DonTheDeveloper Podcast

About DonTheDeveloper Podcast

Helping aspiring developers get jobs and junior developers grow. Raw and unfiltered conversations with industry professionals that dive deep into how developers can find success and growth in their careers.

Publisher

Don Hansen

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Apr 2020

Latest episode

29 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

211 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jan 2026

   Working Full-time and Trying to Become a Developer is Almost Impossible

   Don Hedrick explores the immense challenges of aspiring developers balancing full-time work and learning new skills in today's AI-driven landscape.

2. 

   5 Jan 2026

   New Year Hackathon | AI is Making People Dumber...

   Host Don The Developer discusses how AI impacts critical thinking during a New Year's hackathon, encouraging independent skill development.

3. 

   5 Nov 2025

   Agentic Coding IS NOT Software Engineering

   DonTheDeveloper explains why agentic coding diverges from traditional software engineering, urging developers to refine their skills rather than rely solely on AI.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,098,387

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

49 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51