Video Archive & Transcripts Recorded Dialogues on Craft

A decade of recorded videos, practitioner sessions, and searchable transcripts featuring 191 tech leaders and community speakers.

This canonical archive preserves nearly 200 recorded video conversations and user group presentations with full, searchable transcripts from the software craftsmanship movement.

The Archive:

  • Who Shaped the Craft: Intimate dialogues with the authors, creators, and community leaders who defined the modern engineering landscape—from the origins of Agile to the rise of functional programming.
  • Historical Inflection Points: Rare, time-stamped snapshots from pivotal gatherings like SCNA, GOTO, and RailsConf that capture the industry at its turning points.
  • Community & Mentorship: Personal stories on the 'why' behind building communities, the evolution of technical mentorship, and the human side of technical leadership.
  • Contextual Forensic History: Every audited interview features a structured, searchable transcript that reveals the 'why' and 'what' behind the architectural decisions that persist today.

Explore Media Collections: SCMC Meetup Archive → | Speaker Directory → | Woven Tributes → | Corpus Intelligence →

Archive Status: 200 of 200 Items Transcribed

This collection is a work in progress. If you spot errors in transcription or have archival context to add, please contact Mike Hall, reach out on LinkedIn, or submit an issue on GitHub.