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The Art of Code - Dylan Beattie

NDC Conferences · 4.9M views · 2020-02-26 · 1:00:49

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Overview

Dylan Beattie's NDC London talk on code written for art, fun and curiosity rather than utility. It includes quines, live music programming with Sonic Pi, and a memorable closing.

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HN regularly names it among the best programming talks ever, praising the storytelling, the demos and the ending.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2020–2024

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Creative coding & generative artSoftware practice, open source & careers
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What people said

doodpants · 2022-05 · Strong recommendation

This quine is discussed (among other topics) in The Art of Code[0], one of the most captivating tech talks I've ever seen. [0] [VIDEO]

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david_allison · 2022-03 · Strong recommendation

One of my favourite talks has a demonstration of FizzBuzz in Sonic Pi. It still blows me away [VIDEO] - whole talk is worth a watch [VIDEO] - timestamp

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akritrime · 2020-12 · Strong recommendation

For me, it was Art of Code by Dylan Beattie, but mostly because that talk has the best ending[0] I have seen. Also, introduced to me a side of programming that I instinctively knew existed but never sought out. [0]: [VIDEO]

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