EpisodeLearning Code The Hard Way with Zed ShawHanselminutes with Scott Hanselman · Jan 24, 2014 · 35 minPlay · 34:34SaveShareEpisode pageIs the best way to learn to code The Hard Way? Scott talks to Zed Shaw, author of the Mongrel web server for Ruby Web Applications, and now the creator of the Learn Code The Hard Way movement.RelatedEpisodes 8Videos 6Books 8Blogs 6Corporate interests in open source and dev culture (Interview)The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source • Jun 6, 2018 • 1 h 34 minVibe code anything in a HanselminuteThe Stack Overflow Podcast • Jan 13, 2026 • 35 minSE Radio 711: Scott Hanselman on AI-Assisted Development ToolsSoftware Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers • Mar 11, 2026 • 1 h 02 minSE Radio 452: Scott Hanselman on .NETSoftware Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers • Mar 23, 2021 • 55 minThe Science of Learning to CodeCoRecursive: Coding Stories • Aug 2, 2023 • 51 minStory: We are teaching Functional Programming WrongCoRecursive: Coding Stories • Aug 3, 2020 • 47 minTech Talk: The Reason For Types with Jared Forsyth on ReasonML and JavascriptCoRecursive: Coding Stories • Mar 16, 2020 • 37 minStory: Portal Abstractions with Sam RitchieCoRecursive: Coding Stories • Apr 17, 2020 • 35 min