🎧 Podcasts & YouTube Channels¶
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🎙️ Engineering Podcasts¶
| Podcast | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Lex Fridman | AI, science, engineering interviews | lexfridman.com/podcast |
| Software Engineering Daily | Deep dives into tech topics | softwareengineeringdaily.com |
| The Changelog | Open source, dev tools | changelog.com/podcast |
| CoRecursive | Stories behind great software | corecursive.com |
| Programming Throwdown | Language/tech overviews | programmingthrowdown.com |
| Embedded.fm | Embedded systems | embedded.fm |
| Oxide and Friends | Systems, hardware, infrastructure | oxide.computer/podcasts |
| Staff Eng Podcast | Staff+ engineering | staffeng.com/podcast |
| The Pragmatic Engineer | Industry insights | pragmaticengineer.com |
| Kubernetes Podcast | Cloud-native | kubernetespodcast.com |
| Darknet Diaries | Cybersecurity stories | darknetdiaries.com |
| Acquired | Tech company histories | acquired.fm |
| Hardcore History | History (not tech, but engineers love it) | dancarlin.com |
📺 YouTube Channels (Technical)¶
Computer Science & Systems¶
| Channel | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Computerphile | CS concepts explained | youtube.com/@Computerphile |
| Ben Eater | Build computers from scratch | youtube.com/@BenEater |
| Jacob Sorber | Systems programming (C) | youtube.com/@JacobSorber |
| Low Level Learning | Low-level, Rust, systems | youtube.com/@LowLevelLearning |
| Casey Muratori | Performance, Handmade Hero | youtube.com/@MollyRocket |
| Andreas Kling | Building SerenityOS/Ladybird | youtube.com/@awesomekling |
| Jon Gjengset | Rust deep dives | youtube.com/@jonhoo |
| The Cherno | C++, game engines | youtube.com/@TheCherno |
DevOps & Cloud¶
| Channel | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| TechWorld with Nana | DevOps tutorials | youtube.com/@TechWorldwithNana |
| NetworkChuck | Networking, Linux, cloud | youtube.com/@NetworkChuck |
| DevOps Toolkit | K8s, GitOps, IaC | youtube.com/@DevOpsToolkit |
System Design & Architecture¶
| Channel | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| ByteByteGo | System design (visual) | youtube.com/@ByteByteGo |
| Hussein Nasser | Backend, databases, networking | youtube.com/@hnasr |
| Arpit Bhayani | System design (Indian context) | youtube.com/@ArpitBhayani |
| Mark Richards | Software Architecture Monday | youtube.com/@markrichards5014 |
DSA & Interview¶
| Channel | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| NeetCode | LeetCode solutions (Python) | youtube.com/@NeetCode |
| Striver (takeUforward) | DSA (comprehensive, Hindi/English) | youtube.com/@takeUforward |
| Abdul Bari | Algorithms (clear explanations) | youtube.com/@abdul_bari |
| William Fiset | Graph theory, data structures | youtube.com/@WilliamFiset-videos |
| Aditya Verma | DP, Binary Search, Sliding Window | youtube.com/@TheAdityaVerma |
AI & Machine Learning¶
| Channel | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Andrej Karpathy | Neural nets from scratch | youtube.com/@AndrejKarpathy |
| Yannic Kilcher | ML paper explanations | youtube.com/@YannicKilcher |
| Two Minute Papers | AI research summaries | youtube.com/@TwoMinutePapers |
| StatQuest | Statistics & ML (clearly) | youtube.com/@statquest |
| Sentdex | Python ML tutorials | youtube.com/@sentdex |
Embedded & Hardware¶
| Channel | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Phil's Lab | PCB design, embedded | youtube.com/@PhilsLab |
| EEVblog | Electronics engineering | youtube.com/@EEVblog |
| Digi-Key | Embedded tutorials | youtube.com/@diaborgikey |
Math & Science¶
| Channel | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | Visual math | youtube.com/@3blue1brown |
| Veritasium | Science & engineering | youtube.com/@veritasium |
| Numberphile | Number theory | youtube.com/@numberphile |
| Steve Brunton | Control, data science, math | youtube.com/@Eigensteve |
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