Over the years, I've listened to hundreds of talks on software development, product, Lean, Extreme Programming, and related topics. I usually listen to them while walking, and when a talk really resonates with me, I add it to my personal database. Right now, I have over a thousand talks tracked, and I've marked around 200 of them with a 5-star rating — these are the ones featured on eferro-picks-site.
The curation and logging process behind these talks has been ongoing for more than 7 years. What’s new is that I’ve finally put the best of them into a website that’s easy to browse and continuously updated. It’s a simple project with one goal: to share the talks that have helped me grow — in case they can help someone else too.
The talks are grouped by topic, and only those I've rated 5 stars make it to the site. The selection is personal and opinionated. It’s not meant to be exhaustive or neutral — it’s my perspective, based on what has resonated with me most.
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A small project, powered by AI and Vibe Coding
While the curated database has been growing for years, turning it into a browsable site was a small, recent project — and a learning opportunity. I kicked it off using a Vibe Coding approach: following flow, curiosity, and feel, rather than strict planning.
I had no real frontend experience, so I relied heavily on AI to explore, experiment, and build. It’s helping me learn how to work effectively with AI as a development partner, and at the same time get slightly more familiar with frontend technologies (which are mostly new to me). The site is built with React, hosted on GitHub Pages, and fed from an automatically updated JSON file based on my Airtable database.
You can check out the code on GitHub, and I'm happy to receive feedback or corrections. That said, the curation itself will remain personal 😊.
If you find something useful — or if any talk really resonates with you — I’d love to hear about it. You can reach out on social media or open an issue on the repo.
And if you’d like to support my work and help me keep sharing things like this, you can do so with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/eferro ☕️
Hope it helps!
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