People

Curated list of people to follow for dev knowledge. Each one has earned their spot.

Jack Herrington

Known for: React, TypeScript, architecture, micro-frontends.

• YouTube: Jack Herrington 
• Start here: “No BS TS” series (TypeScript from scratch, no fluff), “Mastering React” series

Kent C. Dodds

Known for: Testing (wrote the Testing Library), React patterns, full-stack education.

• Blog: kentcdodds.com 
• Course platform: EpicWeb.dev 
• Start here: “Testing JavaScript” course, “Write tests. Not too many. Mostly integration.” blog post

Dan Abramov

Known for: React core team (former), deep mental models, clear explanations of complex concepts.

• Blog: overreacted.io 
• Start here: “A Complete Guide to useEffect”, “Before You memo()“

Josh Comeau

Known for: CSS deep dives, animations, React, interactive blog posts.

• Blog: joshwcomeau.com 
• Start here: “An Interactive Guide to Flexbox”, “CSS for JavaScript Developers” course

Matt Pocock

Known for: TypeScript specifically. The go-to person for advanced TS patterns.

• YouTube: Matt Pocock 
• Site: totaltypescript.com 
• Start here: “Beginner’s TypeScript” tutorial (free), Total TypeScript workshops

Wes Bos

Known for: JavaScript fundamentals, Node.js, practical courses, long-running Syntax podcast.

• Site: wesbos.com 
• Podcast: Syntax  (with Scott Tolinski)
• Start here: “JavaScript30” (free, 30 vanilla JS projects), Syntax podcast

Lee Robinson

Known for: VP of Product at Vercel. Next.js ecosystem, developer experience, career growth.

• Blog: leerob.com 
• YouTube: Lee Robinson 
• Start here: His blog posts on Next.js architecture, any Vercel keynote presentation

Arjay McCandless

Known for: Software engineering career advice, system design concepts, day-in-the-life big tech content. Ex-Amazon SDE, ex-Lockheed Martin.

• Instagram: @arjay_the_dev  (200K+ followers)
• TikTok: @arjay_mccandless 
• Newsletter: The Dev Download 
• Start here: His Instagram reels on system design and career growth in big tech

Nate B Jones

Known for: AI strategy, practical AI adoption, career navigation in the AI era. Former Head of Product at Amazon Prime Video.

• YouTube: AI News & Strategy Daily  (120K+ subscribers)
• TikTok: @nate.b.jones  (250K+ followers)
• Newsletter: Nate’s Newsletter  (100K+ subscribers)
• Start here: His Substack for long-form AI strategy, YouTube for daily news breakdowns

Segun Adebayo (Sage)

Known for: Creator of Chakra UI, Panda CSS, Zag.js, and Ark UI. Design engineer focused on accessible, composable component infrastructure.

• Blog: adebayosegun.com 
• GitHub: segunadebayo 
• X/Twitter: @thesegunadebayo 
• Start here: The Future of Chakra UI  — how he broke a monolith into modular infra

Guillermo Rauch

Known for: CEO of Vercel, creator of Next.js, Socket.io, and Mongoose. Angel investor (Scale AI, Auth0, Clearbit). Shapes the modern web dev ecosystem.

• X/Twitter: @rauchg 
• Blog: rauchg.com 
• Start here: APIs  — why “just build the API” is the right thesis from React through agents