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The Beauty of Bézier Curves
Freya Holmér · 2021
“I feel compelled to share these absolutely incredible videos from Freya Holmér”
2 HN recommenders
The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile
Computerphile · 2013
“a must watch for developers just starting out with Timezones”
1 HN recommenders
The Value of Values with Rich Hickey
InfoQ · 2012
“strongest programming speaker I've found to date.”
1 HN recommenders
Lecture 1A: Overview and Introduction to Lisp
MIT OpenCourseWare · 2019
“It changed my outook on programming by pi degrees”
1 HN recommenders
"Testing Distributed Systems w/ Deterministic Simulation" by Will Wilson
Strange Loop Conference · 2014
“Well worth a watch for anyone interested in distributed systems & reliability.”
1 HN recommenders
What the heck is the event loop anyway? | Philip Roberts | JSConf EU
JSConf · 2014
“This one is my all time favorite”
1 HN recommenders
RailsConf 2014 - All the Little Things by Sandi Metz
Confreaks · 2014
“Worth watching in its entirety, but the quote is from ~13:59 in that video.”
1 HN recommenders
Bret Victor The Future of Programming
Joey Reid · 2013
“If you haven't yet seen this video, please do”
1 HN recommenders
How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters
Google TechTalks · 2007
“He digs much deeper, mostly at code level rather than JSON level but the same principles apply.”
1 HN recommenders
Rich Harris - Rethinking reactivity
You Gotta Love Frontend · 2019
“is an amazing talk which talks about how spreadsheets were the OG reactivity software. Highly recommended.”
1 HN recommenders
But what is a neural network? | Deep learning chapter 1
3Blue1Brown · 2017
“an excellent introduction that made Andrej's videos understandable”
1 HN recommenders
8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box
GDC Festival of Gaming · 2017
“most excellent GDC presentation on the lost power of palettized textures”
1 HN recommenders

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The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile
Computerphile · 2013
“a must watch for developers just starting out with Timezones”
1 HN recommenders
The Value of Values with Rich Hickey
InfoQ · 2012
“strongest programming speaker I've found to date.”
1 HN recommenders
Lecture 1A: Overview and Introduction to Lisp
MIT OpenCourseWare · 2019
“It changed my outook on programming by pi degrees”
1 HN recommenders
"Testing Distributed Systems w/ Deterministic Simulation" by Will Wilson
Strange Loop Conference · 2014
“Well worth a watch for anyone interested in distributed systems & reliability.”
1 HN recommenders
What the heck is the event loop anyway? | Philip Roberts | JSConf EU
JSConf · 2014
“This one is my all time favorite”
1 HN recommenders
RailsConf 2014 - All the Little Things by Sandi Metz
Confreaks · 2014
“Worth watching in its entirety, but the quote is from ~13:59 in that video.”
1 HN recommenders
Bret Victor The Future of Programming
Joey Reid · 2013
“If you haven't yet seen this video, please do”
1 HN recommenders
How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters
Google TechTalks · 2007
“He digs much deeper, mostly at code level rather than JSON level but the same principles apply.”
1 HN recommenders
Rich Harris - Rethinking reactivity
You Gotta Love Frontend · 2019
“is an amazing talk which talks about how spreadsheets were the OG reactivity software. Highly recommended.”
1 HN recommenders
But what is a neural network? | Deep learning chapter 1
3Blue1Brown · 2017
“an excellent introduction that made Andrej's videos understandable”
1 HN recommenders
8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box
GDC Festival of Gaming · 2017
“most excellent GDC presentation on the lost power of palettized textures”
1 HN recommenders
The Beauty of Bézier Curves
Freya Holmér · 2021
“I feel compelled to share these absolutely incredible videos from Freya Holmér”
2 HN recommenders

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