Guidopedia
all public resources created by Guido van Rossum, the creator and "Benevolent Dictator For Life" (BDFL) of Python programming language
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Guidopedia
Index of all public resources contributed by Guido van Rossum.
He is the creator of Python programming language and widely known as "Benevolent Dictator For Life" (BDFL) in the Python community.
Personal profile
<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 160px"> <col style="width: 138px"> </colgroup> <tr> <th>Full name</th> <th>Guido van Rossum</th> </tr> <tr> <td>DOB</td> <td>January 31, 1956</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nationality</td> <td>Netherlands, USA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Current affiliation</td> <td>Dropbox</td> </tr> </table>Web profiles
Talks
Pycons
- PyCon 2016 :: Keynote (42:13)
- PyCon 2015 :: Keynote (30:12)
- PyCon 2015 :: Type Hints (49:26)
- EuroPython 2015 :: Keynote:Python now and in the future (59:30)
- PyCon 2014 :: Keynote (35:05)
- PyCon Ar 2014 :: Interview (12:27)
- PyCon 2013 :: Keynote (56:09)
- PyCon 2012 :: Keynote (59:56)
- Google:Campfire One :: Introducing Google App Engine(pt.4) (7:44)
- Google I/O 2010 :: Appstats - instrumentation for App Engine (59:30)
- Google Techtalks :: Python 3000 (1:06:41)
- GoogleIO:2008 :: Python, Django, and App Engine (57:09)
Dropbox
- Droptalks :: 21 years of Python (1:50:21) [2011]
- Dropbox:Platform Meetup :: Dropbox Datastores (1:25:15)
Misc
- Twitter University :: Tulip:Async I/O for Python3 (1:10:38) [2013]
- ieeeComputerSociety :: The Modern Era of Python (12:17) [2015]
- ieeeComputerSociety :: The Early Years of Python (11:30) [2015]
- Udacity :: Design of Computer Programs (2:22) [2012]
- zhgeeks :: Not the state of the Python union (1:30:29)
- DjangoCon 2008 :: Keynote:Django, and App Engine (58:19) [2008]
- PyData Workshop :: Panel Discussion (1:29:36)
- Oreilly:Interview :: In Python We Trust (16:36)
- Pycon Iran 2015 :: video greetings (0:39)
Blogs
sites
- Neopythonic [last post: Oct 28, 2013]
- Artima Weblogs [last post: Oct 22, 2013]
- Python-history [last post: Nov 11, 2013]
significant posts
- The story of None, True and False (and an explanation of literals, keywords and builtins thrown in) [2013-11-10]
- Origin of metaclasses in Python [2013-10-24]
- Why Python's Integer Division Floors [2010-08-24]
- From List Comprehensions to Generator Expressions [2010-06-29]
- The depth and breadth of Python [2011-06-03]
- Python in the Scientific World [2009-11-05]
Interviews
Web
- The A-Z of Programming Languages: Python [2008-08-05]
- The Making of Python: A Conversation with Guido van Rossum, Part I [2003-01-13]
- O'Reilly Network: Guido van Rossum Speaks [2003-08-14]
- Naxeo : Guido van Rossum Interview [2005-04-11] (in French)
Audiocast
- FLOSS WEEKLY 11 : GUIDO VAN ROSSUM [2006-08-04]
- Episode #100: Python past, present, and future with Guido van Rossum [2017-22-02] (1:01:48) SoundCloud
Books
- Python 36 Tutorial [2016]
- PYTHON 36 C API [2016]
- PYTHON 36 LANGUAGE REF [2016]
- An Introduction to Python 3: Python Documentation Manual Part 1 [2009]
- Python/C Api Manual - Python 3: (Python Documentation Manual Part 4) [2009]
- Internet Programming with Python [1996]
Contribution
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