We still need developer communities

Ryan welcomes Mike Swift, co-founder and CEO of Major League Hacking, to the show to chat about the never-ending need for software developer communities and entry points into programming; MLH’s recent acquisition of DEV and how they’re creating a place for shared knowledge, building, and publishing; and why now is the best time to be both an artisan and a builder in a world with AI software development tools. Episode notes: Major League Hacking is a 500k+ global member community that hosts hackathons and open-source fellowships for the next generation of developers. They recently acquired DEV , an online community for 3M+ developers to learn and share together. Connect with Mike on LinkedIn or email him at swift@mlh.i o . Congrats to Stellar Answer badge winner Antony Hatchkins for getting over a hundred saves on their answer to Git replacing LF with CRLF . TRANSCRIPT See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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This episode was published on Apr 21, 2026.

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