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Joe Armstrong - Keynote: The Forgotten Ideas in Computer Science - Code BEAM SF 2018

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What it is

Erlang co-creator Joe Armstrong's Code BEAM SF 2018 keynote revisits good ideas from the history of computing that were dropped, and asks which should be revived. It also touches on Erlang and Elixir.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people recommend it as a reading list of historical CS ideas worth knowing, and as a favorite among Armstrong's talks, especially after his death.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “it's a laundry list of things you should look up and be aware of before you start your next project”

    Laundry list of historical CS ideas worth knowing before your next project.

    enkiv2, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is your favourite tech talk?”

  2. “I love any talk with Joe Armstrong or Alan Kay in it.”

    Keynote by Joe Armstrong.

    smilesnd, 2018-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Best talks of 2018?”

  3. “I just watched his great talk last year not long ago”

    Great talk by Joe Armstrong, remembered after his death.

    namelosw, 2019-04 · Recommendation · in “Joe Armstrong has died”

  4. “one other gem being "The forgotten ideas in computer science”

    Gem among Joe Armstrong's talks, humble and concise explanations.

    jeffreygoesto, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “Why I program in Erlang (2012)”

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Topics: joe armstrong, erlang, forgotten ideas, programming history, keynote

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