FOSDEM: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "MINIX 3: a Modular, Self-Healing POSIX-compatible Operating System", hN points to it as an accessible explanation of microkernel isolation and fault-tolerant design, and as Tanenbaum's answer to performance objections.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2013–2023talkHN points to it as an accessible explanation of microkernel isolation and fault-tolerant design, and as Tanenbaum's answer to performance objections.
- 1 HN recommenders 4 months 2018–2021talkLinked by the author and others in LibrePCB threads as the best explanation of its design rationale.
- cited 4× 0 months 2019–2025talkLinked whenever email validation comes up as a fun illustration of how deceptively difficult it is.
Questions
Which FOSDEM video does Hacker News recommend most?
MINIX 3: a Modular, Self-Healing POSIX-compatible Operating System: recommended in 4 different months by 4 HN users between 2013 and 2023.
Is this every FOSDEM 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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