My favourite subscriptions as a software dev
This post is a work in progress and it'll constantly be updated with the subscriptions I find relevant, interesting, informative or funny in the tech world.
YouTube subscriptions
ThePrimeagen
Talks about Vim (Neovim, really), Rust, TypeScript – this channel is mostly focused on tooling and the latest trends in emerging programming languages. There's also some career advice sprinkled in.
ThePrimeTime
This is @ThePrimeagen's other channel, where he does livestreams and also uploads the most relevant parts back as shorter videos. Talks about tech news, reacts to the latest tech articles or videos and tries out the latest programming tools like HTMX.
Theo - t3․gg
Talks about React, NextJS and various tools for frontend development and deployment. Also streams and talks about the latest tech news. Mostly about React or Tailwind news. 😄
A Life Engineered
An Amazon principal engineer who talks about growing your career in the software development industry.
Basically Homeless
Builds mind-blowing contraptions. A great channel for entertainment and if you're interested in the intersection of hardware and software.
Computerphile
Computer science topics, explained in a way that actually makes sense.
Joma Tech
Possibly the greatest tech meme channel on YouTube. Recently transitioning into longer-format videos about tech news.
TechLinked
I have to include TechLinked for tech news!
The Spiffing Brit
A man with a ridiculously British accent showcases video game exploits or even YouTube exploits. Besides being hilarious, the content really gets your programmer's brain thinking about edge cases.
Ben Awad
Talks about all things React and his experience building startups.
Two Minute Papers
Talks about the newest scientific advancements in things like AI/ray tracing/physics simulations etc.
… to be continued
Reddit subscriptions
Email subscriptions
TLDR newsletter
In their own words, this is "the free daily newsletter with links and TLDRs of the most interesting stories in startups, tech, and programming".
Daily Coding Problem
Subscribe here and, as the title says, get a coding problem to solve every day. The problems range from easy - medium and are reportedly sampled from questions asked by companies such as Microsoft, Quora, Airbnb, Meta, Netflix etc.
By the way, I don't have a premium subscription and it's up to you if you want to pay to receive the solutions to the problems as well.
… to be continued