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- The Lead Developer UK 2017 · 19 videos
- The Lead Developer London 2018 · 18 videos
- Lead Dev Austin 2019 · 17 videos
- LeadDev London June 2023 · 16 videos
- The Lead Developer UK 2016 · 16 videos
- The Lead Developer New York 2018 · 15 videos
- Lead Dev Berlin 2019 · 14 videos
- The Lead Developer Austin March 2018 · 13 videos
- Render Conf 2018 · 13 videos
- The Lead Developer UK 2015 · 12 videos
- The Lead Developer New York 2019 · 11 videos
- StaffPlus Broadcasts · 8 videos
- LeadDev Live · 10 videos
- LeadDev Live Summer 2020 · 10 videos
- The Lead Developer Austin December 2018 · 9 videos
- LeadDev San Francisco 2022 · 7 videos
- LeadingEng London 2024 · 4 videos
- LeadingEng New York 2024 · 3 videos

How to crash an airplane – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2016
1.5M viewsNickolas Means tells the story of United Airlines Flight 232, which lost all hydraulics, and how crew resource management saved most lives; then applies it to engineering teams.

The Original Skunk Works – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2017
2.42M viewsNickolas Means tells how Lockheed's Skunk Works built the U-2, SR-71 and F-117 and what made the team effective.
21:5312 challenging steps to being a better interviewer | Cate Huston | #LeadDevLondon 2015
A 22-minute video from LeadDev: “12 challenging steps to being a better interviewer | Cate Huston | #LeadDevLondon 2015”.
26:473 data-backed ideas to deter AI code quality problems | Bill Harding | LeadDev New York 2025
A 27-minute video from LeadDev: “3 data-backed ideas to deter AI code quality problems | Bill Harding | LeadDev New York 2025”.
28:3030 to 70 PRs a day: How we managed to not wreck our systems
A 28-minute video from LeadDev: “30 to 70 PRs a day: How we managed to not wreck our systems”.
27:125 Features of a Good API – Rob Allen | The Lead Developer UK 2017
A 27-minute video from LeadDev: “5 Features of a Good API – Rob Allen | The Lead Developer UK 2017”.
10:265 ways you can hire better - VM Brasseur | The Lead Developer Austin 2018
A 10-minute video from LeadDev: “5 ways you can hire better - VM Brasseur | The Lead Developer Austin 2018”.
13:5450 shades of PR dark matter | Avishag Sahar | LeadDev Berlin 2023
A 14-minute video from LeadDev: “50 shades of PR dark matter | Avishag Sahar | LeadDev Berlin 2023”.
35:12A CSS Story - Una Kravets | Render Conf 2018
A 35-minute video from LeadDev: “A CSS Story - Una Kravets | Render Conf 2018”.
30:59A Modern Front-End Workflow – Umar Hansa | Render 2017
A 31-minute video from LeadDev: “A Modern Front-End Workflow – Umar Hansa | Render 2017”.
45:20A guide to creating a great code documentation culture
A 45-minute video from LeadDev: “A guide to creating a great code documentation culture”.
13:57A nudge in the right direction: How to give just enough help | Jason Wodicka | LeadDev New York 2024
A 14-minute video from LeadDev: “A nudge in the right direction: How to give just enough help | Jason Wodicka | LeadDev New York 2024”.
26:50A primer on performance | Una Kravets | #LeadDevLondon 2015
A 27-minute video from LeadDev: “A primer on performance | Una Kravets | #LeadDevLondon 2015”.
9:51A reality check for Generative AI in software development with Birgitta Boeckeler
A 10-minute video from LeadDev: “A reality check for Generative AI in software development with Birgitta Boeckeler”.
26:23A reality check on AI’s impact on business transformation | Dilip Krishna | LeadDev New York 2025
A 26-minute video from LeadDev: “A reality check on AI’s impact on business transformation | Dilip Krishna | LeadDev New York 2025”.
9:02A retro of retros: how Sprint retrospectives can be both fun and productive - Cecy Correa
A 9-minute video from LeadDev: “A retro of retros: how Sprint retrospectives can be both fun and productive - Cecy Correa”.
45:41A roadmap to working with your legacy codebases
A 46-minute video from LeadDev: “A roadmap to working with your legacy codebases”.
19:08AI in the trenches: Real-world wins without breaking things
A 19-minute video from LeadDev: “AI in the trenches: Real-world wins without breaking things”.
22:59AI won’t fix developer productivity (unless you fix context first) | Peter Werry | StaffPlus NY 2025
A 23-minute video from LeadDev: “AI won’t fix developer productivity (unless you fix context first) | Peter Werry | StaffPlus NY 2025”.
13:54AI-accelerated migrations at scale | Charles Covey-Brandt | StaffPlus New York 2025
A 14-minute video from LeadDev: “AI-accelerated migrations at scale | Charles Covey-Brandt | StaffPlus New York 2025”.
10:40AI-powered JavaScript applications | Asim Hussain | #LeadDevLondon
A 11-minute video from LeadDev: “AI-powered JavaScript applications | Asim Hussain | #LeadDevLondon”.
24:01Accelerating sustainably with AI
A 24-minute video from LeadDev: “Accelerating sustainably with AI”.
24:01Accessibility Is More Than Just Supporting Screenreaders – Seren Davies | Render 2017
A 24-minute video from LeadDev: “Accessibility Is More Than Just Supporting Screenreaders – Seren Davies | Render 2017”.
10:29Accessibility of codebases: Leader’s perspective | Osada Paranaliyanage | LDX3 London 2025
A 10-minute video from LeadDev: “Accessibility of codebases: Leader’s perspective | Osada Paranaliyanage | LDX3 London 2025”.
42:41Accountable engineering in the age of AI
A 43-minute video from LeadDev: “Accountable engineering in the age of AI”.
16:03Achieving and measuring success at scale | Christine Sprang
A 16-minute video from LeadDev: “Achieving and measuring success at scale | Christine Sprang”.
9:47Achieving engineering velocity by optimising developer experience | Ben L. | LeadingEng London 2024
A 10-minute video from LeadDev: “Achieving engineering velocity by optimising developer experience | Ben L. | LeadingEng London 2024”.
22:38Adaptive Testing | Beccy Stafford & Preet Sandhu | #LeadDevLondon 2015
A 23-minute video from LeadDev: “Adaptive Testing | Beccy Stafford & Preet Sandhu | #LeadDevLondon 2015”.
46:26Addressing the technical skills gaps in your team
A 46-minute video from LeadDev: “Addressing the technical skills gaps in your team”.
20:02Agentic Triage for Tackling Technical Debt
A 20-minute video from LeadDev: “Agentic Triage for Tackling Technical Debt”.
25:50All the things I misunderstood about being a leader | Jason Lengstorf | LeadDev New York 2025
A 26-minute video from LeadDev: “All the things I misunderstood about being a leader | Jason Lengstorf | LeadDev New York 2025”.
47:16Amplify the innate abilities and capabilities of your teams
A 47-minute video from LeadDev: “Amplify the innate abilities and capabilities of your teams”.
45:26An engineer's guide to choosing the right job
A 45-minute video from LeadDev: “An engineer's guide to choosing the right job”.
44:05An engineering leader's guide to planning a yearly roadmap | LeadDev Broadcasts
A 44-minute video from LeadDev: “An engineering leader's guide to planning a yearly roadmap | LeadDev Broadcasts”.
47:32An engineering leader’s guide to reporting up
A 48-minute video from LeadDev: “An engineering leader’s guide to reporting up”.
49:39An engineer’s guide to making sense of log data
A 50-minute video from LeadDev: “An engineer’s guide to making sense of log data”.










