We are living in the golden age of developer-focused podcasts – a plethora of perfectly packaged, easily accessible knowledge and entertainment, all waiting to be consumed at the press of a button. Software developers of every stripe, seasoned pros to novice newbies, all have access to endless hours of edutainment cued up on their playlist. Old favorites along with new entries waiting to be discovered for our binging pleasure.
Check out Tabnine’s list of the Top 10 Dev Podcasts in 2022
The Stack Overflow
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The Stack Overflow podcast is more than 400 episodes and a dozen years deep into its run and is still as fresh and fun as episode 1. Long-time listeners will tell you it is a can’t-miss podcast for anyone interested in the beauty and burdens faced by software developers. From Rails to React, Java to Node.js TSO’s hosts Ben Popper, Cassidy Williams, and Ceora Ford welcome guests and drive conversations covering the topics that matter most to the development community.
CoRecursive
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There are tons of project-based educational ‘follow-along’ Youtube channels and podcasts for developers looking to get their fill of content, CoRecursive dives deeper to expose “The stories and people behind the code”. The interviews and discussions can be light and entertaining but more often than not provide real substance to those interested in big and profound foundational questions.
Software Engineering Radio
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After more than 500 episodes SER’s objective remains the same “Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at professional software developers. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast.” New episodes drop three to four times per month. Some recent episodes covered topics including cross-platform UI, data observability, web scraping, blockchain interoperability, and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
Software Engineering Daily
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If you’re looking for a dose of delicious developer-focused content then Software Engineering Daily is definitely worth a listen. Host Jeff Meyerson covers everything related to software engineering, from machine learning to bitcoin, boot camps to hackathons, data science to databases, and more. The show’s interview format allows Jeff to welcome a wide variety of experts with discussions covering a wide swath of software-related topics.
The Changelog
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The Changelog is another classic podcast with its first episode dating back a decade to May 23, 2012. More than 400 episodes later, hosts Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo continue to produce shows with an open-source focus and an open tent policy, allowing them to cover All programming languages and platforms. If you’re ever feeling a bit bored and looking for a good podcast binge, The Changelog has hundreds of hours of archived episodes to enjoy.
Hanselman’s Hanselminutes
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With his first podcast airing way back in 2006, Scott Hanselman is the OG originator of programming-focused content. Racking up even 100 episodes of a podcast is no easy feat, Scott is now closing in on 1000. Based out of Portland, Oregon, Hanselman spends his days working as part of the Web Platform Team at Microsoft and refers to himself as a “programmer, teacher, and speaker”. Scott covers topics including technology, culture, gadgets, and code.
Command Line Heroes
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Sometimes show descriptions or bios are so well written I just step aside and say “check it out” – Command Line Heroes is a perfect example.
“Hear the epic true tales of how developers, programmers, hackers, geeks, and open source rebels are revolutionizing the technology landscape. Command Line Heroes is an award-winning podcast hosted by Saron Yitbarek and produced by Red Hat.”
Developer Tea
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If you’re looking for a quick 15-minute hit of podcast perfection tune in for a piping hot cup of Developer Tea. Jonathan Cutre started the podcast back in 2015 with the goal of creating content that could be enjoyed during a typical tea break. Cutre is the co-founder of Spec, a developer at Clearbit, and a trained pilot. Jonathan has managed to pack his petite podcasts full of the sort of content he says is aimed at helping “developers find their ultimate purpose and excel at their work in order to positively impact the people around them.”
JS Party
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The show description for Changelog’s JS Party is perfect – “Your weekly celebration of JavaScript and the web. This show records LIVE on Thursdays at 1 pm US/Eastern time. Panelists include Jerod Santo, Feross Aboukhadijeh, Kevin Ball, Amelia Wattenberger, Nick Nisi, Divya Sasidharan, Mikeal Rogers, Chris Hiller, and Amal Hussein. Topics discussed include the web platform (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox, Brave, etc), front-end frameworks (React, Ember, Angular, Vue, etc), Node.js, web animation, SVG, robotics, IoT, and much more. If JavaScript and/or the web touch your life, this show’s for you.”
Talk Python to Me
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I love me some clever copywriting – This podcast’s name is my favorite by far. Talk Python to Me is a weekly Python-focused podcast hosted by developer and entrepreneur Michael Kennedy. Michael and his industry expert guests discuss Python and Python-related topics like web development, data science, machine learning, and academia in satisfying 45min sessions. With more than 300 episodes in TPTM’s catalog, every Python enthusiast will find some quality content.
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