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The Continuity of Splines
Freya Holmér · Dec 7, 2022 · 1h 13m
What this video covers
Freya Holmer's 74-minute video essay on splines, covering Bezier curves, B-splines, derivatives and the different levels of continuity (C0, C1, C2), built with custom animation tools. She notes she did not cover non-uniform splines.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
It is the go-to recommendation for anyone who wants to genuinely understand Bezier curves and splines, and commenters repeatedly call it one of the best programming-related educational videos.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“Another upvote for Freya Holmér's amazing video "The Continuity of Splines".”
“Her video "The Continuity of Splines"[0] is my favorite watch of the past year.”
“I've watched it like 3 times over the last year.”