https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/cs_9301114/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17433411urn:hackerpapers:mention:cs_9301114:17433411Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:27:03 GMT<p>Some MIT professors use a method termed &quot;practice-theory-practice&quot;. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-compu... __ I see this as a &quot;practical&quot; lecure, also from MIT: the professor tells relatable stories to motivate the new concepts. Though I imagine good storytelling is harder than it looks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3LMbpZIKhQ&amp;list=PLB7540DEDD... (I&#x27;ve actually been so inspired by this approach that I sometimes incorporate it into conversation whenever I really want someone to understand something.) __ This is perhaps worth reading: Knuth - Theory and Practice.…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/cs_9301114/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.GL