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Subscribers 90.7K

Videos 1.2K

Views 10.9M

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You Suck at Programming covers bash scripting, programming, sysadmin topics, and Unix/Linux utilities, often with humorous takes and roasts of cringe code. Content appears as tutorial-like demonstrations, deep-dives into bash features, and practical scripting guides, with recent videos showing full Bash courses and hands-on projects. The channel publishes roughly 0.6 uploads per week and averages around 88K views per video.

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84% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 790

Views 673.5M

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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Both target aspiring developers with concise, fast-paced tutorials that cover shell and scripting topics (bash, shell, unix scripting) as shown by high search overlap (100%) and strong content alignment (74%), making their audiences highly similar.

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66% relevance

Subscribers 5.2M

Videos 577

Views 385.0M

Appearances 21

SERP 56%

Similarity 73%

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Shares a tech-education focus with emphasis on practical scripting topics (bash, shell, unix scripting) and a sizable audience, evidenced by substantial search overlap (56%) and solid content similarity (73%) in the same scripting niche.

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Shawn Powers

63% relevance

Subscribers 25.1K

Videos 299

Views 2.6M

Appearances 11

SERP 44%

Similarity 76%

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Both channels teach Linux-related scripting and administration skills, with notable search overlap on shell/unix scripting topics and high content similarity (76%), indicating a similar audience and instructional style.

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63% relevance

Subscribers 11.5M

Videos 2.1K

Views 954.1M

Appearances 19

SERP 47%

Similarity 73%

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All-target technical education with scripted guides on shell and bash topics; shared audience for scripting content is reflected in moderate search overlap (47%) and strong content similarity (73%).

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58% relevance

Subscribers 161K

Videos 127

Views 6.8M

Appearances 12

SERP 26%

Similarity 79%

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Caters to Linux scripting and system administration enthusiasts; the overlap is driven by common queries on shell/unix scripting and linux scripting, yielding moderate search overlap (26%) but high content similarity (79%).

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55% relevance

Subscribers 214K

Videos 239

Views 16.4M

Appearances 8

SERP 22%

Similarity 77%

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Specializes in Linux administration basics, aligning with You Suck at Programming on unix sysadmin topics, which yields modest search overlap (22%) but high content similarity (77%).

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Discovered competitors include Fireship (84% match) and NetworkChuck (66% match) as top rivals, with Shawn Powers (63% match) and freeCodeCamp.org (63% match) also closely aligned. They share overlapping queries such as bash scripting, shell scripting, and unix scripting, indicating similar tutorial and scripting-focused content. Fireship and NetworkChuck are larger than You Suck at Programming, with subscribers around 4.1M and 5.2M respectively, while You Suck at Programming has 90.7K subscribers, highlighting a size gap but similar topic emphasis. All identified competitors compete in searches for bash and shell scripting, linux/Unix scripting, and terminal automation.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to You Suck at Programming?

Fireship (84% match, 4.1M subscribers) and NetworkChuck (66% match, 5.2M subscribers) are You Suck at Programming's biggest competitors, followed by Shawn Powers (63% match, 25.1K subscribers). All three share a focus on programming and tech tutorials, with Fireship and NetworkChuck covering concise coding topics and devops/tech concepts similar to You Suck at Programming.

What type of content does You Suck at Programming make?

You Suck at Programming creates tutorial-style videos focused on Bash, scripting, Linux/Unix topics, and related development tooling. Content includes long-form Bash scripting courses, how-tos like making HTTP requests without common tools, and building a web server in Bash. The channel uploads at approximately 0.6 videos per week, with average views around 88K per video (examples include 213.1K, 182.3K, 101.3K, 98.9K, and 85.8K views).

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