How long have you been studying for?

In 2018 I was jobless and was looking for a career change. I started to learn how to code in june and immersed myself into study 6 to 10 hours a day and I really gave everything I got. The fact that the clock was ticking and the feeling of dread was growing was good motivation for me to find a job as soon as possible. It took me 5 months until I got a job as a junior frontend developer

I'm 11 months into my coding journey. Im gonna keep programming and trying every day, even if it takes me 3 years or more to land my first job.

I've been coding for around 12-months now. I wake up at 4 am and study for 3-hours every morning before work, rain or shine. I use courses as they provide much needed structure. Learned HTML, CSS, SASS, Bootstrap, JS, React, GitHub, NPM, and a bit of Node so far. Hope to get my first job sometime in 2023. Some key advice to those who want to succeed that I want to share is to have a strong motivation and know clearly what it is. This is what will sustain you when the going gets tough, which it will. I do it for my wife and my baby daughter, and the thought of them keeps me going (:

Coming up to a year in June. I'm only able to put in maybe an hour or two every day (because of job, family, etc), but I'm consistent and also realistic about how long it's going to take. I'm also a bit older (41) and the last time I studied something was 15 years ago, so it took a while to get my brain into learning mode again. Thanks for the videos, they definitely keep me motivated.

The sad thing is that many give up in middle of their journey, thinking that coding is not their cup of tea. I too had this doubt and had to face massive breakdowns and got so frustrated that I was on the verge of giving up. But, there was this tiny voice inside my head that told me to keep going, to never stop learning and facing challenges. I'm glad that I listened to that voice. As a result I am a much better programmer than what I was yesterday. I made tons and tons of mistakes, fxked up badly, had many sleepless nights, but you know what― All of that worth it! If I didn't made any mistakes or even denied to correct them before moving further, than I wouldn't have reached where I am at today :) Never give up, guys!!

I feel so much better after watching this. Have been at it for almost 2 full months and after watching this I am more relaxed with the time frame. Thank you for calming my nerves.

Another great video, Andy. Your content has inspired me to go back to school for programming after spending a little over a year diving deep into self-learning. Appreciate your efforts.

Thank you! I just started this journey today and am very excited about what might happen to me in the next few months. I really think I could do it in about 6-8 months and I will do everything I can to fulfill that self-imposed commitment.

I learned how to code 2-3 years ago. Took me 8 months of studies before I landed that first job. Worked for them as a remote developer for 2 years until yesterday, I had enough of it so I finally quit. I realized this field wasn’t meant for me, everyday I found myself stressed out with the task at hand, as well as staring at a screen being sedentary all day. I was excited with my job for the first 3 months and genuinely did enjoy it but overtime I just started to absolutely hate it. With that said, coding is a commitment, make sure you know this is for you because it will take a lot of perseverance to do it. I’m starting over with my life and I never felt happier. Cheers and good luck

Thanks for the great video, Andy. Currently waking up at 6am to get some coding in before I start work from home at 9am. Then after work I code for a few more hours. Trying to stay disciplined and consistent.

I really like Andy's videos. He seems like a cool dude. Thanks for the video man.

Thanks for priceless content! As always it was simple and obvious but still very true!

I love your videos they're motivational and realistic I have been coding for a month now its hard for me cause I'm also doing my third year in optometry but I'm not going to stop until I'm good at this even if it takes me a year or two or more. love your videos and please don't stop sharing information with us

The biggest thing I've learned is that it never stops. If you stop learning, you stop growing. When I see experienced developers code, they spend a lot of time referencing docs, etc, so it's obvious it's impossible to remember everything

Really appreciate this video Andy. Thank you

This video was a lot better than I expected. The reason I learned it was because I have a background in self teaching myself foreign languages. So I know how a roadmap works so I have been able to learn the right technologies and build websites for friends and family. I am half way through the roadmap and in some more months I can land my job thanks to all this help on KZfaq and previous foreign language experience, I can possibility get there. Enjoy these videos! 😎

Thanks. Well put and a great help.

This was much needed im a little over 3 months in and i was starting to panic to say the least. Thanks for the great insight Andy your videos are awesome.

thanks for the document Andy :)

The learning is constant

I'm just about 2 years in and still feel I have loads to learn (I do 12 - 14 hours a week). I followed a bootcamp to structure my learning which was really useful(front end and Node/Express backend). I'm comfortable now with JS so my next step is to learn a framework, get a bit of SQL under my belt then I'm ready. That's my idea of ready anyway 😀

Thank you for this, Andy, I really appreciate this advise of yours. I'm inspiring to be a Software Developer that specializing in IoT.

This I was dope definitely needed to hear this. 😶‍🌫️🤘🏾

I got my first job after 2 years of learning while having a full time job in marketing It was hard but i never gave up

I come from a vfx background and I am currently learning python to build plugins with eventually becoming a TD in vfx. I dont have a 100% clear plan but I know that I want to become a TD/pipeline developer in VFX, so I am focusing on OOP right now. This video is really insightful thanks

It actually took me 3 months to get my first job. But, I'm in my 3rd year of coding and finding that I'm learning something new everyday. I applied for jobs on upwork and my first couple of contracts were at $3/hr. Today I'm making $75k.

Awesome video thank you! Bro I think you can benefit from a channel intro btw Lol like a 7 seconds thing with music. In my opinion it may Help your brand (perceived credibility in the eyes of the audience) and builds anticipation for the very valuable info you have to share Never thought I’d ask a KZfaqr to build an intro lmao. Love your vids

Of course, practice makes perfect, but I it makes sense that a lot of practical knowledge and problem solving is very helpful for programmers.

I divide software development into five levels, starting with "Nerd" - someone who wants to write code, but doesn't know how. The Nerd typically progresses to "Hacker," who can typically read, understand, and modify code if there's documentation available to look up the details. The next step is the "Coder," who can write code from scratch using the existing features of the library, and is generally familiar with the syntax and semantics of at least one language and library. Most people can move from Nerd to Hacker in a couple weeks, and make it up to Coder in a few months. Then there's the "Programmer," who can write entire programs from scratch and implement features that aren't in the libraries, but the resulting program will not be intuitive or even usable by people who are not at least Coders. This is the level of most software professionals; it is about the point where you can expect to get a job in the field. It takes a year or three for the average person to get here. Longer if you don't really focus that hard on it. Finally you move up to "Developer," which is where you connect the final piece of the puzzle: your software has to be used by a human being. Developers can write applications that are usable by average people with no understanding of computers at all. This primarily requires a fluent understanding not only of the computer, but of the idiot trying to use it, to a sufficient degree that you can tell this idiot which button to press for what he wants. This takes a very long time indeed. Software development is, after all, a perpetual battle between programmers trying to make bigger and better idiot-proof programs... and the universe trying to make bigger and better idiots. You can easily spend the entire rest of your life, or at least your career, working diligently to become a better developer. You will still get bug reports that pressing the print button when the printer is turned off doesn't print. Further progress in the career field is not about the machine, it's about people. Leadership, management, marketing, these require you to understand more psychology than technology. Eventually you lose touch with the machine, and have to let other people write the code and build the software.

Tbh.... It depends upon person to person... The enthusiasm, passion towards to learn to code, the consistency to learn every day...

I was a desktop/ server admin for about 8 years, I leaned html/css back in the mid 2000's enough so i could do Mashup sites from templates, add galleries and videos, then I went and got an A.S in information systems in 2008-2010 took some more html/css courses and a Javascript course as well as Java 1 and 2. Then I did nothing with it for the past 12 years lol. Now at 50 I've decided to brush up on things, since everything is new in that time. Taking a 10 month developer certification at university of Phoenix and hopefully by this time next year I'll be back in the I.T. works as a software developer! Great info

Nice tips!

I think it's funny how you make variations of videos you've done in the past. Not criticizing, I find it motivating.

Hard part for a lone beginner is to find the right resource to begin with., since there are so many people giving different advice. So that alone takes time. Then you find it now you gotta focus on that til you get it done.

I few months ago I learned the basics of HTML and CSS. Now, I just started learning JavaScript because I'd like to focus on this particular language but I'm also super interested in Typescript and blockchain development. I'm from Argentina and it's getting really hard to find a job, so for now I'm focused on learning programming languages. The advice is much appreciated!! Wish me luck :)

its better to be fully prepared then when you get your first job, all that grinding to try to learn just makes it much smoother sailing for all of it even if you can't see it now

This couldn't have come at a better time! I have been very frustrated at my learning speed as I thought people who have motivation and certain amount of learning skill can all become a full time developer in 3 months after watching a couple of youtube clips, how wrong was I! Keep going everybody!

Starting seriously learning JavaScript July 2021. Accepted into bootcamps August and September 2021, hack reactor, fullstack and Codesmith. Failed to pass my month of foundations for fullstack academy in October 2021. Finally got into a cohort January. I still don’t feel comfortable telling people I’m proficient, but definitely close. It’s December 2021. This is no days off, quitting job. I still have 4 months left of the bootcamp. I’d say 1 year is accurate.

Thanks for your information

Thank you Andy

Thank you for your time for me idk what the goal all i understand is i need to learn easy language with path i can get job after 1 year or 18 months thank you again

Great video thanks

Absolutely Andy. I will concur that to just say 3 months of learning and then jumping into a job actually can be dangerous. Where is the experience? It takes some degree of knowledge and experience with the problem solving, not just knowing how to code.

I always seem to get into my own head with what I'm learning and find it difficult to keep to one language or framework. But I've made my mind up to just stick with NodeJS.

I’ve been in a developer role for 6 months and still forget JavaScript 🤣

It depends, but you will never be done learning as the industry just moves so fast. I will say there is a big difference in knowing how to solve a problem with code and how to solve a problem with code efficiently that is easily updatable as needed.

The first time I ever looked into coding or programming was when I was like 10 or 12 I forgot. Since then I've always wanted to learn and I've looked into it. I never knew how to go about learning it tho. Now I have a better idea of how to go about it and it's been very easy to understand the basics of html and css.

Hi Andy, great video.Can you do a video about older people trying to get into coding. Meaning 40 plus crowd Thanks!

Great video

Hey Andy love your videos

A lot of these "few months" to find a job in coding are people who already had prior experience. When they dive into web development, they pick it up rather quick, so yeah a lot of people do pick it up and find a job quick but it's due to their experience. Now, if you have 0 experience with anything web development or programming related, you're going to have to put in far more work, and more time. It could take up to a year or even several years for those people. I know several people who weren't necessarily web development savvy, but had experience in testing, mobile development, enterprise software, etc, who took a few weeks or couple months to be job ready for web development roles. I also know several people who never programmed in their entire lives, who don't know the difference between "good" optimized code and spaghetti code, and it's taken them several months to even years to land their first role. At the end of the day you never really "learn to code", it's an ongoing process.

its been 6 months into coding.. last 2 months it was rough due to surge in Covid 19 cases as i am into healthcare but i m determined to roll all over again .. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I wish I had this kind of advice 6 years or so ago. Heck, I wish I got this kind of advice when I was in middle or high school. My goal is getting good with C# and SQL because my current job needs people who can do these languages.

I studied programming at Polytechnics. Never get the hang of it, probably because I spend too much time fooling around. Always have that desire to master programming properly, the mind is willing but the flesh is weak. Then, your channel pops out in my KZfaq, so its might be the divine sign for me to take programming seriously, if I really want to make it.

I felt relieve when I heard that a majority of people will need more than twelve months. I have been learning for 9 months, two hours a day, and feel that it will take me more than a year to get that minimum skill set to land my first job.

Hey Andy! Thanks again for a great video with valuable tips. I would love to read your manual but the button does not seem to be working on the link after introducing name and email. Did this happen to anyone? thanks a lot!

I'm right at 6 months. And I'm currently applying for Internships that will start in May/June. Structure has been huge, I'm going to an online school for a software development degree + I'm doing the self taught method for front end technologies specifically. I put in about 20-30 hour a work. It can be done in less than a year you just have to keep at it consistently!

I'm 15 and I was not nearly as invested in learning to program as I am now.( probably because I had to take Computer classes in 8th grade and I hated it.) I didn't know you could make awesome things and solve big issues with other than backend stuff. Plus the opportunity to learn more languages is always cool. I started March 16th and I did research as to what I wanted to do based on questions I asked myself. Once I consumed enough to learn I wanted to be a web developer/design in general, I headed in that direction. I got info on how I should start and a lot of people said Html, CSS and Javascript. So that was my structure and I've built from there adding bootstrap now, I have a good sense of html I have a little more to do on css to say the same but it's only been one month and it's an accomplishment for me. Someone known to stay consistent for a few days then pick up something else. I move a lot and my grades never showed that. I had a's and high B's I've only gotten a C once in the 13 schools I've been in. I'm homeschooled now so I have tons of time to throw into programming and perfecting. I did lose 36 lbs in east africa still coming down but im in mexico now. I guess my motivation for keeping at this comes from wanting to see the world. I wish that in 6 months I'd be able to apply to some sort of online freelance or something. But I'm ok taking a year or so the really grasp everything because there's a ton of jobs I can do in the mean time even though I dont live in texas right now.

Thank you Sir for the video. Just started learning HTML and css and it's already taking much time..

@Andy What are the top 5 technologies you are currently using for software development?

Thank you 🙏🏾

Love the patch beard

I started coding in February of 2020, I don't feel comfortable enough yet to apply to jobs as I am barely just learning React but I believe by this time next year, I should be able to get a job.

And to answer your question. I started informatics and automation in 2016, quitted and started studying on my own 2 yars later... so 2018 and landed a job in 2019... still doing that IT stuff

I saw a quote saying reaching your goal is more about the “number of steps you take” than the “time”. Actions (practice) > Time. Some people cram a lot of knowledge in a short amount of time because of high practice volume.

I was planning to rush things since, I want to help my family or to carry my weight but I decided to take it easy since the thought of rushing came from me when entering college so, I have to settle down, take it slow and focus on graduating and also work on my Coding, I make rash decisions when I'm frustrated so I had to sit down and think, and If I did rush things I would not have gone far.

"can't create that structure for themselves" exactly. I have taken a bootcamp in the pandemic but don't know what to do after. I think I should just do practice or personal projects but don't know where to start.

it took me less than 10 months to get into my first job but I actually wasted 2 months for an exam between this period. So I can easily say less than 8 months or so, but I was 4-5 months of this was like breathing code. I started at June 2020 and got my first interview February 2021. After that I got bunch of other interviews, almost 6-7 companies I suppose and finally landed the job in April. But as Andy always mentions, I'm one of the most consistent people in the world probably lol. I think there isn't a single I didn't code any for the last 6-7 months. I can answer people's questions who are trying to go into this path.

thank you for the pdf.... when i first started I used to memorize code, when I hit react it hit me, now I spend more time analyzing, so I figure analyzing what is going on and how is going to teach me how to solve problems... Thank you

The classic blog article on this topic is Peter Norvig's "Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years"

I’m not avid about consistency due to my current job so just to find time to study is somewhat difficult. However, thinking about just studying a computer language such as Python as a hobby. What I’m wondering about is. Should I learn about databases prior to studying Python? Mainly learning Python due to another hobby and integrating machine learning with it.

When I was 13 I would definitely have been the type of person who would fall into the 1% category. I learned some C++ (UnrealScript), html, php, and at the same time learned basics in game design, physics, computer science and also a bunch of other stuff like philosophy and psychology. Now it's 20 years later and I'm starting to learn programming for real, and noticed that I still have a somewhat intuitive understanding of how programming works and am learning quite fast. Thankfully I'm also still very knowledgeable in all the other things I mentioned. People will (and has, many times) look at me and think/say I am intelligent and ask me questions for fun to see if I know the answer, which I almost always do or at least be able to provide a thought through answer. It's true, I am very intelligent and people say I'm wise for my age and people always said I was "going places" and would would achieve something truly great. So what do I do for a living? I'm in IT support. I do goddamn IT support. Typical gifted underachiever. Well, no more. Life and it's ephemerality sort of kicked my ass this year and really made itself known, and I've been thinking about how lazy I've been. I've never struggled with work and stuff in life, it's all sort of worked itself out and it's like I'm doing myself and society a disservice by not actually living up to my potential. So here I am, studying programming and coding every day, working a job that pays kind of well but is ultimately dead-end. Now at this age I feel I'd be lucky to get a job as a programmer within a year.

Hey Andy. Thanks for this. I dont wanna learn coding to work for anyone but for myself. Got my Apps/platforms I wanna build. How do i go about this please.

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If advanced programming softwares which are Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) have automatic code suggestions and completions like Visual Studio's IntelliSense, learning to code in a programming language gets faster. You know, I never attend a comprehensive class on C# language before, but I am forced to code in C# for an assignment. So, I totally rely on Visual Studio's IntelliSense to guide me in my C# coding, and I managed to learn C# in just 5 months!

Great video! This is actually the single best way to tell if a youtuber is legit. When they say you'll be job ready in 30 days, I just unsubscribe and click on the "Don't recommend channel" button.

Hi, what’s your opinion on online courses like the Harvard intro to computer science to get a basic understanding of computer science?

I was in a 15 week bootcamp with no coding language or real tech experience. I am extremely creative and a classically trained actor (I speak Shakespeare fluently lol) with some tech skills. It was hell!!! I am so glad I found your videos. I was beating myself up because I wasn't learning at that pace. I am a visual learner. I have switched to a 40 week program and you have helped me feel so much better about my choices. Thank you 😘

After 8 month of constantly learning ,I'm burn out and im surrender. Will try to take some good part of all that learning time. But I feel it not for me, my brain it's much more artistic than logic. Good luck to everyone one who trying it. Don't give up. Andy great mentor👍👍

I need a new job last month. Should I go straight for my CompTIA A+ and get a help desk job first then jump into studying or go right to studying software development?

Hello sir i am learning python from KZfaq but I don't no math I am not background of math so do we meed math for program

think it's "luck favors those that are most prepared..." or something like that...think it was Louis Pasteur. btw, where can I find case projects for practice?

I need to code again... I want to land a 180k-200k+ yearly software engineering job after college.

Can someone tell me what they have studied and where have they studied it and for how long until they felt like they are ready ? Thank you

I've just started out learning how to code, kind of, I'm an electrician and I do program PLC's at work, with alot of certificates in that. I've got about 1-2 hours each day to work on my programming skills, and arround 4-8 hours each friday, saturday and sunday. Do you think its realistic for me to try to change profession like this, without an education, just selftaught. I do have dicipline, I have a deploma, or here in denmark called a medal, for completing my 4 year education as an electrician with 100% straight A's and we get graded 23 times.

I have been using coding academy since November, I am about half way through the beginner Python course. My plan is to go to the intermediate course right after I complete the beginner course. Am I missing something there? Is there a topic I should learn before continuing on with the language itself?

Did a 6month bootcamp lift a job 2 weeks after graduating taking another course to get into fang

Great content, I'm aiming for 6-12 months. Here is a comment for the algorithm. 🎉 good stuff

Already been working for almost 5 years and sometimes feel like complete dumb. The more i learn, the more i understand how broad the object of knowledge and how much yet to learn.

I wonder if you can answer the question! How long does it take to land a Job? Because learning depends of your plan, as you said in your videos, for someone takes longer, someone else faster!

I think also companies hire depending on the weight of knowledge and expirience of that person. So if your saying you have studied for 3 months at an interview they will not hire you, unless you perform exellent at a techical interview. Getting job expirience is really a good move... i would maybe advice to get a job, and study IT on second premises for a while. After 1-2 year try apply for a IT job.

Man learning to Code takes time. I been doing 100 days of Python by Angela Yu. And it definitely is taking me longer than 100 days to finish the course. Her Approach to learing is Project Based which forces you to understand the Concepts. Which is really helpful.

I want to learn blender but I'm looking for a laptop that I can buy at a good price. To your knowledge, do you know of any laptops that can animate and render blender for about $550, to $650? And will I need a webcam or camera to do video's as well?

I can’t actually answer this properly because I started doing C++ when I was a kid and I was learning to make my own games and when I went looking for work I just found a company, prepared for the interview and got right in. I was coding for 3-4 years already I just did it leisurely after school and it was mostly doing apps and persevering over problems

So realistically, working full time security and learning to code on a cell phone may be a good idea? I'm starting from a basic knowledge of html

Programming and technology changes all the time. In reality, the learning curve never stops!

So what kind of "problem solving" will happen? What do jobs tend to need coding for?

Started learning 1/1/2022. I'll come back when I get my first Job ;)

I have 0 technical skills previous to learning this. KZfaq hit me with an HTML in notepad video and the journey began. I'm a couple months into my problem-solving journey - I've been onto JavaScript for a bit now. One hour I think, "Ya! I can totally do this" and the next hour I'm like, "wtf was I thinking, all these stupid symbols make no sense!!