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James Mickens on JavaScript
James Mickens delivers his comedic rant about JavaScript and web programming, in his usual dry, hyperbolic style. It includes his account of learning the language from the O'Reilly Definitive Guide.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as a hilarious talk by a beloved speaker, and also uses it to jab at JavaScript's quirks.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- tablet reader
- Topic
- javascript humor
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2025
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
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James Mickens is a national treasure. Go watch his talks on YouTube and read everything he writes. [LINK] Excellence. Quality. Science. These are just a few of the words that have been applied to the illustrious research career of James Mickens. In the span of …
jvanderbot on Hacker News · 2023-01
In The Night Watch [pdf]1. Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible? - James Mickens [LINK] 2. James Mickens on JavaScript - James Mickens [VIDEO] 3. Creating containers From Scratch - Liz Rice [LINK] 4. 2013 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Existence of Nothing - …
komuW on Hacker News · 2018-10
In Ask HN: What are some of the best technical talks you've heard?I recommend James Micken’s JavaScript talk on this matter: [VIDEO] (Time stamped to the beginning of the arrays section)
haimez on Hacker News · 2022-11
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