Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages | Lex Fridman Podcast #131

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Chris's Website: http://nondot.org/sabre/

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:25 - Working with Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Dean
7:55 - Why do programming languages matter?
13:55 - Python vs Swift
24:48 - Design decisions
30:06 - Types
33:54 - Programming languages are a bicycle for the mind
36:26 - Picking what language to learn
42:25 - Most beautiful feature of a programming language
51:50 - Walrus operator
1:01:16 - LLVM
1:06:28 - MLIR compiler framework
1:10:35 - SiFive semiconductor design
1:23:09 - Moore's Law
1:26:22 - Parallelization
1:30:50 - Swift concurrency manifesto
1:41:39 - Running a neural network fast
1:47:16 - Is the universe a quantum computer?
1:52:57 - Effects of the pandemic on society
2:10:09 - GPT-3
2:14:28 - Software 2.0
2:27:54 - Advice for young people
2:32:37 - Meaning of life

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