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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:

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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  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

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