The beauty of coding is that you can either achieve the end result or you can’t….yet. Every time I freak out and think “I have NFI what how this works” I just go and spend a morning building stuff. More often than not I hit this *ding* moment where everything comes to light. Listen to the advice in this video, FOCUS ON PRACTICE.

1. Focus on practice 2. Ego is the Enemy 3. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

Getting to the point where I can build an app and just listen to music without pausing and following a tutorial was a game changer.

As a self-taught web developer, who owns a software company, I approve this message 100%.

Honestly, the list at the end, it may be what's expected of junior developers, but it's actually what senior developers do as well. We've just done that loop so much and so often it "looks" like we've known everything all along. The reality is, we've just gotten really fast at applying first principles and fundamentals, learning something new, and quickly figure it out - using whatever resources we have. Google, co-workers, tutorials/books, and now GPT.

Perfect. I've been a developer for 30+ years, everything in this video is spot on. One of my first tutors said "If you're not learning something new every day in a development role then there's something wrong". Great video post.

Man as someone who's dev morale has dropped like crazy in the last year, I need to hear this. Thank you.

What I learned from this video : 1. Focus on practice not theory ! - 10,000 lines of code ❤ 2. Start by making small websites ! 3. Just to be comfortable with being uncomfortable - U will never know enough 4. You will never master coding rather you will understand them vaguely! 5. Know certain part of the domain and constantly learn nd build a bunch of projects.

Another point on ego: don't be attached to your code. It's *just* code. You or someone else will change it. It's ephemeral. One thing that helped me get past my ego, is knowing that everything I did was saved in the `git` repo. When I had to delete something I worked hard on, I was able to take solace in that. New devs at work often take offense when you change their code, and that's not helpful for them or for the project. It's just code; it's just code.

Thank you for this! I’m not a beginner, but I’m going through some career transitioning and it’s true that practice makes you better at programming. You will get more comfortable, confident and faster.

Thank you for this video, it's so accurate! When I was a trainee in a company I was afraid to google or even simply ask a question from senior, but now I understand that it's literally one of the most basics things you need to do

I needed to hear this! I am on my own journey on becoming an engineer and really feeling overwhelmed right now and pretty terrible at this craft, this has sorta cleared the air a bit, thanks man!

This is like the perfect key for self taught programer. I like how you brought up about being in a stuck concept situation. I knew right away once I was stuck and learing that specific part of syntax; I was wasting my time and delaying my goals. So I learn just by creating projects uses those concepts and understand them what they do. And I agree about being not a master in coding. Senior and Junior developer wont able to master and can't be perfect by memorizing everything. They will always part of syntax that you forget and its completley normal. But once you research it again; it'll help you remeber it quick than processing before casue you have learned it. This well put.

This video is GOLD. Learning by consuming (tutorials, reading theory, etc.) is not nearly as effective as learning by crafting. You don't need to make huge projects to try and apply what you are learning; small, minimal programs made repeatedly are just as good for this purpose. More importantly, I learnt that when you don't understand something or you're stuck, it's VERY important to take a rest and come back later. We have focus periods and if you always try and push through them, you'll quickly get burnt out, you'll grow lethargic and won't be able to do any more work. Taking breaks, doing other things is just as important to mantain a good performance when learning to code, and to keep enjoying doing so long term. After all, we can only do so much on a day. I was feeling a bit stressed out lately so this video made me feel a lot better. Thanks!

Your videos are amazing. The length of them is perfect and they are all straight to the point no bs. We need more creators like this. ❤

This channel is making me fall in love with programming again, thanks for producing awesome content !

woah.. I can't stress enough how timely this video was. Thank you for this! I love this insight!

This is exactly what I needed man. I damn near have quit coding these days. Thanks for the vid fr brother. We as a community surely do appreciate it❤

Honestly, i had all the prohlems you said in that video, thank you a lot, its exactly what i wanted, quick video, fix my issues. Thank you a really lot. I thought i couldn't be a programmer because sometimes i think im not a good programmer, im not good enough to be contracted or something, so, thank you again, now i have more inspiration and can see a future on me.

Every bit of advice you presented is, remarkably, exactly what I ended up learning the hard way throughout my CS education. If only I could have seen this video many years ago, it would have saved me so much time and unnecessary stress. :)

You are great! Keep the videos flowing. It helps us to keep the work on learning, programming and creating.

Your story on Ego being the enemy hit me to the point. I am still fighting to swallow it. i guess I needed to hear this. Thank you! I'm giving this a like and subscribing.

Damn You are the guy I aspire to be with the mindset you have right now. I Started reading books about stoicism and articles about discipline and you just sum it up so nicely in my favourite (Programming) very thankful.

Stuff like this is really encouraging and validating for me as I start because I LOVE learning new things and once I found out that this really is a field where you will constantly be learning and experimenting and problem solving, it got me really excited because that's exactly what I want! I'm currently just going through the research and learn the basics portion, but I've already been playing around in the few programs I've downloaded and found out about. Lol So I guess that's not bad of me! It's just helpful for me to understand something when I've already messed with stuff enough to have even messed something up or hit a wall. Helps me remember and teaches me more I feel like.

i know this video has been out for a year and this probably won't get noticed, but thanks for making me realize what i've been doing wrong all this time, especially in helping me realize the difference between college programming and actual programming. I've been looking at it wrong all this time, and this cleared things up for me

Wow man. It was really helpful to stumble upon your video. I've been programming for almost 4 years and when I look back I see how much of an issue all of the "mastery" concept was. Still need to work on it, but definitely I've improved over time on being less hard on myself from not knowing everything. This video was a great reminder of it. Ty very much, short and interesting video :)

Thanks for changing my mindset. I am very bad at academics but I always love computer and wanted to study. But when I really went for it , all just crumble in front of me, i couldn't keep up with all those technical terms and failed in college . But deep down I know that I can do , I still love computer. The point you've mentioned in video is all true . The thing I was doing wrong that I wanted master all the things i was learning. But now I see that it is impossible to master everything.

WOW! Deja vu! I'm new to programming, currently learning JavaScript and I swear this is the advice my mentor gave me this evening!

I rewatch your videos every time I feel like I lose the plot. I appreciate your perspective and it helps when things get hard.

You have given me again the motivation to continue with programming, thank you really for this video from the bottom of my heart 💚

Thank you so much, this video is amazing.

It's definitely hard to unlearn the habits of the fixed mindset and adopt the growth mindset because of how society focuses so much on the end result than the process, but I'm getting there

Thanks, man. Very inspirational vid. Boy, this world belongs to those who chase ideals, but gave up on perfectionism.

I am glad that this thing was in my recommended! Top notch videos, this video gives me the vibe of Fireship or smth like this in this level! Keep up the good work man, almost 2 months into learning JS!

Thank you ever so much! This is an eerily timely advice for me which gave me comfort and encouragement. I am transitioning between professions and one of the challenges is to shift my mindset to a saner and more constructive one 😄 I used to work in a field where a small mistake could have dire consequences, so I hope that I can have a new type of job where the unavoidable reality of me making mistakes will be seen as normal and where I will be supported to learn more and more and more without fear of reprisals. Thanks again 😊

big box you're legit bro, like for real this is really helpful especially to someone who'se just starting

Man, I absolutely love the presentation of ideas here. I am a Mechanical Engineer who wants to learn how to code and this was really helpful. Thank you and I am subbed!

this is so true, thank you so much for your video and your content!

this channel is going to be great. looking forward to more of your videos!

The point about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is relatable to me since I started doing reverse engineering recently. Especially learning assembly (MIPS in my case). I'm primarily focusing on the PSP since I still actively use my PSP to this day and enjoy making simple programs with the pspsdk. I really need to get comfortable knowing that I'll have to learn most of this stuff on my own. Thanks for making this video.

" and if this video reaches, let's say...10 likes" broke my heart man, you deserve more. Well spoken and clear information, Thank you :)

this video definitely spoke to me as i’m taking my first programming class as a noob and ive definitely struggled with my ego and the fear of being uncomfortable in class as normally classes are easy and i feel confident in my ability to absorb the information but in my programming class i feel like an idiot and am constantly uncomfortable and intimidated from the fact i don’t know the answers most of the time to the questions the professor asks us. i’ve skipped a lot of the classes due to this (also a lot of social anxiety) but i guess that’s where the real learning happens. pushing our boundaries

I started my programming journey about a year ago and havent got very far due to the above mentioned mistakes 😂 so glad to find lots of confirmation in this vid and comments. Ill be sure to write these points out and stick them on my wall till im sure my mind got the message! Thank you

Really love the 10k lines of code!! The more you build, the more you really understand how it works and why. Great video!!

Great video with solid principles here. It seems obvious what you say, but it's the obvious we sometimes miss (I know I do anyway.) Thanks for making this. Also, congrats on your success so far. Your channel has done incredibly well and it's only just beginning.

That is so incredibly correct!

I'm a CS student who's just a fresher and my intention is to major in software engineering next year so I just want to say your video clarifies a lot of things and really helpful for students like me who are not so experienced. Instant love and subscribe! Hope you make more videos in the future :)

Loving the vids yo, appreciate all your philosophies!

as someone who is currently in a boot camp learning to code i found this video inspiring in a way. my issue i think is that i feel that i need to know every little detail and trying to cram it into my brain just to forget half of it the very next day because i did not actually retain all of the information rather just read over it with no practice. but after watching this i will have a better understanding of how to learn to code this was insanely helpful thank you.

Thank you for this. I really needed to hear that. Still starting out as a jr. developer after a major career shift. Heck, I didn't even major in CS or IT. Again, thank you.

It really gives me hope after stumbling onto your video. For me, I see all my friends around me in university picking up concepts and programming really quickly. Yet for me, It can take me almost an entire day to work on chunks of code and at the end, I may not understand it at all. I always thought that I will simply never be a master at this and contemplated whether this field was for me at all. But watching the video and reading through the comments really help shed light on that: I may never be a full master at programming, but I sure as hell have the grits to look through code and learn as a student.

Incredible video. As a self-taught developer. I'm still trying to achieve my first opportunity in the field. But what said speaks so much of what is expected from beginners. Thanks for the amazing content.

This is one of the videos I liked the most about how to create a successful mindset. =) Thank you for the light and calm when explaining, success for you!

this is the best video on programming ive seen. good job man.

Such a good video, especially for people like me who are starting out software engineering. Please keep making more! Both the videos, very good, and it's just refreshing from the extremely overcomplicated software lingo I frankly do not understand. Keep on going!

thank you! you open my mind!

thanks for this as a cs student about to enter the work force this kind of video along w other expectations of jr developers can definitely help ease the nerves.

Thank you for this. Thank you so much.

I would add that consistency is key! Forming habits around learning new theory based skills (such as certification hunting) or learning a new framework through hands on practice should be approached on a near daily basis. Some of these technologies take months to learn and weeks before we even get an intuitive understanding of what the point of them truly is in the context of a larger tech stack.

There are all these little code channels that have really good information keep it up Thanks

Bro, hear me out. Your videos are so close to NoBoilerplate or Fireship level. It is insane how good you are. Take my advice with a grain of salt. But I think you would benefit from defining pacing for sections when you write. And trying to have same structure for most points you make and make them more impactful. And you would be better than any programming channel in no time because of your great writing and aesthetic. Also music too loud, but it is easier to fix)

I needed this, thank you.

I'm going from teaching to software development. I just started my Master's program for software development a couple of weeks ago. This was very motivational and comforting. Thank you.

Loved this, would appreciate more videos like this

You've just described me. I've been making those mistakes for almost 20 years, and only now I figured out how wrong I was. That costed me A LOT OF TROUBLE. I should be a super-senior already, but I'm still at a junior level.

Great video with great advice! I really enjoyed it. Keep it up!

I am happy that youtube recommend me your channel! Nice videos!

Thanks. I needed to hear all of this.

I'm grateful for other peoples experience/and or mistakes. This way I can learn from them to better my skills at coding/programming.

great content man! excited to watch you grow!

Thank you for this video! It's very insightful

I'm looking to start a game dev company. Everything I have to learn is so in depth but your video really inspired me. Thank you! PS. You have a new sub here! Keep up the good work!

I think that an important thing to mention is that the way to avoid these things and get to the right mindset is to have a project in mind before you start to learn a new subject (in programming). When I started to learn programming, I did so because I needed to make an app for an electronics project and because of that I tried to rush the learning process through tutorials as fast as possible. When you learn a subject for the sake of learning it's really hard to know when to start learning and when to actually practicing. Every time before I want to learn a new thing in this field, I find a project that I want to make with that knowledge.

I think these principles apply to everything. Great video!!

the distinction between programming and law/history/finance was on point.

Good stuff man, looking forward to more .🙏

Thank you.. Build as many projects as you can to learn and master in programming

Very nice video :) Another principal that applies to my personal project work is: Don't let a small issue ruin your day. If you're stuck, take a step back, sleep on it, or simply move on and deal with it later. The problem doesn't define you. Momentum is far more motivating and will build your confidence.

Couldn't agree more!

I have always had a tendency to plan everything before ever getting to work. So when I approached coding, I spent weeks on end reading, setting up my code environments right etc, until I realized I was just procrastinating because I was scared of actually starting. If you have this tendency too, know that every line of code you'll write for the first few months is going to suck. So just get to it and write a lot. The time spent optimizing the contour is gonna be much better spent once the code underneath is worth such an optimization.

Thanks for this overall view. I especially liked last slide I made that my wallpaper.

Learning C ++ at 30 and your videos are a godsend. Keep it up pal, hope to learn a lot more from your experience!

Watched both of your videos, I really enjoyed them. I’m trying to set realistic goals and expectations for myself, I have time so I won’t try and get ahead of myself.

well , both of your videos sum up my life as a jr developer. And I know these are going to help the new developers to set some realistic standards and benchmarks for themselves. I hope to see more of your videos. Thanks a lot man.

10 likes indeed

Mindset of a succesful programmer: 1. Don't give a f... All the useless meetings, changing requirements, impossible deadlines. You have to give zero f's about your job, otherwise you can go insane. 2. Dont think about your job after hours. You have to understand, this is not important. Your life is. 3. Work from home. Finished task for today? Finish earlier. See pt. 2. 4. Dont work too fast. Work slowly. Unless somebody explicitly tells you that you are lagging behind, you are not working too slow. 5. Project confidence. Tell clients what they want to hear. Do otherwise anyway. 6. Copy and paste everywhere you can. Take your previous projects and copy from them. Always try to take the path with minimal amount of code to write.

I am starting a career shift as a Cloud Developer and realize this it. Build a life as a coder. Code a little every day. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

I started programming at 10, started with windows batch, didn't know anything else but got really good at batch, made a color Tetris clone in batch, later tried to learn c++ because i wanted to make a specific thing, that was the wrong approach and i kinda didn't make a lot for 2 years, then i started programming school i realized I already knew most things but being required to make the assignments was the push i needed to get good enough to make my own projects and a year later i started an internship which turned in to a fulltime job, now 5 years after i joined that school i have graduated and moved to working fulltime remotely for a smarthome company in a different country and it's great, so my advice is just built stuff, but don't be too ambitious, make small things, especially games or animated things because you see your code working, get an internship for real expirience and you'll probably see the path from there

I've enrolled to a SWE program at a university next month. I used to think that programming was something that I couldn’t do. My lack of confidence in Math, combined with the fear of not being smart enough, made me believe that coding was not my thing. Consequently, I never tried to learn programming seriously. But now, in hindsight, I realize that I may have been too hasty to dismiss it as a possibility. While it may be true that it is challenging, programming is like any other worthwhile skill - it takes time and effort to master. Your video motivates me. In 2023, I am finally ready to embrace this challenge and become proficient in this valuable skill. I'm going to take your advice to heart.

wow, you literally described me. it's amazing that people are this similar despite living in different county, i live in Egypt btw. cool video

Just the right content to watch at 4:00am! You've earned a subscription, my friend. Your content has been very helpful to me as a newbie developer, so I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for your updates.

Frankly, I hardly ever leave comments since I rather prefer to remain silent, however, this video is a special case. As a freshman who's about to be a sophomore, I've gone through my python class with nothing but ChatGPT and other AI stuff. I wish I've watched this video earlier but nothing's never late. Everything comes on time. I was supposed to watch it right now at this very moment and learn from it. Every single time I was asking myself a question throughout the video, you kept saying:"you're missing the point". And I definitely was. The whole concept of programming got upside down in my mind and that makes me kind of calm, peaceful I guess. The point is, it's never too late to get back on track and I appreciate your directions on that!

Thank you for this video! Really helpful

This is exactly what I needed to hear.

great points ; loving this channel 🚀🚀

Me finding this video after rage quitting my Cpp session is such a bless, thank you.

These videos are amazing!

What an amazing video ! Love it.

Thanks for the video. Its an eye opener.

Thank you so much for this video! Really! I've been working myself way too much to learn about coding and stuff by reading non-stop and doing tutorials. I'll take your advice as much as I can. I really needed this, it somewhat calmed the nerves I had. Due to a job interview I'll have tomorrow. Thank you! ❤