About
Epic Programmer tells the stories behind the technology you use every day, told by a programmer.
What we make
Films
Long documentaries about the ideas and the people behind AI and computing, with every source listed on the film's page.
Stack Trace
The week's biggest tech story, every Monday, told as one story from start to end. Also in your inbox.
Shorts
One a day at 6:30 PM IST: the hidden reason behind something you use, in under a minute.
How it's made
Drawn in code
Every frame, from the 3D objects to the captions, is written in React with Remotion and rendered from code.
Checked and sourced
Every claim has a source, and every video's page lists them. If we got something wrong, email us.
Made using Dropstone
Every film is made using Dropstone CLI, an AI coding tool that runs on open models. About Dropstone
The story so far
- 2022
The channel starts with Three.js and Flutter tutorials. Together they pass a million views.
- October 2026
Epic Programmer comes back as a story channel, with a 3D-animated Short every day.
- 26 October 2026
Stack Trace begins with He Hacked His Own TV... Then OpenAI Banned Him.
- 30 October 2026
The first film, AI Might Be Why We Haven't Found Aliens, reaches 377K views.
- Today
11K subscribers and 2.1M views across 130 videos.
Say hello
Ideas for a story, a correction or a sponsorship: email hello@epicprogrammer.org.