Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast
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Travis Oliphant is a data scientist, entrepreneur, and creator of NumPy, SciPy, and Anaconda. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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NumPy: https://numpy.org/
SciPy: https://scipy.org/about.html
Anaconda: https://www.anaconda.com/products/ind...
Quansight: https://www.quansight.com

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:11 - Early programming
22:52 - SciPy
39:46 - Open source
51:29 - NumPy
1:28:44 - Guido van Rossum
1:41:02 - Efficiency
1:49:54 - Objects
1:56:52 - Numba
2:05:58 - Anaconda
2:10:25 - Conda
2:26:01 - Quansight Labs
2:29:37 - OpenTeams
2:37:10 - GitHub
2:42:40 - Marketing
2:47:18 - Great programming
2:58:08 - Hiring
3:02:06 - Advice for young people

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