JavaScript Abuse — Article 2. Tech Podcasts That Never Get Old. Part 1

JavaScript Abuse — Article 2. Tech Podcasts Which Never Get Old. Part 1

Are you a big podcast fan? I’m challenging you to check out the podcasts I’m referencing to here. Which ones are you familiar with?

Hello! Welcome to JavaScript Abuse. Today we’re talking about podcasts out here. I adore podcasts of any kind: language-, health-, science-oriented but mostly I’m of course into IT podcasts. I bet you already have your favorite ones, too.

In today’s article we’ll dive into the stories behind fascinating podcasts people make to bring us so much knowledge and inspiration. Let’s get started.

1. Ladybug Podcast: Nomination Personal Idol

The first podcast on development I’ve ever listened to was Ladybug Podcast. Back then I was still trying to decide what to become. Due to the Ladybug Podcast I learnt HTML by word-of-mouth and started to write code without even looking at the docs. The hosts changed throughout the seasons. First, they had four developers on the podcast: Lindsey Kopacz, Emma Bostian, Ali Spittel, and Kelly Vaughn. Then Lindsey stepped down and a new host was hired: Sidney Buckner. These women are very inspiring. You can find all the information about them on their website.

Some of my personal favorites which I’ve already listened to more than twice are:

• Level Up With JavaScript

• Getting Hooked On React Part 1

• Getting Hooked On React Part 2

• What’s On Our Computers

• Python

• How The Internet Works

2. BaseCS Podcast: Nomination Friendly Intro to CS

The hosts of this gem are Saron, a founder of CodeNewbie, and Vaidehi Joshi, an author and developer. BaseCS is based on Vaidehi Joshi’s blog series with visual schemes and graphs to assist readers with complicated concepts like data structures and algorithms.

I adore Saron’s sense of humor and genuine interest in CS. Vaidehi has a knack for explaining complicated things with allusions and real-world examples. This podcast was finished very logically. Every episode was a puzzle to create a wholesome picture.

A few episodes you can start with (but I suggest taking your time and listening to all of them):

• It’s Sorting Time!

• Bits, Binary, and Bytes

• A friendly intro to Big O Notation

• Dynamic Programming is pretty dynamite

3. Bear Talk Podcast: Nomination My Go-To Tech Podcast in Chinese

Bear Talk(Chinese: 狗熊有话说) is a Chinese podcast about technological updates, opinions on books, and personal improvement tips. The podcast was launched in 2012 and has become very popular since then. Most episodes are in Chinese but you can still find a good chunk of English episodes, too.

The host is Bear Liu, a Chinese UX-designer, living and working in New Zealand as a Product Designer. He has well-thought through opinions on the tech industry and books he’s read. I discovered a lot of wonderful books thanks to Bear. And I should admit he supported me during Covid by his positive attitude, rational opinions, and his ability to think critically. If you speak Chinese or care to find some of his English episodes, I highly recommend checking them out.

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Some of the episodes I like:

• 本期嘉宾不是人: 独家专访人工智能: A Friendly Conversation With ChatGPT

• 从纽约到大理：加菲众的数字游戏生活: Become a digital nomad in Dali

• 精益设计：敏捷与设计的最佳结合: Lean UX

• 读书: 成为你所做工作的记录者:** **Show Your Work

• 读书: 是希特勒还是鸢尾花?: Keep Going

4. JS Party: Nomination Festive Celebration of the Web

JS Party is not only about JavaScript. It’s so much more. First, it’s a guild of professional developers:

This podcast is super-interactive, especially with that mix of speakers, hosts, and topics. The shows are different, too. Some of them are technical and deep, others are social and communicative (like interviews or some one-topic conversations), and there are ones which make you laugh, too. Like one of the last episodes of 2022: The spicy React debate show will definitely make you laugh and find a bunch of arguments for and against React, a robust JS library.

The description states:

We’re back with another spicy YepNope debate! This time, Amelia and KBall are arguing that there’s real value to (continue) using React in 2022, while Amal and special guest (and author of the post which stemmed the whole debate) Josh Collinsworth argue that React’s time leading innovation has passed.

Check out one of these episodes:

• WTF, JS?

• Testing testing 1 2 3 (an episode with Angie Jones (the queen of Java and testing) and Emma Bostian)

• A deep-dive on Vite (an episode with Evan You, the creator of the JavaScript framework Vue.js and the frontend build tool Vite)

5. React Podcast: Nomination Fascinating Dev Stories

The podcast is listed as the first one to listen to about React on the official React docs. In the form of an interview with devs listeners learn more about developers’ backgrounds, new React (and not only) features. For instance, Dan Abramov, author of Redux and create-react-app, talks about the future of React in the third episode in 2018, while Tyler McGinnis describes the first few years of React. In one of the episodes Vaidehi Joshi shares her journey with her own BaseCS Podcast which we talked about previously.

Some featured episodes:

• The Future of React with Dan Abramov

• Tyler Mcginnis on ui.dev and Early React

• Vaidehi Joshi on Building BaseCS

6. BONUS: Episodes on Tech from Non-tech Podcasts

There are many podcasts which are made with different goals. They discuss a gazillion things. And oftentimes you can bump into episodes dedicated to some fascinating stories and encompassing your personal scope of interests. Let’s look at some of them.

• Lady Startup Stories

I’m linking a conversation with Melanie Perkins, who's a founder of an online design platform Canva. This conversation shows how dreams and hard work go together hand in hand and help to achieve the boldest goals.

Melanie Perkins: Canva Lady Startup Stories

• InnerFrench

InnerFrench is focused on French, of course. The host, Hugo, has a tremendous baggage of knowledge in very diverse spheres. In the suggested episodes he provides some background on the tech side of cryptocurrency, potential singularity in the future of humanity, and an idiosyncratic point of view on driverless cars.

Faut-il acheter des bitcoins ?​​

Vivre avec des robots​​

Les voitures autonomes​​

• StarTalk

Have you ever heard of Neil Degrasse Tyson, everyone's personal astrophysicist? And his podcast which by the way was launched in 2015? The podcast became a platform for scientists of varios fields and interests who share their experience and expertise. Check out some of the podcasts that might catch your eye as well.

Algorithms and Data with Hannah Fry

The Evolution of Personal Technology with Marques Brownlee

Off the Blockchain with Dr. Sandra Johnson

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