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Best Software (other) videos, as recommended on Hacker News

23 videos about software (other) that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2012 and 2026. Mostly talk, comedy, explainer. Channels that come up most: GOTO Conferences, NDC Conferences, Computerphile, RedMonk Tech Events. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile: It is the go-to funny, accessible explanation of why you should never implement datetime handling yourself, linked in nearly every timezone thread.

• explainerThe Problem with Time & Timezones - ComputerphileComputerphile · 12 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
• talkMonktoberfest 2016: Bryan Cantrill - Oral Tradition in Software EngineeringRedMonk Tech Events · 6 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• tutorialYou Suck at Excel - Joel Spolsky (Reupload)Cool Bug Facts · 7 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkPure Functional Programming in Excel • Felienne Hermans • GOTO 2016GOTO Conferences · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• talkThe Web That Never Was - Dylan BeattieNDC Conferences · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• talkPlain Text - Dylan Beattie - NDC Copenhagen 2022NDC Conferences · 5 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• talkThe Pervert's Guide to Computer Programming Languages - SXSWVulk Coop · 6 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• talk!!Con 2017: HDR Photography in Microsoft Excel?! by Kevin ChenConfreaks · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• talkEmail Hates the Livingm · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
• tutorialObsidian for Beginners: Start HERE — How to Use the Obsidian App for NotesLinking Your Thinking with Nick Milo · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• comedyI Have Delivered Value... But At What Cost?KRAZAM · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• talkComputer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018GOTO Conferences · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
• musicYou Give REST a Bad NameDylan Beattie · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• talkUsing JSLint For Evilryantravistate · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2023
• talkIntroducing SILE: A New Typesetting Systemlathosjp · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• comedyNode.js Is Bad Ass Rock Star Techgar1t · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
• talkDavid Kriesel: Lies, damned lies and scansFree and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) e.V. · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• talkReact.js Conf 2016 - Lightning Talks - Elie RotenbergMeta Developers · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2019
• talkRobert Moss: Julia and the Next Generation Airborne Collision Avoidance SystemThe Julia Programming Language · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• comedyInterview with FFMPEG enthusiastKai Lentit · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2026
• comedyHal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle S03E06 - Health Scare)VinnieFarsheds · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• comedyExact Instructions Challenge PB&J Classroom Friendly | Josh DarnitJosh Darnit · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• explainerWill YouTube Ever Run Out Of Video IDs?Tom Scott · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026