talk · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists
Microsoft Research · 12 HN recommenders · 13 recommendation months
Recommended by 12 Hacker News commenters across 13 months (2018–2025).
SignalTube analysis
Among 3 other talk videos tagged Quantum computing, the mean is 2.7 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 12 distinct HN recommenders, about 4.5× that mean. Recommendations span 13 distinct months, longer than the peer average of 2.3 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
80% of its 20 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2018–2025; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 88 minutes 23 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2018-05-14.
- Channel / speaker
- Microsoft Research
- Verified runtime
- 1h 28m 23s
- YouTube upload date
- 2018-05-14
- Hacker News mention years
- 2018–2025
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other talk videos in Quantum computing. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Computing for Computer ScientistsCurrent video | 12 | 13 | 80% | — | 1h 28m 23s | 2018-05-14 |
| 35C3 - The year in post-quantum cryptotalk · media.ccc.de | 3 | 3 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 70m 1s | 2018-12-29 |
| Lisp at the Frontier of Computation, by Robert Smith at Rigetti Computingtalk · Arthur Gleckler | 3 | 2 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 74m 51s | 2017-12-08 |
| Quantum Expert Insight: Peter Shortalk · Qiskit | 2 | 2 | 67% | No recorded overlap | 31m 18s | 2021-07-02 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Why Quantum Engineering Is Emerging as a Distinct Industrial Sector”. Its short rationale: Helpful talk needing only basic linear algebra.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “The Google Willow Thing”. Its short rationale: Clear, accessible tutorial on quantum computing fundamentals.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Willow, Our Quantum Chip”. Its short rationale: Recommended starting point for learning quantum computing.