Fireship is one of the best coding education channels on YouTube, period. Jeff Delaney's signature style—hyper-fast, visually engaging, genuinely funny—makes learning JavaScript, Firebase, and modern web development actually entertaining.
The #100SecondsOfCode format is genius: it respects your time while teaching real concepts. Unlike bloated tutorial channels that drag 10-minute explanations into hour-long videos, Fireship cuts straight to what matters.
That said, it's not for casual browsing. This is content that requires focus, pausing, and probably some rewatching. If your teen is genuinely interested in coding and building things, this channel will accelerate their learning. If they're just vaguely curious, the pace might be discouraging.
The YouTube context penalty applies here—even great educational content contributes to platform time, and the algorithm will happily serve up less-productive videos next. But as far as screen time goes, watching Fireship beats doomscrolling TikTok by a country mile.
