PyCon 2016: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "K Lars Lohn - Keynote - PyCon 2016", commenters call it a mind-blowing, beautiful talk and cite it among their favorite tech talks.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2016–2021talkCommenters call it a mind-blowing, beautiful talk and cite it among their favorite tech talks.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2016–2023talkThe default reference in Python performance threads for why removing the GIL is hard.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2016tutorialHN readers recommend it as a thorough, practical introduction to Postgres fundamentals and optimization for application developers.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2017–2025talkIt is recommended to programmers who want to learn statistics through simulation rather than memorized formulas.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2018–2023talkRecommended as the author's own explanation of the design and security of magic-wormhole.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2016–2024talkHN points to it as the foundational argument for sans-I/O protocol library design.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2016–2025talkRecommended as the author's own explanation of xonsh's design and how Python and shell interplay.
Questions
Which PyCon 2016 video does Hacker News recommend most?
K Lars Lohn - Keynote - PyCon 2016: recommended in 4 different months by 4 HN users between 2016 and 2021.
Is this every PyCon 2016 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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