139: Scientific Python with Guido Imperiale
Coming off the heels of the scientific python conference, we are delighted to have Guido Imperiale, OSS Engineer at Coiled, to talk with us about this exciting space, including his own work on Dask, remote work benefits, and how distributed computing with
Programming Throwdown · Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci with guest Guido Imperiale
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Show Notes
00:00:45 Introductions
00:02:22 The sluggish Python-based system that Guido revitalized
00:06:03 Meeting the challenge of adding necessary complexity to a project
00:11:59 Excel in banking
00:18:15 Guido’s shift into Coil
00:19:29 Scooby-Doo pajamas
00:20:21 What motivates people to come in to the office today
00:24:09 Pandas
00:35:35 Why human error can doom an Excel setup
00:39:29 BLAS
00:46:20 A million lines of data
00:51:43 How does Dask interact with Gambit
00:54:40 Where does Coil come in
00:59:34 The six-o-clock question
01:03:53 Dealing with matters of difficult decomposition
01:12:07 The Coil work experience
01:15:37 Why contributing is impressive
01:20:20 Coil’s product offering
01:21:19 Farewells
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Guido Imperiale:
- Github: https://github.com/crusaderky
Coiled:
- Website: https://coiled.io
- Careers: https://coiled.io/careers/
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