š„ Major Updates Coming to Tech Talks Weekly. Please read!
Happy Monday everyone š
Iāve been quietly building a bunch of upgrades to make Tech Talks Weekly even more useful, easier to follow, and packed with more high-quality content than ever. Today Iām excited to share whatās coming!
Letās jump right in!
1. Podcasts Are Now Included!
Youāve probably already noticed in issue #81: podcasts are now part of Tech Talks Weekly in addition to conference talks.
That means from now on youāll find:
a. All newly published software engineering podcast episodes in the āš New podcastsā section
b. Featured episodes in the āš Featured This Weekā section with summaries
This has been one of the most requested additions. And itās here to stay.
2. A New āš The Most-Watched This Weekā Section
Every week thereās a TON of content. In numbers, itās usually 150-200 new conference talks and 50-100 podcast episodes.
To help you deal with analysis paralysis of what to watch, Iām introducing a new recurring section with the most-watched talks each week.
This way, youāll instantly know what the community is or will soon be talking about.
ā¦ also, tldw will be part of it!
speaking of whichā¦
3. tldw (Too Long; Didnāt Watch) Summaries
Iāve started adding tldw summaries for talks that you might already be familiar with. In one or two sentences, I aim to explain why you should pick this talk or podcast.
Even if you donāt watch the talk, youāll still walk away smarter (well, hopefully š¤!).
4. Tech Talks Weekly now has an RSS feed
You can now add Tech Talks Weekly to your RSS reader in addition to email!
You can find it here.
Fun fact: Tech Talks Weekly has always had an RSS feed automatically provided by Substack, but many readers didnāt realize this. If RSS is how you prefer to follow content, you can absolutely use it!
5. Sponsorships Are Opening Up
Tech Talks Weekly grew from a simple list of new talks into a comprehensive source of great Software Engineering content.
To keep TTW sustainable and keep improving it, Iāll soon be opening up a small number of sponsorship slots.
The goals:
Promote genuinely useful, developer-focused tools, events or learning resources
Keep the newsletter free for everyone
If youāre building something for engineers and want to reach 7,000+ highly engaged developers and engineering leaders, keep an eye out.
6. Andā¦ More to Come
This is only the beginning. My backlog is full of ideas and something great is cooking right now. Iāll keep you posted.
But for now, Iād like to ask you for one thing
which isā¦
If you have ideas, wishes, or complaints fill in the form. I read everything almost every day.
Hit the ā¤ļø if you like the updates as it helps more readers discover Tech Talks Weekly. Thank you! š
Finally, thank you for being part of Tech Talks Weekly š ā¦ and see you tomorrow!