Mindset of Successful Programmers
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2024
- Hi all. I discuss a few mindset changes that helped me learn to code and become a better programmer and Software Developer.
I hope you find value in this.
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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.
Awesome Take Nicholas! Huge fan of your work, I remember watching your AI Text To Speech video a few months ago. Love from Melbourne.
@@bigboxSWE thanks a mil 🙏. Your vids are outstanding.
We are merely just GPT, aren't we? The answers that come to us are largely based on experience, and our brains getting the next most likely "link" for each basic unit of the problem, a la markov chains
Like how chatgpt cant do maths, but can answer coding questions so well. Because chatgpt has "practised" enough to develop a comprehensive chain of "possible replies" when given a set of "problem" units
So we too need to practise and practise, building up the repertoire of possible "problem" units and the correct "links". So that when we face a new problem, it dings
And if we can't, then we need to just prompt ourselves more like how we nudge gpt in the right direction
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That and also fundamentals I guess.
(1) find the invariants
(2) find the expected cases
(3) wishful thinking / Blackbox and hope you unknowingly resolve it as you use it in place of the solution
yes :D
The other thing about coding is that it's something yu want to do both night and day, and it's something yu think about all day. It's nit work really, it's doing what yu love!
1. Focus on practice
2. Ego is the Enemy
3. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
4. Touch the grass
@@daze8410 ....
@@daze8410unfortunately, thats counter-productive to being a good programmer
@@daze8410 5. Shower
@@daze8410very important
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.
When I stopped seeing programming as 'Serious Business' as to something enjoyable, my performance went up!
literally the best feeling ever
Hey man, what technologies would you say are the best/most used in the industry that one should learn in order to reach that level? I'm new and trying to figure out what's my best option, thanks in advance
@@bigboxSWE I was also too hard on me for last 3 years in my College, now I am starting as intern from tommorrow, I've changed alot in last week. I forgot how much I use to love to code.
@@facudiaz573there's no the best, it's all just tools and each tools has different uses
As a self-taught web developer, who owns a software company, I approve this message 100%.
Congratulations on the jump to Entrepreneur :) I hope you're still technical! Thank you for the wonderful comment.
What does your company do ? I’m on my own self teaching journey as well but have aspirations to start something of my own, but not sure what kind of service I’d like to or could offer. Any suggestions ?
As a self-taught programmer who just got hired by a self-taught programmer who owns his own software company, I second this. Wouldn’t have gotten a job if I wasn’t actively building an app and telling people about it. Family, friends, you never know who they might know.
Hey brother, what is your company? I’m curious
Would you like to hire me? Haha, jk (😭)
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.
How do we make sure of it?
Hi, how are you? May I ask what technologies do you use the most? Or which would you say are the most valuable?
@@facudiaz573Learn JavaScript Java Python and you are good
how the hell am I supposed to "learn" something new every day if I don't even understand what I learned.
@@gravecastle731 Yeah that seems very exhausting ...I guess his first tutor made a fool out of him.
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.
Such an amazing comment. I cannot thank you enough! That's the pure difference I've noticed with Senior Developers, is that they can get to the root of the problem so much quicker because they've seen it repeated somewhere else (albeit in a different framework/language/context). I think that is the skill that most Juniors miss out on (those that don't focus on practice anyway!)
@@bigboxSWE I think that can be applied for competitive programmers as well, they solved so many problems that just by reading they get patterns from past questions and already know which algorithms and data structures are the better to apply for that specific question
Junior dev = can google
Senior dev = can google faster!
took me about months to learn js, then when i started data science with python i completed python within bout a week.
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.
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10 likes indeed
Man as someone who's dev morale has dropped like crazy in the last year, I need to hear this. Thank you.
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.
Such a good mindset Miles! I used to get so offended when Seniors ripped apart my code, but I realised that's where improvement actually happens :)
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
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.
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!
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
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❤
" and if this video reaches, let's say...10 likes" broke my heart man, you deserve more. Well spoken and clear information, Thank you :)
Thank you so much, I still carry that philosophy. If my video gets 10 likes or brings value to at least 10 people - I won't stop. :)
@@bigboxSWE nice to read this after 2 months
49k later
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 channel is making me fall in love with programming again, thanks for producing awesome content
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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.
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. :)
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.
I rewatch your videos every time I feel like I lose the plot. I appreciate your perspective and it helps when things get hard.
woah.. I can't stress enough how timely this video was. Thank you for this! I love this insight!
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!
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
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)
Thank you so much, I appreciate your comment so much. These were my first ever tries at producing content and I will 100% try to incorporate pacing into my videos. I am so happy you found my videos that good, but I am very far off, I also just subbed to NoBoilerPlate thanks to you! :)
@@bigboxSWE Holy shit fr? I thought you were joking when you were asking for 10 likes lmao
@@tadghhenry I was not :) and that's still my expectation, as long as 10 people have derived enough value to hit the like button, I'll keep going
@@bigboxSWE great start then, I hope for even more better impact and subscribers/watching people in the future.
But I will add that the video ended very abruptly, as if someone just cut it before outro
@@bigboxSWE Awesome. Always best to stay humble
You have given me again the motivation to continue with programming, thank you really for this video from the bottom of my heart 💚
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. ❤
You are great! Keep the videos flowing. It helps us to keep the work on learning, programming and creating.
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.
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.
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.
Thanks, man. Very inspirational vid. Boy, this world belongs to those who chase ideals, but gave up on perfectionism.
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 :)
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 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 :)
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 so much, this video is amazing.
this channel is going to be great. looking forward to more of your videos!
big box you're legit bro, like for real this is really helpful especially to someone who'se just starting
WOW! Deja vu! I'm new to programming, currently learning JavaScript and I swear this is the advice my mentor gave me this evening!
this is the best video on programming ive seen. good job man.
Loving the vids yo, appreciate all your philosophies!
this is so true, thank you so much for your video and your content!
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
exactly same bro
it takes from avoiding one uncomfortable to whole situation
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.
Ricardo! I cannot tell you the amount of times I've quit learning to code. I actually failed my first college programming course :) It takes time and its not really a skill beyond anyone. If you enjoy programming, it's a skill you will learn to love. Thank you for your wonderful comment.
This is great to hear. I’m taking my first CS course this August and my reasoning is quite similar to yours. I never learned anything past algebra in high school. Nonetheless I have the perspective now to realize that anything can be practiced and learned if there’s heart and dedication behind it. I’m excited for what’s next.
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!
Thank you so much Shayan! I'm really curious how you want to use mech eng in your coding career! I know a lot of my mechanical engineer friends use a lot of MatLab and Python. Btw, keen to see more of your CoD content :)
Best of luck Cary on ur worked 👍
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.
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.
I am happy that youtube recommend me your channel! Nice videos!
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.
Thanks. I needed to hear all of this.
Great video with great advice! I really enjoyed it. Keep it up!
I needed this, thank you.
That is so incredibly correct!
There are all these little code channels that have really good information keep it up
Thanks
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.
the distinction between programming and law/history/finance was on point.
Good stuff man, looking forward to more .🙏
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.
great content man! excited to watch you grow!
Me finding this video after rage quitting my Cpp session is such a bless, thank you.
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.
Hi krim, first of all thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it
Am in a bootcamp @Krim
Wow, what a hidden gem of a channel
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
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.
Really love the 10k lines of code!! The more you build, the more you really understand how it works and why. Great video!!
Thank you so much Brian! Application is the key to learning. Btw, I love your CoronaTracker project, hope to make a commit to it sometime soon :)
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!
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.
Being a self taught Jr Developer is one of the hardest positions in the world. Everyone talks about 'getting the job' but not the hardship that comes after!
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my content. I hope it brought value
Loved this, would appreciate more videos like this
Thank you for this video! It's very insightful
Ah the algorithm blessed me with this one. Great content.
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.
Making coding a habit is absolutely key. I can make a whole separate video on it. Wonderful take, thank you!
Couldn't agree more!
One of the best, if not the best, beginners programming videos I've ever seen. As a three year dev I've learned these points far too late
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.
Thank you for this. Thank you so much.
This is exactly what I needed to hear.
These videos are amazing!
I'll just watch this video 120000 times and I'll have mastered changing my mindset.
I think these principles apply to everything. Great video!!
thank you! you open my mind!
Thanks for this overall view. I especially liked last slide I made that my wallpaper.
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
This comment resonates with me. I’ve been interested in programming for years but never had the structure needed to do anything with it. I’m excited to get kicked in the right direction by attending school this fall.
what about start with python with machine learning or some kind of Ai stuff besides game? pls help to answer me as new
Thanks for the video. Its an eye opener.
this is a great video. thank you my friend.
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 😊
What an amazing video ! Love it.
great points ; loving this channel 🚀🚀
That 10000 lines instead of hours perspective is brilliant. It's something tangible you can aim to achieve, rather than some vague notion of time that you could waste with too much theory
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.
Learning C ++ at 30 and your videos are a godsend. Keep it up pal, hope to learn a lot more from your experience!
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.
Hard work will make you a talented developer before you even notice :)
Great adviceee, so trueee
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!
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 so much! Yes it's something I experienced as well. Software Engineering is unintentionally gate kept by a lot of subtle things (such as lingo). I will try my best to continue to be clear. Thank you! :)
Thanks for sharing. I really needed this
i love how the videos just end while you are talking
Thank you.. Build as many projects as you can to learn and master in programming