# Why Staff engineers don’t only get to work on fun problems: YouTube Video Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@pragmaticengineer/videos/PkFdtpdDG5c/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

## Key stats

- Channel: [The Pragmatic Engineer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@pragmaticengineer/)
- Published: 2026-10-24
- Format: Short, 0:51
- Total views: 8,540
- Views per hour: 96
- Likes: 93
- Comments: 9
- Engagement rate: 1.2%
- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFdtpdDG5c)

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