Just wanna say I ended up sitting next to Rich Hickey at a conference years back and had a fantastic conversation. He is one of the most thoughtful and just nice people I've met in computing.
Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
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Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#22Related: Simple Made Easy (2011) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23905051 - July 2020 (30 comments) Simple Made Easy (2011) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13660797 - Feb 2017 (36 comments) Simple Made Easy (2011) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13313398 - Jan 2017 (2 comments) Rich Hickey: Simple Made Easy - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4173854 - June 2012 (42 comments) Rich Hickey: "Sim…
Dumb and honest answer: do you have an automated tool to generate such a list of "we discussed that already" ? Would it belong "somewhere" in the base UI for HN (if it's ever allowed to change ?) Or do you just keep a list at hand for the usual suspects ?
Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#23I found this talk to be the single most influential on my way of thinking of all my years on trying to absorb knowledge from the net. Very recommendable no matter your favorite language - I love that the concepts are applicable to a wide range of situations.
This has led me to his other talks which are heads and shoulders over most comparable content. I have learned more and found more enjoyment & enlightenment in the line of thinking he presents than the alternatives. Not shitting on anyone, just giving credit where credit is due. If you are open and willing to learn and come from a "traditional" background I think you will have your mind expanded like me.
Thank you Rich! ;-)
Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
My pet peeve is how many articles use the word simple, and immediately after refer to this talk. It's a great talk, but it's like nobody is allowed to say "simple" anymore without mentioning Rich Hickey.
Actually its incredibly simple. See, I just did it and didn't have to mention Rich Hickey.
The new age variant is quoting the Tao Te Ching instead of Rich Hickey.
"Simple, like a block of uncarved wood."
Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#25Polymorphism is complex.
Multiplication and division aren't necessary for arithmetic, why not keep things simple and just use addition for everything? Because by using a more complex language, it actually simplifies many solutions to problems. I do not understand why many software developers seem unable to grasp this.
Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#26This is an absolutely awesome talk. I can't recommend it enough. I never used Lisp or Clojure in production, but I learned so much just by trying it out and understanding how it works. You can't unsee it. Rich is a genius.
Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#27I found this talk to be the single most influential on my way of thinking of all my years on trying to absorb knowledge from the net. Very recommendable no matter your favorite language - I love that the concepts are applicable to a wide range of situations. This has led me to his other talks which are heads and shoulders over most comparable content. I have learned more and found more enjoyment & enlightenment in th…
Rich is an absolute genius hands down.
Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#28Rich Hickey's Sermons On The Mount changed my life as a programmer. 'Trouble is I can't look at OOP anymore without wanting to throw-up.
what has been seen cannot be unseen
Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#29Re: Simple Made Easy (2011) [video]
#30Truly one of my favorite talks on software systems and composition. It's so dense that I had to watch it 3 times to really absorb the subtleties. He also has 'the language of the system', which is excellent, and almost a companion talk to this topic.
I've never use clojure directly in any production work, but every one of his talks have influenced a ton of my programming in other languages. I'm a bit sad he hasn't had any recent talks. Feels like they've exhausted the journey, like there's not much else to extract from the clojure mindset even though it feels like there's a lot more there.
he just did a talk where he shows ppl how to use excel, rich hickey the manager