Dave's Garage: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Why Do Mainframes Still Exist? What's Inside One? 40TB, 200+ Cores, AI, and more!", recommended as an accessible tour of modern mainframes that compares them sensibly to ordinary server setups.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2023–2024explainerRecommended as an accessible tour of modern mainframes that compares them sensibly to ordinary server setups.
- 4 HN recommenders 3 months 2023–2026interviewRecommended as a long, excellent first-hand interview with a legendary OS designer, though some note it is light on technical detail.
Questions
Which Dave's Garage video does Hacker News recommend most?
Why Do Mainframes Still Exist? What's Inside One? 40TB, 200+ Cores, AI, and more!: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2023 and 2024.
Is this every Dave's Garage video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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