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Lecture 1 | Programming Methodology (Stanford)
Stanford · 2 HN recommenders · 2 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 months (2009–2026).
SignalTube analysis
Among 105 other lecture videos tagged University lectures & courses, the mean is 4.7 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 2 distinct months; the peer average is 4.5 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
67% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2009–2026; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 49 minutes 47 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2008-07-03.
- Channel / speaker
- Stanford
- Verified runtime
- 49m 47s
- YouTube upload date
- 2008-07-03
- Hacker News mention years
- 2009–2026
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other lecture videos in University lectures & courses. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture 1 | Programming Methodology (Stanford)Current video | 2 | 2 | 67% | — | 49m 47s | 2008-07-03 |
| How to Speaklecture · MIT OpenCourseWare | 17 | 16 | 85% | No recorded overlap | 63m 43s | 2019-12-20 |
| MIT's Pathway to Fusion Energy (IAP 2017) - Zach Hartwiglecture · MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center | 16 | 13 | 80% | No recorded overlap | 71m 40s | 2017-02-06 |
| 1. Introduction to Human Behavioral Biologylecture · Stanford | 15 | 15 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 57m 15s | 2011-02-01 |
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 “MIT's Computer Systems Security (2024)”. Its short rationale: Old Java lecture with historical value and solid basics.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Ask HN: How to deal with impostor syndrome when you don't have tech degree?”. Its short rationale: Example of university lectures available free on YouTube.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Ask HN: Where to begin programming?”. Its short rationale: Free Stanford lecture easing beginners into readable, reusable code design.