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24 alternatives to Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #1

A show about Developer Experience (DX) Design

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #1 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #13, Standing On The Shoulders Of A License▲60
DX design & the challenges of building dev-facing products.
2017 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
2
Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #2, Onboarding Developers▲52
Let's make developer onboarding experiences better
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
3
Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #10 - Environment Protection▲61
Docker's lead product designer on great dev environments
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
4
Anything But Code▲63
A podcast with coders about non-code topics.
2015 · its alternatives →
5
The Design Review Podcast - The Power of Saying NO!▲61
Defining priorities for good design and saying no!
2016 · designreviewpodcast.com · its alternatives →
6
Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66
HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online
2016 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →
7
The Hacking UI Podcast #14 - Good Fucking Design Advice▲73
Abandoning fear and getting out of your comfort zone
2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →
8
Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #11, Dogfooding▲3
DX design & the unique challenges of building dev products.
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
9
DEV·TV▲161
A retro TV for GitHub, Hacker News, DEV & Hugging Face
Sep 2026 · shouvik12.github.io · its alternatives →
10
Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #9, Getting Users To Give A Damn▲67
Mikeal Rogers of Node.js discusses community building in OSS
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
11
The Cynical Developer Podcast: EP 10 - Test Driven Development▲51
Talking with Daniele Pozzobon about TDD.
2017 · cynicaldeveloper.com · its alternatives →
12
The Creative Coding Podcast▲61
Podcast about visual and creative applications.
2017 · creativecodingpodcast.com · its alternatives →
13
Design Life - 001: Why We Have a Side Project▲92
Filling the female design podcast gap
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
14
The Hacking UI podcast #11 - Turning our side project into a full time gig▲62
1 month in, and launching The Side Project Accelerator
2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →
15
Does Not Compute Podcast▲26
The lives and workflows of modern web developers.
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
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Immutable Podcast▲150
A short, weekly show about design and development
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
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#Slowtofast Ep 06 - Using resource limitations, creative chaos, Agile & happiness to your advantage▲58
A podcast on product development and design
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
18
Full Stack Radio▲128
A podcast for devs interested in building great products.
2015 · fullstackradio.com · its alternatives →
19
Software Engineering Daily: Developer on Fire with Dave Rael▲53
The world through the lens of software.
2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
20
Design Review: Episode 36 – Free your mind from design blocks!▲69
Why you keep getting stuck and how to fix it!
2016 · designreviewpodcast.com · its alternatives →
21
Blackformat Podcast - Episode 0▲57
Interviews with designers, illustrators, and animators
2016 · blackformat.com · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code - 7: You’re The Developer Of Your Developer Experience▲58
How do you provide a single DX across multiple languages?
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code - 8: I Only Work On Ugly Products▲58
Why designers and dev co's need each other
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
24
Developer Tea▲100
10 minute podcast for devs on a tea/coffee break
2015 · developertea.com · its alternatives →

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