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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

Theo (t3.gg)

Known for: Next.js, ecosystem takes, shipping fast, strong opinions on the right tools.

  • YouTube: Theo - t3.gg 
  • X/Twitter: @t3dotgg 
  • Start here: His “ping.gg” build streams, any ecosystem breakdown video

ThePrimeagen

Known for: Algorithms, performance, Vim, Rust, entertaining dev commentary.

  • YouTube: ThePrimeagen 
  • Start here: “Last Algorithm Course You’ll Need” (Frontend Masters), Vim tutorials

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()“

Fireship

Known for: Fast, high-quality overviews of any tech in minutes.

  • YouTube: Fireship 
  • Start here: “100 seconds of” series (quick intros to anything), “Code Report” weekly videos

NeetCode

Known for: LeetCode patterns, data structures and algorithms, structured DSA roadmap.

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.

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.

Robin Wieruch

Known for: Practical React and Node.js tutorials. Step-by-step, no-fluff teaching style.

  • Blog: robinwieruch.de 
  • Start here: “The Road to React” book, his React hooks tutorials

Arjay McCandless

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

Nate B Jones

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

Matt Simari (@isthatmattagain)

Known for: Product management and UX design insights from inside Meta. Senior Director of Product at Meta (Llama/Gen AI), previously led product on Instagram and Facebook Camera/AR. Ex-Microsoft HoloLens, ex-YouTube.

Segun Adebayo (Sage)

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

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.

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