Software Engineering Daily podcast
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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.
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.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Older distributed systems episodes stay relevant
“some of the older episodes of Software Engineering Daily regarding distributed systems are still incredibly relevant”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “What podcasts are you listening to?” Technical depth for engineering listeners
“it was quite interesting. (And it's an engineering podcast so many technical details.)”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “A Second-Grade Teacher Revived a Beloved Video Game” Interviews praised as excellent
“This is an excellent interview; thanks for posting it.”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “Exapunks” Enjoyable episodes by Kenton Varda
“I quite enjoyed Kenton's two episodes on SE Daily”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Uncanny feel despite human hosts
“It's uncanny and weird considering that this is a podcast hosted by actual humans!”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “Exapunks”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Software Engineering Daily podcastThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it was quite interesting. (And it's an engineering podcast so many technical details.)”
“It's uncanny and weird considering that this is a podcast hosted by actual humans!”
“This is an excellent interview; thanks for posting it.”
“some of the older episodes of Software Engineering Daily regarding distributed systems are still incredibly relevant”
“I quite enjoyed Kenton's two episodes on SE Daily”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.