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Category Theory 1.1: Motivation and Philosophy
Bartosz Milewski
The first lecture in Bartosz Milewski's category theory series for programmers. It covers the motivation and philosophy behind category theory and why composition matters for handling complexity.
HN commenters repeatedly name it as the friendliest entry point to category theory for working programmers.
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