Jim Weirich&#x27;s &quot;Y Not - Adventures in Functional Programming&quot;[1] is perhaps the most entertaining and interesting technical talk I&#x27;ve ever seen. It would absolutely not be as cool or as fun without the live coding. Additionally, the incremental process by which he arrives at the conclusion makes the topic much more approachable.<p>1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=FITJMJjASUs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=FITJMJjASUs</a>