BEST OF HACKER NEWS · 92 TALKS
This ranked list contains 92 Software performance & optimization talks from a 120-video topic archive. Entries are ordered by distinct Hacker News recommenders, then by the catalog score; the leading titles include How Python was Shaped by leaky Internals, Armin Ronacher, Flask framework, Preventing the Collapse of Civilization / Jonathan Blow (Thekla, Inc), and "Performance Matters" by Emery Berger. The broader topic archive has 868 labeled comments across 2009–2026, 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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15 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Python, Ruby & scripting languages; the recorded mentions span 2017–2025.
14 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2020–2025.
12 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2019–2025.
11 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2018–2024.
11 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2025–2026.
9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Algorithms & data structures; the recorded mentions span 2018–2026.
9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2015–2026.
9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software architecture & design; the recorded mentions span 2015–2026.
7 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages; the recorded mentions span 2017–2025.
7 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2014–2024.
7 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages; the recorded mentions span 2020–2026.
7 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Algorithms & data structures; the recorded mentions span 2019–2024.
7 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Web development; the recorded mentions span 2018–2023.
6 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Distributed systems; the recorded mentions span 2014–2022.
6 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Functional programming; the recorded mentions span 2021–2025.
5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2017–2025.
5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Python, Ruby & scripting languages; the recorded mentions span 2016–2023.
5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages; the recorded mentions span 2025–2026.
5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Compilers, interpreters & program analysis; the recorded mentions span 2014–2021.
5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2020–2025.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages; the recorded mentions span 2020–2024.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Algorithms & data structures; the recorded mentions span 2013–2024.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Distributed systems; the recorded mentions span 2015–2022.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2024–2026.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Web development; the recorded mentions span 2016–2018.