Net Ninja

Net Ninja is a programming tutorial channel run by Shaun Pelling, a web developer and teacher based in the UK. It has built up a library of more than 2,000 free coding videos.

The videos are organised into numbered playlists. Each course breaks a topic into short lessons, so viewers can code along one step at a time. Topics run from HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript to React, Vue, Node.js, Firebase, Flutter and databases. Recent series look at AI coding assistants and how to use them in a sensible, structured way. The tone is calm and friendly, and each lesson builds on the last.

Some highlights include:

The first part of a series on OpenAI Codex sets up the tool and shows how an AI coding agent fits into a normal workflow.

An introduction to GitHub Spec Kit explains how writing a clear specification first helps guide a software project.

A beginner session on Gemini CLI walks through installing it and using it from the command line.

The channel has around 1.9 million subscribers.

For anyone thinking about software engineering, this is a practical place to start. The playlists mirror how developers actually learn new tools. They also show how planning and specification matter as much as typing code, which is a big part of real engineering work. The numbered courses also make it easy to pick one skill, finish it and build a small project to show on a CV or personal statement.