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John Carmack
Legendary Programmer
John Carmack appears on the Lex Fridman Podcast across agi, programming, startups & business. Lex describes John Carmack as legendary programmer.
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2026
1 appearance
The Joe Rogan Experience / March 22, 2026 / Episode #1342
Joe Rogan Experience #1342 - John Carmack
John Carmack is a computer programmer, video game developer and engineer.
2022
1 appearance
Lex Fridman Podcast / August 4, 2022 / Episode #309
John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets
John Carmack is a legendary programmer, co-founder of id Software, and lead programmer of many revolutionary video games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and the Commander Keen series. He is also the founder of Armadillo Aerospace, and for many years the CTO of Oculus VR.
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John Carmack
Legendary Programmer
John Carmack appears on the Lex Fridman Podcast across agi, programming, startups & business. Lex describes John Carmack as legendary programmer.
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August 4, 2022 to March 22, 2026
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