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He’s a popular coding YouTuber, ex Twitch engineer, YC founder, comments here on HN. He knows his web dev stuff, which I’d rather see than a non technical journ

He’s a popular coding YouTuber, ex Twitch engineer, YC founder, comments here on HN. He knows his web dev stuff, which I’d rather see than a non technical journalist here.

_morgs_ 2y ago
Isn't he the ex Vercel influencer?
- leosanchez 2y ago
  Yes
- bitbasher 2y ago
  He's still a Vercel influencer, he's just no longer paid by Vercel to do it.
ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
So he is a web developer turned journalist? Like where does he write stuff?
- reducesuffering 2y ago
  He's not a journalist. He's a software eng that does tech news videos and sometimes interviews like this: https://www.youtube.com/@t3dotgg https://www.youtube.com/@t3dotgg
  - ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
    > On Thursday a prominent developer YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and journalist So is Matt lying here? Talking about someone else? What am I not getting?
    - reducesuffering 2y ago
      Matt just became aware of him. Theo's own Youtube description is: "Hi, I'm a software dev nerd mostly known for full stack TypeScript stuff." Just a slight mischaracterization, it's just an interview / conversation between two technical software devs.
wordofx 2y ago
He doesn’t know web dev…
- reducesuffering 2y ago
  He definitely does. People love to punch up and criticize, especially when JS land is receiving a lot of flamewar from Ruby/PHP land. But almost anyone who has actually watched him code or seen what he shipped will tell you he knows plenty: https://youtu.be/YkOSUVzOAA4?si=u6i8S7urXqDniooa&t=1277 https://youtu.be/YkOSUVzOAA4?si=u6i8S7urXqDniooa&t=1277 https://youtu.be/d2yNsZd5PMs?si=YZX6qAI3QF5TnZys&t=473 https://youtu.be/d2yNsZd5PMs?si=YZX6qAI3QF5TnZys&t=473 https://github.com/t3dotgg https://github.com/t3dotgg
  - authorfly 2y ago
    He's not wrong, but he willing-fully ignores stuff he doesn't like, including much of the JS eco-system. I semi-liked him at some point, but his video on the T3 stack lost my support. In a few videos he completely ignored that Next.js and other stacks already had shipped the features T3 supposedly uniquely had. T3 is different to work with, in my opinion worse, and he completely ignores the innovation from Next.js that had already happened since the Next.js code he compares it to. It's like he launched a 1995 model car in 2000 and started comparing it to all the 1990s cars. I know if Next.js hadn't innovated, his framework would have stood a chance at wider immediate adoption. It had some real, and unique pros. Unfortunately, by the time of his release, his ideas and knowledge were either already outdated, or he is hiding the truth from himself. A lot of the supposed benefit of T3 stack is now provided in Next.js by default. The man should look at usage stats. He's getting more pithy and angry over time. I don't think it's wise.
- Alifatisk 2y ago
  He tend to have strong opinions before he grasp something and the comment section have to correct him, he’s a special journalist. I wouldn’t listen to him without a fist of salt.
  - deleted 2y ago

He’s a popular coding YouTuber, ex Twitch engineer, YC founder, comments here on HN. He knows his web dev stuff, which I’d rather see than a non technical journalist here.

_morgs_ 2y ago

Isn't he the ex Vercel influencer?

leosanchez 2y ago
Yes
bitbasher 2y ago
He's still a Vercel influencer, he's just no longer paid by Vercel to do it.

ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago

So he is a web developer turned journalist? Like where does he write stuff?

reducesuffering 2y ago
He's not a journalist. He's a software eng that does tech news videos and sometimes interviews like this: https://www.youtube.com/@t3dotgg https://www.youtube.com/@t3dotgg
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
  > On Thursday a prominent developer YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and journalist So is Matt lying here? Talking about someone else? What am I not getting?
  - reducesuffering 2y ago
    Matt just became aware of him. Theo's own Youtube description is: "Hi, I'm a software dev nerd mostly known for full stack TypeScript stuff." Just a slight mischaracterization, it's just an interview / conversation between two technical software devs.

wordofx 2y ago

He doesn’t know web dev…

reducesuffering 2y ago
He definitely does. People love to punch up and criticize, especially when JS land is receiving a lot of flamewar from Ruby/PHP land. But almost anyone who has actually watched him code or seen what he shipped will tell you he knows plenty: https://youtu.be/YkOSUVzOAA4?si=u6i8S7urXqDniooa&t=1277 https://youtu.be/YkOSUVzOAA4?si=u6i8S7urXqDniooa&t=1277 https://youtu.be/d2yNsZd5PMs?si=YZX6qAI3QF5TnZys&t=473 https://youtu.be/d2yNsZd5PMs?si=YZX6qAI3QF5TnZys&t=473 https://github.com/t3dotgg https://github.com/t3dotgg
- authorfly 2y ago
  He's not wrong, but he willing-fully ignores stuff he doesn't like, including much of the JS eco-system. I semi-liked him at some point, but his video on the T3 stack lost my support. In a few videos he completely ignored that Next.js and other stacks already had shipped the features T3 supposedly uniquely had. T3 is different to work with, in my opinion worse, and he completely ignores the innovation from Next.js that had already happened since the Next.js code he compares it to. It's like he launched a 1995 model car in 2000 and started comparing it to all the 1990s cars. I know if Next.js hadn't innovated, his framework would have stood a chance at wider immediate adoption. It had some real, and unique pros. Unfortunately, by the time of his release, his ideas and knowledge were either already outdated, or he is hiding the truth from himself. A lot of the supposed benefit of T3 stack is now provided in Next.js by default. The man should look at usage stats. He's getting more pithy and angry over time. I don't think it's wise.
Alifatisk 2y ago
He tend to have strong opinions before he grasp something and the comment section have to correct him, he’s a special journalist. I wouldn’t listen to him without a fist of salt.
- deleted 2y ago