The History of Python: a talk by Guido van Rossum
The Python programming language plays critical roles in not just computer science, but animated films, bioinformatics, and websites. Language visionary Guido van Rossum will weave his tale on how he crafted Python fifteen years ago, and how he continues to maintain it today. Mr. van Rossum will reminisce about the early days and the not-so-early days of his language. (Even the future might be mentioned!) There will be plenty of opportunity for audience interaction. There will also be a dinner with Guido after his talk. Seating is very limited, so please RSVP if you are interested.
Guido van Rossum is best known as the creator of the Python programming language. He received a master degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1982, and later worked for various research institutes, including the Dutch National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) (Amsterdam), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (Gaithersburg, Maryland), and the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) (Reston, Virginia). He worked on the development of the ABC programming language, a descendant of the Simula language. He currently works at Elemental Security. In 2002, Van Rossum received the Free Software Award of 2001 from the FSF at the FOSDEM conference in Brussels, Belgium.
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