Keeping Up with Tech in 2025
Following tech trends is frustrating, especially in 2025. I want to start by sharing where I’ve been getting the latest news.
Newsletters
- TLDR Tech – Summarizes the latest tech news
- Hacker Newsletter – Weekly news for developers
- Bonus: Substack is growing. Enjoy reading The Pragmatic Engineer and ByteByteGo.
Social Media
- X (Twitter) – The go-to place for the latest news
- YouTube Shorts and TikTok – Tons of tech content
But honestly, social media isn’t great for staying updated. It’s way too easy to end up doomscrolling for an hour without realizing it.
Creators to Follow for Tech News
- Fireship – Fast, fun tech updates
- ThePrimeagen/ThePrimeTime – Long-form dev thoughts with solid takeaways
Worth Following for Learning & Inspiration
These aren’t always trend-focused, but they’re packed with value:
- Meeting C++ – C++ development insights
- Low Level TV – Deep programming topics
- The Cherno – C++ and game dev tutorials
- CppCon – C++ conference talks
- Sebastian Lague – Visual coding explorations
- dilmerv – AR/VR news and development insights
And the Big One: Reddit
There’s really only one way to search for tech info in 2025:
Search your question + “Reddit” on Google.
Thanks to tons of AI-generated content, a lot of websites either bury the answer deep in the page—or worse, the answer doesn’t exist and the content is just a clickbait title.
Reddit still gives real answers. Joining subreddits in a specific niche is also a solid way to keep up with what’s going on and see the problems people are dealing with.
Some subreddits worth checking out:
- r/cpp
- r/programming
- r/learnprogramming
- r/SoftwareEngineering
- r/softwaredevelopment
- r/startups
- r/technology
- r/3Dprinting
Final Thoughts
Let the noise filter out. Stay focused on what you’re doing—you’ll end up finding the latest trends naturally.
Keep going forward. Success will come.
