RedMonk Tech Events: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Principles of Technology Leadership | Bryan Cantrill | Monktoberfest 2017", hN treats it as a classic, must-watch talk for any discussion of company values, and especially for its takedown of Amazon's leadership principles.
- 9 HN recommenders 7 months 2018–2025talkHN treats it as a classic, must-watch talk for any discussion of company values, and especially for its takedown of Amazon's leadership principles.
- 6 HN recommenders 6 months 2016–2026talkHN recommends it as an entertaining, well-delivered talk full of stories that shows the value of historical context and long comments in code.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2023–2025talkRecommended as a thoughtful Cantrill talk on embracing failure and curiosity in engineering, and as a skeptical counterpoint to AI doom narratives.
Questions
Which RedMonk Tech Events video does Hacker News recommend most?
Principles of Technology Leadership | Bryan Cantrill | Monktoberfest 2017: recommended in 7 different months by 9 HN users between 2018 and 2025.
Is this every RedMonk Tech Events 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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