lecture · intro · evergreen
Category Theory 1.1: Motivation and Philosophy
Bartosz Milewski · Aug 25, 2016 · 46m 46s
What this video covers
The first lecture in Bartosz Milewski's category theory series for programmers. It covers the motivation and philosophy behind category theory and why composition matters for handling complexity.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN commenters repeatedly name it as the friendliest entry point to category theory for working programmers.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“His presentation style is wonderful - i recommend the whole talk but this part starts at 37:20.”
“nothing beats articles and videos by Dr. Bartosz Milewski”
“If you are interested in understanding the theory I really recommend this”