35 Awesome Dev People to Follow on YouTube 🔥
Tags: motivation, career, webdev, youtube
Published: 2020-09-26 15:09:18

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Here I've compiled a list of personal favorite devs on YouTube.
I added a couple of lines on each channel too, so it's easier to get what channel is about and why I included it. Enjoy!

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### 1.[Traversy Media](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29ju8bIPH5as8OGnQzwJyA)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/xUgcP29.png)
Lots of awesome crash-courses on various tech. Usually follows 20/80 rule on theory and practical side respectively. Lately some awesome guest hosts on the channel.

### 2.[The Net Ninja](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW5YeuERMmlnqo4oq8vwUpg)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/ruq9jTI.png)
High-quality content in various technologies cut down in short videos on a particular topic. Awesome playlists.

### 3.[Academind](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJbGtTlrDami-tDGPUV9-w)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/Crfkeya.png)
Wide range of tech topics. The content is always well researched. Well-thought-out presentation with examples.

### 4.[Ben Awad](https://www.youtube.com/user/99baddawg)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/Agy9Y6E.png)
Open thoughts on various topics (not necessarily direct coding-related always). Knows his stuff and a nice touch of humor here and there.

### 5.[Clever Programmer](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrILQNl5Ed9Dz6CGMyvMTQ)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/K1z25oI.png)
Great videos on languages, tools, practices, tips to become a developer. Lately a lot of live coding on the channel.

### 6.[Coding Garden](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNgu_OupwoeESgtab33CCw)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/UpB3263.png)
Lots of live coding there, with live viewer interaction in the chat. Will answer your questions when possible. Might be fast-paced at times.

### 7.[Web Dev Simplified](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFbNIlppjAuEX4znoulh0Cw)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/Oqx8Mi4.png)
High-quality content. Topics are deep researched and the content is well-thought-out and easy to follow.

### 8.[Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/8bUxclA.png)
A must-have if you are in computers in general. A closer look at how things work, what's happening behind the scenes, and more.

### 9.[Fireship](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBjURrPoezykLs9EqgamOA)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/oEAS8eD.png)
Modern and cutting edge technologies. Awesome visuals and concise information. Quality content overall.

### 10.[Florin Pop](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeU-1X402kT-JlLdAitxSMA)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/F8f8FGl.png)
Likes challenges, like doing X projects in X amount of time. Lot's of live coding mixed with separate videos on specific topics.

### 11.[freeCodeCamp](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8butISFwT-Wl7EV0hUK0BQ)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/lGJGyIt.png)
Best place for full-length tutorials (often 8 hours +). Lots of projects you can make practical use of afterwards.

### 12.[Programming with Mosh](https://www.youtube.com/user/programmingwithmosh)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/xPhilsy.png)
High-quality videos and topics are often explained better than elsewhere. Great thumbnails for easy navigation.

### 13.[Javascript Mastery](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXmlB4-HJytD7wek0Uo97A)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/cdhTJVW.png)
A must-have for full-stack JS engineers. Lots of awesome projects focusing on both sides of the stack and how to deploy them.

### 14.[TechLead](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xKdmAXFh4ACyhpiQ_3qBw)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/OTv0bm8.png)
Ex-Google and Ex-facebook engineer on various topics. Surely knows his stuff, tho, if you are a beginner, you might have trouble deciding whether he is for real or trolling at times.

### 15.[Joma Tech](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0qA-eDDICsRR9rPcnG7tw)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/P6f4nDd.png)
Quality, well-edited content. Similar to TechLead, but generally more artistic and movie-like. Likes to put an Easter-egg here and there too.

### 16.[CS Dojo](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxX9wt5FWQUAAz4UrysqK9A)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/1HosPwG.png)
Awesome channel if you are learning algorithms and data structures. Would highly recommend especially if you are in the job-seeking phase and preparing for interviews.

### 17.[Ania Kubow](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5DNytAJ6_FISueUfzZCVsw)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/zEUj75E.png)
One of the most recent channels. Specifies in JS game development. Easy to follow. Great resource if you are looking to learn vanilla JS.

### 18.[The Coding Train](https://www.youtube.com/user/shiffman)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/yWwl1Nr.png)
Very enthusiastic about the topics. Surely knows his stuff. Usually fan interaction simultaneously during live coding sessions.

### 19.[Colt Steele](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqAGUPPMOdo0jfQ6grikZw)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/Tj6jqwv.png)
One of the best selling instructors on Udemy has an awesome YouTube channel. Visually pleasing and high-quality content.

### 20.[Dev Ed](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClb90NQQcskPUGDIXsQEz5Q)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/T1KRYXG.png)
High-quality content. Very easy to follow. Will present you a magic trick in the beginning here and there.

### 21.[Learncode.academy](https://www.youtube.com/user/learncodeacademy)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/KkSSJv8.png)
Great content, knows his stuff. Has been inactive lately, tho lots of great resources there, especially yearly developer roadmaps. 

### 22.[Meth Meth Method](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8A0M0eDttdB11MHxX58vXQ)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/LxR0bQ2.png)
High-quality content. Great if you are looking for advanced JS or learning Canvas. Lots of best practices and elegant code.

### 23.[Hitesh Choudhary](https://www.youtube.com/user/hiteshitube)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/1L9uzSi.png)
Creates useful AMAs and live videos often to interact with followers. Other videos short and concise on topic.

### 24.[Wes Bos](https://www.youtube.com/user/wesbos)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/mNh5dH9.png)
Does some live coding once in a while. Knows his stuff and is a pleasure to listen to (as we know from [Syntax.fm](https://syntax.fm/))

### 25.[Coding Tech](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxCXg-UvSnTKPOzLH4wJaQ)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/nDnuFhw.png)
This is basically TED for coders. A lot of awesome full-length tech talks posted there.

### 26.[Derek Banas](https://www.youtube.com/user/derekbanas)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/ybSrCdV.png)
Among the first YouTube dev channels. Very detailed, tho pretty fast-paced cover of features. Great for refreshing the particular tech.

### 27.[LevelUpTuts](https://www.youtube.com/user/LevelUpTuts)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/g2stqnb.png)
Great channel on a wide variety of tech. Lots of tutorials sorted in the playlists based on the experience level of the viewer.

### 28.[Dani Krossing](https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCharmefis)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/J22p5Og.png)
Formerly MMTuts. Recently changed the channel name and added gameplays and vlogs too. Great playlists on different tech. 

### 29.[Google Developers](https://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/ZmQNCw9.png)
Latest updates and future plans, news on cutting-edge tech. Also reports from events and interesting talks.

### 30.[Joshua Fluke](https://www.youtube.com/user/Tychos1)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/8tq14Ab.png)
Honest reviews and lots of real-life situations like interviews and such. No hidden meanings, straight to the point.

### 31.[Engineered Truth](https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineeredTruth)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/Kwzku7o.png)
Tips on how to become a developer and stay productive, advice on how to find a job, negotiate salaries, strategies to use on online businesses.

### 32.[DesignCourse](https://www.youtube.com/user/DesignCourse)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/Ts29l36.png)
Must-have for all the front-end devs out there. Lots of modern design tutorials, good for learning design tools and techniques.

### 33.[Chris Coyier](https://www.youtube.com/user/realcsstricks)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/eRPLvkj.png)
Founder of [css-tricks.com](https://css-tricks.com/). As you might guess - mainly front-end oriented stuff in the channel. Grid, responsive design and all the good stuff.

### 34.[Chris Hawkes](https://www.youtube.com/user/noobtoprofessional)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/ZwwVS7T.png)
Mainly thoughts on broader and open topics like tool comparisons, career tips, top tech lists, advice on how to's, opinions, etc.  

### 35.[JSConf](https://www.youtube.com/user/jsconfeu)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/jFm1Ggf.png)
Lots of awesome talks on all the JS related topics. A great resource to follow along with modern trends and ever-evolving environment.

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I felt like talking about Youtube channels the list would not be complete without mentioning some other channels that are non-directly related to coding. Here are some extras:

### 36.[Numberphile](https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/NDdDFWo.png)
Everything around math and numbers. Awesome and enthusiastic hosts. Interesting topics and easy to follow.

### 37.[3Blue1Brown](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/widssSU.png)
Quality over quantity at it's purest. Uses [manim](https://github.com/3b1b/manim) opensource-engine for animations. Mindblowing stuff.  

### 38.[ColdFusion](https://www.youtube.com/user/coldfustion)
![Alt](https://i.imgur.com/GHVhj5s.png)
Well-researched content in various tech fields. Quality audio and editing.

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