BEST OF HACKER NEWS · 39 TALKS
This ranked list contains 39 History of computing talks from a 229-video topic archive. Entries are ordered by distinct Hacker News recommenders, then by the catalog score; the leading titles include Bret Victor The Future of Programming, Alan Kay - Normal Considered Harmful, and 34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk. The broader topic archive has 1,423 labeled comments across 2007–2026, but this list only includes videos classified as talks. Each row shows its recorded recommendation count and a reason based on its tags and HN history. Use the recent-video archive to browse every format by latest HN mention instead.
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12 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about History of computing; the recorded mentions span 2017–2026.
10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Tech pioneers & interviews; the recorded mentions span 2012–2026.
9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Computer architecture & CPUs; the recorded mentions span 2018–2025.
6 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2015–2025.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Linux & open-source ecosystems; the recorded mentions span 2020–2025.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about History of computing; the recorded mentions span 2018–2022.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Web development; the recorded mentions span 2023–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game history & retro gaming; the recorded mentions span 2014–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Python, Ruby & scripting languages; the recorded mentions span 2021–2024.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Internet culture & memes; the recorded mentions span 2014–2016.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Operating systems & kernels; the recorded mentions span 2013–2017.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Space exploration & spaceflight; the recorded mentions span 2021–2024.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about History of computing; the recorded mentions span 2019–2021.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about History of computing; the recorded mentions span 2023–2024.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2020–2024.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2014–2025.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Programming language design; the recorded mentions span 2022–2024.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Tech pioneers & interviews; the recorded mentions span 2017–2019.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about History of computing; the recorded mentions span 2015–2019.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about History of computing; the recorded mentions span 2018–2025.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Tech pioneers & interviews; the recorded mentions span 2012–2026.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2020–2026.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Computer architecture & CPUs; the recorded mentions span 2016–2026.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Tech pioneers & interviews; the recorded mentions span 2018–2025.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Databases & storage; the recorded mentions span 2020–2023.