Which talks/videos appealed to you as a developer?

Question

Which talks/videos appealed to you as a developer?

I really like this talk by Clay Shirky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1TZaElTAs
And, Startup School talk by David:
http://www.omnisio.com/startupschool08/david-heinemeier-hansson-at-startup-school-08

Which ones you recommend? please provide links and a short description if possible.

Edit: i know there's a thread What are great programming-related online talks / videos?.. but i'm looking for more general, not specifically programming focused talks/videos.

Answer 1

Lawrence Lessig used to give an excellent talk on intellectual property in software development and open source in particular. Though not directly applicable to everyday development skills, I found it fascinating. I saw it at the OOPSLA conference in 2003, but I am sure he gave a similar talk in many other venues, maybe it had been recorded. He also wrote a great book, called " Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace".

Answer 2

I liked quite a few of the TED talks, e.g. the one on OLPC.

Answer 3

14 rules for website performance.

Answer 4

The Google Videos from the Googleplex are generally fascinating - there are so many excellent choices, I don't want to single any out.

The Tech Talks are great for a variety of different technologies. Topics also include "Current Affairs, Science, Engineering, Humanities, Business, Law, Entertainment, Medicine, and the Arts"!

Plus, they also have the Authors@Google section which includes preeminent speakers "sharing their thoughts" on various things.

Answer 5

"How to grow your site from 1 to 1 million users". Great talk from Kevin Rose at FOWA 2009

http://vimeo.com/6905398