Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

#1

Post by lionkor » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 9:38 AM UTC

Hi HN,

I love listening to programming or programming-adjacent/technology podcasts while I do chores, I would like to find more!

Please share your favorite ones!

Here are mine, in no particular order:

- CoRecursive

- ADSP (Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs)

- Two's Complement

- Darknet Diaries

- Lex Fridman (some episodes with programmers and programming language creators)

Im having a hard time finding ones not just hypong the next framework, but any of your favorites I'd love to hear about!

Edit: CppCast was my favorite, but its no longer as fun without the original two ;)

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

#2

Post by cranberryturkey » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 9:39 AM UTC

syntax or something like that.

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

#3

Post by sph » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 10:17 AM UTC

The Future of Coding (https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/)

It's become far too long and not focused enough for me to enjoy lately, but it's a nice change of pace to hear about new or lost ideas, rather than hearing about mundane tech I see and hear about every day anyway. Less Rust, Javascript and k8s, and more revisiting papers and moonshot ideas from the 80s for me, please!

A great introduction to this podcast is the Devine Lu Linvega (of 100 Rabbits fame) double episode about writing his own tools, and orca, his music live coding platform.

https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/044

https://futureofcoding.org/episodes/045

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

#4

Post by jamesthurley » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 10:58 AM UTC

I enjoy dipping into the Changelog family of podcasts, particularly their more casual ones.

Recently I started listening to Acquired, starting with their episodes on Nintendo and Sega, then Microsoft. Not all of their episodes are tech companies, but plenty are if that’s what you want.

Software Unscripted sometimes, and Rustacian Station occasionally. CoRecursive as you already mentioned.

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by hiAndrewQuinn » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 11:46 AM UTC

Radio Free XP is pretty Pivotal Labs focused, but I think it's really cool.

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by mentos » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 12:11 PM UTC

Shout out to Stefan Mischook on YouTube https://youtube.com/@stefanmischook?si=Mo9ccAHmU2diCwZ9

He has great advice to new learners starting their career.

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

#7

Post by AugurCognito » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 12:13 PM UTC

Thinking Elixir podcast is great if you work in the Elixir ecosystem.

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

#8

Post by CSSer » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 12:14 PM UTC

cranberryturkey wrote: post #2

syntax or something like that.

Syntax is occasionally nice for that “Everyman programmer” quality it has. There’s a lot of humility in the way they approach topics.

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

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Post by jddj » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 12:14 PM UTC

Software Unscripted is worth a shout-out

Re: Ask HN: Which programming podcasts do you listen to?

#10

Post by Schiphol » Sat, Jul 06, 2024, 12:15 PM UTC

The Array Cast https://www.arraycast.com/. This is a podcast on array languages (which more or less means APL-like, for the purposes of the podcast). Even if you don't particularly care about these languages they discuss algorithms and things from an abstract enough perspective that is helpful and illuminating.