Confreaks — Best Videos According to Hacker News

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Ruby Conf 12 - Y Not- Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich

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“perhaps the most entertaining and interesting technical talk I've ever seen.”

17 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

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RailsConf 2014 - All the Little Things by Sandi Metz

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“this talk captures all the important values in a single example.”

15 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

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RailsConf 2016 - Turbolinks 5: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Native! by Sam Stephenson

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“I highly recommend this talk on managing the complexity of basecamp and sharing a codebase between web and native apps.”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2020

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Ruby Midwest 2011 - Keynote: Architecture the Lost Years by Robert Martin

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“The talk that had the most influence on how I write software is Robert 'Uncle Bob' Martin's "Architecture: The Lost Years”

10 HN recommenders · 2013–2022

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Ruby Conf 12 - Boundaries by Gary Bernhardt

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“I highly recommend this video for a more philosophical take on how to do "impure FP" without OO”

8 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

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Rails Conf 2012 Keynote: Simplicity Matters by Rich Hickey

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“maybe watch this version instead, since it's almost the same talk but for a Rails Conference, with a few references”

8 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

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MountainWest RubyConf 2013 Devs and Depression by Greg Baugues

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“I recommend this talk about depression and software developers: There are newer versions of this talk, but I think this one has the most powerful storytelling.”

7 HN recommenders · 2013–2020

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!!Con 2016 - How I Code and Use a Computer at 1,000 WPM!! By Sina Bahram

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“There's an amazing 10min !!Con 2016 talk by Sina Bahram”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

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Rails Conf 2013 The Magic Tricks of Testing by Sandi Metz

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“watch Sandi Metz' incredible RailsConf talk”

5 HN recommenders · 2013–2019

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Ruby Manor 3 - Programming with Nothing by Tom Stuart

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“An awesome video which changed my perspective towards lambda calculus and programming in general”

4 HN recommenders · 2013–2019

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!!Con 2017: HDR Photography in Microsoft Excel?! by Kevin Chen

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“It's short and fun, I recommend it to all HN readers.”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

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Lone Star Ruby Conference 2010 Real Software Engineering by Glenn Vanderburg

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“I always thought calling programmers engineers was very weird until I watched this great talk”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2025

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RailsConf 2014 - Keynote: Writing Software by David Heinemeier Hansson

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“I really like this[1] talk from DHH on the subject”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

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RailsConf 2015 - Nothing is Something

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“as a talk it is fantastic - funny, smart, well put together.”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

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RailsConf 2019 - Opening Keynote by David Heinemeier Hansson

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“Even if you're not a Rails developer it's worth watching.”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

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RailsConf 2016 - Rails to Phoenix by Brian Cardarella

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“A really great presentation, including numbers and real world backup data, plus conceptual overviews.”

4 HN recommenders · 2016

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MountainWest RubyConf 2014 - But Really, You Should Learn Smalltalk

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“if you enjoy Ruby, watch this”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

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RustConf 2016 - A Modern Editor Built in Rust by Raph Levien

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“So far I've found and enjoyed reading/watching the resources below”

4 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

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RustConf 2017 - Closing Keynote: Safe Systems Software and the Future of Computing by Joe Duffy

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“I summarized this excellent talk here [1], but one of the main points is that compatibility with existing systems is important for adoption.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

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Mountain West Ruby 2012 Capability vs. Suitability by Gary Bernhardt

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“Very nearly exactly what you're describing”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

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GoRuCo 2012 Hexagonal Rails by Matt Wynne

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“I'd recommend watching (Hexagonal Rails GoRuCo talk) for one way to re-architect”

1 HN recommenders · 2012–2014

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Pacific Northwest Scala 2013 We're Doing It All Wrong by Paul Phillips

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“Anyone seriously considering Scala should listen to his talk”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2020

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GopherCon 2014 Opening Keynote by Rob Pike

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“does a great walkthrough of the evolution of the design of the language”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2015