Ruby Conf 12 - Y Not- Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it repeatedly as one of the best and most entertaining programming talks, and as the talk that makes the Y combinator click, even for people who do not use Ruby.

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

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Confreaks

Topic

y combinator

Format

talk

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

17

HN mentions in dataset

20

Recommendation years in dataset

2013–2026

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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• If you are curious about the topic, I strongly recommend watching these videos: Y Not- Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich [VIDEO] Programming with Nothing by Tom Stuart [LINK]

• [VIDEO] This talk is a must-see, really shows off Jim Weirich's craft and overall ability to be a great pedagogue.

• Jim Weirich's "Y Not - Adventures in Functional Programming"[1] is perhaps the most entertaining and interesting technical talk I've ever seen. It would absolutely not be as cool or as fun without the live coding. Additionally, the incremental process by which he arrives at the …