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27 Programming Youtube channels you should know

You can learn anything on YouTube. Brad Traversy recently did a video on 20+ developer YouTube channels to follow. As an avid consumer of programming videos, I thought it would be fun to build on Brad's list, found at the end of this blog.

I was surprised by the number of YouTubers on this list I already follow. But I also created a small list of people I follow that are not on Brad's list. These are also the channels I've been watching most over the past few weeks.

5 YouTube Channels Not On the List

  1. Traversy Media
    • Brad has a comprehensive list of videos covering seemingly every programming topic. No matter what I'm learning, there's a walkthrough, along with the source code.
  2. Web Dev Simplified
    • This is a smaller YouTube channel, but Kyle's videos are succinct and to the point. Most intro-to videos I come across are at least 30-60 minutes, with some reaching upwards of 3 hours (looking at you FreeCodeCamp). But Kyle's videos tend to be shorter than 30 minutes. That means a lot more info and a lot less fluff in each video.
  3. Programming with Mosh
    • Even better than the videos, Mosh also writes blogs to his personal site. His blogs are usually straightforward and easy to understand.
  4. All Things JavaScript, LLC
    • Another small YouTube channel that consistently puts out videos every Wednesday. Some of his videos use Java, but they're still worth watching as a non-Java developer. The format is presentations + code, which is helpful for understanding the theory, as well as seeing a concept in action. I've only watched a few videos on certain topics, but I'm already a fan!
  5. CrashCourse Computer Science
    • This isn't so much a channel as it is a playlist. Crash Course (the channel) produces educational videos about a variety of topics from history to literature and anatomy. But my favorite is their computer science playlist which discusses early computing.

Complete List

  1. Dev Ed
  2. DesignCourse
  3. TheNetNinja
  4. FreeCodeCamp
  5. ProgramWithErik
  6. Dylan Isreal
  7. Coding Garden With CJ
  8. The Coding Train
  9. FunFunFunction
  10. Stefan Mischook
  11. Academind
  12. RealToughCandy
  13. CodingPhase
  14. Chris Hawkes
  15. Joshua Fluke
  16. Caleb Curry
  17. Sentdex
  18. MMTuts
  19. CSDojo
  20. LevelUpTuts
  21. Wes Bos
  22. TheNewBoston

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Enmanuel de la Nuez

If you're interested in web development Mozilla has this great new channel where different web devs dive into interesting CSS properties, site layout techniques, and leveraging the power of Firefox's developer tools.

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Janet Swisher

Also, Layout Land specifically for understanding CSS layout (Grid, etc.).

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Noah Summers

How can I trust this list when it doesn't include The Tech Lead?

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Brad Traversy

Because it is not a programming/educational channel, it is a comedy/satire channel. I can not take a channel seriously with titles like "Why I am richer than you"

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Noah Summers

He's just a more sarcastic Stefan Mischook. Some people enjoy laughing and learning at the same time, and humor is subjective.

Case in point: "Uncle" Bob Martin's "Clean Code" video course is probably 50% made up of drawn-out skits mocking people who don't agree with him. I don't enjoy his teaching style or agree with all of his opinions, but he's a hero to millions of other people who do.

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Jasterix

Yeah his recent shtick is him being a millionaire. But a few months ago he used to do more videos on more interesting topics like being a developer, breaking into the industry, etc. I hope he goes back to that soon

But thanks for the comment! I'm a huge fan of the content you put out, including your YouTube videos and full courses

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Jasterix

haha I considered adding the Tech Lead, but his more recent videos at least have been more personal than programming

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Justin

Apparently he's in a scandal right now with another YouTuber where he's basically redirecting people from what they thought was the YouTuber's algorithm course website to his algorithm course website.

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TheCyroVProject

Another on doxing a college student.

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Jasterix

Do you mean the drama with Tren Black? That was wild

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Anant Rungta

Hi @jasterix ,
I also have a Youtube Channel, in which I discuss tutorials, and react.js projects SEO, SSR.
Please check it out and maybe we can collaborate on something.

Video : youtube.com/watch?v=66owdRkc8pI
Channel : youtube.com/c/CodersLifeSimplified

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Jasterix

Awesome! Thanks for sharing it

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Shebin Sheikh

@jastrix

One more channel "Socratica" it's an educational channel, but you need to check on their python videos & playlist.

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi01XoE...

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Jasterix

thanks for the heads up! I just subscribed. I'm honestly blown away by the number of quality content creators on YouTube

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Andrew Douglas

I’ll second Socratica and add Computerphile to that too - excellent computer science info.

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Jasterix

I also subscribed to Computerphile, which I'm really enjoying. This list might need a part 2!

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Andrew Douglas

Yes - the problem is there are too many really good maths and computing channels on Youtube, some generalised, some more specific. It's good to have them listed all in one place, so a part 2 would be a good idea, I think.

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Andi

One channel I absolutely adore is Corey Schafer. He has some great Python tutorials and related frameworks explained really well.
I am also gonna borrow some channels from you, this list is great!

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Jasterix • Edited

You're right- another great Youtuber! I'm actually subbed to his channel when I was learning Python. But more recently, I decided to focus on learning fullstack JavaScript, so I don't watch his videos as anymore

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Florin Pop • Edited

I hope that one day my newly created YouTube channel will be on this list. 😃

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Jasterix • Edited

You just gained another subscriber. Thanks for sharing your channel. Can't wait to see how your channel grows. Good luck!

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Snehal Baghel

I can't believe Fireship is not on the list. His videos are very short as they are scripted which means I don't have to speed it up to 2X to watch.

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Jasterix

I didn't know Fireship before, but I spent the weekend watching his networking videos. Will definitely add it to the list when Brad does a part 2

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Geoff James

I'm surprised to not see The Coding Train on here! Dan Shiffman is a hero!

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Jasterix

I am subbed to The Coding Train, but I only included channels I watched the last 3 weeks or so

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Geoff James • Edited

Fair enough. He hasn't uploaded much in the last couple months as they were moving the studio; but I've noticed he's been uploading more recently. Would be nice to see him on the list, even if it is just an honourable mention ✌🏼😎

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Carmen Chung

Awesome list, thanks for putting that together! I just launched a new channel code Code Fights where we bring in a few developers who code solutions to coding challenges within 15 minutes. There's no actual fighting involved - just lots of fun, and tons of interesting approaches (and great commentary)! 😍
If it sounds like something you'd all be interested in, please check us out 👇
youtube.com/channel/UCguGla6efsie6...

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Chris

Awesome idea. I hope you guys stick with it.

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Jasterix • Edited

Sorry for the many grammatical errors!

After days of procrastination, I forced myself to publish this post last night, with the intent of reviewing today. But I was not expecting so many people to actually read it in the meantime

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