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[Description]

AI is changing how we write software, but what does that mean for programming languages and computer science education? The crew debates Python vs. C, whether language aesthetics still matter, what CS degrees should actually teach, and whether low-level knowledge will become even more valuable in the age of AI.

[Chapters]

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - CS Degrees Python VS C++

00:02:33 - Monitoring The Situation

00:04:30 - Terminal

00:05:04 - A diplomatic Take

00:08:31 - Two Schools of CS Degrees

00:13:48 - High Level vs Low Level

00:18:42 - Theory vs Practical

00:21:10 - What should you learn?

00:25:03 - Extending down

00:30:14 - Is Python a mistake?

00:33:04 - What about C++ ?

00:35:07 - Perfect Student

00:40:14 - Outro

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