Useful YouTube channels for IT people: a curated list for web developers and career switchers

YouTube is still the most accessible school for a developer, and also the easiest place to lose time. Below are 69 channels chosen for web developers and career switchers: Ukrainian and English, from your first HTML to system design and AI. Each one has a link, language, level, what it is good for and where to start.

How to read this list

Activity was checked on 13 November 2026 by the date of the latest video in the channel feed. Channels with no new video for over a year did not make the list; the ones that went quiet are collected separately at the end.
Subscribers are rounded and shown as a guide: values with "~" are approximate, and "n/a" means we could not read the number reliably.
Where to start is given from memory of the channel's playlists. Check the names against the Playlists tab, because channels rename them.
Level: beginner, mid (you already have a working project or a first job), senior.
We skipped Russian-language channels on purpose: Ukrainian and English cover every level.

If you are new: a starter set

Do not subscribe to all of them. Four are enough to begin:

One channel for your direction from the sections below (for example The Net Ninja or Kevin Powell for frontend).
Fireship, to keep a map of technologies.
DOU, to understand the Ukrainian market.
One interview or career channel, when you are ready to look for work.

1. In Ukrainian

There is not much Ukrainian IT content on YouTube, so every channel here counts. Mind the frequency: some channels now publish rarely.

DOU

Link: youtube.com/@DOU_youtube
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner to senior. Subscribers: ~103k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, weekly.
Focus: market news, interviews, podcasts.
Why it is worth it: The main Ukrainian IT media in video form: salaries, trends, conversations with industry people. Shows what is going on in the market.
Where to start: The DOU News and DOU Podcast episodes.

fwdays

Link: youtube.com/@fwdays
Language: Ukrainian, English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~28.7k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-11, a few times a month.
Focus: conference and meetup talks.
Why it is worth it: Recordings of talks from Ukrainian engineering conferences: frontend, backend, architecture, AI. A higher level than the typical YouTube tutorial.
Where to start: Fwdays Tech Talks, JavaScript fwdays sessions.

Hillel IT School

Link: youtube.com/@hillelitschool
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~81k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-11, several times a week.
Focus: open lectures, career overviews.
Why it is worth it: Free webinars and lectures from a large Ukrainian school. Good for choosing a direction: frontend, QA, Python, design.
Where to start: Open lectures in the direction you care about (see the Playlists tab).

Mate academy

Link: youtube.com/@mateacademy
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner. Subscribers: n/a.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, weekly.
Focus: getting into IT, career breakdowns.
Why it is worth it: Content for beginners: what to choose, how to find a first job. It is a school channel, so expect course ads, but there is real information.
Where to start: Videos about choosing a profession and the first job.

CodeUA

Link: youtube.com/channel/UCR9dQ4gjlAjYG8XCpZX72wg
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~31k.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-27, a few times a month.
Focus: programming lessons in Ukrainian.
Why it is worth it: Educational channel of CyberBionic Systematics: webinars and courses from C# to HTML and CSS in Ukrainian.
Where to start: Free courses such as HTML5 and CSS3 (look in Playlists).

Сергій Бабіч, Дивовижний світ веброзробки

Link: youtube.com/channel/UCLRWnQw_G3kegbb4z-aRKSQ
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~16.7k.
Activity: last upload 2026-06-24, rarely, last video in summer.
Focus: HTML, CSS, mock interviews.
Why it is worth it: A senior frontend developer explains the web without fluff and runs mock interviews. Useful for juniors preparing for a first interview.
Where to start: Videos on HTML and CSS and mock interview recordings.

Алекс про IT

Link: youtube.com/channel/UCPXI2rwhg9U-v8iD_b4ppFg
Language: Ukrainian. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: n/a.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-17, monthly.
Focus: architecture, system building, a CTO's experience.
Why it is worth it: A startup CTO on systems and approaches. Useful when you want to see how people think at the architecture level.
Where to start: Recent videos on building systems.

Подкаст ЖеПеТе

Link: youtube.com/@podcastgepete
Language: Ukrainian. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: n/a.
Activity: last upload 2025-12-31, rarely.
Focus: life of engineers at big companies.
Why it is worth it: A podcast by two Netflix engineers on careers, products and the industry. Not for learning syntax, good for understanding how big tech works. The last episode was at the end of 2025, so treat it as an archive.
Where to start: Any episode about career decisions.

Zarva Code

Link: youtube.com/@zarva-code
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner. Subscribers: n/a.
Activity: last upload 2025-07-28, inactive since summer 2025.
Focus: frontend course from zero to junior.
Why it is worth it: A sequential course for people starting from nothing. No new videos since July 2025, but what is published is still useful.
Where to start: The first playlist of the course, from the start.

Bald Dev (Kravets Coding)

Link: youtube.com/@kravets_coding
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner. Subscribers: n/a.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-10, active.
Focus: Kotlin and Android for beginners.
Why it is worth it: A project by two developers from Lviv teaching programming in Ukrainian. For a web developer it is more a way to broaden horizons toward mobile.
Where to start: The beginning of the Kotlin course.

programming mentor ua

Link: youtube.com/@programmingmentorua
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner. Subscribers: n/a.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-09, a few times a month.
Focus: web and frontend, motivation for beginners.
Why it is worth it: A channel by a SoftServe IT Academy teacher: screencasts, training recordings and honest videos about what IT really is.
Where to start: Videos for beginners on choosing a path.

Фрілансер по життю

Link: youtube.com/@FreelancerLifeStyle
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: n/a.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, active.
Focus: freelance, first orders, professional growth.
Why it is worth it: Freelance practice in Ukrainian: how to find clients and work with them. Complements our pages on freelance platforms.
Where to start: Videos about first orders.

QA Україна

Link: youtube.com/@qa.ukraine
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~9.4k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, weekly.
Focus: the QA community.
Why it is worth it: If QA is your way into IT: breakdowns, interviews, community events.
Where to start: Latest episodes and interviews.

Farisey QA

Link: youtube.com/@Farisey
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~6.5k.
Activity: last upload 2026-09-07, monthly or less.
Focus: manual and technical testing, QA growth.
Why it is worth it: A lead QA explains how to test technically and grow in the profession.
Where to start: Videos on the first steps in QA.

Попелюха, Тестування ПЗ

Link: youtube.com/channel/UCVp19wIb16u8fjP3jgewBYA
Language: Ukrainian. Level: beginner. Subscribers: ~5.2k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-07, weekly.
Focus: a big software testing course.
Why it is worth it: By the author's own description, the largest free testing course in Ukraine, plus automation technology guides.
Where to start: The software testing course playlist.

2. English: web development

The core for anyone learning frontend and fullstack. Start with one or two channels, not ten.

Fireship

Link: youtube.com/@Fireship
Language: English. Level: beginner to senior. Subscribers: 4.33M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, weekly.
Focus: news, 100 Seconds of Code, quick overviews.
Why it is worth it: The best way to understand in ten minutes what a technology is and whether you need to learn it. Not a course replacement, a map of the territory.
Where to start: The "100 Seconds of Code" playlist.

Theo, t3.gg

Link: youtube.com/@t3dotgg
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: 580k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, several times a week.
Focus: React, Next.js, TypeScript, AI tools, opinions on the industry.
Why it is worth it: Loud, long, opinionated breakdowns. Useful to see how a strong engineer argues a stack choice. Treat the hot takes critically.
Where to start: The "From 0 to Production, The Modern React Tutorial" (3 hours).

Kevin Powell

Link: youtube.com/@KevinPowell
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~1.1M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-11, weekly.
Focus: CSS and layout.
Why it is worth it: The clearest CSS explanations: flexbox, grid, the cascade, modern features. CSS that finally makes sense.
Where to start: The CSS fundamentals playlist on the channel home page.

Web Dev Simplified

Link: youtube.com/@WebDevSimplified
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 1.78M.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-20, a few times a month.
Focus: JavaScript, React, web tooling.
Why it is worth it: Short, tidy explanations without fuss. Good for locking in one concept at a time.
Where to start: The JavaScript for beginners series.

Jack Herrington

Link: youtube.com/@jherr
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~210k.
Activity: last upload 2026-07-30, rarely, last video in summer.
Focus: React, Next.js, Module Federation, modern frontend.
Why it is worth it: Deeper topics for people who already write React: server components, performance. The pace is slower than it used to be.
Where to start: Videos on React Server Components.

Traversy Media

Link: youtube.com/@TraversyMedia
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 2.42M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-09, a few times a month.
Focus: crash courses and projects.
Why it is worth it: A classic for a fast start: in an hour or two you see a technology at work and have a small working project.
Where to start: The "Crash Courses" playlist.

freeCodeCamp

Link: youtube.com/@Freecodecamp
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 12M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-10, daily.
Focus: free full courses of 4 to 12 hours.
Why it is worth it: The biggest archive of complete courses: Python, JavaScript, SQL, data structures. For people who learn systematically rather than in snippets.
Where to start: A full course in your language or stack; see the Courses section.

The Net Ninja

Link: youtube.com/@NetNinja
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 1.9M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, several times a week.
Focus: playlist series: JS, React, Node, Astro, Tailwind.
Why it is worth it: Playlists you can follow in order, like a school course. A calm pace, new series appear regularly.
Where to start: The "Modern JavaScript" playlist (name from memory, check Playlists).

ByteGrad

Link: youtube.com/@ByteGrad
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~300k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, weekly.
Focus: React, Next.js, TypeScript, projects.
Why it is worth it: Structured, large projects and courses for people who want a portfolio on a modern stack.
Where to start: One of the full Next.js projects.

Academind

Link: youtube.com/@Academind
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 925k.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-23, monthly.
Focus: full courses: React, Node, TypeScript, Angular.
Why it is worth it: Systematic long courses by Maximilian Schwarzmüller. Suited for learning a stack from scratch.
Where to start: The "React, The Complete Guide" as video.

Matt Pocock

Link: youtube.com/@mattpocockuk
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~250k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, several times a week.
Focus: TypeScript, and more recently AI coding tools.
Why it is worth it: The best channel to actually understand TypeScript, not just bolt types on. Also covers working patterns with AI assistants.
Where to start: The series about generics and types in TypeScript.

Syntax

Link: youtube.com/@SyntaxFM
Language: English. Level: beginner to senior. Subscribers: 511k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, several times a week.
Focus: a web development podcast.
Why it is worth it: A podcast by Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski: topics from CSS to careers. Good to listen to while walking or commuting, to pick up the language of the industry.
Where to start: The "Potluck" episodes answering listener questions.

Codevolution

Link: youtube.com/@codevolution
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 759k.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-04, monthly.
Focus: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Redux, Node.
Why it is worth it: A slow, clear delivery in playlists where each video adds one idea.
Where to start: The "React Tutorial for Beginners" playlist.

Dreams of Code

Link: youtube.com/@DreamsOfCode
Language: English. Level: mid. Subscribers: ~300k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-03, every 2 to 3 weeks.
Focus: Go, Docker, Neovim, backend practices.
Why it is worth it: Tidy videos on backend and dev environment. Good if you are moving from frontend toward full stack.
Where to start: The Go and Docker videos.

Code With Antonio

Link: youtube.com/@codewithantonio
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 419k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-11, weekly.
Focus: big full stack projects step by step.
Why it is worth it: Complete applications with auth, a database and deployment: good portfolio candidates. Remember it is a reproduction, not your own idea.
Where to start: Any complete Next.js project.

Wes Bos

Link: youtube.com/@WesBos
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~220k.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-22, monthly.
Focus: JavaScript, CSS, tooling.
Why it is worth it: One of the best JavaScript teachers. Less on YouTube than in his courses, but there are strong short videos.
Where to start: Videos on JavaScript and CSS.

3. English: algorithms and CS fundamentals

Algorithms matter for interviews and for understanding what happens under the hood. Do not make them a life goal.

NeetCode

Link: youtube.com/@NeetCode
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 1.12M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-09, a few times a month.
Focus: LeetCode problems, pattern breakdowns.
Why it is worth it: Clear breakdowns of algorithm problems by pattern. The most popular channel for preparing for technical interviews.
Where to start: The "NeetCode 150" playlist (name from memory, verify).

Abdul Bari

Link: youtube.com/@abdul_bari
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~1.1M.
Activity: last upload 2025-04-08, rarely, last in April 2025.
Focus: algorithms and data structures, theory.
Why it is worth it: Classic lectures that explain why an algorithm works. Not new content, but it does not go stale.
Where to start: The "Algorithms" and "Data Structures" playlists.

CS50

Link: youtube.com/@CS50
Language: English. Level: beginner. Subscribers: ~4M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, a few times a month.
Focus: Harvard's introduction to computer science.
Why it is worth it: One of the best programming introductions. David Malan's lectures teach you to think, not to repeat syntax.
Where to start: CS50x, lecture 0.

take U forward

Link: youtube.com/@takeUforward
Language: English (Indian accent). Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~1.1M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-05, weekly.
Focus: DSA with structured study plans.
Why it is worth it: A very systematic DSA channel with ready plans. English with an Indian accent, but easy to follow.
Where to start: The playlist for the "Striver's SDE Sheet".

Computerphile

Link: youtube.com/@Computerphile
Language: English. Level: beginner to senior. Subscribers: ~2.5M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, several times a week.
Focus: how computers, languages and security work.
Why it is worth it: Academic but conversational explanations by Nottingham lecturers. They deepen your understanding of what you write on.
Where to start: Videos about memory, networks and compilers.

CS Dojo

Link: youtube.com/@CSDojo
Language: English. Level: beginner. Subscribers: ~1.9M.
Activity: last upload 2025-12-21, rarely.
Focus: getting started, DSA, how to think about code.
Why it is worth it: A calm, thoughtful intro. Few new videos, but older explanations stay relevant.
Where to start: The data structures series.

MIT OpenCourseWare

Link: youtube.com/@mitocw
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~6.6M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, weekly.
Focus: full university courses.
Why it is worth it: For people who want a foundation: algorithms, math, systems. Slow but dependable.
Where to start: The "Introduction to Algorithms" course.

4. English: system design and backend

This block is for people who already write code and want to understand systems. You can skip it at the very start.

ByteByteGo

Link: youtube.com/@ByteByteGo
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: 1.44M.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-22, monthly.
Focus: system design in diagrams.
Why it is worth it: Short, well illustrated explanations of how APIs, caches, queues and load balancers work.
Where to start: The System Design playlist.

Hussein Nasser

Link: youtube.com/@hnasr
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~450k.
Activity: last upload 2026-10-22, a few times a month.
Focus: backend, databases, networking, protocols.
Why it is worth it: Explains in depth what happens under the hood of HTTP, TCP and databases. A rare depth for YouTube.
Where to start: The database playlist (Database Engineering).

Gaurav Sen

Link: youtube.com/@gkcs
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: 766k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-03, monthly.
Focus: system design and interviews.
Why it is worth it: One of the first to give understandable system design breakdowns. Useful for preparing for middle level interviews and up.
Where to start: The System Design Interview playlist.

Arpit Bhayani

Link: youtube.com/@AsliEngineering
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~221k.
Activity: last upload 2026-09-08, monthly or less.
Focus: database internals and distributed systems.
Why it is worth it: Deep breakdowns of how real company systems are built. Not for your first month of learning.
Where to start: Any video about databases or distributed systems.

Hello Interview

Link: youtube.com/@hello_interview
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~272k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, weekly.
Focus: system design and behavioral interviews.
Why it is worth it: Breakdowns by former FAANG interviewers: what they look for and where candidates fail.
Where to start: The system design breakdown videos.

ByteMonk

Link: youtube.com/@ByteMonk
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~407k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, several times a week.
Focus: architecture, cloud, DevOps, AI.
Why it is worth it: Quick visual overviews of infrastructure and architecture. Complements ByteByteGo.
Where to start: Overviews of key architectural patterns.

5. English: DevOps and cloud

Docker, Linux, CI and cloud are needed by almost every developer, at least at a basic level.

TechWorld with Nana

Link: youtube.com/@TechWorldwithNana
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~1.3M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-09, a few times a month.
Focus: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud.
Why it is worth it: The best introductory DevOps courses: clean, sequential, not overloaded.
Where to start: "Docker Tutorial for Beginners" and "Kubernetes Tutorial for Beginners" (names from memory).

NetworkChuck

Link: youtube.com/@NetworkChuck
Language: English. Level: beginner. Subscribers: ~4M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-11, weekly.
Focus: networking, Linux, cybersecurity, home lab.
Why it is worth it: Energetic videos that make networking and Linux less scary. For getting started, not for certification.
Where to start: The Linux and networking beginner series.

KodeKloud

Link: youtube.com/@KodeKloud
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 513k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, daily.
Focus: Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, clouds, certifications.
Why it is worth it: Practical courses for CKA and CKAD prep, plus free starter videos.
Where to start: The Kubernetes for beginners videos.

DevOps and AI Toolkit

Link: youtube.com/@DevOpsToolkit
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~100k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-09, weekly.
Focus: Kubernetes, GitOps, platform engineering, AI in DevOps.
Why it is worth it: For people already working with infrastructure: honest tool reviews from real practice.
Where to start: The GitOps and Argo CD videos.

CNCF

Link: youtube.com/@CNCF
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~141k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, several times a week.
Focus: cloud native, KubeCon recordings.
Why it is worth it: Official recordings of KubeCon and the cloud native community: what engineers really discuss.
Where to start: Talks from the latest KubeCon.

6. English: career and interviews

This is more about the market and conversations than code. Treat advice as someone else's experience, not as law.

A Life Engineered

Link: youtube.com/@ALifeEngineered
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~213k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, weekly.
Focus: IT careers, interviews, levels, offers.
Why it is worth it: Honest, practical talks about job search and growth in IT, without hype.
Where to start: Videos on finding a first job.

Clément Mihailescu

Link: youtube.com/@clem
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~526k.
Activity: last upload 2025-08-26, rarely, last in summer 2025.
Focus: interviews, algorithms, careers.
Why it is worth it: Founder of AlgoExpert. Useful interview prep advice, but with a promotional slant toward his own course.
Where to start: Videos on preparing for technical interviews.

TechLead (обережно / caution)

Link: youtube.com/@TechLead
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~1.45M.
Activity: last upload 2026-09-10, rarely.
Focus: careers, big tech, opinions.
Why it is worth it: A former Google engineer. Interesting, but full of provocation and self promotion, and advice is mixed. Watch it for entertainment with critical thinking, not as a guide to action.
Where to start: We recommend nothing in particular. Choose yourself.

Jeff Su

Link: youtube.com/@JeffSu
Language: English. Level: beginner to senior. Subscribers: ~4M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-10, weekly.
Focus: productivity, communication, AI at work.
Why it is worth it: Not about code but about communication and work organization: emails, presentations, Notion, AI. Useful when you already work in a team.
Where to start: The workplace communication videos.

The Pragmatic Engineer

Link: youtube.com/@pragmaticengineer
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~543k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-10, weekly.
Focus: the industry, big tech, engineering teams.
Why it is worth it: The author of the most trusted engineering newsletter. Insight into how big teams and compensation work.
Where to start: Interviews with engineers and leaders.

7. Conferences and official channels

Talk recordings, best for mid level and up, but a few videos help a junior hear how the industry talks.

GOTO Conferences

Link: youtube.com/@GOTO-
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: 1.05M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, several times a week.
Focus: talks from world conferences.
Why it is worth it: High quality talks on architecture, practices, development and leadership.
Where to start: Talks tagged Architecture and Software Engineering.

NDC Conferences

Link: youtube.com/@NDC
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~231k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-03, monthly.
Focus: dotnet, web, architecture, security.
Why it is worth it: Recordings of NDC talks, where authors of popular tools often speak.
Where to start: Fresh talks on web topics.

React Conf

Link: youtube.com/@ReactConfOfficial
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~36k.
Activity: last upload 2026-01-17, around the conference, yearly.
Focus: official talks from the React team.
Why it is worth it: If you need to know where React is heading, watch here, not retellings.
Where to start: The keynote from the latest conference.

OpenJS Foundation

Link: youtube.com/@OpenJSFoundation
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~4.3k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, several times a week.
Focus: Node.js, the JavaScript ecosystem, conference recordings.
Why it is worth it: Official recordings from events around Node.js and related projects.
Where to start: Node.js talks.

Google for Developers

Link: youtube.com/@GoogleDevelopers
Language: English. Level: beginner to senior. Subscribers: ~2.7M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, daily.
Focus: Chrome, web platform, Android, AI.
Why it is worth it: Official videos about modern web features and Google's AI tools. Useful to follow browser changes.
Where to start: The "Chrome for Developers" web platform videos.

Microsoft Developer

Link: youtube.com/@MicrosoftDeveloper
Language: English. Level: beginner to senior. Subscribers: ~147k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, daily.
Focus: TypeScript, .NET, Azure, VS Code, GitHub Copilot.
Why it is worth it: Official videos about tools you use every day, and about Build.
Where to start: Beginner series on TypeScript and VS Code.

8. AI for developers

AI changes every week. Take sources that explain fundamentals and a few official channels, not a dozen hype ones.

Cole Medin

Link: youtube.com/@ColeMedin
Language: English. Level: mid. Subscribers: ~232k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, daily or nearly.
Focus: agents, AI coding, practice.
Why it is worth it: Practical step by step videos on building agents and working with AI assistants in code.
Where to start: The AI coding workflow videos.

Andrej Karpathy

Link: youtube.com/@AndrejKarpathy
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~1M.
Activity: last upload 2025-02-27, rarely, last in early 2025.
Focus: how LLMs work, from scratch.
Why it is worth it: The best lectures for understanding what is inside language models. Not news but a foundation that does not age.
Where to start: "Deep Dive into LLMs" (name from memory, verify).

DeepLearning.AI

Link: youtube.com/@Deeplearningai
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~743k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, weekly.
Focus: courses and interviews with AI engineers.
Why it is worth it: Andrew Ng's channel: short courses on building LLM applications and interviews with the people doing it.
Where to start: The short courses on agents and RAG.

Anthropic

Link: youtube.com/@anthropic-ai
Language: English. Level: mid. Subscribers: ~838k.
Activity: last upload 2026-09-23, monthly.
Focus: official videos and research.
Why it is worth it: A primary source on Claude and safety approaches. Useful for understanding how agents work.
Where to start: The agent engineering videos.

Claude

Link: youtube.com/@claude
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~740k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-12, weekly.
Focus: official Claude and Claude Code tutorials.
Why it is worth it: Practical videos on working with Claude Code and product features. The one source that keeps up with releases.
Where to start: The Claude Code introduction.

IBM Technology

Link: youtube.com/@IBMTechnology
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: 1.84M.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, daily.
Focus: AI, cloud, security in plain language.
Why it is worth it: Short whiteboard explanations. Good for sorting out terms: RAG, agents, containers.
Where to start: The videos explaining RAG and agents.

Latent Space

Link: youtube.com/@LatentSpacePod
Language: English. Level: mid to senior. Subscribers: ~505k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-10, weekly.
Focus: a podcast for AI engineers.
Why it is worth it: Conversations with people building AI products. For anyone who wants to follow the field deeper than headlines.
Where to start: Recent episodes on AI coding.

AI Explained

Link: youtube.com/@AIExplained-official
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~459k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-10, weekly.
Focus: AI news with analysis rather than hype.
Why it is worth it: One of few channels that checks claims about models and shows test results.
Where to start: Latest model reviews.

GitHub

Link: youtube.com/@github
Language: English. Level: beginner to mid. Subscribers: ~709k.
Activity: last upload 2026-11-13, daily.
Focus: Copilot, Actions, open source, Git.
Why it is worth it: Official videos on Copilot, Actions and working in open source.
Where to start: The Git and GitHub for beginners videos.

9. Channels that went quiet

No new videos for over a year. Older material can still help, but technologies have moved on.

Channel	Last upload	Note
Back To Back SWE	2023-07	an algorithms archive, no new videos
Strange Loop Conference	2023-10	the conference ended, recordings remain
WilliamFiset	2023-06	graphs and data structures, an archive
Prometheus (YouTube)	2023-06	the channel is not updated, courses live on their platform
mCoding	2024-09	Python, last video in 2024
Maksym Rudnyi	2024-10	a Ukrainian programming channel, silent for a long time

10. How to learn from YouTube without tutorial hell

Tutorial hell looks like this: you are watching your sixth React course and still cannot build your own form without hints. Video gives a feeling of progress, but only your own code gives the skill.

One source per topic. Pick a course and finish it before looking for a "better" one. Chasing the perfect explanation is a form of procrastination.
The 1 to 1 rule. For every hour of video, spend at least an hour writing code without watching. Pause, rebuild it yourself, and only then continue.
Do not copy, break it. After the video change the task: different data, different style, a new feature. If you cannot do it without hints, you found a gap, and that is the one to close.
Build a project that is not in the video. Even a simple one: an expense tracker, a page for a friend, a small bot. Your own idea forces you to look for answers.
1.25 to 1.5x speed for overviews, 1x for hard topics. Overviews and news (Fireship, DOU) can be sped up, while lectures on algorithms or databases are better at normal speed with pauses.
One sentence of notes. After each video write: what can I do now that I could not before. If you cannot write it, the video passed you by.
Limit subscriptions. Five channels you really watch beat fifty in a "watch later" list. Once a quarter remove what you did not open.
Keep news separate from learning. Trend overviews are not learning. Give them their own time, say half an hour on Friday.
Check dates. Frontend ages fast. A three year old video on React or Next.js can teach outdated approaches. Look at the date and the library version in the description.
Distrust loud claims. "This framework is dead" and "you do not need to learn X" are opinions, not facts. Check them against documentation and job postings.
Explain it to others. Tell a friend, write a short note or post. It is the fastest way to notice that you did not understand something.
Add other formats. Documentation, interactive exercises and practice on job postings complement video, they do not compete with it.

A useful weekly rhythm for a beginner: two days learning from video, three days building your own project, one day to review and write notes.

11. What next on ShortLesson

Video gives a general picture, and short lessons and practice make it stick.

ShortLesson courses: React, TypeScript, Node, Git, databases, DevOps and more.
Knowledge base: short explanations of concepts you can come back to.
Cheatsheets: quick reference instead of searching for a video.
Interview preparation: questions and answers by direction.
IT communities in Ukraine and worldwide: people worth learning with.
Telegram channels for IT, IT myths and the CV guide.

How we keep this page current

We check the date of the latest video once a quarter and remove channels that went quiet. If you know a good channel that is missing, write to us and we will add it after checking.