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The Original Skunk Works – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2017
Nickolas Means tells the story of Lockheed's Skunk Works and how its engineers built the U-2, SR-71 and F-117 under tight deadlines and budgets. He draws lessons for modern software teams.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as a well-done history of Skunk Works, popping up in SR-71 threads.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- LeadDev
- Topic
- skunk works engineering history
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2021
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Agreed. I would also recommend this conference talk on the subject by Nickolas Means, it was very well done: [VIDEO]
lentil on Hacker News · 2017-11
In What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015)This list with no context is bordering on useless. Here are some channels i've watched and enjoyed: 1. interviewing.io - they do tech interviews with big5/6 tech co candidates and step through them: [LINK] 2. CS Dojo - ex-googler who steps through CS topics (data …
wp381640 on Hacker News · 2020-09
In List of YouTube channels for improving web development and programming skillsIf anyone is interested in learning more about the history of the SR-71 and Skunk Works there is a great talk on YouTube [1]. [1]: [VIDEO]
sdoering on Hacker News · 2021-11
In The slowest SR-71 Blackbird fly-by
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