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Ask HN: YouTube channels like Ben Eater but for CS, programming and math?

66 pointsby newsoulover 2 years ago
I like that Ben Eater&#x27;s videos are not some popular tech video. They actually teach something with great care and detail. He uses pen paper explanations and not slide presentations.<p>The moving hand and pen paper feedback seems better to me for the same reason a chalk and blackboard wins anyday to me.<p>Are there similar channels in the domains of CS, programming and math?<p>I am interested in these 3 subjects. But if you have a favourite from some other subject which you think people should know of then go ahead share that too. I sometimes watch in depth physics or bio videos.<p>I like the in-depth part and without slide mayhem (that people now call education). Animation is all good if used appropriately like 3blue1brown.

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sphover 2 years ago
I really enjoy Reducible&#x27;s content. Two videos to get you started:<p>The unreasonable effectiveness of JPEG: A signal processing approach — <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;0me3guauqOU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;0me3guauqOU</a><p>How PNG works: compromising speed for quality — <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;EFUYNoFRHQI" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;EFUYNoFRHQI</a><p>These videos go deep in the details on how they work, and use excellent animation to drive the point home. Honestly reminds me of 3blue1brown for CS. With 200k subscribers, Reducible is <i>way</i> underrated.
asicspover 2 years ago
* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;calmcode.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;calmcode.io&#x2F;</a> - Python, Data tools, etc<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@SebastianLague" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@SebastianLague</a> - create stuff out of code<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@AndrejKarpathy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@AndrejKarpathy</a> - deep neural nets
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kisonecatover 2 years ago
For math, I have a lot of videos that use pens and little bits of paper. An example is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;7oWMaNg4Ezw" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;7oWMaNg4Ezw</a> which discusses the rearrangement of the terms in a conditionally convergent series.
maxbondover 2 years ago
I think this space is booming. Here&#x27;s a by no means exhaustive list, in no particular order. (Some of them are more responsive to the prompt than others, but all of them have meaty technical content.)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@ArjanCodes" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@ArjanCodes</a> - Python channel, I haven&#x27;t watched much of it but what I&#x27;ve watched was good, and I have a friend who&#x27;s found it very useful<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@JonGjengset" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@JonGjengset</a> - Excellent Rust streamer, and does great intermediate &amp; beginner tutorials (with some advanced material). Probably the most direct comparison to Ben Eater; Gjengset&#x27;s signature is multi-hour videos where he codes things like hashmaps or a TCP implementation in real time, debugging included.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Fireship" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Fireship</a> - Byte-sized introductions to popular or up-and-coming technologies, with something of a frontend focus. Great way to get inspiration from technologies you wouldn&#x27;t otherwise dig into.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@ByteByteGo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@ByteByteGo</a> - Introductions to system design&#x2F;distributed systems concepts.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@CMUDatabaseGroup" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@CMUDatabaseGroup</a> - Talks from creators of established and up-and-coming databases, and lectures about database theory. If you&#x27;re learning a new database, even a weird one, you can probably find an in-depth discussion of it&#x27;s low level details here.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@kleppmann" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@kleppmann</a> - Talks &amp; lectures about distributed systems from the author of, &quot;Designing Data-Intensive Applications&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Reducible" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Reducible</a> - 3blue1blue style animations (with their own distinct twist) for programming topics.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@3blue1brown" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@3blue1brown</a> - I know you already mentioned 3b1b, but it can&#x27;t be recommended enough. If you haven&#x27;t checked this out, watch their series on linear algebra. It is some of the best math pedagogy of all time. If you&#x27;ve never been taught math in a way that felt exciting and like problem solving, please do yourself the favor of trying this channel out.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Mathologer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Mathologer</a> - Mathematical deep dives<p>Some Brady Haran channels (brief introductions, puzzles&#x2F;problems, interviews with luminaries like Conway or Knuth - Haran runs a huge number of channels, so keep in mind there are more that may interest you)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@numberphile" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@numberphile</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Computerphile" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@Computerphile</a><p>Honorable mentions that are somewhat tangential:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@TechnologyConnections" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@TechnologyConnections</a> - Not per say a technical channel, more the history of a given technology and how it interacted with it&#x27;s culture, but great content that any technologist will enjoy. The technology is not just discussed but demonstrated; eg, when discussing Betamax and VHS, he gets these old players working, shows them to you, and helps you feel what watching these formats was like. Hands down one of the best video essayists.<p>These lectures (I&#x27;ll be honest and say they get above my head quickly &amp; I&#x27;ve only seen the first couple) have helped me to understand much better how math works, and have made it easier for me to read about math. Their goal is to build up an understanding of theoretical physics starting from formal logic and building up to math, and then beyond.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=V49i_LM8B0E&amp;list=PLPH7f_7ZlzxTi6kS4vCmv4ZKm9u8g5yic" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=V49i_LM8B0E&amp;list=PLPH7f_7Zlz...</a> - Lectures on Geometrical Anatomy of Theoretical Physics<p>There are tons of channels for conferences (eg Strange Loop, PyData, Defcon), and tons of recorded classes from various universities, which I won&#x27;t list because it seems out of scope, but just to note that they&#x27;re there.<p>This is about all I can remember right now, but there is a <i>lot</i> going on in this space, and I don&#x27;t feel I&#x27;ve explored it properly.
hath995over 2 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@LowByteProductions&#x2F;videos" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@LowByteProductions&#x2F;videos</a> - Previously called Low Level JavaScript builds various low level or fundamental components from scratch in JavaScript&#x2F;TypeScript and a bit of C lately I think.
joe__fover 2 years ago
Ben Eater is a great channel. What&#x27;s with &#x27;Eater&#x27; though? Is that his surname? Or is it some kind of pun maybe?
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tmtvlover 2 years ago
Will Byrd comes to mind as someone with a quite nice programming channel (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;WilliamEByrd" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;WilliamEByrd</a>), I especially recommend his miniKanren intro series.
optbuildover 2 years ago
Some channels that really explains concepts very well:<p>1. Veritasium<p>2. Intro to Mathematical Reasoning: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;playlist?list=PLoxJTbDttvt5irjK-gD_bemI0IetyR7D6" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;playlist?list=PLoxJTbDttvt5irjK-gD_b...</a><p>3. Human Behavioral Biology - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;playlist?list=PL848F2368C90DDC3D" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;playlist?list=PL848F2368C90DDC3D</a>
dev_0over 2 years ago
Primagean???? The mustache guy
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