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John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

John Carmack is a legendary programmer, co-founder of id Software, and lead programmer of many revolutionary video games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and the Commander Keen series. He is also the founder of Armadillo Aerospace, and for many years the CTO of Oculus VR. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack Books mentioned: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution: https://amzn.to/3SkNZER Game Engine Black Book Wolfenstein 3D: https://amzn.to/3QlOqg8 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:57 - Programming languages 33:01 - Modern programming 43:03 - Day in the life 50:53 - Hard work 54:06 - Pizza and Diet Coke 56:50 - Setup 1:22:08 - id Software 1:54:58 - Commander Keen 2:01:44 - Hacker ethic 2:09:24 - Wolfenstein 3D 2:29:21 - Doom 2:43:42 - Quake 3:08:02 - John Romero 3:15:49 - Metaverse 3:44:11 - Elon Musk 3:50:06 - Mars 3:59:09 - Nuclear energy 4:02:47 - AGI 4:49:59 - Andrej Karpathy 4:52:57 - Martial arts 5:01:57 - Advice for young people 5:10:57 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

John CarmackguestLex Fridmanhost
Aug 4, 20225h 14mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:57

    Introduction

  2. 1:57 – 33:01

    Programming languages

  3. 33:01 – 43:03

    Modern programming

  4. 43:03 – 50:53

    Day in the life

  5. 50:53 – 54:06

    Hard work

  6. 54:06 – 56:50

    Pizza and Diet Coke

  7. 56:50 – 1:22:08

    Setup

  8. 1:22:08 – 1:54:58

    id Software

  9. 1:54:58 – 2:01:44

    Commander Keen

  10. 2:01:44 – 2:09:24

    Hacker ethic

  11. 2:09:24 – 2:29:21

    Wolfenstein 3D

  12. 2:29:21 – 2:43:42

    Doom

  13. 2:43:42 – 3:08:02

    Quake

  14. 3:08:02 – 3:15:49

    John Romero

  15. 3:15:49 – 3:44:11

    Metaverse

  16. 3:44:11 – 3:50:06

    Elon Musk

  17. 3:50:06 – 3:59:09

    Mars

  18. 3:59:09 – 4:02:47

    Nuclear energy

  19. 4:02:47 – 4:49:59

    AGI

  20. 4:49:59 – 4:52:57

    Andrej Karpathy

  21. 4:52:57 – 5:01:57

    Martial arts

  22. 5:01:57 – 5:10:57

    Advice for young people

  23. 5:10:57 – 5:14:50

    Meaning of life

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