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Computer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018

GOTO Conferences · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Joe Armstrong's GOTO 2018 talk contrasts the problems computer scientists study with the problems users have. He revisits forgotten great ideas such as tuple spaces, flow-based programming, Xanadu and Unix pipes, with anecdotes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN calls it a superb, funny and engaging talk, and links it often after Armstrong's death as one of his best.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “It was superb”

    Engaging, funny talk with great anecdotes on computer science

    djhworld, 2019-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Joe Armstrong has died”

  2. “One of my favorite talks by Joe Armstrong”

    Important but forgotten ideas in computer science

    vector_spaces, 2021-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Let's Not Dumb Down the History of Computer Science (2014)”

  3. “Highly recommend his thesis (2003) and a few of his great interviews/presentations”

    Armstrong's views on software and the profession

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

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: joe armstrong, erlang, forgotten ideas, tuple spaces, unix pipes

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