Here's my conversation with @ThePrimeagen, a programmer who has educated, entertained, and inspired millions of people to build software and have fun doing it.
It's here on X in full, and is up everywhere else too (see comment).
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:42 - Love for programming
10:15 - Hardest part of programming
12:31 - Types of programming
20:08 - Life story
30:12 - Hardship
31:44 - High school
37:30 - Porn addiction
47:16 - God
1:02:59 - Perseverance
1:12:55 - Netflix
1:25:23 - Groovy
1:30:27 - Printf() debugging
1:36:49 - Falcor
1:46:19 - Breaking production
1:49:04 - Pieter Levels
1:53:34 - Netflix, Twitch, and YouTube infrastructure
2:05:36 - ThePrimeagen origin story
2:20:52 - Learning programming languages
2:29:55 - Best programming languages in 2025
2:34:50 - Python
2:35:30 - HTML & CSS
2:36:20 - Bash
2:37:00 - FFmpeg
2:43:42 - Performance
2:46:15 - Rust
2:51:03 - Epic projects
3:04:27 - Asserts
3:13:41 - ADHD
3:21:49 - Productivity
3:26:13 - Programming setup
4:01:43 - Coffee
4:08:47 - Programming with AI
4:51:31 - Advice for young programmers
5:03:03 - Reddit questions
5:10:35 - God
I'm making a bunch of fun things for @paper these days - sharing soon
But for now, here’s a little toy we made to give your logo that Apple-style look!
live: https://t.co/tqhV4aor7S
repo: https://t.co/D82iEDJk8d
#AppleLaunch
@martyamark I started working on mine yesterday. The navbar and hero section are done. Now moving on to the rest, with plenty of subtle interactivity to add.
Can't wait to share once I'm done! 🔥🔥
@martyamark I started working on mine yesterday. The navbar and hero section are done. Now moving on to the rest, with plenty of subtle interactivity to add.
Can't wait to share once I'm done! 🔥🔥