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Web development Videos Recommended on Hacker News (160)
Web development is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 160 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2008 and 2026 — 441 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Web development: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, frontend frameworks, CSS, HTML, web components, browsers, Chrome DevTools, Node.js, WebAssembly, web APIs, full-stack frameworks.
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2 mo on HNBrowser hacking: Let's make "Cookie Clicker" playable in Ladybird!
Andreas Kling
2 HN recommender · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNMakepad: Designing modern UIs with Rust - Rik Arends - RustNL 2023
RustNL
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNExposing the Honey Influencer Scam
MegaLag
2 HN recommender · 2024–2026
2 mo on HNDouglas Crockford: The JSON Saga
YUI Library
2 HN recommender · 2012–2025
2 mo on HNPete Hunt - The Secrets of React's Virtual DOM (FutureJS 2014)
Codegram
2 HN recommender · 2015–2023
2 mo on HNHumans can't read URLs. How can we fix it? - HTTP 203
Chrome for Developers
3 HN recommender · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNZero to $10 Million with React Native + Next.js - Fernando Rojo - (Next.js Conf 2021)
Vercel
2 HN recommender · 2022–2022
2 mo on HNYehuda Katz - Why Rails is Hard (Railsberry 2012)
applicake
2 HN recommender · 2013–2014
2 mo on HNHow to use uBlock Origin to protect your online privacy and security | uBlock Origin tutorial 2018
The Hated One
2 HN recommender · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNThe Truth about Rust/WebAssembly Performance
Greg Johnston
2 HN recommender · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNSebastian Markbage: Minimal API Surface Area | JSConf EU 2014
JSConf
2 HN recommender · 2015–2024
2 mo on HNGraphQL: The Documentary
CultRepo
2 HN recommender · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNImba is Underrated: Building a counter in 49 seconds
We Deserve Less
2 HN recommender · 2021–2023
2 mo on HNElm Europe 2017 - Richard Feldman - Scaling Elm Apps
Elm Europe
2 HN recommender · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNRyan Dahl: Node JS
JSConf
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HN"Make the Back-End Team Jealous: Elm in Production" by Richard Feldman
Strange Loop Conference
2 HN recommender · 2015–2017
2 mo on HNRuby on Rails demo
tenthconcept
2 HN recommender · 2013–2025
2 mo on HNDebugging The Web (Chrome Dev Summit 2016)
Chrome for Developers
2 HN recommender · 2016–2018
2 mo on HNDeveloping the best free photo editor - Ivan KUCKIR - Web2day 2019
Web2day
2 HN recommender · 2019–2021
2 mo on HNThe economics of open source by C J Silverio | JSConf EU 2019
JSConf
2 HN recommender · 2019–2020
2 mo on HNKeynote: Flutter (Dart Developer Summit 2016)
Google for Developers
2 HN recommender · 2017–2018
2 mo on HNdotJS 2012 - Fat - What Is Open Source & Why Do I Feel So Guilty?
dotconferences
2 HN recommender · 2013–2016
2 mo on HNScaling the Linear Sync Engine
Linear
2 HN recommender · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNReact Helsinki February 2020
Fraktio
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNWeb Development in Emacs, Common Lisp and Clojurescript - Emacs SG
Engineers.SG
2 HN recommender · 2018–2022
2 mo on HNNode.js Is Bad Ass Rock Star Tech
gar1t
2 HN recommender · 2012–2026
2 mo on HNReact.js Conf 2015 - Beyond the DOM: How Netflix plans to enhance your television experience
Meta Developers
2 HN recommender · 2015–2017
2 mo on HNAngularJS Fundamentals In 60-ish Minutes
Dan Wahlin
2 HN recommender · 2014–2016
2 mo on HN10 Things I Learned from the jQuery Source
Paul Irish
3 HN recommender · 2011–2014
2 mo on HNWhat is a Browser?
Ji Lee
2 HN recommender · 2009–2025
2 mo on HNA 10x faster TypeScript
Microsoft Developer
2 HN recommender · 2025–2025
2 mo on HNRich Harris: Futuristic Web Development
Svelte Society
3 HN recommender · 2020–2022
2 mo on HNCrockford on JavaScript - Section 8: Programming Style & Your Brain
YUI Library
3 HN recommender · 2014–2015
2 mo on HNNicholas Zakas: Scalable JavaScript Application Architecture
YUI Library
3 HN recommender · 2013–2015
1 mo on HN2Advanced Studios v2 flash website in 2001
Web Design Museum
1 HN recommend · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNInterview with Senior JS Developer
Kai Lentit
1 HN recommend · 2022–2025