"Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)
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Why it's on BrighterTube
Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via HackerTube (Karpathy's dataset of videos Hacker News recommends · 93% confidenceA foundational software-design talk that has shaped a generation of engineers' vocabulary; recommended by more HN readers than almost any other talk. Official Strange Loop upload.
What you'll learn
Rich Hickey distinguishes 'simple' (not intertwined) from 'easy' (familiar), and argues for designing software by reducing complexity rather than chasing convenience.
Video by Strange Loop Conference, played through YouTube's embedded player.
Part of Strange Loop 2011, Keynote talks from Strange Loop, Clojure talks from Strange Loop