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Jason Lengstorf

Portland developer-educator who founded CodeTV, the TV network for web developers

About Jason Lengstorf

Jason Lengstorf is a web developer and educator based in Portland, Oregon, who founded CodeTV, an independent company that makes entertaining shows for developers. He is the creator and executive producer of series such as Web Dev Challenge, Leet Heat and Web Lunch, and CodeTV also works with developer-tool companies as a kind of developer relations and marketing partner for hire.

Before going independent he held developer experience roles at Gatsby and Netlify, where he became VP of Developer Experience, and he built a large audience with Learn With Jason, a live-streamed show where he paired with guests from the web community to build something together. He later rebranded his independent work as CodeTV.

Lengstorf also teaches courses on Frontend Masters and speaks regularly at web conferences, with a focus on making learning web development fun.

Products by Jason Lengstorf

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CodeTV

codetv.dev

Independent network producing shows for web developers, including Web Dev Challenge and Leet Heat.

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Learn With Jason

learnwithjason.dev

Live-streamed show where Jason builds projects with guest experts from the web community.

Videos with Jason Lengstorf

Interviews & press

How Jason builds

  • Learning to code should be fun.
  • Build in the open with the community, live.

Learn from Jason Lengstorf

Jason Lengstorf FAQ

What is CodeTV?

CodeTV is Jason Lengstorf's independent company that produces shows for web developers, such as Web Dev Challenge, Leet Heat and Web Lunch.

Where did Jason Lengstorf work before CodeTV?

He held developer experience roles at Gatsby and Netlify, where he was VP of Developer Experience, before going independent.

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