The Primeagen
Developer and content creator known for technical content and perspectives on AI. Streams programming and tech-related topics.
Top 5 podcasts with The Primeagen
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Jul 26, 2025 • 3h 41min
Explaining Why Devs Burn Out So Often w/ @ThePrimeTimeagen
In this conversation, The Primeagen, a developer and content creator known for his insights on tech and AI, shares his personal journey with burnout. He discusses how rediscovering his passion helped him heal, reflecting on the emotional weight of losing his father young. The Primeagen explores the challenges of parenting intentionally, aiming to break generational cycles. Their heartfelt discussion navigates emotional suppression, the quest for authentic connections, and what it truly means to be a good parent in today's world.
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May 17, 2024 • 2h 6min
#124 AI is Overrated – Why ThePrimeagen Ripped Out GitHub Copilot Out From His Code Editor
The Primeagen, a software engineer who left Netflix to stream full-time, talks about his journey, love of challenging video games, and thoughts on AI creating more developer jobs. He discusses his transition to live coding, childhood gaming experiences, and the importance of mastering fundamentals over shortcuts in tech.
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Aug 14, 2023 • 1h 6min
#014 - Building the Best Tools and Tests with The Primeagen
The Primeagen, expert in unit tests and building cli tooling, talks about coding experiences, job dissatisfaction, and the value of building command line tools for back-end developers. They also discuss their preferences for concise tools, the Unix philosophy, and their interest in trying out OCaml and Rust for string processing and tool development.
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Jan 25, 2024 • 37min
Web development according to The Primeagen
The Primeagen joins the podcast to talk about the latest trends in web development. They explore the constant hype and adoption of new technologies, navigating hype cycles, the importance of critical thinking, embracing uniqueness, htmx's popularity, React's level of interactivity, and the problem of excessive abstraction in web development.
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Sep 9, 2022 • 1h 4min
Supper Club × The Primeagan - Vim, Streaming, Rust, all Around Interesting Guy
The Primeagen, a popular Twitch streamer known for his engaging live coding sessions, shares insights into his unique content creation process. He discusses the nostalgia of childhood gaming and its influence on his streaming style, along with the contrasts between educational and entertainment-focused streaming. Listeners get a glimpse of his quirky streaming setup in converted horse stalls, delve into programming languages like Rust and Vim, and enjoy lighthearted debates on coding preferences and keyboard choices.
