Hacker News with Generative AI: Learning

When so much knowledge is produced every day, how do you keep up? (ycombinator.com)
Between newsletters, podcasts, Youtube videos, (tech) news, articles, and (of course) books, how does one keep up with it?
Information Overload, Knowledge Management, Learning, Content Consumption
16 points by frabia 23 hours ago | 10 comments
Glutamate Unlocks Brain Cell Channels to Enable Thinking and Learning (neurosciencenews.com)
In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most common signaling molecules, glutamate, opens a channel and allows a flood of charged particles to enter.
Neuroscience, Brain, Learning, Research, Biology
6 points by westurner 2 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn? (ycombinator.com)
As a software engineer, To boost your career in this era.
Software Engineering, Career Development, Learning
40 points by erkanerol 2 days ago | 60 comments
Typed Japanese (github.com/typedgrammar)
If you can write TypeScript, you can understand Japanese!
Programming Languages, TypeScript, Japan, Learning, Open Source
119 points by Philpax 4 days ago | 37 comments
A deliberate practice app for guitar players who want to level up (captrice.io)
Practice using a smart metronome that captures metrics and turns them into actionable insights; paired with an effective practice method focusing on speed, endurance, accuracy, and adaptability.
Music, Guitar, Practice, Technology, Learning
447 points by adityaathalye 4 days ago | 136 comments
Show HN: Learn where countries are on the world map with Spaced Repetition (koljapluemer.com)
Geography, Education, Learning, Spaced Repetition
217 points by blackbrokkoli 15 days ago | 83 comments
Lifetimes in Rust are not that hard to understand (medium.com)
When learning Rust, the first time one encounters a compilation error that states about lifetimes, can be a confusing experience.
Rust, Programming Languages, Learning, Errors
3 points by sheepscreek 17 days ago | 1 comments
Where are all the self-directed learners? (medium.com)
We received over 2,500 job applications. Fewer than 100 filled a form with open-ended questions. About 15 went on to complete a reasonably simple real-world challenge. We are a nation with the cheapest internet and a billion internet users. Where are all the self-directed learners? The eclectic ekalavyas?
Education, Learning, Talent Acquisition, India
71 points by ChaitanyaSai 24 days ago | 107 comments
Masters of None: The Flawed Logic of One-Size-Fits-All Education (mitpress.mit.edu)
In 1968, the educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom developed an instructional strategy that he called “mastery learning.”
Education, Psychology, Learning
44 points by EA-3167 25 days ago | 20 comments
What to Learn (2021) (danluu.com)
It's common to see people advocate for learning skills that they have or using processes that they use.
Learning, Advice, Career Development
20 points by adezxc 27 days ago | 2 comments
A game of learning your homelab into a cyberpunk mystery adventure (github.com/Fimeg)
Network Chronicles revolutionizes technical documentation by transforming it from a passive reading experience into an interactive adventure.
Cyberpunk, Gaming, Learning, Homelab, Technical Documentation
86 points by FriarTech 27 days ago | 19 comments
What I've Learned from Hacker News (2009) (paulgraham.com)
Hacker News was two years old last week. Initially it was supposed to be a side project—an application to sharpen Arc on, and a place for current and future Y Combinator founders to exchange news. It's grown bigger and taken up more time than I expected, but I don't regret that because I've learned so much from working on it.
Startup Culture, Hacker News, Learning, Personal Reflections
5 points by Freedom2 28 days ago | 0 comments
Math Academy pulled me out of the Valley of Despair (bearblog.dev)
When it comes to learning a new skill such as how to drive a car, playing a sport, or an academic discipline, there is a unique relationship between a person’s confidence and their level of competence at different points of the journey.
Learning, Education, Personal Development, Math
230 points by gmays 30 days ago | 156 comments
Research Debt (distill.pub)
Achieving a research-level understanding of most topics is like climbing a mountain. Aspiring researchers must struggle to understand vast bodies of work that came before them, to learn techniques, and to gain intuition.
Research, Academia, Learning, Knowledge Management
3 points by jgrodziski 30 days ago | 0 comments
I struggled with Git, so I'm making a game to spare others the pain (initialcommit.com)
Learning and using Git kinda sucks! So I'm building Devlands to make learning and using Git more accessible and intuitive for ... anyone.
Git, Games, Learning, Software Development, Education
246 points by initialcommit 31 days ago | 310 comments
Lisp in Your Language (danthedev.com)
I'm a fan of Lisp programming languages, but there's an incredible conceptual elegance that struggles to materialise as readable elegance for many unfamiliar programmers. The underlying concepts are incredibly simple, but the learning curve can represent a disproportionate challenge.
Programming Languages, Lisp, Learning
14 points by todsacerdoti 32 days ago | 2 comments
ADHD Guide to Spaced Repetition (brick.do)
This article assumes you have already tried spaced repetition but either still struggle to do it regularly or gave up on it altogether because it was too boring. If you haven't tried it before, go sign up for Memcode.com right now (or download Anki if you hate yourself), create four flashcards on something you're currently learning, and come back in three months.
ADHD, Learning, Spaced Repetition, Memory
29 points by lakesare 34 days ago | 9 comments
Ask HN: How do you use LLMs to make life easier? (ycombinator.com)
For example I'm learning German and I realised I can give Claude a list of the words I heard in a documentary to get plural form, article, definition, example sentence etc, in a csv I can import to Anki.
Productivity, Learning, German Language, AI Applications
9 points by theF00l 35 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Recommend resources that helped your game dev journey? (ycombinator.com)
I’m new to game dev and struggling with my first project, Space Zero. I’d love recommendations for resources (books, tutorials) to learn game design—especially after my demo flopped.
Game Development, Resources, Tutorials, Learning
182 points by stevekwon211 36 days ago | 140 comments
The benefits of learning in public (gilesthomas.com)
While laid up with a minor but annoying medical issue over the last week, I've blogged more than usual. I've also spent some time reading through the archives here, and come to the conclusion that the best posts I've made -- at least from my perspective -- follow a similar pattern. They're posts where I've been learning how to do something, or how something worked, and presented what I've found as a summary, often as a tutorial.
Learning, Blogging, Education, Knowledge Sharing
311 points by gpjt 37 days ago | 97 comments
But good sir, what is electricity? (lcamtuf.substack.com)
A recurring theme of this Substack are my attempts to build out an accessible curriculum for hobby electronics. The target audience are folks who are no longer content with dumbed-down analogies, but who aren’t keen on academic textbooks brimming with obtuse jargon and advanced calculus. I’m particularly fond of the following foundational articles:
Electronics, Education, Curriculum, Learning
410 points by rapawel 38 days ago | 211 comments
How to Understand Things (bigthink.com)
True intelligence isn’t just about raw ability — it’s about the discipline to investigate things creatively and directly rather than settling for shallow explanations.
Intelligence, Learning, Curiosity, Knowledge
4 points by galaxyLogic 40 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: The One File I Created for Every Programming Language (10+ Years) (referencecollection.com)
Offering practical and optimal guidance through evolving community-driven references to simplify your learning journey.
Programming, Resources, Software, Community, Learning
13 points by FullException 42 days ago | 1 comments
Try thinking and learning without working memory (2008) (sharpbrains.com)
Cognitive Science, Memory, Learning
179 points by yamrzou 43 days ago | 86 comments
Learning happens in environments optimized for understanding, not winning (joanwestenberg.com)
The Internet promised us a renaissance of discourse. Armed with instant access to all human knowledge and the ability to connect with brilliant minds worldwide, we imagined our online debates would elevate human understanding to unprecedented heights.
Learning, Internet, Discourse, Technology, Education
73 points by rbanffy 44 days ago | 26 comments
Gaining Years of Experience in a Few Months (marcgg.com)
This is a followup to what I wrote about how someone can have 5 times 1 year of experience instead of 5 years of experience. Note that some concepts and ideas will overlap as this is just a different way to look at the same question of career growth and pace of learning.
Career Growth, Learning, Experience, Time Management
80 points by kiyanwang 45 days ago | 49 comments
Ask HN: Struggling to Understand DHTs – Any Good Resources? (ycombinator.com)
I am studying distributed computing and struggling to understand how Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs) work. Can you recommend any resources, such as books, articles, or anything else, to help me?
Distributed Computing, DHT, Resources, Learning
32 points by anonymzz 45 days ago | 20 comments
Show HN: SQL Noir – Learn SQL by solving crimes (sqlnoir.com)
Learning, SQL, Programming, Games, Creative Projects
463 points by chrisBHappy 47 days ago | 85 comments
Learning fast and accurate absolute pitch judgment in adulthood (springer.com)
Absolute pitch (AP) refers to the ability to identify the pitch name of a tone that is presented in isolation.
Music, Science, Learning, Cognition
174 points by dr_dshiv 48 days ago | 131 comments
Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022) (efavdb.com)
My friend Andrew is an advocate of the “spaced repetition” technique for memorization of a great many facts [1]. The ideas behind this are two-fold:
Memory, Learning, Spaced Repetition, Cognitive Science
204 points by yamrzou 59 days ago | 203 comments