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title: "Talk Nerdy to Me: 10 Tech Podcast Recommendations from Shopify Engineering"
description: "Shopify Engineering curated ten podcast recommendations from conversations with its technology employees, extending an earlier roundup of book recommendations. The list spans software engineering, front-end development, JavaScript, career growth, cybersecurity, data science, and broader technology topics, with selections ranging from quick, technical episodes to witty, conversational shows. Several entries emphasize specific formats or practices: Software Engineering Daily conducts researched interviews and focuses on open source, Soft Skills Engineering answers two listener-submitted questions in 30 minutes, and Darknet Diaries covers hacking, cybercrime, and data breaches. The recommendations also include podcasts valued for approachable explanations, collaborative software work, diverse guests, and perspectives on leadership and professional development, while some contributors identify particular episodes or hosts as reasons they keep listening."
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# Talk Nerdy to Me: 10 Tech Podcast Recommendations from Shopify Engineering

[Shopify](https://yomu.fyi/company/shopify) · 2023-10-18 · May 6, 2022

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Shopify Engineering curated ten podcast recommendations from conversations with its technology employees, extending an earlier roundup of book recommendations. The list spans software engineering, front-end development, JavaScript, career growth, cybersecurity, data science, and broader technology topics, with selections ranging from quick, technical episodes to witty, conversational shows. Several entries emphasize specific formats or practices: Software Engineering Daily conducts researched interviews and focuses on open source, Soft Skills Engineering answers two listener-submitted questions in 30 minutes, and Darknet Diaries covers hacking, cybercrime, and data breaches. The recommendations also include podcasts valued for approachable explanations, collaborative software work, diverse guests, and perspectives on leadership and professional development, while some contributors identify particular episodes or hosts as reasons they keep listening.

## Context

Being a constant learner is a core value at Shopify, and employees often discuss their recent discoveries in Slack. The roundup was created to share the technology podcasts Shopify’s technical employees are listening to, following an earlier collection of book recommendations.

## Approach / What changed

Shopify asked its tech talent for podcast recommendations and curated ten favorites. The selections are presented with individual employee commentary describing each show’s topics, format, tone, hosts, and usefulness for technical learning or professional development.

## Takeaways

- Software Engineering Daily covers modern software and open source technology through researched interviews, with episodes distilled into manageable subway-ride-length segments; its mobile and web apps are open source.
- Soft Skills Engineering uses two listener-submitted questions per week in 30-minute episodes to discuss career growth and what makes a successful software engineer beyond coding.
- The recommendations span technical and nontechnical subjects, including front-end development, JavaScript, leadership, cybersecurity, career development, imposter syndrome, and data science.

**Tags:** [Developer Experience](https://yomu.fyi/topic/developer-experience), [Docker](https://yomu.fyi/topic/docker), [Open Source](https://yomu.fyi/topic/open-source)

- Source: [Shopify](https://shopify.engineering/ten-nerdy-tech-podcasts)
- Source URL: https://shopify.engineering/ten-nerdy-tech-podcasts
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