Bruce Eckel

Python 3.14 makes it easy to invoke a version of the interpreter without the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL). This makes it especially important to understand the GIL and how it affects your code, otherwise you’ll encounter surprises when attempting to write code without the GIL.

In the early days, people wrote small applications in assembly language, using gotos to get around. This didn't scale, so we traded gotos for structured functions with single entry and exit points—and then we added a new kind of goto with the exception, which not only blows up your function but can end up anywhere.

This presentation revisits two core concepts of Object-Oriented programming: encapsulation and code reuse. Using a series of examples, we'll ask whether these concepts have satisfied their promises, and how functional approaches can do a better job.