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Sussman and Rich Hickey are two people whose talks I never stop enjoying.

by bryancoxwell 2y ago

floobertoober 2y ago
The only person I'd add to that list is Simon Peyton Jones. I could watch them talk all day!
- vaylian 2y ago
  I don't know him yet. Are there some talks you can recommend that would be a good starting point?
  - ReleaseCandidat 2y ago
    That must of course be "Haskell is useless" https://youtu.be/iSmkqocn0oQ?si=IkTHHdH1423tOVvz https://youtu.be/iSmkqocn0oQ?si=IkTHHdH1423tOVvz But apart from that, his enthusiasm can even make the mseemingly most boring topic interesting. I'd personally start either at "the story of Haskell" Escape from the Ivory Tower https://youtu.be/cOqxiS-WN1w?si=1iXpGE7cJZa4tbbJ https://youtu.be/cOqxiS-WN1w?si=1iXpGE7cJZa4tbbJ Or something more recent, about Epic's Verse https://youtu.be/OJv8rFap0Nw?si=OE2mUllQfLmV29Bk https://youtu.be/OJv8rFap0Nw?si=OE2mUllQfLmV29Bk
    - dualogy 2y ago
      > But apart from that, his enthusiasm can even make the seemingly most boring topic interesting. Totally, his ever-fresh, ever-genuine excitement with all this stuff is so contagious (for the duration, and then some =)
    - endgame 2y ago
      And if Haskell isn't your jam, maybe Excel is more to your taste? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2Je6wUvPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2Je6wUvPs
      - keithalewis 2y ago
        It's only the most popular programming language in the world.
        endgame 2y ago
        And it's functional, too!
tmtvl 2y ago
I quite enjoy Guy Steele's talks as well.
- gumby 2y ago
  I don’t know Hicky, but Guy, Gerry and Hal are great human beings as well.
- seanmcdirmid 2y ago
  The talks that guy and Richard Gabriel did together were pretty good. And of course Richard Gabriel himself.
sph 2y ago
Add Joe Armstrong to that list for me.
- christophilus 2y ago
  I loved listening to Joe. Humility and humor (or, should I say humour in his honor?), practicality and intelligence. RIP
  - sph 2y ago
    Definitely the British spelling. See also behaviours in Erlang and Elixir (https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.4.5/behaviours.html https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.4.5/behaviours.html)

Sussman and Rich Hickey are two people whose talks I never stop enjoying.

floobertoober 2y ago

The only person I'd add to that list is Simon Peyton Jones. I could watch them talk all day!

vaylian 2y ago
I don't know him yet. Are there some talks you can recommend that would be a good starting point?
- ReleaseCandidat 2y ago
  That must of course be "Haskell is useless" https://youtu.be/iSmkqocn0oQ?si=IkTHHdH1423tOVvz https://youtu.be/iSmkqocn0oQ?si=IkTHHdH1423tOVvz But apart from that, his enthusiasm can even make the mseemingly most boring topic interesting. I'd personally start either at "the story of Haskell" Escape from the Ivory Tower https://youtu.be/cOqxiS-WN1w?si=1iXpGE7cJZa4tbbJ https://youtu.be/cOqxiS-WN1w?si=1iXpGE7cJZa4tbbJ Or something more recent, about Epic's Verse https://youtu.be/OJv8rFap0Nw?si=OE2mUllQfLmV29Bk https://youtu.be/OJv8rFap0Nw?si=OE2mUllQfLmV29Bk
  - dualogy 2y ago
    > But apart from that, his enthusiasm can even make the seemingly most boring topic interesting. Totally, his ever-fresh, ever-genuine excitement with all this stuff is so contagious (for the duration, and then some =)
  - endgame 2y ago
    And if Haskell isn't your jam, maybe Excel is more to your taste? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2Je6wUvPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2Je6wUvPs
    - keithalewis 2y ago
      It's only the most popular programming language in the world.
      - endgame 2y ago
        And it's functional, too!

tmtvl 2y ago

I quite enjoy Guy Steele's talks as well.

gumby 2y ago
I don’t know Hicky, but Guy, Gerry and Hal are great human beings as well.
seanmcdirmid 2y ago
The talks that guy and Richard Gabriel did together were pretty good. And of course Richard Gabriel himself.

sph 2y ago

Add Joe Armstrong to that list for me.

christophilus 2y ago
I loved listening to Joe. Humility and humor (or, should I say humour in his honor?), practicality and intelligence. RIP
- sph 2y ago
  Definitely the British spelling. See also behaviours in Erlang and Elixir (https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.4.5/behaviours.html https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.4.5/behaviours.html)