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Hacking with Andrew and Brad: tip.golang.org

A roughly hour-long live hacking session in which Go team members Andrew Gerrand and Brad Fitzpatrick write the new version of tip.golang.org, the site serving leading-edge Go documentation. It is unedited pair programming on a real Go project.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN people point to it as a rare chance to watch skilled developers write real code live, pair programming and explaining as they go.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
The Go Programming Language
Topic
live coding in go
Format
demo
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
4
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2019–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • Would you mind sharing who you watch? I have found a few good ones but feel like there are loads I am missing! Best video I have found to date is [VIDEO] but there are only 2

    Nebbers on Hacker News · 2019-04
    In Orange_slice: Research Kernel and Hypervisor in Rust
  • I also recommend "Hacking with Andrew and Brad: tip.golang.org" [1]. They are part of the Go team. It's just something to watch the pros doing live coding. By the way, what's with antirez's colorscheme? I wonder if he really uses that blue background or is …

    diehunde on Hacker News · 2020-09
    In YouTube Channels to Level Up Your Programming Skills
  • I’d recommend these two pair programming videos of Andrew Gerrand and Brad Fitzpatrick working on Go related projects. [VIDEO] [LINK]

    otras on Hacker News · 2022-10
    In Ask HN: Where to watch skilled developers writing code and explaining ideas?

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