Functional programmingtalk
Documented HN sourceHN 22.5
Quick Take
HN recommends it repeatedly as one of the best and most entertaining programming talks, and as the talk that makes the Y combinator click, even for people who do not use Ruby.
Semiconductors & chip manufacturing
Indistinguishable From Magic: Manufacturing Modern Computer Chips
Andor Gafotas · Discussed on HN from 2016 to 2024
Topics and ideas
- 01chip fabrication
- 02lithography
- 03semiconductors
A HOPE09 talk on how modern computer chips are manufactured, from 22nm transistors to ultra-clean fabs and the tricks used to pattern tiny features with light. It frames chipmaking as hacking electrical engineering and physics.
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Documented HN source
Shows the complexity of producing a modern CPU, with a chip cross-section.
“I very much recommend everyone to watch this video, to get a sense for the complexity that goes into producing a modern CPU.”Read the original HN comment
cnvogel · 2016-09 · 19 recommenders across 18 months
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Game history & retro gamingtalk
8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box
GDC Festival of Gaming
Documented HN sourceHN 20.0
Quick Take
HN repeatedly recommends it as a master class in limited-palette pixel art and palette cycling, from an artist behind Loom and Monkey Island.
Python, Ruby & scripting languagestalk
How Python was Shaped by leaky Internals, Armin Ronacher, Flask framework
Видео с мероприятий {speach!
Documented HN sourceHN 19.5
Quick Take
It is HN's standard answer to why Python cannot easily get much faster, and is recommended by people who work on JITs and alternative runtimes.