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#131 – Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages

#131 – Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages

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Chris Lattner is a world-class software & hardware engineer, leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, and SiFive. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free week of pr...

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Chris Lattner is a world-class software & hardware engineer,
leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, and SiFive. Please
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OUTLINE:

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00:00 – Introduction

07:12 – Working with Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Dean

12:42 – Why do programming languages matter?

18:42 – Python vs Swift

29:35 – Design decisions

34:53 – Types

38:41 – Programming languages are a bicycle for the mind

41:13 – Picking what language to learn

47:12 – Most beautiful feature of a programming language

56:36 – Walrus operator

1:06:03 – LLVM

1:11:15 – MLIR compiler framework

1:15:21 – SiFive semiconductor design

1:27:56 – Moore’s Law

1:31:09 – Parallelization

1:35:37 – Swift concurrency manifesto

1:46:26 – Running a neural network fast

1:52:03 – Is the universe a quantum computer?

1:57:44 – Effects of the pandemic on society

2:14:56 – GPT-3

2:19:15 – Software 2.0

2:32:41 – Advice for young people

2:37:24 – Meaning of life