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Computing history, graphics & visual media

How computing evolved, plus the interfaces, graphics, and visual tools that shape it.

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Computing history, graphics & visual mediadocumentary
Documented HN sourceHN 16.0
Quick Take

HN recommends it often as an entertaining and authentic dramatization of Sinclair versus Acorn, the story from which ARM grew.

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Computing history, graphics & visual mediaexplainer
Documented HN sourceHN 16.0
Quick Take

HN repeatedly calls it one of the best math and graphics explainers on YouTube, praised for bridging game dev and math.

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Computing history, graphics & visual mediaexplainer
Documented HN sourceHN 15.0
Quick Take

It is the go-to recommendation for anyone who wants to genuinely understand Bezier curves and splines, and commenters repeatedly call it one of the best programming-related educational videos.

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Computing history, graphics & visual medialecture
Documented HN sourceHN 14.0
Quick Take

HN calls it mandatory viewing on the AGC, praising the speaker's enthusiasm and the clear account of restartable, robust software design.

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Computing history, graphics & visual mediatalk
Documented HN sourceHN 13.5
Quick Take

It is HN's go-to recommendation for the case that programming environments should give instant feedback, and it appears in nearly every thread on live coding, visual programming or developer tools.

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Computing history, graphics & visual mediatutorial
Documented HN sourceHN 12.0
Quick Take

HN repeatedly calls it a mind-blowing and accessible introduction to SDFs and procedural art from a master explainer.

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Computing history, graphics & visual mediatalk
A Deep Dive into Nanite Virtualized Geometry

SIGGRAPH Advances in Real-Time Rendering

Documented HN sourceHN 11.5
Quick Take

HN treats it as the definitive deep dive on Nanite, admired for the engineering ambition behind pixel-sized triangles and compute-driven rendering.