{"id":824,"date":"2024-02-12T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fde.cat\/index.php\/2024\/02\/12\/meta-loves-python\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:00:16","slug":"meta-loves-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fde.cat\/index.php\/2024\/02\/12\/meta-loves-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta loves Python"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now you\u2019re already aware that Python 3.12 has been released<\/a>. But did you know that several of its new features were developed by Meta<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Meta engineer Pascal Hartig (@passy<\/a>) is joined on the Meta Tech Podcast by Itamar Oren and Carl Meyer, two software engineers at Meta, to discuss their teams\u2019 contributions to the latest Python release, including new hooks that allow for custom JITs like Cinder<\/a>, Immortal Objects<\/a>, improvements to the type system, faster comprehensions, and more.<\/p>\n

Learn how and why they built these new features for Python and how they worked with and engaged with the Python community.<\/p>\n

Download or listen to the episode below:<\/p>\n\n

You can also find the episode wherever you get your\u00a0podcasts, including:<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Meta Tech Podcast<\/a>\u00a0is a podcast, brought to you by Meta, where we highlight the work Meta\u2019s engineers are doing at every level \u2013 from low-level frameworks to end-user features.<\/p>\n

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And if you\u2019re interested in learning more about career opportunities at Meta visit the\u00a0Meta Careers<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n

The post Meta loves Python<\/a> appeared first on Engineering at Meta<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Engineering at Meta<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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