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Ask HN: What are some of the best podcasts for developers?

241 points by SlickStef11 4y ago

I want to know if other developers listen to podcasts and which ones? I love to listen to podcasts at the gym, but need some new ones related to software engineering.

oxff 4y ago
Nothing beats the Jane Street one for programming / engineering. Some of them could be introductory lectures to a subject.
- bkishan 4y ago
  To add, the name of the podcast is Signals and Threads.
bob1029 4y ago
I've been listening to Signals & Threads: https://signalsandthreads.com https://signalsandthreads.com
- sam_lowry_ 4y ago
  Its too Janes Steet specific.
pbiggar 4y ago
We haven't recorded one in a while, but I have a podcast called To Be Continuous [1] with Edith Harbaugh from Launchdarkly. It was less about specifics like discussing generics in Go or garbage collection, more about how software gets made (product, startups, coding, devtools, etc). I won't claim it's the best software engineering podcast, but developers have told me they liked it :) [1] https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/to-be-continuous https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/to-be-continuous
AnhTho_FR 4y ago
I like this one with a focus on OSS: https://oss-startup-podcast.launchnotes.io/ https://oss-startup-podcast.launchnotes.io/
- SlickStef11 4y ago
  ooo this one sounds cool. Thanks for the recommendation!
williamstein 4y ago
Syntax is good. The hosts are enjoyable and humble, and have had many interesting recent guests, including the founders of Node, Deno, and Bun in the last few weeks… https://syntax.fm/ https://syntax.fm/
jeffdoolittle 4y ago
I'm one of the hosts for Software Engineering Radio. https://se-radio.net https://se-radio.net From the About page: Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. Now a weekly show, we talk to experts from throughout the software engineering world about the full range of topics that matter to professional developers.
- jim_lawless 4y ago
  Seconded. There's a lot of good listening in the archives in addition to the new episodes. One of my favorites is an old interview with Anders Hejlsberg that includes discussions of Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C# and LINQ. https://www.se-radio.net/2008/05/episode-97-interview-anders-hejlsberg/ https://www.se-radio.net/2008/05/episode-97-interview-anders...
da5is 4y ago
All of the ChangeLog ones are excellent, and they have specific ones for Javascript and Go (and an excellent ops one called ShipIt): https://changelog.com/podcasts https://changelog.com/podcasts
- joshlemer 4y ago
  Yeah, GoTime is a great podcast
- gytisgreitai 4y ago
  I have such love and hate relationship with them. They tend to pick interesting topics and invite truly awesome people, but gosh do they both suck as hosts - they often get carried away into their mildly related personal experiences or small talk about nothing
  - jerodsanto 4y ago
    We’re always trying to improve! Do you have any examples of us small talking about nothing? That’d be super helpful to know.
    - jonstewart 4y ago
      The podcast has grown on me a lot. You and Adam tend to speak with vocal fry, and it comes across as a little bro-y at first. Really loved the recent episodes with Adam Wiggins.
    - s_c_r 4y ago
      Y’all are one of my favorite podcasts. Loved the vim and neovim episodes. Heroku and Tauri ones too. Keep up the good work.
    - gytisgreitai 4y ago
      On top of my head: - the epbf episode where one of you started talking like back in the old days you treated servers as pets and not as cattle - the episode about auditing startups where most of the talk you were carried away and even said somethin “let’s continue or we won’t finish” or something - oh and that Silicon Valley tv show stuff that just keeps popping every other time It’s like that uncle of mine that I meet every Christmas who is always “back in my days” (I remeber when we…) or “in my old hometown they used to” (here at changelog we…) but that’s just my personal opinion. Time is scare these days so I’d like to get as much info as possible. But hey, I’m sure there are millions that adore you, cause in general the guests and topics are great
nsikorr 4y ago
Only related to software engineering but the Lex Fridman Podcast should be in this thread.
- xqcgrek2 4y ago
  That person's interviewing skills are atrocious and his pithy "love" schtick strains credulity given the way he handles criticism of him.
  - s_c_r 4y ago
    Yeah, but man does he get some great guests from time to time. Really enjoyed Travis Oliphant and Todd Howard in addition to the ones the parent listed.
  - worik 4y ago
    His "love schtick" is his best feature.
    - yodsanklai 4y ago
      What does it mean?
  - yodsanklai 4y ago
    > That person's interviewing skills are atrocious I think it's a bit unfair. Overall, I'd say he's a decent interviewer and has interesting guests. That being said, I find him pretentious, and get a bit tired of some recurring cliches and themes. I'd prefer if he would keep things a bit more "neutral". Also he invites occasionally some crackpots, which would be fine if he'd challenge them more, or invite another guest who can.
  - tasuki 4y ago
    How's he handle criticism?
  - greenpeas 4y ago
    yeah, his questions and comments are quite often naive and cringe. But he has incredible guests, from all sorts of domains, and lets them talk for hours.
4pkjai 4y ago
Darknet Diaries. You could say it's more about cyber security, but there wouldn't be cyber security guards (lol) if we didn't make the apps!
- SlickStef11 4y ago
  This one is one of my absolute favorites. The two part xbox episode is insane.
  - aelzeiny 4y ago
    The two-part xbox episode was my personal favorite, because I remember that scene in my early years but never knew the story behind it. The North Korea 3-parter is equally good IMO.
satysin 4y ago
I enjoy Matt and Ben's podcast Two's Complement https://www.twoscomplement.org/ https://www.twoscomplement.org/ Matt as in Matt Godbolt the guy who made Compiler Explorer at https://godbolt.org https://godbolt.org
wskinner 4y ago
Corecursive: https://corecursive.com/ https://corecursive.com/
- yashap 4y ago
  I’m a fan too, especially the episodes from 2020 onwards. Some of my favourites: - Talking with Richard Hipp about SQLite: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512?i=1000527608502 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-sto... - What it was like working at Apple in the early 2000s: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512?i=1000515605008 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-sto... - The birth of UNIX with Brian Kernighan: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512?i=1000496811145 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-sto...
jcutrell 4y ago
I‘m the host of Developer Tea. It’s not for everyone (not a technical podcast), but you may enjoy it! I also recommend Hidden Brain, SyntaxFM if you are into JS especially, and Soft Skills Daily.
- hortonew 4y ago
  Developer Tea has been a great listen. Thanks for your contributions!
- rashidujang 4y ago
  Developer Tea has been my go to wind down podcast after a long day. Thank you!
- qxxx 4y ago
  oh yeah! Developer Tea is my favorite podcast, it is short, so it is enough if I go for a walk (or drink some tea)
- SlickStef11 4y ago
  I'm open to technical and non technical podcasts. What do you mainly talk about?
__mharrison__ 4y ago
Talk Python is great for... Python. Test and Code is a good (the only?) testing podcast (often with a Python angle).
- williamstein 4y ago
  Seconded. The host conveys a genuine sense of deep understanding of Python from the perspective of users.
- brianzelip 4y ago
  > Test and Code is a good (the only?) testing podcast (often with a Python angle). There is also Code with Jason, the author of which wrote a book on testing with Ruby, and the episodes often get into tests.
- krzysztow 4y ago
  "Talk python" and "Real python" are the ones I enjoy listening.
mh8h 4y ago
Risky Business: It's a podcast about information security. Even if you're not directly working on security, listening to this podcast will help you have security in mind in your every day developer work.
gundamdoubleO 4y ago
I recommend Soft Skills Engineering: https://softskills.audio/ https://softskills.audio/ The hosts give advice to real problems sent in by listeners involving non-technical issues in the software engineering workplace, such as dealing with problematic co-workers, how best to develop your skills into seniority, how and when to negotiate a pay raise and how to prepare yourself for moving to another job. I don't think every episode is extremely useful since a lot of the solutions for workplace related problems can be drilled down to "look for a new job and quit your old one", but the hosts are very charismatic and funny. And when they do give good advice it's always something I've kept in mind which has occassionally helped me in my own job.
- dustincoates 4y ago
  I second this one. It's the only podcast on/adjacent to engineering that I regularly listen to (even Syntax.fm I'll dip in and out of). Good community, too.
- SlickStef11 4y ago
  Gonna give this one a listen. Thanks for the recommendation.
- RussianCow 4y ago
  > the hosts are very charismatic and funny For me, this is what makes the show. I normally don't like "conversational" podcasts, but this is my one exception. There are thousands of resources for this kind of thing that are better if you want information density, but Dave and Jamison's conversations are endlessly entertaining, and they are both extremely witty and charismatic.
- beckingz 4y ago
  +1 for Soft Skills Engineering. The hosts are both knowledgable and humorous.
geekjock 4y ago
I'm the host of the Engineering Enablement podcast: https://getdx.com/engineering-enablement-podcast https://getdx.com/engineering-enablement-podcast We interview developers and leaders who work on "platform" teams (e.g. devex, devprod, infrastructure) that focus on making developers happier and more productive. If you're interested in this kind of work, or the subject of developer productivity, I think you'd enjoy checking it out. A couple recent episodes include an interview with a former Dropbox engineer about how they approached measuring productivity, and a conversation with a couple of engineers from LinkedIn who've built a system for gathering real-time feedback about their internal developer tools. Direct links if helpful: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NxjyIsuxeDMQtisDqBy7D https://open.spotify.com/show/3NxjyIsuxeDMQtisDqBy7D - Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-engineering-enablement-podcast/id1619140476 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-engineering-enable...
- SlickStef11 4y ago
  This one sounds interesting! I'll give it a listen. Speaking of Platform teams, I'm one of the co-founders of WunderGraph(https://wundergraph.com/ https://wundergraph.com/) and we're working on a platform right now for API Integration. Are you open to any guests from a early startup?
  - geekjock 4y ago
    Shoot me an email at abinoda@getdx.com, would love to connect. Right now we're focused on interviewing people in internal-facing roles, but we're exploring doing a series that explores interesting vendors and solutions.
andrewl 4y ago
I've learned useful things from all of these: The Stack Overflow Podcast, Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman, Software Engineering Radio, and Coding Blocks.
- rileymat2 4y ago
  I listen to coding blocks, but a new listener should know they often take on new topics, from reading a book or something, and can explain things wrong a bit more often than I would expect from an authoritative source. Things that sound plausibly correct. So, you have to be more careful with that one. That said I like it and recommend it.
BMc2020 4y ago
coder dot show current epsiode Amazon used the stage of AWS re:Invent to toss shade on .Net and reveal its broader ambitions. Plus, why Pydantic is giving Mike a headache. Elon Musk on Twitter — Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so. .NET open source is 'heavily under-funded' says AWS — "We found that .NET open source is heavily under-funded," said Saikat Banerjee, an AWS software development manager, at a re:Invent session this week. Pydantic V2 Plan - pydantic — The release of version 2 is an opportunity to rebuild pydantic and correct many things that don't make sense - to make pydantic amazing . PyO3 user guide — Rust bindings for Python, including tools for creating native Python extension modules. Running and interacting with Python code from a Rust binary is also supported. FastAPI — FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production Coinbase Wallet on Twitter — You might have noticed you can't send NFTs on Coinbase Wallet iOS anymore. This is because Apple blocked our last app release until we disabled the feature. Good Morning America on Twitter — @GStephanopoulos sits down with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried ‘We kind of lost track’: how Sam Bankman-Fried blurred lines between FTX and Alameda — Exchange’s former CEO says he was close to key decisions at nominally separate trading firm Why Hasn’t Sam Bankman-Fried Been Arrested Yet? Mike on Mastodon asdf — Manage multiple runtime versions with a single CLI tool
dochtman 4y ago
On the Metal has been discontinued, but highly recommend giving it a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/on-the-metal/id1488187473?l=en https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/on-the-metal/id1488187.... In the security/cryptography space, Security Cryptography Whatever is pretty great (with tptacek): https://securitycryptographywhatever.buzzsprout.com/ https://securitycryptographywhatever.buzzsprout.com/.
- jamessb 4y ago
  > On the Metal has been discontinued They started hosting conversations on Twitter spaces instead, which were then published as a podcast called Oxide & Friends: https://oxide.computer/podcasts/oxide-and-friends https://oxide.computer/podcasts/oxide-and-friends
  - steveklabnik 4y ago
    ... which has now moved to Discord Stages https://discord.gg/AgXv7tdzza https://discord.gg/AgXv7tdzza
topkai22 4y ago
If working in or adjacent to the Microsoft stack, .NET Rocks (running since 2002!) and RunAs radio are great. Not quite developer media, but the .NET rocks geek out episodes are some of my favorite primers on anywhere. Linear digressions was very good for when I was dabbling in data science, although they are no longer producing episodes. I really enjoy Coffee with Butterscotch although it’s focused on comedy and game dev on lighter on software engineering.
toddmorey 4y ago
LogRocket’s PodRocket podcast is pretty good for web development topics.
Mistletoe 4y ago
Darknet Diaries. Learn how to avoid the bad guys. :)
- SlickStef11 4y ago
  One of my favorite podcasts. The two part xbox episode is my favorite.
  - bobleeswagger 4y ago
    The style of this podcast bothers me. I was expecting it to be more conversational than narrated.
    - Mistletoe 4y ago
      It varies. When he has guests that tells stories it is a lot more conversational. I appreciate the narration a lot because I would have no idea what is going on otherwise. :)
arisbe__ 4y ago
Technium Podcast is my favorite: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhfaP5QnGb0zeEaxThM87zpo8iUWkX7nM https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhfaP5QnGb0zeEaxThM87zpo8...
- iamwil 4y ago
  What do you like about it?
raybb 4y ago
https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ has quite a backlog of good episodes but during covid the show kinda got off track.
- philip1209 4y ago
  That's because the founder passed away this Summer after a long struggle with mental health: https://twitter.com/software_daily/status/1555612414477242370 https://twitter.com/software_daily/status/155561241447724237...
rashidujang 4y ago
I really enjoy listening to Coding Blocks, especially when they're discussing popular software engineering books (DDD, Devops Handbook, etc.) which give a great overview of what the core concepts of the book are along with practical applications. They don't take themselves too seriously what with having dad joke sections but still manage to keep things informational and current. They can be pretty long so I recommend breaking listening sessions following their survey sections.
- tresil 4y ago
  Yup, I’ve been listening to them for a number of years. I appreciate the balance of discussing technical concepts and general banter on developer life.
- krzysztow 4y ago
  That's so good, too. I was checking if someone mentions them, or to write comment myself. Very good. Sometimes tangential, but enjoy their every episode.
KronisLV 4y ago
Personally I occasionally listen to the Complete Developer Podcast: https://completedeveloperpodcast.com/ https://completedeveloperpodcast.com/ To me the hosts seem pleasant and the topics relevant, it might not be the most detailed podcast out there, but it sure is a comfy one to listen to. Also, occasionally The Changelog Podcast is nice to listen to: https://changelog.com/podcast https://changelog.com/podcast And the CoRecursive Podcast as well: https://corecursive.com/ https://corecursive.com/ The latter two have a greater variety of people to talk to, about all sorts of projects in the industry. One of them had a pretty good interview about SQLite, which was an interesting listen - hearing a bit more about how the project came to be and how it was developed.
- tippysdemise 4y ago
  I'll second the recommendation of CoRecursive and provide a link to the SQLite episode: https://corecursive.com/066-sqlite-with-richard-hipp/ https://corecursive.com/066-sqlite-with-richard-hipp/ I recommend that episode in particular.
- krzysztow 4y ago
  You're right, all are good. But in my case Changelog is not only occasional. I think I might be listening to most of the episodes of all series/podcasts they do and every episode of "Ship It!" Is the must for me now!
lsowen 4y ago
Risky Business is a great weekly cybersecurity podcast: https://risky.biz/netcasts/risky-business/ https://risky.biz/netcasts/risky-business/
gigatexal 4y ago
TalkPythonToMe CoderRadio PythonBytes LinuxUnplugged 2.5Admins
mysterydip 4y ago
While not the exact mold fit, I find the DevGameClub (https://devgameclub.com https://devgameclub.com) podcast to be excellent. Two veteran game developers look at games from the past, and discuss their relevance and impact today. It's great to look at games through a developer's lens, why things were done a certain way, and how we've improved since. Also they frequently have developers of the games on for interviews after they play through, with lots of "how the sausage is made" stories.
bliblablub4 4y ago
There is this podcast solely about Donkey Kong which I absolutely adore. Everything about this game is magnificent and there is so much stuff you wouldn't know if not for this podcast. For example, did you know that the plot for DK Country 2 is based on real events? It's amazing! You can listen to it over at https://donkeykongpodcast.monkey https://donkeykongpodcast.monkey
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  Promising gimmick
knaik94 4y ago
I found it worthwhile to spend a day finding specific episodes of software engineering related podcasts. I've found good results when searching for software episodes in Algorithmic Trading, Math, Netsec, and Game Development podcasts. I also found that searching YouTube with the >20 min filter helps me find podcast-like single discussions/presentations. Youtube autoplay and recommended videos are really good for me. Chat With Traders Podcast has Quant traders and software engineers from time to time. Hearing technical people talk about work and answer questions to a non-technical audience is useful, because podcasts often don't have PR talk. There are exception to that, here's a 3 year old episode with Sam Bankman-Fried https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDk5PAJss4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDk5PAJss4 https://chatwithtraders.com/?s=software https://chatwithtraders.com/?s=software DataSkeptic is an AI, data science, stats, advertising podcast I have found relatively recently. The have had multiple seasons, Seasons labeled, Ad-Tech (current), Physically Distributed, k-means, Time Series, Consensus, Interpretability, Fake News, Natural Language Processing, and Artificial Intelligence. I really liked the episodes I have heard so far. https://dataskeptic.com/ https://dataskeptic.com/ I also enjoy old developer conference presentations like ones from Game Developers Conference and Defcon. There are projects to put saved articles through text to speech in batches on the computer, but I have set up classic TTS on my phone instead. Not all articles will work well for conversion though.
joaomeloplus 4y ago
i follow these onse: https://code.melo.plus/p/podcasts-for-web-developers https://code.melo.plus/p/podcasts-for-web-developers
adamgordonbell 4y ago
I'm the host of CoRecursive, a monthly podcast, where each episode a guest shares "The story of a piece of software being built." I'm going to be a little shameless and plug myself. I put a lot of work into the podcast and hacker news readers are basically exactly who it's for. Decembers episode was the story of porting Doom to the 3DO. Other favs of the year were the story of building the Android operating system, building Serenity OS, building CPAN and building Eliza the chat bot. https://corecursive.com/ https://corecursive.com/
- colinb 4y ago
  I found your podcast after a comment here about the episode featuring the guy who built the (Apple II?) app from his cabin in the woods. I’m still a regular listener.
- fuzzygroup 4y ago
  This is a fantastic podcast. I'd recommend it for any developer. Thank you Adam.
- SlickStef11 4y ago
  Nothing wrong with being a bit shameless to promote it! The episodes look pretty cool, gonna them a listen! Are you also open to any guest speakers?
  - adamgordonbell 4y ago
    Yeah, for sure, but it's a story telling podcast. My criteria are around someone having a really crazy you-wouldn't beleive-it story about a software project to share.
- molly0 4y ago
  I really enjoy your podcast. It’s the only podcast where I go back and listen to past episodes multiple times, they inspire me as a developer!
- zolokar 4y ago
  I just started listening to your podcast last month, I've been enjoying it a lot!
nickjj 4y ago
If there's ever a time to ask such a question, it might be this thread. Can I get some brutally honest feedback on a podcast I ran for 2 years (100+ episodes at once per week) at https://runninginproduction.com/ https://runninginproduction.com/? It's a podcast focused on chatting with developers around how they build and deploy their web apps. It mostly focuses on the "why", tech stack choices, libraries, workflows, lessons learned, production war stories, etc.. In my mind I thought it was a good idea but it got so little listeners that I had to abort recording new episodes due to burn out since there was no path forward to ever sustain it by outsourcing the burn out inducing parts. I still think it's a good idea but I wonder where I went wrong. I tried everything I could think of. Guest variety from solo devs to bigger companies like Mux and Dropbox, audio editing to ensure the highest quality I could get for a remote guest<->host podcast with new guests having assorted mic qualities, removing a lot of "ums" and other fluff but not over editing things to make it unnatural, tags to quickly find tech stacks you care about and a ton of clickable timestamps with a summary of each show that's skimmable in seconds along with tons of reference links. On paper it feels like I did everything I could to make things "good", but in practice after 100 episodes I had like 200-300 listens per episode which made it no longer viable to continue doing since each episode was about 6 hours of end to end time to put together (finding a guest, editing it, show notes, etc.). I learned a ton from chatting with every guest and regret nothing but I overall see the podcast as a total failure since if it didn't gain any traction on it, it must be trash. I'd love to revive the show because chatting with someone new about what they enjoy working on was really fun.
- ipaddr 4y ago
  200-300 people per episode is pretty good you should take pride in that. I would find a way to make it easier and funner and reduce the 6 hours. Otherwise it's a marketing success/failure.
  - chiefalchemist 4y ago
    I thought the same. Perhaps he should engage listeners and find out why, what, etc.? They're consuming the product. Also, try to get feedback from one-and-done listeners. Moi? I don't have time or interest in casual chat and then get to the end with nothing taken away. I can't invest time unless I'm confident I'll at least breakeven.
gronky_ 4y ago
Programming Throwdown is awesome. Their last episode on quantum computing is one of my all-time favorite episodes of any podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/programming-throwdown/id427166321?i=1000587754014 https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/programming-throwdown/...
madamdo 4y ago
Hey, great list of awesome podcasts. I’m the host of Software Engineering Unlocked https://www.se-unlocked.com https://www.se-unlocked.com. The episodes focus on the experience of my guests with software engineering practices such as testing, or code review, their journey to advance their career and often also on how developers build their successful business. Would love if you give it a listen and see if you like my show.
- nilsandrey 4y ago
  Highly recommended indeed
- rgoeritz 4y ago
  I second the recommendation - I'm a regular listener. Over the years I learned quite a few things on the show that would translate well to my job. One example are the episodes on dos and don’ts of measuring developer productivity, which helped me sort my own ideas on the topic.
SlickStef11 4y ago
So many good recommendations! Thank you everyone for the suggestions!
charlus 4y ago
Python: Talk Python To Me, Python Bytes. For ML, I'd highly recommend Gradient Descent from Weights & Biases - Lucas is a fantastic host.
stux 4y ago
My two favourites at the moment that haven’t already been mentioned are: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/algorithms-data-structures-programs/id1541407369 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/algorithms-data-struct... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-unscripted/id1602572955 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-unscripted/id...
feiss 4y ago
For Spanish listeners, La Vieja Guardia is pretty nice, with interesting guests and very casual chatting
ufo 4y ago
Free as in Freedom, by Bradley Kuhn and Karen Sandler from the software freedom conservancy. About free software, particularly from the legal & lawyery end of things. Although they haven't released new episodes in a while, the archives are still there and most of it is just as relevant today.
jamespwilliams 4y ago
Go Time is good (if you like Go, obviously) (I’d also recommend Security Cryptography Whatever and Signals & Threads, but they’ve already been mentioned)
willi59549879 4y ago
I enjoyed listening to: - Command Line Heroes (https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes): super polished, mostly about high level concepts and history. - Data Engineering Podcast (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/ https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/): Podcast about Data engineering and Databases.
spiralganglion 4y ago
For those interested in the theoretical, historical, or experimental fringes of computing, you may enjoy the monthly-(ish) podcast from the Future of Coding community: https://futureofcoding.org/episodes https://futureofcoding.org/episodes The most recent episode is about Bret Victor's 2006 essay Magic Ink, but other recent episodes have covered Alan Kay and Doug Engelbart, and older episodes feature interviews with people working at the edges of what it means to program a computer, including Devine Lu Linvega (Orca), Toby Schachman (Apparatus, Cuttle), Ella Hoeppner (Vlojure), and even Miller Puckette (Max/MSP, Pure Data). I'm the current host of the podcast, so if you have suggestions for future episodes or other feedback about the show, I'm all ears.
- culi 4y ago
  I would be absolutely thrilled to see more coverage on the T2 Tile Project[0] and this seems like exactly the kind of place this could fit in. [0] https://t2tile.com/ https://t2tile.com/
  - spiralganglion 4y ago
    Dave's work is definitely on our radar, and a big inspiration in our community.
- fuy 4y ago
  sounds interesting, will definitely listen to a few episodes!
- throwaway4good 4y ago
  Great topic and great podcast.
rtfeldman 4y ago
I host Software Unscripted - weekly hour-long episodes with a variety of guests: http://software-unscripted.com http://software-unscripted.com
conor_f 4y ago
Late Night Linux is very enjoyable. Not too heavy/dense, but good for keeping up with current news in the Linux/FOSS world. Focuses more on the technology as opposed to stories from individuals. https://latenightlinux.com/ https://latenightlinux.com/
micimize 4y ago
Am biased in both cases, but would recommend https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ for topics across the field, https://generallyintelligent.com/podcast/ https://generallyintelligent.com/podcast/ for (focused) interviews with (mostly) ML researchers. SED has multiple hosts now on top of broad subject matter but I'd recommend the George Hotz (self driving cars) or Dmitri Maslov (quantum computing) episodes. Disclaimer: I'm affiliated with the former and work for the latter
carimura 4y ago
For Java developers check out the Inside Java Podcast where we interview the folks working on the Java Platform for an inside look at important innovations (eg Loom, Panama, Amber, JavaFX, secure coding guidelines, contributing to OpenJDK, etc.) https://inside.java/podcast https://inside.java/podcast I haven't found many that hit 100%, so subscribing to a bunch and allowing your podcast app to store say the "latest 3" is how I pick and choose the episodes I'm interested in.
- krzysztow 4y ago
  I'd say for java also airhacks.fm podcast. The his Adam Bien is one of the most pragmatic engineers I imagine.
MaxBarraclough 4y ago
I recommend Happy Path Programming, with Bruce Eckel (author of Thinking in C++) and James Ward. It tends to focus on programming language topics rather than software engineering more broadly. I would give a link, but it doesn't seem to have a home-page.
liamwire 4y ago
I’ve been listening to Stacktrace for some number of years now, and it’s been consistently quality. Primarily focused on Apple ecosystem development, both hosts have a great dynamic. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/stacktrace/id1359435443 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/stacktrace/id135943544...
random314 4y ago
My personal opinion is that if you are aiming to be a good developer you should be reading more and NOT listening to podcasts. Guests on podcasts are typically there because of whatever is trending and are frequently overrun with self promoters. Has anyone managed to get Fabrice Bellard on a podcast? No, but Uncle Bob will be ever ready to show up.
fuy 4y ago
Some of the ones that I haven't yet seen mentioned: "Oxide and Friends" is a great interdisciplinary podcast with a lot of focus on hardware and low-level stuff, but always looking at a big picture. "Array Cast" is a pretty unique podcast about array languages (think APL, J, K and friends). "Type Theory Forall" - podcast about formal methods and type theory, some absolutely great guests there! I also have to mention "IPv6 Buzz" and in general "Packet pushers" family of podcasts on networking - listening to it helped me a lot when I had to implement some IPv6 functionality at my job and didn't really know where to start. Oh, and "Machine learning street talk" is just awesome if you're a bit more philosophically inclined.
- bobterryo 4y ago
  Thanks for mentioning Array Cast. We try to aim at an audience that might not be familiar with the array languages, but are interested in who uses them and how they work. We also have transcripts and extensive show notes for deeper dives into the material. We have a lot of fun recording it and I think that comes through. https://www.arraycast.com/episodes https://www.arraycast.com/episodes
jamesqquick 4y ago
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- SlickStef11 4y ago
  I can vouch for this one! I've started listening to this one recently and been enjoying it so far. Wide range of topics within Web development and the hosts are very charismatic and welcoming.
thealienthing 4y ago
Programming Throwdown is a pretty good podcast Ive been listening to it for a few years. The first 20 or so episodes, they had a segment that focused on a specific programming language, the history, application and quirks which was a fun way to learn more about coding and the different tools (languages) available. They’ve since evolved to cover more practical topics such as test driven development, AI etc. it’s a good one. If you’re a python fan, Talk Python To Me is a great podcast. Covers so many topics within python from libraries, frameworks and special tools. The thing I like about these two podcasts is that they don’t assume that their listeners are primarily web developers. Since I don’t work in the web domain, it’s been tough to find a good podcasts that cover CS more broadly.
emptysongglass 4y ago
I'm ready having a hard time finding really strong Kubernetes and DevOps podcasts. The DevOps Paradox duo don't really have a sense for tight editing (especially that intro that is neither funny or timely). The official Kubernetes podcast hosts are very boring. Red Hat was doing a great one on Kubernetes but dropped it. Any suggestions?
geshan 4y ago
Here are 20+ of them which includes some of the ones mentioned in this thread: https://geshan.com.np/blog/2021/04/sofware-engineer-podcasts/ https://geshan.com.np/blog/2021/04/sofware-engineer-podcasts...
nibles_and_bits 4y ago
Not a podcast but an episode of a podcast called Adversarial Learning Episode 10: Stories of Degradation and Humiliation. https://adversariallearning.com/episode-10-stories-of-degradation-and-humiliation.html https://adversariallearning.com/episode-10-stories-of-degrad... I wish there was a podcast like this episode. A single host and new guests on every week to share their stories of bad interviews.
sthatipamala 4y ago
I'm a cohost of The Technium. Please check us out! It's a weekly podcast discussing the edge of technology and what we can build with it. Each week, my cohost Wil (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=iamwil https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=iamwil) and I introduce a big idea in the future of computing and extrapolate the effect it will have on the world. Wil and I started this show because we found that most tech podcasts were focused on career development or Big Tech drama. We wanted a show where we could be optimistic and excited about the future of software, especially things which were not mainstream. Some of my favorite episodes: - Smalltalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNqOFAhM8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNqOFAhM8o - Zig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wie5YuzoUQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wie5YuzoUQI - Generative AI models - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOy-v2ah0Ms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOy-v2ah0Ms We're in all the usual places: - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@techniumpod https://www.youtube.com/@techniumpod - WEBSITE: https://technium.transistor.fm/ https://technium.transistor.fm/ - SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ljTFMgTeRQJ69KRWAkBy7 https://open.spotify.com/show/1ljTFMgTeRQJ69KRWAkBy7 - APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-technium/id1608747545 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-technium/id1608747...
Exendroinient00 4y ago
You won't learn anything from podcasts. It gives a illusion of being smart.
rlawson 4y ago
I love Django Chat. Obviously very specific niche but Will and Carlton are great to listen too. https://djangochat.com/ https://djangochat.com/
spiffytech 4y ago
I enjoy the Eric Normand podcast. It's a deep dive into functional programming topics, very nitty-gritty, up to and including discussing CS research papers from the 60s/70s. https://ericnormand.me/podcast https://ericnormand.me/podcast
aborsy 4y ago
2.5 Admin
gerardbeckerleg 4y ago
I find Tech Lead Journal[1] to be a great listen, wide range of guests and topics and the interviewer Henry Suryawirawan is very curious and humble. [1] https://techleadjournal.dev/ https://techleadjournal.dev/
pbadg3r 4y ago
I started SPEED to help founders, and many of the lessons are highly applicable to startup CTOs and early engineers, especially the episodes with founders from Substack, Athelas, Segment, and Astranis. https://fiftyyears.com/speed https://fiftyyears.com/speed All feedback is welcome! Note: it's less applicable for devs at larger companies.

241 points by SlickStef11 4y ago

I want to know if other developers listen to podcasts and which ones? I love to listen to podcasts at the gym, but need some new ones related to software engineering.

oxff 4y ago

Nothing beats the Jane Street one for programming / engineering. Some of them could be introductory lectures to a subject.

bkishan 4y ago
To add, the name of the podcast is Signals and Threads.

bob1029 4y ago

I've been listening to Signals & Threads: https://signalsandthreads.com https://signalsandthreads.com

sam_lowry_ 4y ago
Its too Janes Steet specific.

pbiggar 4y ago

We haven't recorded one in a while, but I have a podcast called To Be Continuous [1] with Edith Harbaugh from Launchdarkly. It was less about specifics like discussing generics in Go or garbage collection, more about how software gets made (product, startups, coding, devtools, etc). I won't claim it's the best software engineering podcast, but developers have told me they liked it :) [1] https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/to-be-continuous https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/to-be-continuous

AnhTho_FR 4y ago

I like this one with a focus on OSS: https://oss-startup-podcast.launchnotes.io/ https://oss-startup-podcast.launchnotes.io/

SlickStef11 4y ago
ooo this one sounds cool. Thanks for the recommendation!

williamstein 4y ago

Syntax is good. The hosts are enjoyable and humble, and have had many interesting recent guests, including the founders of Node, Deno, and Bun in the last few weeks… https://syntax.fm/ https://syntax.fm/

jeffdoolittle 4y ago

I'm one of the hosts for Software Engineering Radio. https://se-radio.net https://se-radio.net From the About page: Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. Now a weekly show, we talk to experts from throughout the software engineering world about the full range of topics that matter to professional developers.

jim_lawless 4y ago
Seconded. There's a lot of good listening in the archives in addition to the new episodes. One of my favorites is an old interview with Anders Hejlsberg that includes discussions of Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C# and LINQ. https://www.se-radio.net/2008/05/episode-97-interview-anders-hejlsberg/ https://www.se-radio.net/2008/05/episode-97-interview-anders...

da5is 4y ago

All of the ChangeLog ones are excellent, and they have specific ones for Javascript and Go (and an excellent ops one called ShipIt): https://changelog.com/podcasts https://changelog.com/podcasts

joshlemer 4y ago
Yeah, GoTime is a great podcast
gytisgreitai 4y ago
I have such love and hate relationship with them. They tend to pick interesting topics and invite truly awesome people, but gosh do they both suck as hosts - they often get carried away into their mildly related personal experiences or small talk about nothing
- jerodsanto 4y ago
  We’re always trying to improve! Do you have any examples of us small talking about nothing? That’d be super helpful to know.
  - jonstewart 4y ago
    The podcast has grown on me a lot. You and Adam tend to speak with vocal fry, and it comes across as a little bro-y at first. Really loved the recent episodes with Adam Wiggins.
  - s_c_r 4y ago
    Y’all are one of my favorite podcasts. Loved the vim and neovim episodes. Heroku and Tauri ones too. Keep up the good work.
  - gytisgreitai 4y ago
    On top of my head: - the epbf episode where one of you started talking like back in the old days you treated servers as pets and not as cattle - the episode about auditing startups where most of the talk you were carried away and even said somethin “let’s continue or we won’t finish” or something - oh and that Silicon Valley tv show stuff that just keeps popping every other time It’s like that uncle of mine that I meet every Christmas who is always “back in my days” (I remeber when we…) or “in my old hometown they used to” (here at changelog we…) but that’s just my personal opinion. Time is scare these days so I’d like to get as much info as possible. But hey, I’m sure there are millions that adore you, cause in general the guests and topics are great

nsikorr 4y ago

Only related to software engineering but the Lex Fridman Podcast should be in this thread.

xqcgrek2 4y ago
That person's interviewing skills are atrocious and his pithy "love" schtick strains credulity given the way he handles criticism of him.
- s_c_r 4y ago
  Yeah, but man does he get some great guests from time to time. Really enjoyed Travis Oliphant and Todd Howard in addition to the ones the parent listed.
- worik 4y ago
  His "love schtick" is his best feature.
  - yodsanklai 4y ago
    What does it mean?
- yodsanklai 4y ago
  > That person's interviewing skills are atrocious I think it's a bit unfair. Overall, I'd say he's a decent interviewer and has interesting guests. That being said, I find him pretentious, and get a bit tired of some recurring cliches and themes. I'd prefer if he would keep things a bit more "neutral". Also he invites occasionally some crackpots, which would be fine if he'd challenge them more, or invite another guest who can.
- tasuki 4y ago
  How's he handle criticism?
- greenpeas 4y ago
  yeah, his questions and comments are quite often naive and cringe. But he has incredible guests, from all sorts of domains, and lets them talk for hours.

4pkjai 4y ago

Darknet Diaries. You could say it's more about cyber security, but there wouldn't be cyber security guards (lol) if we didn't make the apps!

SlickStef11 4y ago
This one is one of my absolute favorites. The two part xbox episode is insane.
- aelzeiny 4y ago
  The two-part xbox episode was my personal favorite, because I remember that scene in my early years but never knew the story behind it. The North Korea 3-parter is equally good IMO.

satysin 4y ago

I enjoy Matt and Ben's podcast Two's Complement https://www.twoscomplement.org/ https://www.twoscomplement.org/ Matt as in Matt Godbolt the guy who made Compiler Explorer at https://godbolt.org https://godbolt.org

wskinner 4y ago

Corecursive: https://corecursive.com/ https://corecursive.com/

yashap 4y ago
I’m a fan too, especially the episodes from 2020 onwards. Some of my favourites: - Talking with Richard Hipp about SQLite: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512?i=1000527608502 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-sto... - What it was like working at Apple in the early 2000s: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512?i=1000515605008 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-sto... - The birth of UNIX with Brian Kernighan: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-stories/id1330329512?i=1000496811145 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/corecursive-coding-sto...

jcutrell 4y ago

I‘m the host of Developer Tea. It’s not for everyone (not a technical podcast), but you may enjoy it! I also recommend Hidden Brain, SyntaxFM if you are into JS especially, and Soft Skills Daily.

hortonew 4y ago
Developer Tea has been a great listen. Thanks for your contributions!
rashidujang 4y ago
Developer Tea has been my go to wind down podcast after a long day. Thank you!
qxxx 4y ago
oh yeah! Developer Tea is my favorite podcast, it is short, so it is enough if I go for a walk (or drink some tea)
SlickStef11 4y ago
I'm open to technical and non technical podcasts. What do you mainly talk about?

__mharrison__ 4y ago

Talk Python is great for... Python. Test and Code is a good (the only?) testing podcast (often with a Python angle).

williamstein 4y ago
Seconded. The host conveys a genuine sense of deep understanding of Python from the perspective of users.
brianzelip 4y ago
> Test and Code is a good (the only?) testing podcast (often with a Python angle). There is also Code with Jason, the author of which wrote a book on testing with Ruby, and the episodes often get into tests.
krzysztow 4y ago
"Talk python" and "Real python" are the ones I enjoy listening.

mh8h 4y ago

Risky Business: It's a podcast about information security. Even if you're not directly working on security, listening to this podcast will help you have security in mind in your every day developer work.

gundamdoubleO 4y ago

I recommend Soft Skills Engineering: https://softskills.audio/ https://softskills.audio/ The hosts give advice to real problems sent in by listeners involving non-technical issues in the software engineering workplace, such as dealing with problematic co-workers, how best to develop your skills into seniority, how and when to negotiate a pay raise and how to prepare yourself for moving to another job. I don't think every episode is extremely useful since a lot of the solutions for workplace related problems can be drilled down to "look for a new job and quit your old one", but the hosts are very charismatic and funny. And when they do give good advice it's always something I've kept in mind which has occassionally helped me in my own job.

dustincoates 4y ago
I second this one. It's the only podcast on/adjacent to engineering that I regularly listen to (even Syntax.fm I'll dip in and out of). Good community, too.
SlickStef11 4y ago
Gonna give this one a listen. Thanks for the recommendation.
RussianCow 4y ago
> the hosts are very charismatic and funny For me, this is what makes the show. I normally don't like "conversational" podcasts, but this is my one exception. There are thousands of resources for this kind of thing that are better if you want information density, but Dave and Jamison's conversations are endlessly entertaining, and they are both extremely witty and charismatic.
beckingz 4y ago
+1 for Soft Skills Engineering. The hosts are both knowledgable and humorous.

geekjock 4y ago

I'm the host of the Engineering Enablement podcast: https://getdx.com/engineering-enablement-podcast https://getdx.com/engineering-enablement-podcast We interview developers and leaders who work on "platform" teams (e.g. devex, devprod, infrastructure) that focus on making developers happier and more productive. If you're interested in this kind of work, or the subject of developer productivity, I think you'd enjoy checking it out. A couple recent episodes include an interview with a former Dropbox engineer about how they approached measuring productivity, and a conversation with a couple of engineers from LinkedIn who've built a system for gathering real-time feedback about their internal developer tools. Direct links if helpful: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NxjyIsuxeDMQtisDqBy7D https://open.spotify.com/show/3NxjyIsuxeDMQtisDqBy7D - Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-engineering-enablement-podcast/id1619140476 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-engineering-enable...

SlickStef11 4y ago
This one sounds interesting! I'll give it a listen. Speaking of Platform teams, I'm one of the co-founders of WunderGraph(https://wundergraph.com/ https://wundergraph.com/) and we're working on a platform right now for API Integration. Are you open to any guests from a early startup?
- geekjock 4y ago
  Shoot me an email at abinoda@getdx.com, would love to connect. Right now we're focused on interviewing people in internal-facing roles, but we're exploring doing a series that explores interesting vendors and solutions.

andrewl 4y ago

I've learned useful things from all of these: The Stack Overflow Podcast, Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman, Software Engineering Radio, and Coding Blocks.

rileymat2 4y ago
I listen to coding blocks, but a new listener should know they often take on new topics, from reading a book or something, and can explain things wrong a bit more often than I would expect from an authoritative source. Things that sound plausibly correct. So, you have to be more careful with that one. That said I like it and recommend it.

BMc2020 4y ago

coder dot show current epsiode Amazon used the stage of AWS re:Invent to toss shade on .Net and reveal its broader ambitions. Plus, why Pydantic is giving Mike a headache. Elon Musk on Twitter — Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so. .NET open source is 'heavily under-funded' says AWS — "We found that .NET open source is heavily under-funded," said Saikat Banerjee, an AWS software development manager, at a re:Invent session this week. Pydantic V2 Plan - pydantic — The release of version 2 is an opportunity to rebuild pydantic and correct many things that don't make sense - to make pydantic amazing . PyO3 user guide — Rust bindings for Python, including tools for creating native Python extension modules. Running and interacting with Python code from a Rust binary is also supported. FastAPI — FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production Coinbase Wallet on Twitter — You might have noticed you can't send NFTs on Coinbase Wallet iOS anymore. This is because Apple blocked our last app release until we disabled the feature. Good Morning America on Twitter — @GStephanopoulos sits down with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried ‘We kind of lost track’: how Sam Bankman-Fried blurred lines between FTX and Alameda — Exchange’s former CEO says he was close to key decisions at nominally separate trading firm Why Hasn’t Sam Bankman-Fried Been Arrested Yet? Mike on Mastodon asdf — Manage multiple runtime versions with a single CLI tool

dochtman 4y ago

On the Metal has been discontinued, but highly recommend giving it a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/on-the-metal/id1488187473?l=en https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/on-the-metal/id1488187.... In the security/cryptography space, Security Cryptography Whatever is pretty great (with tptacek): https://securitycryptographywhatever.buzzsprout.com/ https://securitycryptographywhatever.buzzsprout.com/.

jamessb 4y ago
> On the Metal has been discontinued They started hosting conversations on Twitter spaces instead, which were then published as a podcast called Oxide & Friends: https://oxide.computer/podcasts/oxide-and-friends https://oxide.computer/podcasts/oxide-and-friends
- steveklabnik 4y ago
  ... which has now moved to Discord Stages https://discord.gg/AgXv7tdzza https://discord.gg/AgXv7tdzza

topkai22 4y ago

If working in or adjacent to the Microsoft stack, .NET Rocks (running since 2002!) and RunAs radio are great. Not quite developer media, but the .NET rocks geek out episodes are some of my favorite primers on anywhere. Linear digressions was very good for when I was dabbling in data science, although they are no longer producing episodes. I really enjoy Coffee with Butterscotch although it’s focused on comedy and game dev on lighter on software engineering.

toddmorey 4y ago

LogRocket’s PodRocket podcast is pretty good for web development topics.

Mistletoe 4y ago

Darknet Diaries. Learn how to avoid the bad guys. :)

SlickStef11 4y ago
One of my favorite podcasts. The two part xbox episode is my favorite.
- bobleeswagger 4y ago
  The style of this podcast bothers me. I was expecting it to be more conversational than narrated.
  - Mistletoe 4y ago
    It varies. When he has guests that tells stories it is a lot more conversational. I appreciate the narration a lot because I would have no idea what is going on otherwise. :)

arisbe__ 4y ago

Technium Podcast is my favorite: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhfaP5QnGb0zeEaxThM87zpo8iUWkX7nM https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhfaP5QnGb0zeEaxThM87zpo8...

iamwil 4y ago
What do you like about it?

raybb 4y ago

https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ has quite a backlog of good episodes but during covid the show kinda got off track.

philip1209 4y ago
That's because the founder passed away this Summer after a long struggle with mental health: https://twitter.com/software_daily/status/1555612414477242370 https://twitter.com/software_daily/status/155561241447724237...

rashidujang 4y ago

I really enjoy listening to Coding Blocks, especially when they're discussing popular software engineering books (DDD, Devops Handbook, etc.) which give a great overview of what the core concepts of the book are along with practical applications. They don't take themselves too seriously what with having dad joke sections but still manage to keep things informational and current. They can be pretty long so I recommend breaking listening sessions following their survey sections.

tresil 4y ago
Yup, I’ve been listening to them for a number of years. I appreciate the balance of discussing technical concepts and general banter on developer life.
krzysztow 4y ago
That's so good, too. I was checking if someone mentions them, or to write comment myself. Very good. Sometimes tangential, but enjoy their every episode.

KronisLV 4y ago

Personally I occasionally listen to the Complete Developer Podcast: https://completedeveloperpodcast.com/ https://completedeveloperpodcast.com/ To me the hosts seem pleasant and the topics relevant, it might not be the most detailed podcast out there, but it sure is a comfy one to listen to. Also, occasionally The Changelog Podcast is nice to listen to: https://changelog.com/podcast https://changelog.com/podcast And the CoRecursive Podcast as well: https://corecursive.com/ https://corecursive.com/ The latter two have a greater variety of people to talk to, about all sorts of projects in the industry. One of them had a pretty good interview about SQLite, which was an interesting listen - hearing a bit more about how the project came to be and how it was developed.

tippysdemise 4y ago
I'll second the recommendation of CoRecursive and provide a link to the SQLite episode: https://corecursive.com/066-sqlite-with-richard-hipp/ https://corecursive.com/066-sqlite-with-richard-hipp/ I recommend that episode in particular.
krzysztow 4y ago
You're right, all are good. But in my case Changelog is not only occasional. I think I might be listening to most of the episodes of all series/podcasts they do and every episode of "Ship It!" Is the must for me now!

lsowen 4y ago

Risky Business is a great weekly cybersecurity podcast: https://risky.biz/netcasts/risky-business/ https://risky.biz/netcasts/risky-business/

gigatexal 4y ago

TalkPythonToMe CoderRadio PythonBytes LinuxUnplugged 2.5Admins

mysterydip 4y ago

While not the exact mold fit, I find the DevGameClub (https://devgameclub.com https://devgameclub.com) podcast to be excellent. Two veteran game developers look at games from the past, and discuss their relevance and impact today. It's great to look at games through a developer's lens, why things were done a certain way, and how we've improved since. Also they frequently have developers of the games on for interviews after they play through, with lots of "how the sausage is made" stories.

bliblablub4 4y ago

There is this podcast solely about Donkey Kong which I absolutely adore. Everything about this game is magnificent and there is so much stuff you wouldn't know if not for this podcast. For example, did you know that the plot for DK Country 2 is based on real events? It's amazing! You can listen to it over at https://donkeykongpodcast.monkey https://donkeykongpodcast.monkey

Apocryphon 4y ago
Promising gimmick

knaik94 4y ago

I found it worthwhile to spend a day finding specific episodes of software engineering related podcasts. I've found good results when searching for software episodes in Algorithmic Trading, Math, Netsec, and Game Development podcasts. I also found that searching YouTube with the >20 min filter helps me find podcast-like single discussions/presentations. Youtube autoplay and recommended videos are really good for me. Chat With Traders Podcast has Quant traders and software engineers from time to time. Hearing technical people talk about work and answer questions to a non-technical audience is useful, because podcasts often don't have PR talk. There are exception to that, here's a 3 year old episode with Sam Bankman-Fried https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDk5PAJss4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDk5PAJss4 https://chatwithtraders.com/?s=software https://chatwithtraders.com/?s=software DataSkeptic is an AI, data science, stats, advertising podcast I have found relatively recently. The have had multiple seasons, Seasons labeled, Ad-Tech (current), Physically Distributed, k-means, Time Series, Consensus, Interpretability, Fake News, Natural Language Processing, and Artificial Intelligence. I really liked the episodes I have heard so far. https://dataskeptic.com/ https://dataskeptic.com/ I also enjoy old developer conference presentations like ones from Game Developers Conference and Defcon. There are projects to put saved articles through text to speech in batches on the computer, but I have set up classic TTS on my phone instead. Not all articles will work well for conversion though.

joaomeloplus 4y ago

i follow these onse: https://code.melo.plus/p/podcasts-for-web-developers https://code.melo.plus/p/podcasts-for-web-developers

adamgordonbell 4y ago

I'm the host of CoRecursive, a monthly podcast, where each episode a guest shares "The story of a piece of software being built." I'm going to be a little shameless and plug myself. I put a lot of work into the podcast and hacker news readers are basically exactly who it's for. Decembers episode was the story of porting Doom to the 3DO. Other favs of the year were the story of building the Android operating system, building Serenity OS, building CPAN and building Eliza the chat bot. https://corecursive.com/ https://corecursive.com/

colinb 4y ago
I found your podcast after a comment here about the episode featuring the guy who built the (Apple II?) app from his cabin in the woods. I’m still a regular listener.
fuzzygroup 4y ago
This is a fantastic podcast. I'd recommend it for any developer. Thank you Adam.
SlickStef11 4y ago
Nothing wrong with being a bit shameless to promote it! The episodes look pretty cool, gonna them a listen! Are you also open to any guest speakers?
- adamgordonbell 4y ago
  Yeah, for sure, but it's a story telling podcast. My criteria are around someone having a really crazy you-wouldn't beleive-it story about a software project to share.
molly0 4y ago
I really enjoy your podcast. It’s the only podcast where I go back and listen to past episodes multiple times, they inspire me as a developer!
zolokar 4y ago
I just started listening to your podcast last month, I've been enjoying it a lot!

nickjj 4y ago

If there's ever a time to ask such a question, it might be this thread. Can I get some brutally honest feedback on a podcast I ran for 2 years (100+ episodes at once per week) at https://runninginproduction.com/ https://runninginproduction.com/? It's a podcast focused on chatting with developers around how they build and deploy their web apps. It mostly focuses on the "why", tech stack choices, libraries, workflows, lessons learned, production war stories, etc.. In my mind I thought it was a good idea but it got so little listeners that I had to abort recording new episodes due to burn out since there was no path forward to ever sustain it by outsourcing the burn out inducing parts. I still think it's a good idea but I wonder where I went wrong. I tried everything I could think of. Guest variety from solo devs to bigger companies like Mux and Dropbox, audio editing to ensure the highest quality I could get for a remote guest<->host podcast with new guests having assorted mic qualities, removing a lot of "ums" and other fluff but not over editing things to make it unnatural, tags to quickly find tech stacks you care about and a ton of clickable timestamps with a summary of each show that's skimmable in seconds along with tons of reference links. On paper it feels like I did everything I could to make things "good", but in practice after 100 episodes I had like 200-300 listens per episode which made it no longer viable to continue doing since each episode was about 6 hours of end to end time to put together (finding a guest, editing it, show notes, etc.). I learned a ton from chatting with every guest and regret nothing but I overall see the podcast as a total failure since if it didn't gain any traction on it, it must be trash. I'd love to revive the show because chatting with someone new about what they enjoy working on was really fun.

ipaddr 4y ago
200-300 people per episode is pretty good you should take pride in that. I would find a way to make it easier and funner and reduce the 6 hours. Otherwise it's a marketing success/failure.
- chiefalchemist 4y ago
  I thought the same. Perhaps he should engage listeners and find out why, what, etc.? They're consuming the product. Also, try to get feedback from one-and-done listeners. Moi? I don't have time or interest in casual chat and then get to the end with nothing taken away. I can't invest time unless I'm confident I'll at least breakeven.

gronky_ 4y ago

Programming Throwdown is awesome. Their last episode on quantum computing is one of my all-time favorite episodes of any podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/programming-throwdown/id427166321?i=1000587754014 https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/programming-throwdown/...

madamdo 4y ago

Hey, great list of awesome podcasts. I’m the host of Software Engineering Unlocked https://www.se-unlocked.com https://www.se-unlocked.com. The episodes focus on the experience of my guests with software engineering practices such as testing, or code review, their journey to advance their career and often also on how developers build their successful business. Would love if you give it a listen and see if you like my show.

nilsandrey 4y ago
Highly recommended indeed
rgoeritz 4y ago
I second the recommendation - I'm a regular listener. Over the years I learned quite a few things on the show that would translate well to my job. One example are the episodes on dos and don’ts of measuring developer productivity, which helped me sort my own ideas on the topic.

SlickStef11 4y ago

So many good recommendations! Thank you everyone for the suggestions!

charlus 4y ago

Python: Talk Python To Me, Python Bytes. For ML, I'd highly recommend Gradient Descent from Weights & Biases - Lucas is a fantastic host.

stux 4y ago

My two favourites at the moment that haven’t already been mentioned are: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/algorithms-data-structures-programs/id1541407369 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/algorithms-data-struct... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-unscripted/id1602572955 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/software-unscripted/id...

feiss 4y ago

For Spanish listeners, La Vieja Guardia is pretty nice, with interesting guests and very casual chatting

ufo 4y ago

Free as in Freedom, by Bradley Kuhn and Karen Sandler from the software freedom conservancy. About free software, particularly from the legal & lawyery end of things. Although they haven't released new episodes in a while, the archives are still there and most of it is just as relevant today.

jamespwilliams 4y ago

Go Time is good (if you like Go, obviously) (I’d also recommend Security Cryptography Whatever and Signals & Threads, but they’ve already been mentioned)

willi59549879 4y ago

I enjoyed listening to: - Command Line Heroes (https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes): super polished, mostly about high level concepts and history. - Data Engineering Podcast (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/ https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/): Podcast about Data engineering and Databases.

spiralganglion 4y ago

For those interested in the theoretical, historical, or experimental fringes of computing, you may enjoy the monthly-(ish) podcast from the Future of Coding community: https://futureofcoding.org/episodes https://futureofcoding.org/episodes The most recent episode is about Bret Victor's 2006 essay Magic Ink, but other recent episodes have covered Alan Kay and Doug Engelbart, and older episodes feature interviews with people working at the edges of what it means to program a computer, including Devine Lu Linvega (Orca), Toby Schachman (Apparatus, Cuttle), Ella Hoeppner (Vlojure), and even Miller Puckette (Max/MSP, Pure Data). I'm the current host of the podcast, so if you have suggestions for future episodes or other feedback about the show, I'm all ears.

culi 4y ago
I would be absolutely thrilled to see more coverage on the T2 Tile Project[0] and this seems like exactly the kind of place this could fit in. [0] https://t2tile.com/ https://t2tile.com/
- spiralganglion 4y ago
  Dave's work is definitely on our radar, and a big inspiration in our community.
fuy 4y ago
sounds interesting, will definitely listen to a few episodes!
throwaway4good 4y ago
Great topic and great podcast.

rtfeldman 4y ago

I host Software Unscripted - weekly hour-long episodes with a variety of guests: http://software-unscripted.com http://software-unscripted.com

conor_f 4y ago

Late Night Linux is very enjoyable. Not too heavy/dense, but good for keeping up with current news in the Linux/FOSS world. Focuses more on the technology as opposed to stories from individuals. https://latenightlinux.com/ https://latenightlinux.com/

micimize 4y ago

Am biased in both cases, but would recommend https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/ for topics across the field, https://generallyintelligent.com/podcast/ https://generallyintelligent.com/podcast/ for (focused) interviews with (mostly) ML researchers. SED has multiple hosts now on top of broad subject matter but I'd recommend the George Hotz (self driving cars) or Dmitri Maslov (quantum computing) episodes. Disclaimer: I'm affiliated with the former and work for the latter

carimura 4y ago

For Java developers check out the Inside Java Podcast where we interview the folks working on the Java Platform for an inside look at important innovations (eg Loom, Panama, Amber, JavaFX, secure coding guidelines, contributing to OpenJDK, etc.) https://inside.java/podcast https://inside.java/podcast I haven't found many that hit 100%, so subscribing to a bunch and allowing your podcast app to store say the "latest 3" is how I pick and choose the episodes I'm interested in.

krzysztow 4y ago
I'd say for java also airhacks.fm podcast. The his Adam Bien is one of the most pragmatic engineers I imagine.

MaxBarraclough 4y ago

I recommend Happy Path Programming, with Bruce Eckel (author of Thinking in C++) and James Ward. It tends to focus on programming language topics rather than software engineering more broadly. I would give a link, but it doesn't seem to have a home-page.

liamwire 4y ago

I’ve been listening to Stacktrace for some number of years now, and it’s been consistently quality. Primarily focused on Apple ecosystem development, both hosts have a great dynamic. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/stacktrace/id1359435443 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/stacktrace/id135943544...

random314 4y ago

My personal opinion is that if you are aiming to be a good developer you should be reading more and NOT listening to podcasts. Guests on podcasts are typically there because of whatever is trending and are frequently overrun with self promoters. Has anyone managed to get Fabrice Bellard on a podcast? No, but Uncle Bob will be ever ready to show up.

fuy 4y ago

Some of the ones that I haven't yet seen mentioned: "Oxide and Friends" is a great interdisciplinary podcast with a lot of focus on hardware and low-level stuff, but always looking at a big picture. "Array Cast" is a pretty unique podcast about array languages (think APL, J, K and friends). "Type Theory Forall" - podcast about formal methods and type theory, some absolutely great guests there! I also have to mention "IPv6 Buzz" and in general "Packet pushers" family of podcasts on networking - listening to it helped me a lot when I had to implement some IPv6 functionality at my job and didn't really know where to start. Oh, and "Machine learning street talk" is just awesome if you're a bit more philosophically inclined.

bobterryo 4y ago
Thanks for mentioning Array Cast. We try to aim at an audience that might not be familiar with the array languages, but are interested in who uses them and how they work. We also have transcripts and extensive show notes for deeper dives into the material. We have a lot of fun recording it and I think that comes through. https://www.arraycast.com/episodes https://www.arraycast.com/episodes

jamesqquick 4y ago

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SlickStef11 4y ago
I can vouch for this one! I've started listening to this one recently and been enjoying it so far. Wide range of topics within Web development and the hosts are very charismatic and welcoming.

thealienthing 4y ago

Programming Throwdown is a pretty good podcast Ive been listening to it for a few years. The first 20 or so episodes, they had a segment that focused on a specific programming language, the history, application and quirks which was a fun way to learn more about coding and the different tools (languages) available. They’ve since evolved to cover more practical topics such as test driven development, AI etc. it’s a good one. If you’re a python fan, Talk Python To Me is a great podcast. Covers so many topics within python from libraries, frameworks and special tools. The thing I like about these two podcasts is that they don’t assume that their listeners are primarily web developers. Since I don’t work in the web domain, it’s been tough to find a good podcasts that cover CS more broadly.

emptysongglass 4y ago

I'm ready having a hard time finding really strong Kubernetes and DevOps podcasts. The DevOps Paradox duo don't really have a sense for tight editing (especially that intro that is neither funny or timely). The official Kubernetes podcast hosts are very boring. Red Hat was doing a great one on Kubernetes but dropped it. Any suggestions?

geshan 4y ago

Here are 20+ of them which includes some of the ones mentioned in this thread: https://geshan.com.np/blog/2021/04/sofware-engineer-podcasts/ https://geshan.com.np/blog/2021/04/sofware-engineer-podcasts...

nibles_and_bits 4y ago

Not a podcast but an episode of a podcast called Adversarial Learning Episode 10: Stories of Degradation and Humiliation. https://adversariallearning.com/episode-10-stories-of-degradation-and-humiliation.html https://adversariallearning.com/episode-10-stories-of-degrad... I wish there was a podcast like this episode. A single host and new guests on every week to share their stories of bad interviews.

sthatipamala 4y ago

I'm a cohost of The Technium. Please check us out! It's a weekly podcast discussing the edge of technology and what we can build with it. Each week, my cohost Wil (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=iamwil https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=iamwil) and I introduce a big idea in the future of computing and extrapolate the effect it will have on the world. Wil and I started this show because we found that most tech podcasts were focused on career development or Big Tech drama. We wanted a show where we could be optimistic and excited about the future of software, especially things which were not mainstream. Some of my favorite episodes: - Smalltalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNqOFAhM8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNqOFAhM8o - Zig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wie5YuzoUQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wie5YuzoUQI - Generative AI models - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOy-v2ah0Ms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOy-v2ah0Ms We're in all the usual places: - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@techniumpod https://www.youtube.com/@techniumpod - WEBSITE: https://technium.transistor.fm/ https://technium.transistor.fm/ - SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ljTFMgTeRQJ69KRWAkBy7 https://open.spotify.com/show/1ljTFMgTeRQJ69KRWAkBy7 - APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-technium/id1608747545 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-technium/id1608747...

Exendroinient00 4y ago

You won't learn anything from podcasts. It gives a illusion of being smart.

rlawson 4y ago

I love Django Chat. Obviously very specific niche but Will and Carlton are great to listen too. https://djangochat.com/ https://djangochat.com/

spiffytech 4y ago

I enjoy the Eric Normand podcast. It's a deep dive into functional programming topics, very nitty-gritty, up to and including discussing CS research papers from the 60s/70s. https://ericnormand.me/podcast https://ericnormand.me/podcast

aborsy 4y ago

2.5 Admin

gerardbeckerleg 4y ago

I find Tech Lead Journal[1] to be a great listen, wide range of guests and topics and the interviewer Henry Suryawirawan is very curious and humble. [1] https://techleadjournal.dev/ https://techleadjournal.dev/

pbadg3r 4y ago

I started SPEED to help founders, and many of the lessons are highly applicable to startup CTOs and early engineers, especially the episodes with founders from Substack, Athelas, Segment, and Astranis. https://fiftyyears.com/speed https://fiftyyears.com/speed All feedback is welcome! Note: it's less applicable for devs at larger companies.