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Object-Oriented Programming is Embarrassing: 4 Short Examples
Brian Will · 6 HN recommenders · 5 recommendation months
Recommended by 6 Hacker News commenters across 5 months (2016–2025).
SignalTube analysis
Among 3 other commentary videos tagged Software architecture & design, the mean is 6.0 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 6 distinct HN recommenders, close to that mean. Recommendations span 5 distinct months; the peer average is 5.3 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
75% of its 8 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2016–2025; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 28 minutes 3 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2016-03-04.
- Channel / speaker
- Brian Will
- Verified runtime
- 28m 3s
- YouTube upload date
- 2016-03-04
- Hacker News mention years
- 2016–2025
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other commentary videos in Software architecture & design. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object-Oriented Programming is Embarrassing: 4 Short ExamplesCurrent video | 6 | 5 | 75% | — | 28m 3s | 2016-03-04 |
| Object-Oriented Programming is Badcommentary · Brian Will | 13 | 9 | 65% | 1 (17%) | 44m 35s | 2016-01-18 |
| "Clean" Code, Horrible Performancecommentary · Molly Rocket | 3 | 5 | 45% | No recorded overlap | 22m 41s | 2023-02-28 |
| Handmade Hero | Getting rid of the OOP mindsetcommentary · vexe | 2 | 2 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 7m 44s | 2017-07-09 |
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 strong recommendation in “Python classes aren’t always the best solution”. Its short rationale: Commenter's favorite OOP critique videos.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020)”. Its short rationale: Covers similar concerns to the Clean Code critique.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Why OO Sucks by Joe Armstrong (2000)”. Its short rationale: Anti-OOP video series.