remember my scepticism when I learned about the choice to make indentation meaningful.
"That's not going to work" I thought to myself (wrongly).
These days it's my go-to programming language.

Regards,
Dan
 


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