#160 - Unpacking Pydantic's Growth and the Launch of Logfire with Samuel Colvin

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This week we have an exciting interview with Pydantic's creator Samuel Colvin.
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NOTE that it's best to watch this episode on YouTube, because Samuel demos Pydantic's new Logfire product as well as a bit of FastUI. 💡 💪 😍
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Delving into the origins, Samuel shares with us how Pydantic was conceived to streamline data validation, drawing inspiration from similar tools but quickly exceeding expectations in popularity and adoption. 📈
Samuel touches on the monumental speed improvements in version 2, achieved by incorporating Rust, shares insights into the transition of Pydantic into a company and its future vision. We also touch upon front-end development for which he developed another library called FastUI. 😎
And last but not least Samuel demos Pydantic's new exciting Logfire product that was just released. 💡 😍
Chapters:
00:00 Intro Samuel
01:57 Win of the week
02:23 Pydantic framework and company backstory
05:10 FastAPI's part in Pydantic's grow
06:20 Adapting to framework dependencies
07:50 Making Pydantic faster with Rust
12:15 Learning Rust or not as a Python dev
14:16 Pydantic as a company
15:46 Open source ideas vs business requirements
17:20 Introducing Pydantic Logfire
19:15 Live demo (YouTube)
25:12 Resource / energy measuring with Logfire
26:41 Pydantic's vision for the next years
29:46 Doing front-end with FastUI (short demo)
31:13 Using FastUI at Pydantic and the team
33:56 Pybites ad
34:12 FastUI vs Streamlit for fast prototyping
36:46 Key skills for Python devs / open source in 2024
38:10 Work life balance / build things as a customer
41:00: Advice for entrepreneurial minded developers
42:48 Hobbies / interests outside of work
43:26 Podcast recommendation
43:50 Wrap up and outro
Links:
- Check out Pydantic Logfire here
- Reach out to Samuel on X
- Pybites Ad segment: The PDM Program
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Chapters

1. Intro Samuel (00:00:00)

2. Win of the week (00:01:57)

3. Pydantic framework and company backstory (00:02:23)

4. FastAPI's part in Pydantic's grow (00:05:10)

5. Adapting to framework dependencies (00:06:20)

6. Making Pydantic faster with Rust (00:07:50)

7. Learning Rust or not as a Python dev (00:12:15)

8. Pydantic as a company (00:14:16)

9. Open source ideas vs business requirements (00:15:46)

10. Introducing Pydantic Logfire (00:17:20)

11. Live demo (YouTube) (00:19:15)

12. Resource / energy measuring with Logfire (00:25:12)

13. Pydantic's vision for the next years (00:26:41)

14. Doing front-end with FastUI (short demo) (00:29:46)

15. Using FastUI at Pydantic and the team (00:31:13)

16. Pybites ad (00:33:56)

17. FastUI vs Streamlit for fast prototyping (00:34:12)

18. Key skills for Python devs / open source in 2024 (00:36:46)

19. Work life balance / build things as a customer (00:38:10)

20. Advice for entrepreneurial minded developers (00:41:00)

21. Hobbies / interests outside of work (00:42:48)

22. Podcast recommendation (00:43:26)

23. Wrap up and outro (00:43:50)