# The Cherno: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-28, The Cherno has 761,000 subscribers, 95,689,156 total views, and 925 videos. It ranks #98,907 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [The Cherno](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for The Cherno is “Can AI Make a Game Engine?”, a long-form video published Oct 4, 2026.
- These are The Cherno’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Apr 27, 2025 and Oct 4, 2026 (42 long-form videos and 6 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 60,269. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “"Hello World" has CHANGED in C++!” (933,586 views, Jul 10, 2025). Least viewed: “C++ CHESS ENGINE using Walnut! // Code Review” (22,916 views, Jan 31, 2026).
- Median length: 26:04 for 42 long-form videos; 0:56 for 6 Shorts.
- In this sample, The Cherno’s consecutive uploads were a median of 7 days apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 63 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Can AI Make a Game Engine?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/R_uf5OfMGio/) | 2026-10-04 | Long-form | 434,122 | 1:02:53 | 6.25x |
| [Using AI to Finish Multiplayer for My Game Engine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/KL1Q9PS6Lzs/) | 2026-09-27 | Long-form | 70,627 | 30:22 | 1.09x |
| [ls AI Code Actually BAD?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/s0oN6Tx5Xxo/) | 2026-07-26 | Long-form | 72,487 | 55:14 | 1.57x |
| [How to Use AI for Programming](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/A4aLYwtpyes/) | 2026-07-05 | Long-form | 103,092 | 49:13 | 2.22x |
| [Introducing the NEW 3D Game Engine Series](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/-paLdjChPxo/) | 2026-05-31 | Long-form | 55,533 | 28:28 | 1.3x |
| [Let's Talk About AI](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/NzpcuP2RAdQ/) | 2026-05-17 | Long-form | 149,897 | 45:16 | 4.06x |
| [Code Reviewing My Own Game Engine Series (Hazel 2D)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/aWGVjFTbXc8/) | 2026-03-31 | Long-form | 27,087 | 43:07 | - |
| [Hazel's New Renderer IS DONE!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/q3197IjHQ0I/) | 2026-03-27 | Long-form | 37,036 | 19:38 | 1.23x |
| [How to become a Software Engineer in 2026](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/cO42oAeC4jk/) | 2026-02-27 | Long-form | 65,030 | 16:01 | 1.81x |
| [Is This C++ Code Actually Safe?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/vtGjBFBrYEw/) | 2026-02-26 | Long-form | 32,465 | 12:57 | - |
| [Reference Counting in C++](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/FP27I7v0BeM/) | 2026-02-24 | Long-form | 26,840 | 14:03 | - |
| [C++ CHESS ENGINE using Walnut! // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/iRQfwiBIgRY/) | 2026-01-31 | Long-form | 22,916 | 25:38 | - |
| [Goodbye (kind of)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/KgBNqjhY230/) | 2026-01-19 | Long-form | 161,593 | 3:35 | 4.3x |
| [High-Performance GPU Compute C++ Minecraft Clone! // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/gJMF924lrzc/) | 2025-12-16 | Long-form | 52,670 | 28:35 | 1.75x |
| [DON'T DELETE THIS! // Bugs of C++](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/KhftHT09F5g/) | 2025-12-09 | Long-form | 36,885 | 17:03 | 1.38x |
| [HTTP SERVER in C++](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/CKgNHc9YNe0/) | 2025-11-29 | Long-form | 38,074 | 15:34 | 1.44x |
| [Events - C++ Application Architecture](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/MX2PNIzxXMc/) | 2025-11-22 | Long-form | 34,144 | 15:15 | 1.15x |
| [Am I Just Reviewing AI Code? // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/sSKAMOYPSho/) | 2025-11-19 | Long-form | 35,072 | 23:41 | 1.08x |
| [SOMEONE Code Reviewed Hazel, My Game Engine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/Glq1oDBy1cQ/) | 2025-11-04 | Long-form | 103,507 | 1:12:27 | 2.21x |
| [HTTP in C++](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/RzdM54i7buY/) | 2025-10-29 | Long-form | 58,845 | 13:04 | 1.53x |
| [Where Hazel is at and what we've been up to // October 2025 Hazel Dev Log](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/-XT9R2P3I7M/) | 2025-10-25 | Long-form | 28,122 | 9:42 | - |
| [5 Easy Ways to Improve This C++ Code](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/8YBxh3s5Xe8/) | 2025-10-22 | Long-form | 27,091 | 14:08 | - |
| [Be Careful with References! // Bugs of C++](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/y5MQPlIASHg/) | 2025-10-17 | Long-form | 40,541 | 11:50 | - |
| [We're on Linux Today! Clients, Servers, and Multi-Threading // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/cc7DSpNjB4E/) | 2025-10-03 | Long-form | 24,175 | 29:37 | - |
| [Layers - C++ Application Architecture Mini-Series](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/FXpPVfribx4/) | 2025-09-30 | Long-form | 35,995 | 20:04 | - |
| [My Favourite C++ Project I've EVER REVIEWED? // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/eopps3YF6aE/) | 2025-09-20 | Long-form | 53,047 | 28:02 | - |
| [C++ Application Architecture - A Mini-Series](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/rUxZ5N77M5E/) | 2025-09-17 | Long-form | 96,110 | 16:32 | 1.64x |
| [Can I Make PAINT in TWO HOURS in C++?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/t1B1MyTH9Gk/) | 2025-08-31 | Long-form | 115,487 | 31:58 | 1.8x |
| [Why Separate Code Into Libraries?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/eXmMMuATJA0/) | 2025-08-24 | Short | 94,609 | 0:57 | 2.36x |
| [HE IMPROVED THE CODE! Most Professional C++ Project Revisited // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/nmzhdLq_px4/) | 2025-08-15 | Long-form | 24,765 | 24:55 | - |
| [DON'T MESS WITH THE MAIN LOOP!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/SELP8EcngxQ/) | 2025-08-14 | Short | 121,395 | 0:56 | 1.05x |
| [Someone sent me a Multiplayer Game Engine - but does it work? // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/lAXOmE481j4/) | 2025-07-30 | Long-form | 61,693 | 32:58 | 1.34x |
| [How to Handle Errors in C++](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/4-YLCSGEoUk/) | 2025-07-29 | Short | 94,267 | 0:59 | 2.35x |
| [Over-engineering software is... good?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/N_oc0fXoaGI/) | 2025-07-26 | Short | 79,175 | 1:09 | 1.97x |
| [The Most Professional C++ Project I've Ever Reviewed // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/8bNsCBkX_bA/) | 2025-07-25 | Long-form | 396,392 | 23:36 | 6.54x |
| [Logging is FINALLY good in C++! 🎉](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/JDfQ5eUf4zQ/) | 2025-07-22 | Short | 230,891 | 0:46 | 1.81x |
| [C++ FINALLY Improved Error Handling with std::expected!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/Vz40rDiWnN8/) | 2025-07-18 | Long-form | 84,861 | 22:31 | 1.83x |
| [FIRST GAME in C++! Did He Do a Good Job? // Code Review (C++/SDL2)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/Mv_UWf0eE9s/) | 2025-07-16 | Long-form | 53,234 | 30:44 | 1.16x |
| ["Hello World" has CHANGED in C++!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/k4F2V_BXMlI/) | 2025-07-10 | Short | 933,586 | 0:42 | 7.98x |
| [How Did I Rewrite the RENDERER? // Hazel Engine Dev Log](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/xqK8oQ2kdj0/) | 2025-07-09 | Long-form | 54,668 | 26:31 | 1.22x |
| [C++ FINALLY Made Logging GOOD!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/teOe2IKGlC0/) | 2025-06-27 | Long-form | 166,783 | 13:57 | 2.52x |
| [Multiplayer is DONE in Hazel! Here’s how it works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/fQHiYRpFSIY/) | 2025-06-20 | Long-form | 31,613 | 31:47 | - |
| [Someone Made a Game in Hazel! // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/WOnMkazhP5I/) | 2025-06-18 | Long-form | 66,595 | 41:21 | 1.49x |
| [I Fixed Someone's (very broken) Vulkan Ray Tracer // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/UVxuPoOrG5o/) | 2025-05-30 | Long-form | 30,040 | 35:13 | - |
| [Graphics vs Compute Pipeline](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/-AXbPmupk8g/) | 2025-05-27 | Long-form | 36,122 | 33:34 | - |
| [Hazel is going to be FREE! How do we get there?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/_kEO7kreWnU/) | 2025-05-11 | Long-form | 91,472 | 22:04 | 1.88x |
| [Game Engine WITHOUT LIBRARIES! // Code Review](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/v_BmwKl9Inc/) | 2025-04-30 | Long-form | 116,073 | 35:03 | 1.7x |
| [Making it MASSIVELY FASTER by using the GPU!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecherno/videos/xOghjlu0tg0/) | 2025-04-27 | Long-form | 65,568 | 32:35 | 1.42x |

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