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Note that the Python core team started working with the scientific community very early on, the first scientific packages (as well as additions to python for sc

Note that the Python core team started working with the scientific community very early on, the first scientific packages (as well as additions to python for scicom like extended slices) date back to the mid 90s. GvR’s background probably helped spread the word and thus get feedback, but as often Python’s overnight success was the result of years of work.

jacquesm 4y ago
The Python core team early on was part of the scientific community. GvR worked at CWI (Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica), which was a part of the particle accelerator installation that Amsterdam had once upon a time until most such research went to Switzerland and the USA. CWI has, together with NikHef (the Dutch Nuclear Phyiscs Institute) done a lot of ground breaking research over the years and was the cradle of quite a few spin-off projects.
- bhaak 4y ago
  Oh, I didn't realize until now that Guido worked there. So we got at least two major contributions from the CWI. One is Python and the other one is the game of Hack. :)
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    There are many more: The father of A*: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm ALGOL 60 and ALGOL 68 First node on the Internet outside of the USA Python Various contributions to the improvement of encryption. CWI has a long, long history of quietly contributing to all kinds of stuff the world over and has a pretty good reputation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL_60 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL_60