Six-Part Interview with Guido van Rossum (author of Python) by Bill Venners.

Part I: The Origins of Python - Guido van Rossum on Python's history, the influence of the ABC language, and Python's original design goals.

Part II: Python's Design Goals - Guido van Rossum on how Python was originally intended to "bridge the gap between the shell and C," and how it eventually became used on large scale applications.

Part III: Programming at Python Speed - Guido van Rossum on the source of Python's famed programmer productivity and the joys of exploring new territory with code.

Part IV: Contracts in Python - Guido van Rossum on the nature of contracts in a runtime typed programming language such as Python.

Part V: Strong versus Weak Typing - Guido van Rossum on the robustness of systems built with strongly and weakly typed languages, the value of testing, and whether he'd fly on an all-Python plane.

Part VI: Designing with the Python Community - Guido van Rossum on the importance of pythonic API design, the value of experience and community feedback in design decisions, and the process of deciding how to evolve Python's standard library.

EuroPython Interviews

Interview with Laura Creighton, one of STRAKT's founders.

Interview with Alex Martelli, Senior System Developer at STRAKT.

Interview with Jacob Hallén, Co-founder, CTO and Chairman of the Board of STRAKT.

Hearing about software patents, Brussels, May 8, 2003

e-Patents and financial investing by Laura Creighton.