Hacker News with Generative AI: Learning

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
36 points by EA-3167 1 day ago | 11 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
19 points by adezxc 3 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
85 points by FriarTech 3 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 4 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
229 points by gmays 6 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 6 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
244 points by initialcommit 6 days ago | 308 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 7 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 9 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 10 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 12 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
310 points by gpjt 13 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 14 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 16 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 18 days ago | 1 comments
Try thinking and learning without working memory (2008) (sharpbrains.com)
Cognitive Science, Memory, Learning
179 points by yamrzou 18 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 20 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 20 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 21 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 23 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 24 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 35 days ago | 203 comments
Tools for 2025 (yosemitesam.ch)
I love new tools. Whenever I learn about a new tool there is that excitement of new that kicks my ADHD and makes me wanna drop everything immediately, just to spend the next 10 minutes to 5 days learning about the tool.
Tools, Productivity, ADHD, Learning
127 points by todsacerdoti 35 days ago | 21 comments
Ask HN: How do I get good at math as a 42yo with kids? (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN,<p>I'm a 42yo software engineer (mostly working on web stuff), and back in high school I had a terrible math teacher who made me lose my interest in the subject.
Learning, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Education
45 points by goshatch 38 days ago | 44 comments
Show HN: Opennote – Personalized Learning, Perfected (opennote.me)
We've built our custom models, Feynman and Turing, to effectively teach and learn from you. Spend time learning and building a strong understanding of your material, not just writing down answers.
Education, Learning, AI, Machine Learning
11 points by rishisrihari 43 days ago | 2 comments
Lessons from building a small-scale AI application (thelis.org)
ChatGPT heralded a seismic shift in software, and one that I felt compelled to understand. So, over the past year, I’ve been building an AI assistant for my past-CEO-self as a pedagogical exercise. It answers questions, gets status reports, and summarizes what’s going on. Reflecting on what I know now, here are my takeaways over the past year.
Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Personal Projects, Learning
8 points by rdli 45 days ago | 6 comments
Ask HN: Websites / Apps that aren't a waste of time? (ycombinator.com)
With X, formerly Twitter, going the way it has, I find myself lacking spaces on the internet to scroll and learn things at the same time (besides this one.)
Social Media, Internet, Productivity, Learning
11 points by ChilledTonic 47 days ago | 19 comments
Build a Database in 3000 Lines with 0 Dependencies (build-your-own.org)
I’ve built a small database in 3000 lines from scratch in Go to learn the core ideas of databases. It’s not that complicated if you approach it in a certain way.
Databases, Programming, Go, Open Source, Learning
422 points by not_a_boat 52 days ago | 56 comments
What I Learned (and Unlearned) Reading 10 Books on Nutrition (scotthyoung.com)
As I write this, I’m in the final stretch of the fourth month of my Foundations project.
Nutrition, Personal Development, Learning, Books, Health
7 points by paulpauper 53 days ago | 0 comments
Take the pedals off the bike (fortressofdoors.com)
Apparently if you want to teach kids how to ride a bike you're supposed to take the pedals off first, and now my mind will never be the same again.
Parenting, Bicycles, Learning, Education
497 points by bemmu 53 days ago | 449 comments