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John Carmack Keynote - Quakecon 2013

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What it is

John Carmack's roughly three-hour QuakeCon 2013 keynote, delivered from a few bullet points. Topics include his Haskell experiments with functional programming and static typing, game state, and cloud gaming.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended to Carmack fans as the keynote with his functional programming adventures and for his fluent, wide-ranging talk.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “If you liked his talk, definitely check out his QuakeCon keynotes”

    Carmack's QuakeCon keynotes, recommended to fans of his talks.

    ramidarigaz, 2014-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Keynote by John Carmack at Oculus Connect 2014 [video]”

  2. “John discussed his functional programming adventures in Haskell at QuakeCon 2013... well worth a listen.”

    Carmack on reimplementing Wolfenstein 3D in Haskell and static typing.

    Arjuna, 2014-11 · Recommendation · in “John Carmack: Functional programming in C++ (2012)”

  3. “Watch one of his keynotes. He sits down with some bullet points on a tablet and then talks for three hours”

    Carmack speaks for three hours from a few bullet points.

    qznc, 2016-04 · Recommendation · in “John Carmack's BAFTA Introduction, Speech and Interview [video]”

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Topics: john carmack, quakecon, functional programming, haskell, cloud gaming

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