#1 Thing to Learn to Become a Self-Taught Programmer
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 5. 09. 2024
- How do you land a job as a self-taught programmer? Since I've started working with people directly to help them change careers I've noticed there is one thing that makes a huge difference from those who continuously struggle and those who make it. In this video I'll share what that is.
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Did this video clarify some expectations you had about learning to code?
Thank you for all of your advice! I love your channel and all of your videos, im currently striving to become a self-taught web developer and you've greatly helped me along the way! Keep up the amazing content! đđđ€đâ€ïž
You are awesome
Love your channel! And you are so right... learning the WHAT is much different from the HOW. I think concentrating on *actually* doing projects, like building an app from scratch, from start-to-finish or constructing a game, things like that sound easy to do, but act-u-a-lly doing it is another ballgame. It takes time, effort, and a huge amount of perseverance to see a problem through. Because problems are inevitable-- it's how much you want to solve it is key. Too many people give up, maybe. I know *I've* been tempted at times...
I love how you explain stuff
One thing I was taught back in my electronics eng days, if you can quantize it, you can manipulate it, and as a rule I've found that is true in code.
Yesterday I landed my first web dev job after 6 months of teaching myself how to code! I still have to fully realize what I just achieved, but I am really happy about it!
Congrats brother, what language did you learn?
Teach us how :)
How much hours per day? That is an amazing archievement
@@gabrieladimabua PHP and Laravel as BE and Vue as FE. They use Angular as their FE framework, so I will have to learn that!
@@brunomillalaf8553 I built a portfolio website on which I showed three projects. All of these projects used a BE and FE framework (Laravel & Vue) and showed that I could build CRUD functionality. Also API's are important.
I also made sure that the styling of my website and my CV were the same and looking neat, which was actually why they gave me a chance to make their test.
Iâm in my late 40âs and want to make a change in my career. Iâm legitimately interested in this. And this is the best explanation Iâve heard. This is the approach Iâve always followed without realizing it. Thank you!!
InTheGlow135 am in my early 40s l have started HTML n css seems interesting so you can do it .
If you are interested in things in your late 40s. You are doing great
I hope you're making that transition! Don't let yourself fall behind, you can do it!
I can so relate. I am 54 and just started a Python Bootcamp course. I liken to something like a stenographer records what she hears at lightning speed, while if I had to do it, I would take much longer, yet will still get the job done. Same with coding. I will employ a few coders, but I want to understand what they're doing and even write a line or two of code myself.
Im 25 and im giving programming another go after giving up in college. Good luck and work hard everyone!
I think the most important thing to learn is to be able sell yourself and the promise that even if you don't know something, you can learn it quickly. At least in my personal experience.
And how can I learn that? In my interviews I struggle to sell myself and I want to know how to if you don't mind
@@istandaloneroronoazoro5188 I am not an expert in any way so I will tell you my last interview experience.
1. I was honest about my experience, and he asked the technical questions accordingly.
2. I was up until 3am the day before to try to squeeze more knowledge in my brain about the technologies they wanted. It did help in the interview.
3. I forced myself to become talkative.
4. I entered the room thinking that the other person is just human as well. I wasn't afraid of him. Like when you meet a teacher that you really liked in high school. You are friendly but still don't want to say something stupid.
5. I thanked him for taking the time to interview me and I told him that I know that he is probably tired of listening to bs all day. He said that he appreciated my effort of buying plane tickets to be there personally instead of skype.
(I still think this was one of the major factors for hiring me)
6. I didn't expect to get the job and that took some weight off my shoulder.
7. I was genuinly interested in the company and the directions I could take if I would get the job.
I believe that honesty was key, but I might have just been just very lucky. Either way, I am working hard to prove myself since then.
Zed Zedder Also a genuine interest in the company helps to with applying to places in general
After landing a programmer job, learning quickly is #1 thing. They hire you in and say you will be doing one thing then all of a sudden you are doing something else not in your scope.
I guess that can be applied in general, not just programming right?
I have been programming, teaching and mentoring programmers for over two decades now and I have to say this is spot-on excellent advice. I have seen so many people come out of undergraduate and even PhD software engineering programs who can't code themselves out of a box and some of the best programmers I've had the opportunity to work with were self-taught and just learn to think like they're supposed to and don't get hung up on all the rules and semantics. As you say the syntax is important but you can always look things up on the internet, you need to learn to think like a programmer.
Cheers! Thanks Aaron!
I have the same image (exact same frog) on my wardrobe
Back in the day we were taught flowcharts to visually see the logic instead of just coding. When you are able to visually see the logic and practice flowcharting enough, you will visually see the logic in the code itself
Knowing is one thing, doing and applying the knowledge is another level.
Exactly, learning and applying is so different
Insanely difficult for a beginner :,)
As a 41-year-old dude just getting started with programming to expand my SEO capabilities and after watching dozens of different programming videos for beginners I can say without any doubt in my mind this is by far the best video tutorial IÂŽve ever watched on the topic.
I am very happy to have found your channel and I am looking forward to diving into it. Thank you so much for taking the time to produce these videos, keep up the good work!
I've had a million different things stopping me for years from doing coding. Whether it be tragic life events like both of my parents passing away, to just being lazy. But your videos mixed with being tired and exhausted from my current career (I do flooring. It sucks), I've finally sat down and started learning. So I just want to say thank you. I'm currently 23/almost 24. I'm hoping that by the time I'm 25 I will finally have a nice paying job in something I actually enjoy.
Logic is never an issue for me, my issue is how to turn that logic into actual code. You'd need to memorize a ton of syntax. You have to know what syntax to use for certain things. I've managed to eliminate some of that issue by searching the right way. There is an answer for everything, you just need to search it right.
Small chunks over time and then push forward to unknown things...
I think the key is knowing WHAT to search for.
Search "best practices" in whatever language.
I usually write psudo code, it is basically steps to get the desired result I want, that always helps me break down a big application
Exactly. In the web developer course from Andre Neagoie that I'm doing he gives several sites with resources, practices and for instance, lots of HTML tags and how to use them. You have to know about good sites like that. Andrei encourage students to research on their own, he always says "Remember: Google is your best friend".
I use logic to work out what I want to do, then I use Google to find the code I need to steal to do it.
Your first app is always "hello world"
Mine was
print("Hello
CZcams")
@@cosmics999 With any kind of language today the very first thing I've learned to do is figure out how to print "Hello World". After that, if you feel you have the capacity to instruct a computer then you start building on that. The more you do this the more you learn if this is what you want to do for the rest of your life.
Tom Aguilar not necessarily. On the Commodore64, I was learning to code in Basic. I gave up when the lessons went into Peek and Poke and Data.
With Ruby and other more modern languages, I fail even before getting to abstracts, I fail on the subject of Arrays...
The "hello world" app is the godfather app that is the the origin of all great software đąđ
True
I listened to many guys on youtube who worked at google or such big names, but you're the only one who actually is talking some sense, not just ("You have to this and this" but actually you're saying "Im not telling you what to do ,but let me tell how to think so you don't have to ask anybody". You really know the stuff
From experience there's a good argument to be made for not language hopping as a beginner. Stick with a language for long enough not to have to get caught up with the details of a language while you're learning the 'recipe' concepts.
A couple of traits I found important for programming is patience and perseverance. Many beginning programmers give up when something isn't going right or they can't find the answer to a problem. Sometimes it takes stepping away from the problem for a little while before a solution will present itself. Some of the problems I've solved were solved away from the computer.
Basically practice. Keep working on it, keep being persistent, keep getting your mind blown. I started a year ago, struggling to grasp the logic behind a simple for loop. Now I'm about to finish my first full-stack website using .Net and Angular.
Yavor Daskaloff keep on doing brother! I was also struggling for many years now I work full time as a developer.
Attitude and persistency is the key đ
Yavor Daskaloff , thank you very much for sharing this. I am kind of going through the same. Your experience telling me that there will be light.
Yesterday I lost my position as an intern in a company. This videos helps me organise my plan to self develop untill my next job. Thank you for the video! It was very well explained.
Keep it up. Youre already ahead of so many.. im starting to learn to code now. You have the experience I desire and you can make youself stronger. Meditate and work on your projects. Hope many blessings come your way
I'm a self taught programmer/maker for the past year. IMO:
#1: Start with an inexpensive Raspberry Pi + starter kit (to avoid 'breaking' your primary computer). Those tutorials taught me the principles of Python programming, controlling hardware devices, and reading sensors via GPIO pins. That led to programming Arduino, ESP32/8266 microcontrollers, & IoT devices via micropython, Tkinter, MQTT, BLYNK, etc.
#2: Create real world projects. You might think you can, but "been there, done that" speaks volumes, IOW, "The proof is in the pudding." Getting a stepper motor or device to work on a workbench is easy. Getting multiple devices to interact with an ideal GUI is on another level. I've spent the past year developing my 1st 'maker' project. It's a DIY high res security camera, with a stepper controlled (zoom, focus, & aperture) 50mm lens, a programmable x/y mount, and solar tracking dual 20 watt PV panels charging a 60 AH LiFePO4 battery pack. One thing makes this possible;
#3: Research. Research. Research. Nearly everything you need to know is on the internet, but you need to keep searching, sometimes applying trial and error, until you find the best solution. This is very time consuming and sometimes overwhelming. But, that's only because you are beginning to understand what you don't already know. If developing apps were easy, everyone would be doing it, and those jobs would only pay minimum wage.
#4 "Never give up." Sometimes a problem is only a (syntax) character away from success. Sometimes, it requires learning another programming language, such as JS, JSON, etc. This is very frustration, but these lessons can only be learned from practice and experience. Eventually, they become second nature. But, no one can go from learning 'ChopSticks' fundamentals to playing a Bach piano concerto overnight. Practice your 'art' everyday in order to become fluent.
Stay safe & happy coding! đ
The Hermit what are you doing that you're breaking your computer?
Its all about knowing how to turn your ideas into diagrams. Writing and drawing my logic problems on a sheet of paper for me was key, now I code faster because I can visualize it in my head efficiently. It's like a natural bridge between your logic and how to write it as code.
Visualization, how to visualize for loops etc... it definitely helps a lots
Excellent advice, âïžđ„ïžđ»
Thanks a lot for sharing your thought.
Can you please share you experience how you became a good programmer and get job ?
How long it took and which tutorial you have followed?
Thanks
@@shafinhaque2179
I don't really know how to start...
I started coding in middle school, back then I was coding some pretty simple plugins for Minecraft servers in Java. To speak the truth my code was pretty pretty scuffed and I was way too lazy to learn how to code properly. But still, I learned some java by myself and developed my own view on the logic of programming.
Today, I still use this logic even though I'm not writing Java but python or JS, C, etc.
My view on the logic of coding was to visualize everything in my head through diagrams and to be honest I always thought everyone was doing the same.
For example, the for loop can be visualized as a row of squares and the variable "i" is represented by a colored square moving from left to right as "i" increments.
What's cool about this is that it can be applied for index and iterations over lists and strings for example.
Two for loops of the same "size" inside one another can be represented as a square with each row (let's say painted in blue) and representing the first loop and each column (painted in red) representing the second one. In this case, if you are iterating over an image then each square inside this big square is a pixel.
As I learned new stuff, I learned to draw diagrams about a multiple of things in my head or on a piece of paper.
If you are not here yet It's ok, just take your time. For me, coding is not about doing a crazy amount of projects in order to learn how to program but to start slow with some tiny projects and during these, trying to find the most efficient way to visualize what I do in order to be more efficient in the future. I didn't code that many projects but their difficulty surely increased a lot.
About my job , I'm still in college right now so I didn't have much of an experience. That said, I just created my own tech startup and I did receive some job offers through my GitHub but mainly as a remote dev.
Really, donât be scared to go all in. Itâll be more fun. But first you should learn to search correctly on your browser. Youâd be amazed by the amount of time gained by optimizing your google search. For beginners, StackOverflow, medium and GitHub (learn how to use them in that order if you can) are a must. But donât lose your time on other websites. These 3 websites are what you could call my âtutorialsâ.
From being an absolute total beginner in python to having an intermediate (+) level it took me almost a year. But from not knowing how to code at all to knowing how to think efficiently while coding it took me roughly 3.5 years. But I was 11 and I didnât know any English so it should be wayyy faster for you.
I sincerely recommend you to find and follow your convictions first (why you want to learn how to code, your philosophy should I say). Then follow your path. You should be way more efficient this way because youâll know why you do this, it will give you an intrinsic motivation.
@@EmileAI wow that's amazing.
Thanks for your valuable time and sharing your knowledge.
I build some simple project using .net core.
I want to get to build more project and build up my skill through this.
Currently i am looking for job and self taught programmer my self .
Emile Thatâs what Business Analyst does
Good video, I usually don't watch "Learn to become a self-taught programmer" videos, because they don't seem to give the right advice. This video actually gives you good advice.
I've actually started self-thought programming years ago, and learned on my own, the logic is the important part, like this video says.
Over the years, it seems learning the syntax of a new language is easy, and you will eventually end up using multiple programming languages for one project. While you should learn the basic syntax, also put more focus on logic. Most every language follows a very similar syntax pattern. Don't worry about what language you start with, if you learned one, you probably also learned 10 other programming languages, because so many of them follow similar patterns. Its possible you will also already learned that new language that will be released in the year 2052. (posted this in 2020, will laugh if 32 years from now, a new language is released in that exact year).
Maaaaaan!!! I've been looking for this stepping stone for a while now.. thank you!!đđŸđđŸđđŸ
Great video, not that many of those online, there are tons of tech-teaching videos out there, very few of them feeds you the facts and the truth like the one you put out, Andy, keep it up...
Thanks Zeze đ
Codewars is also great to practice this.
Totally agree. Seeing how others solved the same Kata is very instructive. I learned a few useful tricks from Codewars. Amazing platform to level up coding skills.
what about leetcode. which one is better
@@vinnnnnny12345
Everyone prefers different things. Try them yourself
@@vinnnnnny12345 I haven't tried it out, so I can't say; try both and see what works for you the most.
Codewars gooddd
I am very happy to find this video, I was never told to think this way about learning a programming language.
I usually don't subscribe to a content creator from just one video. But I did today. You seem so genuine and true. Not just trying to glamorize tech. This is real thing. Tech is tough. Thank you Andy. Looking forward to more such genuine contents. :)
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Great advice! Self taught programmer from the 80's. started with MS BASIC, moved on to Assembly, then to C. After 30 years of chasing other dreams, I finally returned to programming as a hobby. I set a large project and a language, C# in this case, and commenced the learning. I have found the the large project is much easier if I select a function or class to implement, learn what is needed to make it work correctly, debug it, and move on.
These are a nice break in between tutorial videos. I swear to god when I clicked this video I thought you were going to talk about documentation. I hate most documentations and shy away from diving deep into them because in most cases it always seems too advanced so I go look for a youtube video. I'm sure that's something I need to work on.
For me I found that interacting with some kind of dev board like Arduino or Tessel using Nodejs is really fun and satisfying. As you go through basic experiments like blinking an LED you will find the code is pretty simple and straight forward to understand for anyone who has spent at least a couple hours on basic javascript. Eventually you learn how to make things happen on the push of a button and how to drive motors etc. This led me to building a complete Nodebot that is a diecast drag race system. Now that is expanding to me learning express so that those race results can be stored and retrieved via a rest api. I cant recall the exact day I started but I'm on around day 70 of 100 days of coding. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, bro. I love the stripped back chat style you have. It actually feels like your talking to us instead of the 'look at me! Look at my skills!' style the majority of people on CZcams have. Keep the vids coming and I'll keep listening and learning. Cheers!
Agreed. Syntax is generally a trivial issue. Similar but slightly more complicated are efficient or optimal ways of doing particular types of tasks--best practices, and also knowing whether you can copy an existing pattern of whether you have to derive it yourself from scratch. Most these things can be googled within 2 to 20 minutes. The hard part is putting it together into something that works--and the rare cases where you do have to derive something from scratch.
I love this video, Iâm currently enrolled in college with a Computer Science major and this video definitely makes sense. Even the example on the instructions on how to get to a place is a great comparison to what the logic of writing an algorithm is like.
There are a lot of people making videos about how to learn to program out there, but many of them don't have a particularly good command of the English language, despite being native speakers. Their explanations are often fraught with linguistic errors that obfuscate the logic they're trying to impart. Obviously that makes the already difficult task of understanding the logic more difficult than it needs to be. That is not the case with you. You're very well spoken and lay out what you're saying clearly, and it makes a big difference. Thank you for the videos. I've watched two of them so far and they've been very helpful.
To be honest I couldnt ask for more, you covered up the most important topics for the guys who had these questions before getting started. I myself am giving it a go but felt like running blind. The topic in this video really creates that trajectory beginners are looking for. Well Done!
This video is really well laid out. Appreciate you taking the time to break this topic down.
I started teaching people to write programs to control machines about 25 years ago. I have to agree with everything this gentleman has said. I discussed things like the steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich done by someone who follows directions without question and never makes any assumptions. We consider this to be stupid. Computers are stupid. Applications use computers to do things that are not stupid. Computers are very fast and will do exactly what you tell them to do even if it is wrong and they never make assumptions. If you leave out a step, the most likely thing is that your application will not run. I taught a language called ladder diagram which is used less and less these days and was based on electrical control circuits using relays. However, ladder diagram does help to see what a computer is actually doing. It uses electrical impulses from various devices to activate relays. Those relays activate new movements and electrical signals. If you think of a computer as nothing more than inputs, relays, and outputs, you will see just how stupid it is. For those who do not know, the relays act like various types of memory. If you think this language can't be used for highly intricate control, the robotic arm on NASA space shuttles was controlled by ladder diagram programs. NASA hired one of my students because she understood ladder diagram programming and taught the astronauts how to use the robotic arm.
As one of my unofficial mentors I really do appreciate your advice. You make programming seem like an adventure.
Thanks Andy. This video helped me understand the "levels" to programming.
Everyone else: don't give up!
Stay at it and beak your problem down in steps thanks man
1 year after this video was released, all your points hit right at home. Keep up the great content, Andy Sterkowitz!
Learning code and all the keywords is useful, but using logic and making projects is how you elevate your skills. Doing simple projects is crucial and helps solidify fundamentals. As you learn more you can work on solving simple problems and then work on more complex ones.
One of the best presentation I have ever seen about getting better at programming for beginners. Very articulate and right to the point. What you explained _now I see_ is really the heart of the problem in the beginning! Thank you very much đ
Thank you for this video, Since I started coding, and I always watch one of your videos before starting off, helps me focus on where I want to get, and to keep in mind the important aspects of coding, and not sweating off on the small things. Its been really helpful :)
I wrote my first project yesterday! Numbers guessing game! Really liking it so far!
Projects are the key to everything in being self taught. Not only is it great for improving problem solving abilities and learning parts of the coding language you didn't even know existed just because you need to do a certain thing to continue. Not only that, but your best projects can be put on your resume for a job.
I learnt just recently. I was doing computer science at uni, had a break for personal reasons, and I wanted to see if I could learn at home, I tried to find free courses, tutorials, etc. It was all not very helpful, I decided to just attempt a project in C# a language I pretty much only knew how variables worked in, and learnt more in 3 days than 3 months, just because trying to learn theory, you can't learn what you don't know you need to learn, but a project forces you to find solutions to things as opposed to just gaining knowledge. From one project, I have now stopped uni so I can have time to take a full-time job and learn from home, so instead of coating me money, I am making money, and learning at the same rate.
This is a cool talk. I think a lot of people think themselves ( like me ) as a logical person. They can argue and question things. But some times, people do exactly the opposite thing. Some times, we just forget what's our purpose. And thanks for the reminder.
Thank you for this video! I've been working as a software engineer for 5 years. I'm trying to improve and this video has been helpful in that.
This is one of the first videos about programming that actually helped me understand what should i work on and that i dont need to know 100% of the language to become better. Thank you!
I needed this video. I have done 2 coding bootcamps. One I paid for and one the tuition was free due to a sponsor. At times I feel like I still know absolutely nothing. With both programs, I felt incredibly rushed and like I wasn't thoroughly understanding everything. I actually just landed my first job as an Application Developer Apprentice, but I still feel like a fraud and that I need to improve so much more. I think I like what you said about just making small applications to practice and focusing on logic rather than getting bogged down in syntax.
Andy, you are an EXCELLENT teacher and you just earned my subscription.
Hey I found you back in 2018 before I started my coding bootcamp and you were pretty accurate at what to keep in mind before I started. Great job!
Thanks for the great pieces of advice. Your video gave me a realistic view of what I need to learn to become a programmer.
As an IT Business Analyst and Quality Assurance Analyst, learning to break down the technology into logical steps and processes where the developer should not have to assume what the requirements are and know where and what the data should do once entered or imported etc... is really important. I guess that will help me to be a programmer. Already have the translation just need to implement.
Hey Andy, Thanks for all the valuable info man! Always appreciate it
Dealing with the logic of a computer is like dealing with a 5 year old child. Just run through everything you want it to do and then explain it as thoroughly as possible
im 23 and progamming seems to be my only way out of my unemployment situatuin, thx soo much for taking your time helping people like me.
Another great video Andy! I have been digging into Tony Aliceaâs Javascript Understanding the Weird Parts and he definitely preaches a similar approach. Loving it so far. Your adorable by the way đ!
That's good
This is one of the most interesting snd fascinating channels I've opened this year
I am begginer in programming, unfortunately learning Python because I want to clear Google Kickstart competition. Absolutely i am zero in programming, master in python.
great tips. Just found your channel and watched a few videos already, going to follow your tips and see where I will get in 6 months time.
Brilliant explanation. Syntax and features communicate logic, so you need to understand them, but importantly you need to learn how to use them to communicate your logic with the computer and other developers - that's why they're programming _languages_
This is so true , I used to struggle with sql problems, in the beginning, thinking my knowledge wasn't thorough enough. Turns out it's a matter of checking the steps.
Whats SQL
You are right! I observed that "correct syntax + computer logic".
I agree with the video. First learn some of the syntax than tackle the logic but this only works when coding by yourself and small size projects.
If you truly want to get better you need to start learning design patterns. This will make those complex logical problems easy to handle and you'll code will be easy to debug.
The more design patterns you know the better your code will be because abstract really is king when it comes to programming. It took me a long time to really long time to understand how much of a difference design patterns make.
CZcams algorithm brought me here randomly... Wanted to leave my personal experience behind. Gl
Thank you. Iâm starting from no computer skills, and this was helpful! Carrying logic and having understanding over knowledge is how I purpose to live life. Still learning what I need to learn about but everything I hear helps a lot! Hopefully I can start learning what I need to know to put my game ideas into a design so I can learn and have more understanding of how one can make all the different components of gameplay possible soon. Iâve watched probably 15-18 videos on this so far.
Awesome video. I just subscribed because of such real good context. I'm thinking of getting into program self teach. Thnx brotha!
Iâm just beginning to teach myself programming. Your video was extremely helpful and most importantly, thank you for getting straight to the point of the video
Exactly what I needed! Thanks
Youâre welcome Neshat!
Thanks Andy for your advice, best regards from Brazil!
" I've said it a million times in my channel and it's worth repeating again, because it's that important.... the way that you get better on how to program and write a program that a computer can understand is TO CREATE APPLICATIONS! As many as you can. you can start by simple applications like a weather forecast and build your way to a more complex applications. " The best advise!
Great explanation!
I also believe that if anyone really wants to learn/get good at something, they can, no matter what that topic is. But what I've seen a lot also is people not willing to invest the time. Over the years I've known people wanting to get into programming, just thinking about the money they'd make, compared to their current job. But not willing to invest the required time to learn and practice (which is required for getting good at anything really, not just programming). And the most I could do was to tell them how it was for me in the beginning... That if I'd stop to look at how much there is to learn and practice until I'd know this and that and the other and get really good at it, I felt overwhelming. And instead, what I did was to correct myself to think "but time passes anyway and if I actually put in the effort and time today, for sure tomorrow I'll know more than I do now... And in one month I'd know considerably more than I will tomorrow. And in 6 months a lot more and so on. And time will pass either way, so do I want to be much better at this in 6 months than I am today?"
To be fair, it was easier for me (as I'm sure for other people as well) because I wasn't getting into it thinking about the money, I actually didn't even have a clue back then that it would be so financially rewarding. I got into it because I had this desire of building something (a website) on my own. And that desire was what kept me going and putting a lot of hours in the evenings, after my day job, and putting a lot of weekend time into it as well. And that same desire for learning new and exciting things is what kept me putting in hours in evenings and weekends even after I landed my first job, because I kept wanting to know more, to try new technologies, which lead to new skills that weren't even required at the current job, but quickly led to additional part-time projects and eventually another job one and a half years later. And so on..
Thank you! This is EXACTLY what i needed to hear.
This is very true, I started learning programming languages long time ago, like Gw basic,Cobol and writing huge project was pretty easy interms of applying logic for we did not have the facility, you are calling commands, it was like writing on black screen almost everything. personally I find this quite fun.
I am planning to get into programming from last couple of months but i wasn't able to find something motivating or getting a logical kick on my back to push or start because of fear of difficulties or failures. But this video has made my mind to dive into this ocean. Liked Subscribed and followed
Ultimately understanding what you are doing in the moment is key to making any real progress! I think that a programmer MUST poses the Quality of acting Meticulously from the very outset of understanding coding/programming. Cultivate a Meticulous Outlook and push through until you solve the problem! Thanks for this informative video! Great stuff! don't miss a beat!!
Very helpful bro I am trying to self learn blockchain and I was making this same mistake. And fun part I am very good with logic but never thought that way. Thanks for the video.
This is one thing we are never taught in school, I appreciate the advice.
*one of many things we are never taught in school :-)
đđđ yeah that's true. Thanks for that clarification.
Thank you Andy for your continues advices for community I wish all the best for you in this life and hereafter
Yeah the psets from CS50 really helped me getting better with that problem solving logic.
Before that, i just learned JS syntax and rarely could solve a bigger problem.
You're spot on about the language. The algorithm is everything. Someone can know Python really well, but they never be able to write a simple pong game unless they understand how pong works. if someone knows what logical sequence of operations are required, it's an easy matter to pick what instructions are necessary to write the application...peace out dude..
I like how humble you sound đ
Thanks for that, you just confirmed what I thought.
Have a great day man
The one thing that caught my eye when during my education is that there is a big difference between being able to write code and being able to analyse, evaluate, plan, test and produce a project.
We get taught so much boring stuff that all comes before the actual programming but is important if you want to work in decently sized projects and want to produce good code.
I have a Catholic background and in my quest to understand my faith/culture i came upon philosophy. I would suggest learning philosophy could be very helpful. In philosophy, you learn to break down the fundamental axioms and propositions in your thought processes that allow you to make choices. I think this would be very helpful along with higher level math in helping one to understand the very tedious and simple process of creating sounds instructions/algorithms. Once you begin to understand the underlying complexity there is in your everyday choices, you then can begin to understand the level of simple complexity necessary to create code.
Oh, i don't know much about programming. Had a WordPress website years ago i worked on to get it working better for a friend. Took some programming courses in my youth. I'm 51 and just getting started as i wrecked my back and neck in a workplace accident. Wish me luck! đ
Super Helpful Andy!
I've learned the basics of Python and OOP, but I just started reading a book called "Computer Science Distilled". The concepts of computer logic truly opened up another door for how I think about structuring my code, and it has made a huge difference!
So so true. I've been learning off and on for about 4 years now about how to make games and software. I can learn the basics of a particular language but struggle on making something complex (And I'm not talking about making a Ms office, or a OS). Something like a calculator similar to the one in Windows 10 which has me pulling my hair out. I can make a simple one but that's it. I'm currently taking Harvard's Online Cs50 course. Its helping and it covers Algorithms. I have a hard time with complex logic. I can make simple things but more complex things are a problem. I'm slowly working through this.
I've wanted to learn coding for years. I taught myself to build a simple HTML (HTML is not a coding language), web site. I learned how to do it really well, until I began using CSS. When I introduced CSS into my Web pages they would fall apart and I could never understand why. My confidence nosedived and I gave up.
A supportive, knowledgeable friend or mentor can make things so much easier. Which is why I'm going to evening classes in computer science, this autumn, purely to culvivate a support group.
Sir I was literally loosing hope of ever being a programmer.........u saved me.btw I am a beginner as a self taught programmer.
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
print('losing')
Iâm just getting started. Is there a certain type of laptop or computer I need. Also, are there any books I need to buy, or can I find the info online. I donât have a lot of money because I unfortunately studied psychology in college. I really need a skill, and this seems like the best one to set myself up for the future.
@@democracyisdying8225for web development :
1) U need (HTML,CSS , JAVASCRIPT) - freecodecamp.org(best free resource)
2) python - learnpython.org( it is available for free in the official website. Just search as I mentioned or u might get confused and also other like (JAVA, C,C++ and many other programming languages from beginner to advanced in there. don't have to look anywhere else.)
3) for DATA STRUCTURES follow (mycodeschool) on CZcams best where to learn.
4) for ALGORITHMS follow ABDUL BARI on CZcams also great free resource.
5) and finally for practice go to codewars , hackerrank etc.
One more thing is practice a lot.. that's what I can do and that's what u have to do if u are what u mentioned....
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@@tallfish8412 Thanks man! You have no idea how many guys will this help.
@@raptorrogue4227m glad u found it helpful đ
I see what you're saying. The way I see it, college is where you learn the logic and how to use a single language pretty well, and "self teaching" is where you learn how to make stuff via tutorials and what not and you learn loads of languages.
I started practicing during my breaks at my work. 1 hour day might not seem like alot. But for 3 months it does add up
On my lunch break right now...teaching myself...keep at it man...
Thatâs good to know. I am a busy mom of two and I want to get into this but I donât have countless hours to spend on it. I was going to start out dedicating at least an hour a day but I didnât know if that would be enough.
Very. Much. Spot. On. Kudos man.
The beauty of programming is that ultimately, am explicit, unambiguous description of the problem is equivalent to the solution provided the description adheres to the syntax.
The ugly part is that it's actually deceptively difficult to actually specify a real world problem explicitly and unambiguously.
What ever happened to "Hello World"? When I started out in Cobol, Yes - Cobol! We punched out computer commands to print our name on blue bar paper 10 times. THAT was a total thrill that I was able to instruct the Honeywell nnn refrigerator size computer to do that. But that got us newbie programmers way off to a better start than what I'm hearing from Today's professional instructors.
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"College teaches you how to think". You can replace "college" with online courses or self taught. One of the best things I have done in terms of my programming education was I wanted to make a poker game (just take the concepts I knew, and cobble something together). First, I made a program that can deal cards (just one card, to start with). I saw the mistakes or excess code I wrote, then rewrote that program. Then I would rebuild the program, maybe add a point system to it. It took me about a year of this kind of trial and error to learn that coding is planning, coding, looking at that code, seeing what could have been done better, then redo it. This may not be everyone's strategy, but I think developing a strategy is a sign you are learning how to think about programming.
You are best brother ..
Best advice I ever had .
Thanks a lot.
Love from India
Just started to learn a few weeks ago. I found it funny when you were using the Chipolte example since my mind would never go to the address first but rather giving directions - go out to the end of the street, make a right, go 1 mile, you'll see Walmart, etc. Hoping that means my ANALytical logic makes me a good match LOL
Just got into programming, and feeling confused by the syntax that doesn't make sense to me at the moment. Feels good that things probably will make more sense when I've learnt the syntax-basics and can start using my logical abilities more.
Highly informative and interesting. All your videos provide great help to budding programmers. Thanks a lot. Keep up the creative work !!
Programming Logic and Design, Introductory by Joyce Farrell
Is this a pretty good book?
This was my school book. I believe it's so old, you can get a free pdf copy legitimately.
I have a good grip on logic. Once you know how language or tool works and you know how to code... Syntax becomes secondary... there are tones of code snippets I used often But I only copy-paste it. At the end of the day, it all comes to If..Else ... For... While...
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That's exactly my problem right now. I know what I have to do, just have a hard time coding it. Where does the period go? Do I need curly brackets or parentheses? Do I need single quotes or can I use double quotes?
Console.log Error messages all day. Oops, need to capitalize that letter. Refresh error. Oops, misspelled that word. Error. Oops need a space there. Error. Oops need to take away the space there. Error. Oops need a semicolon there. Error. Opps need to delete the whole code and start over again.
Computer: "You sure you want to do this again?"
Me: "Got nothing to do in quarantine, and Apex legends sucks right now"
Computer: "ok let me get my error messages ready"
Spend time learning the syntax of a language. A textbook will be better here than a video tutorial.