Software (other) Videos Hacker News Recommends
Software (other) videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering miscellaneous programming talks, parody and humor about programming, general developer commentary.
23 videos · ranked by HN recommendations
Most recommended software (other) videos
The ones HN returns to most often when a thread turns to this topic.
explainer#68The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile
Computerphile
“a must watch for developers just starting out with Timezones”
12 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
talk#447Monktoberfest 2016: Bryan Cantrill - Oral Tradition in Software Engineering
RedMonk Tech Events
“really helped me appreciate that long comments in code can be a treasured part of a software space”
6 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
tutorial#638You Suck at Excel - Joel Spolsky (Reupload)
Cool Bug Facts
“will turn you into a more proficient user of Excel.”
7 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
talk#717Pure Functional Programming in Excel • Felienne Hermans • GOTO 2016
GOTO Conferences
“Felienne has a great talk on functional programming in Excel”
5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
talk#727The Web That Never Was - Dylan Beattie
NDC Conferences
“Edit 2: finished, it is definitely worth watching.”
3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
talk#797Plain Text - Dylan Beattie - NDC Copenhagen 2022
NDC Conferences
“you owe it to yourself to check out this super entertaining talk”
5 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
talk#814The Pervert's Guide to Computer Programming Languages - SXSW
Vulk Coop
“one of the best and eye-opening talks I've ever heard”
6 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
talk#934!!Con 2017: HDR Photography in Microsoft Excel?! by Kevin Chen
Confreaks
“It's short and fun, I recommend it to all HN readers.”
4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
talk#1503Email Hates the Living
m
“If you want to read about the insanity behind some of the protocols watch that talk.”
3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
tutorial#1644Obsidian for Beginners: Start HERE — How to Use the Obsidian App for Notes
Linking Your Thinking with Nick Milo
“This 6-part video series by Nick Milo is a great way for newbies to get introduced to Obsidian and go up the learning curve rapidly”
3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
comedy#1981I Have Delivered Value... But At What Cost?
KRAZAM
“The videos on that channel are so good that they're painful to watch”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
talk#2280Computer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018
GOTO Conferences
“One of my favorite talks by Joe Armstrong”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
music#2631You Give REST a Bad Name
Dylan Beattie
“You Give REST a Bad Name" is also excellent.”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
talk#2713Using JSLint For Evil
ryantravistate
“This reminds me of Douglas Crockford's classic story about the JSLint license”
2 HN recommenders · 2013–2023
talk#2789Introducing SILE: A New Typesetting System
lathosjp
“was nice introduction, although I don't know how up to date it is”
2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
comedy#3234Node.js Is Bad Ass Rock Star Tech
gar1t
“Watch the very NSFW (lots of swearing) but hysterically funny video”
2 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
talk#3235David Kriesel: Lies, damned lies and scans
Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) e.V.
“There a few videos of David Kriesel explaining the bug for the curious”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
talk#3684React.js Conf 2016 - Lightning Talks - Elie Rotenberg
Meta Developers
“My favourite talk was only 5 minutes long”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
talk#3762Robert Moss: Julia and the Next Generation Airborne Collision Avoidance System
The Julia Programming Language
“See these talks on how a collision avoidance system was designed with Julia.”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
comedy#3894Interview with FFMPEG enthusiast
Kai Lentit
“this is one of the funniest videos i've seen in a while”
1 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
comedy#3913Hal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle S03E06 - Health Scare)
VinnieFarsheds
“This short scene from Malcolm in the Middle is the best explanation I've found of ADHD as an adult”
1 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
comedy#3999Exact Instructions Challenge PB&J Classroom Friendly | Josh Darnit
Josh Darnit
“a famous YouTube video[0] about how to write instructions that can be followed”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
explainer#4471Will YouTube Ever Run Out Of Video IDs?
Tom Scott
“There's a Tom Scott video [2] that describes Youtube video IDs as 11-digit base-64 random numbers”
1 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
Channels HN cites most for software (other)
Each channel page lists every video of theirs that HN recommends.
More in Software Engineering & Languages