# Practical Data-Oriented Design by Andrew Kelley

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Practical Data-Oriented Design by Andrew Kelley and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this talk by Andrew Kelley, the Zig lead developer, as a practical introduction to data-oriented design and worth watching.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommended as worth watching (3 comments): "Have a look at the talk Practical Data-Oriented Design by Andrew Kelly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061563)) "the second one is up there, too. Both very much worth watching." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48384377)) "you should check these two talks out then" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383296))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Practical Data-Oriented Design by Andrew Kelley", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-practical-guide-to-applying-data-oriented-design/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).