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Best Functional programming Talks Recommended on Hacker News

Best Functional programming talks in SignalTube are ranked by distinct Hacker News recommenders in the public catalog. This topic contains 225 videos and 1,717 linked mention records; the recorded discussions span 2008–2026. Leading entries include Ruby Conf 12 - Y Not- Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich, The Soul of Erlang and Elixir • Sasa Juric • GOTO 2019, and "Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011). A higher count means more distinct HN commenters recommended the video in this snapshot. It does not measure YouTube views or certify quality. Each result includes one factual reason drawn from its recorded audience count, topic, and HN mention years. Open the full Functional programming topic page to browse the same collection in recency order, or follow source-comment links on a video page to read why a commenter shared it.

  1. 1
    Ruby Conf 12 - Y Not- Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich

    17 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2013–2026.

    17 recommenders
  2. 2
    The Soul of Erlang and Elixir • Sasa Juric • GOTO 2019

    16 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2019–2024.

    16 recommenders
  3. 3
    "Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)

    14 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2022–2026.

    14 recommenders
  4. 4
    Maybe Not - Rich Hickey

    14 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Programming language design; the recorded mentions span 2018–2025.

    14 recommenders
  5. 5
    Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? – Richard Feldman

    12 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2019–2025.

    12 recommenders
  6. 6
    Hammock Driven Development - Rich Hickey

    12 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2014–2024.

    12 recommenders
  7. 7
    William Byrd on "The Most Beautiful Program Ever Written" [PWL NYC]

    11 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2017–2026.

    11 recommenders
  8. 8
    Conway's Game Of Life in APL

    11 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this demo about Programming language design; the recorded mentions span 2010–2024.

    11 recommenders
  9. 9
    Lecture 1A | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986

    11 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about University lectures & courses; the recorded mentions span 2012–2024.

    11 recommenders
  10. 10
    Category Theory 1.1: Motivation and Philosophy

    11 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2016–2026.

    11 recommenders
  11. 11
    The Value of Values with Rich Hickey

    10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2014–2023.

    10 recommenders
  12. 12
    Solving Problems the Clojure Way - Rafal Dittwald

    10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2019–2025.

    10 recommenders
  13. 13
    Lecture 1A: Overview and Introduction to Lisp

    10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2019–2026.

    10 recommenders
  14. 14
    Effective Programs - 10 Years of Clojure - Rich Hickey

    10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2017–2026.

    10 recommenders
  15. 15
    Spec-ulation Keynote - Rich Hickey

    10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2016–2024.

    10 recommenders
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    The Language of the System - Rich Hickey

    10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2013–2025.

    10 recommenders
  17. 17
    "The Mess We're In" by Joe Armstrong

    10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2014–2025.

    10 recommenders
  18. 18
    "Making Impossible States Impossible" by Richard Feldman

    9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2017–2026.

    9 recommenders
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    Tim Ewald - Clojure: Programming with Hand Tools

    9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2014–2024.

    9 recommenders
  20. 20
    Brian Beckman: Don't fear the Monad

    9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2012–2024.

    9 recommenders
  21. 21
    "Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)

    9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2021–2026.

    9 recommenders
  22. 22
    "Stop Writing Dead Programs" by Jack Rusher (Strange Loop 2022)

    9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Programming language design; the recorded mentions span 2022–2025.

    9 recommenders
  23. 23
    Hey Underscore, You're Doing It Wrong!

    9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2014–2022.

    9 recommenders
  24. 24
    Ruby Conf 12 - Boundaries by Gary Bernhardt

    8 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Testing, debugging & developer tools; the recorded mentions span 2015–2024.

    8 recommenders
  25. 25
    Clasp: Common Lisp using LLVM and C++ for Molecular Metaprogramming

    8 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2015–2024.

    8 recommenders