Python at Microsoft (Interview)

We talked with Steve Dower and Dan Taylor at Microsoft Build 2018 about the history of Python at Microsoft, the origination of IronPython, Python Tools for Visual Studio, flying under the radar to add support Python, fighting from within to support open source, and more. Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Rollbar – We catch our errors before our users do because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes, and deploy your code with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. DigitalOcean – DigitalOcean is simplicity at scale. Whether your business is running one virtual machine or ten thousand, DigitalOcean gets out of your way so your team can build, deploy, and scale faster and more efficiently. New accounts get $100 in credit to use in your first 60 days. OSCON – O’Reilly’s Open Source Convention combines the experience of the open source community with ideas and strategies for using open source tools and technologies. There’s no event quite like OSCON! When registration opens — save 20% on most passes by using the code CHANGELOG when you register. Featuring: Steve Dower – Website, GitHub, X Dan Taylor – GitHub, X Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Show Notes: Topics 2:22 – The history of Python at Microsoft 3:15 – The origination of IronPython 4:05 – Python tools for Visual Studio 7:54 – What Microsoft is doing with Python 10:22 – Why Python is good for people new to programming 12:20 – Pythonic 13:52 – PEP 8 15:47 – Black 18:16 – Pylint 21:41 – CPython 26:01 – Opensource at Microsoft 28:29 – The future of Python 33:55 – The latest in Python Links IronPython Python Visual Studio Python Visual Studio Code extension Black – the uncompromising Python code formatter Pylint CPython Jupyter Notebooks Visual Studio Team Services Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!