Kenneth Friedman: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)", hN recommends it as a favourite tech talk full of good ideas from forgotten 1980s software, worth watching in full.
- 8 HN recommenders 8 months 2016–2023talkHN recommends it as a favourite tech talk full of good ideas from forgotten 1980s software, worth watching in full.
- 6 HN recommenders 7 months 2015–2025talkHN repeatedly cites it as a thought-provoking talk on reducing software complexity and on the state of computing research.
- cited 3× 0 months 2022–2025interviewHN commenters cite it to contrast Apple's stated privacy stance with its later practices or to show Jobs's view on user control of data.
Questions
Which Kenneth Friedman video does Hacker News recommend most?
Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version): recommended in 8 different months by 8 HN users between 2016 and 2023.
Is this every Kenneth Friedman 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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