# Software Engineering Daily podcast

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/software-engineering-daily-podcast/

5 people recommended Software Engineering Daily podcast in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for technical episodes on distributed systems and engineer interviews; older episodes stay relevant. One critic found it uncanny, though hosted by humans.

Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Older distributed systems episodes stay relevant (1 comment in the sample): "some of the older episodes of Software Engineering Daily regarding distributed systems are still incredibly relevant" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47166367))
- Technical depth for engineering listeners (1 comment in the sample): "it was quite interesting. (And it's an engineering podcast so many technical details." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48971520))
- Interviews praised as excellent (1 comment in the sample): "This is an excellent interview; thanks for posting it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48766184))
- Enjoyable episodes by Kenton Varda (1 comment in the sample): "I quite enjoyed Kenton's two episodes on SE Daily" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46464035))

## What people warn about

- Uncanny feel despite human hosts (1 comment in the sample): "It's uncanny and weird considering that this is a podcast hosted by actual humans!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48766342))

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## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Software Engineering Daily podcast", https://hackerapproved.com/p/software-engineering-daily-podcast/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.