Tech Talks Weekly
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A free weekly email collecting recently published software engineering podcasts and conference talks, so readers don't miss good ones.
A free weekly email collecting recently published software engineering podcasts and conference talks, so readers don't miss good ones.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not 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.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Collects recent engineering talks and podcasts
“a free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering podcasts and conference talks in the past 7 days”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” “where my readers get one email per week with all the latest Software Engineering conference talks and podcasts”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)” “my readers get one email per week with all the latest Software Engineering conference talks and podcasts”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (January 2026)” - Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (Dec 2025)”
- Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What are you building as a side-project or side-hustle in 2026?”
- Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)”
- Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Are you going to meetups/conferences?”
Saves time finding good talks
“I spend about five minutes a week and quickly find the really good ones.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Why is YouTube's recommendation system so bad?” “Started it as a side project to stop missing good talks”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What are you working on?” “This might fix my issue of finding new talks to watch.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What are you working on?” Free weekly email
“a free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering podcasts and conference talks in the past 7 days”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” “free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering conference talks”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)”
Other newsletters people recommend
The four most recommended other newsletters, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Zitron newsletter | 46 | 42 | 52% | 12 | — | — |
| Simon Willison's blog | 21 | 2 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| SemiAnalysis | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| acoup.blog | 19 | 0 | 100% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Tech Talks WeeklyThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering conference talks”
“I spend about five minutes a week and quickly find the really good ones.”
“where my readers get one email per week with all the latest Software Engineering conference talks and podcasts”
“where I send out all the recently published conference and meetup talks every week”
“my readers get one email per week with all the latest Software Engineering conference talks and podcasts”
“one email per week with all the latest Software Engineering conference talks and podcasts”
“a free weekly email with all the recently published Software Engineering podcasts and conference talks in the past 7 days”
“all the recently published Software Engineering podcasts and conference talks in the past 7 days”
“If you watch engineering talks, you might find it useful.”
“This might fix my issue of finding new talks to watch.”
“Started it as a side project to stop missing good talks”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.