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Speaking with the Creator of Pandas on the Future of Open Source (Wes McKinney) - KNN Ep. 184

Mar 22, 2024

The podcast discusses the origin and evolution of the pandas library, Wes McKinney's transition to a new role at Posit, and his insights on the future of open source. Topics include balancing progress with tradition, community-driven open-source projects, and the evolution of open source in technology.

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Wes McKinney

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Quick takeaways

Venture capital influence raises transparency concerns in tech community.

Community-driven open source development ensures sustainability and inclusivity.

Affordable resources aim to democratize tech advancements in open source.

Deep dives

Challenges in Open Source Accessibility and Impact of Venture Capital

Venture capital influence in the tech community is raising concerns about potential corruption and lack of transparency. The threat of private cabals working on projects creates barriers to participation and understanding. Access to compute power and specific data is identified as a key limitation hindering open source innovation and development.

Introduction

4min

Evolution of Pandas: From Personal Project to Community Success

9min

Balancing Progress and Stability in an Open Source Project

5min

Navigating the Transition to Community-Driven Open Source Projects

14min

The Evolution of Open Source in Technology

22min

Exploring the Future of Custom Silicon and Open Source Data Science

4min

Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Wes McKinney. Wes is well known in the open source community for his work building the pandas library. He also has a fascinating background leading the production of other data tooling with a focus on ubiquitous language-agnostic, hardware-optimized analytical computing. In this episode we learn about the origin of pandas, Wes' transition into a new role at Posit, and his perspective on the future of open source.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesmckinn/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wesmckinn

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Ken's Nearest Neighbors

Speaking with the Creator of Pandas on the Future of Open Source (Wes McKinney) - KNN Ep. 184

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Challenges in Open Source Accessibility and Impact of Venture Capital

Transition to Open Source Community Led Development

Evolution Towards Open Source Dominance and Collaboration

Mitigating Barriers in Open Source Innovation

Future Prospects for Open Source and Data Innovation

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts