For me, it was Art of Code by Dylan Beattie, but mostly because that talk has the best ending[0] I have seen. Also, introduced to me a side of programming that I instinctively knew existed but never sought out. [0]: https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=3366
Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
71–80 of 179 posts
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#72https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBT4XBdoUE
Never before I've been so bluffed by a new technology, he's building a small twitter clone in 20min with live reload, browser sync and everything, this would take days with any other traditional tech I know.
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#73I Pressed ⌘B. You Wouldn't Believe What Happened Next - Marcin Wichary, Figma (Config) YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVD-sjtFoEI
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#74https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsYCyopp4jY&list=PLnuCZ3n0pW...
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#75For me, it was Art of Code by Dylan Beattie, but mostly because that talk has the best ending[0] I have seen. Also, introduced to me a side of programming that I instinctively knew existed but never sought out. [0]: https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=3366
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#76https://www.weforum.org/great-reset/ Overall I agree with much of the tone that they set and some of the things are long overdue. --- Edit: duckduckgo censor the search query "the great reset" when you search for the first time. proof: https://imgur.com/UbsvTCz Edit2: Changed from "sometimes" to "when you search for the first time" in response to the comment below.
I don't know why DDG blocked that query, but I would bet it was due to bot spam.
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#77Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
They scheduled a conference for a European audience between Christmas and the New Year? Why?!
they do the same thing for the CCC conference. I think the reasoning is "only the people who are really into it will attend". I agree that it's a bit... dumb.
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#79My favorite talk this year was Snapchat Keynote primarily because of how they produced it given it was totally virtual but gave a feeling of being at a big event : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfvubHha69k Btw, I run this newsletter if you are interested in becoming a better technical presenter etc - breakdown great talks by tech speakers etc: http://tinyletter.com/suyash
Can I see an example of your newsletter without having to subscribe first?
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#80My favorite talk this year was Snapchat Keynote primarily because of how they produced it given it was totally virtual but gave a feeling of being at a big event : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfvubHha69k Btw, I run this newsletter if you are interested in becoming a better technical presenter etc - breakdown great talks by tech speakers etc: http://tinyletter.com/suyash
Can I see an example of your newsletter without having to subscribe first?