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Travis Oliphant - Episode 4
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:52:16
Publish Date: 2015-05-04 07:27:00
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Brief Introduction

  • Date of recording – Apr 28th 2015
  • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
  • Overview – Interview with Travis Oliphant

Interview with Travis Oliphant

  • Introductions
  • How did you get introduced to Python?
  • I’m curious what inspired you to create NumPy and SciPy?
  • Why did you choose Python for those libraries?
  • For those of us who aren’t in the know, can you provide a brief definition of what data science is and how you got involved in it?
    • Term coined by DJ Patil
    • Answer: Anybody who takes data and tries to derive insights from it
    • Nobody really knows what this means
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