Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-12-23
Lex Fridman & Peter Wang: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #250
#250 – Peter Wang: Python and the Source Code of Humans, Computers, and Reality
Peter Wang is the co-founder & CEO of Anaconda and one of the most impactful leaders and developers in the Python community. Also, he is a physicist and philosopher.
Peter Wang recommended Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart, and discussed Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig, Lila by Robert Pirsig, The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge by Vernor Vinge, and Commonwealth Saga by Peter F. Hamilton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Discussed“so i'm just stealing wholesale here from robert persig who is the author of zen in the art of motorcycle maintenance”
Where to get it
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The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge
Discussed“Have you ever read like some sci-fi where um there's like hive minds uh like the vern revenge i think has one of these and then um some of the stuff from um yes on the commonwealth saga the idea that uh you're an individual but you're connected with like a few other individuals telepathically as well and together you”
Where to get it
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Commonwealth Saga
Discussed“Have you ever read like some sci-fi where um there's like hive minds uh like the vern revenge i think has one of these and then um some of the stuff from um yes on the commonwealth saga the idea that uh you're an individual but you're connected with like a few other individuals telepathically as well and together you”
Where to get it
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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Recommended“but um i think that the beauty of scripting like there's a there's a python book that's uh called automate the boring stuff which is exactly the right mentality”
Where to get it
