Formats
The same list, cut by what kind of video it is. Talks and explainers dominate; the documentaries and courses are where the longest-lived recommendations live.
Talks
Conference talks: Strange Loop, CppCon, GOTO, Google TechTalks and the rest. 1448 videos.
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18 months, 17 people -
Andor Gafotas18 months, 19 people -
17 months, 13 people -
Видео с мероприятий {speach!16 months, 15 people
Explainers
One idea, explained well, usually under 30 minutes. 1091 videos.
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Principles by Ray Dalio17 months, 18 people -
15 months, 16 people -
15 months, 17 people -
15 months, 15 people
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10 months, 7 people -
10 months, 11 people -
9 months, 12 people -
10 months, 10 people
Comedy
The sketches HN links when the thread needs a laugh. 567 videos.
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Ben Woodhams11 months, 15 people -
6 months, 6 people -
CappyNJ7 months, 7 people -
Sara Forsberg6 months, 6 people
Commentary
Opinion, analysis and takedowns. 457 videos.
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12 months, 17 people -
11 months, 5 people -
11 months, 11 people -
10 months, 11 people
Documentaries
Long-form, often decades old, often about computing history. 404 videos.
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15 months, 17 people -
gimpymoo14 months, 15 people -
David Lessig13 months, 13 people -
Farm Transparency Project12 months, 10 people
Interviews
Conversations with the people who built things. 342 videos.
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Numberphile213 months, 11 people -
Vintage Computer Federation10 months, 11 people -
9 months, 13 people -
8 months, 7 people
Lectures
University and course lectures. 317 videos.
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16 months, 17 people -
16 months, 17 people -
15 months, 12 people -
15 months, 15 people
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12 months, 14 people -
Road Less Marveled8 months, 9 people -
7 months, 7 people -
WEHImovies8 months, 9 people
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Luxury Eyesight4 months, 5 people -
Bellingcat3 months, 3 people -
canadarm23 months, 4 people -
Automotive Mike3 months, 3 people
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Le Pietre Rotolanti6 months, 6 people -
Question Copyright6 months, 6 people -
Alessandro Grespan4 months, 4 people -
vvmtest5 months, 5 people
Tutorials
Hands-on, step by step. 176 videos.
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11 months, 11 people -
10 months, 13 people -
Russ Cox10 months, 11 people -
PeriscopeFilm11 months, 11 people
Podcasts
Episodes HN treats as required listening. 93 videos.
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10 months, 12 people -
9 months, 10 people -
9 months, 7 people -
9 months, 12 people
Courses
Whole series, like Essence of Linear Algebra or Zero to Hero. 24 videos.
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18 months, 17 people -
11 months, 11 people -
9 months, 10 people -
Google DeepMind9 months, 9 people