LeadDev: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Who Destroyed Three Mile Island? - Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer Austin 2018", hN recommends it whenever a failure is blamed on human error, as a clear case study in looking for the systemic second story.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2020–2024talkHN recommends it whenever a failure is blamed on human error, as a clear case study in looking for the systemic second story.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2019–2024talkStrongly recommended as a gripping case study whose lessons carry over to engineering management and safety.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2017–2021talkHN recommends it as a well-done history of Skunk Works, popping up in SR-71 threads.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2020–2022talkHN refers to it in career and promotion discussions, including its warning about doing glue work too early in your career.
Questions
Which LeadDev video does Hacker News recommend most?
Who Destroyed Three Mile Island? - Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer Austin 2018: recommended in 4 different months by 4 HN users between 2020 and 2024.
Is this every LeadDev 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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