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Thank you! I failed my interview with Facebook.. I was asked a suuuper freaking easy question, I know the algorithm to be used, but I did not continue thru. In the middle of the interview, I started to struggle and I felt like I went back to zero - I suddenly don't know how to iterate an array, etc.. I wanted to cry in the middle of the interview.. What I hated is that in my mock interview with them, I was super confident, but the actual interview threw me off. I am now preparing for another FAANG interview which is 2 mos from now.

Girl I so needed this. I'm a fresh CS grad and I have been dealing with imposter syndrome to the max. I feel like I don't know anything and everyone around me knows everything. You inspired me and I just applied to the target TLP :) growth mindset from now on.

I just failed a bunch of onsite interviews recently, have more coming. Its very exhausting and demoralizing when you don't get an offer. But I've come to realize that its totally ok. I just need to be consistent in studying and improving. The learning never stops even at the higher levels. I've failed 6 out of 8 onsites so far in my entire career. I'm sure I'll fail more, but at least I get to try and try again. You really just need to pass a few. Failures are the seeds of future success, cultivate them.

I am an engineer with 20+ of years of IT experience and have seen tons of these kind of videos but I learned something new from your video. You are very fortunate to be associated with a company like Target in the beginning of your career where they provided you an opportunity to learn and grow as part of 1 year TLP program like you mentioned AND NOT HAVING THE PRESSURE OF PROVING YOUR TALENT /DELIVERING IMMEDIATE RESULTS TO THE COMPANY. I wish I had that kind of opportunity early on...Thanks for sharing your experience.

Thank you for this. I’m currently going back to class next month after being away for almost a year. I’m currently going for a bachelors of science in information technology with a focus on cyber security. I’m about 61 credits in and am trying really hard to practice coding on my own time. It’s intimidating for sure but after being on and off school for so long, I’m motivated more then ever to finally finish this degree and keep learning new things and hopefully land a job in cyber security.

Just starting my programming journey and it does look extremely overwhelming so I appreciate the words of encouragement!

thank you. i hope y0u keep us posted with more coding stuff. i am on the self learning journey so this is inspiring!

I started my first SWE internship about a month ago, and I'm in the thick of it feeling like I really know NOTHING. I did not retain enough information from school and am floundering right now on even the basics. So this video is exactly what I need at the exact right time. It's a wake-up call to refocus on learning and growing !!

thank you so much for being vulnerable and telling us your story, it really made me feel inspired as someone who often feels like they don't fit in as a coder.

Thank you so much for posting this video!! I’ve felt like giving up and that I’m not good enough to be a coder numerous amounts of time. This has really given me a lot of confidence ❤

This has given me so much hope! Thank you for sharing! 🙂

Thanks for this, I'm just starting my Coding journey and i have my doubts about how i would cope with all of it because i never had coding experiences before but you have given me a pep talk on that. My main take away is the "growth mindset", i really hope i implement that in my journey. Thank you :)

I'll admit I have my struggles with coding at times. The institution is disorganised in some ways and as a result it has added to my stress level. I also have autism1, adhd and I also have some health issues. So around this time I decided to start back from scratch and try to fully understand the basic concepts and take my time and of course do much more programs for practice. I'm almost there in terms of revision and trying to create different programs for practice.

Thank you for the amazing video. You released it just at the right time when I’ve been learning software development for a year and feeling like it’s just not enough. Now I am just going to keep learning and improving while seeking development opportunities 😊

Two very useful books, "Design patterns, elements of reusable object-oriented software" aka "the gang of four" as well as "Clean code" by Robert Martin aka "uncle bob". Very useful when transitioning from programming for school and programming for a company

just finished my first year of comp sci and imposter syndrome definitely stopped me from enjoying or being passionate about what I was learning. This video has changed my perspective so much!! Gonna go into 2nd with a completely different mindset now! Thanks

This is so good! Thank you for normalizing the anxiety of coding in front of others & having such a well put together video!

I really needed to hear this, I always put pressure on myself for learning everything and I blame myself a lot for not knowing everything and I always tell myself that "I am not good at coding, I feel stupid and I am not doing my best" and I get so depressed after failing in an interview. I am in this non stop cycle of torturing myself since I decided to learn coding and get a good job 😭😥.thanks for telling us it is gonna get better❤

Thank you for showing us your perspective and resources! This has helped me see the bigger picture and I'm excited to continue watching your videos!!

Just the motivation I needed today! Thankyou for this

I graduated 2 weeks ago, and coding is not easy but if you have the mindset, everything will be ok, always remember your WHY, that how I keep myself motivated. great video Pooja, keep it up

This video has changed my perspective forever.I really had a fixed mindset towards coding ...Being a microbilogy graduate,it wasnt easy,but i am now employed as a frontend dev.we never stop growing and learning

Thanks for this video. I’m about to turn 38, have a degree in biology that hasn’t gotten me very far and I’m ready to make a big career move with going back to school for cs. Programming looks overwhelming and scary and I tend to run away from things when I’m not immediately good at them and I need to really change my mindset in order to succeed and just have a more financially stable life. Definitely a small sigh of relief after watching this video having zero experience coding and having a panic attack wondering if I’m about to do something very stupid and shouldn’t even bother. Your journey is inspiring and you’re right, if you can do it, I can do it too.

I am currently a sophomore in college and I am barely getting by with coding classes. I have been getting second thoughts and been getting really down on myself thinking this is not for me because of the difficulty. Your story inspires me to keep going and push my self out of my comfort zone and pursue this life I am willing to give up for. If you ever read this just know you could have just changed someones life and their mindset.

I feel confident after watching this video . Throughout my HS journey coding/computers was never on my mind until senior year. It was quite overwhelming knowing that other ppl I know who are doing CS majors are at an advanced level. This led me to thinking that I was one of the very few ppl who are walking into their CS majors like this. I have considered even changing my major, until I ran across your video. I just started my basics of coding during this summer to get a feel of it . Thanks for motivating me and making a video that I can relate to.

You and your experience are so relatable. Thank you! This gives me hope!

I never comment, but this is an amazing video and I'm glad it ended up on my recommended, I've seen many other similar journey videos but they're all mainly only a list of their accomplishments, not their change of mindset. It was eye-opening seeing her connect calculus and geometry with something as abstract as data structures. This changed my approach and attitude entirely and now I really want to major in CS in college despite struggling with it in high school.

Thank you for the awesome video! I’m currently a junior in college majoring in CS but I feel like I haven’t learned that much and I’ve taken some hard CS courses lol. Applied to internships since last September and haven’t gotten an offer which really got me down. Started having second thoughts on my career choice but you have inspired me. So I’m currently spending this summer taking free CS courses like CS50, re teaching myself how to code. Thanks again!

Thank you for this video. I've been out of working in IT for a long time and I'm learning programming to get back in so I can make a decent living, but damn is it hard. I really appreciate the reminder that we're all bad at this to begin and it's inspiring to see someone with a somewhat similar start getting to where you are not just in terms of income but enjoyment for the work itself.

this is what i NEEDED after my first year of comp sci!! thank you and keep making vidoes!

Hey, Thanks for sharing your story. This is literally me right now. Also a biomedical engineer trying to survive and search something to get me that 6 figure salary. This has been motivating and I'll definitely try to find a different path and let go of that fixed mentality. Thank you again for sharing. 😊

This is really inspiring! It would be very helpful if you could list out the resources which helped you to learn data structures and algorithms or programming in general.

Thanks for putting this one together and sharing your experience. Self-taught beginner here and God knows how tough it can get...

hey Pooja, thank you for that video! to be honest I have been going through it after failing my intro to CS class the first time I took it. I had never failed anything in my life and now this shit got me in academic probation. but It was great seeing your journey, gives me a bit of hope and more perspective. hope your channel keeps growing

Really appreciate you for making this video. You don't know how much it saved me.

Thank you for this video! i just finished my very first computer science class! and i was already feeling like, omg i just took my first coding class and it was so hard. and starting to feel imposter syndrome a little bit. but you reminded me to get out of a fixed mindset!!! highschool me couldn't even imagineee me taking all the classes i've taken so far!!!

Wow, thanks for this content. I am feeling pretty bad for coming from a boot camp rather a CS degree. This content kinda gave me the boost I need for work

I'm overwhelmed from this video. It shows I have tons of things to learn to get a job in this industry

i appreciate you keeping it real im just about to start my journey.

Thanks for sharing this. As a new developer, comparing myself is/was a huge roadblock. After watching some videos like this and realizing this is how people start, dealing with all of the challenges, it was really encouraging to hear that you could learn and become a successful engineer, and don’t have to be a naturally gifted problem solving guru to be a great developer.

You're such an inspiration! I just recently graduated and I kinda have the feeling that I may not be good enough for any company. This just gave me so much encouragement. Thank you!

I just took my first software 1 class at OSU. All that talk about Eclipse, Override, overload, catching, object-oriented programming, throwing etc.really resonated with me. Word for word you described what my class was like.

I’ve been so scared cuz Im starting uni next year and my plan is to pursue CS and I’ve seen and heard all the hardships that people go through and I know I’ll be struggling myself but this just helped the fear subdue just a little and that even if I’m not good I can keep trying to get better

Thank you for inspiring me! I still find it hard to understand the basics even in my master's. This video is really encouraging. ❤️

Thanks for giving a first year undergraduate student who is behind in work and easily confused at coding a little motivation☺️✨I am very scared to ask for help not only because I have anxiety, it’s also because I feel that I would ask stupid questions😕but like u said there’s no such thing as asking stupid questions :) just need to get that in my head lol

Thank you for sharing this! Makes me feel 1000x better about my journey. I used to have the fixed mindset but have recently switched. Please keep making content your story has inspired me and will others too. So nice to hear from a female’s perspective

Coding is not hard, mastering coding it's hard. But really master almost anything is hard because it requires both knowledge and experience. To master something, we have to enjoy the journey, I think that is the secret really.

Thank you for making this video.❤️I am currently preparing for my engineering university entrance exam. It is very highly competitive, but I believe in myself that I can do it. Growth mindset has always been a big part of my journey so far and I hope I can take this mindset with me in the future as well. You are an inspiration! Keep doing what you do❤️

This showed up on my feed right on time. Considering giving up on my goal of becoming a SWE for many of the reasons you talked about early on in the video. Feeling better about continuing my learning now. Thank you. I wonder if you have any suggestions on finding a mentor for those of us who are new to the industry. Appreciate your content. Good luck to you.

I appreciate that you made this video. I’ve been a professional software developer for 10 years, and the more I learn, the more I realize how little I actually know. I’m still learning to accept that that’s okay.

This just got me so motivated! Thank you so much for putting this out there!

I am a 19-year-old taking web development as a freshman in college with absolutely no background knowledge about programming because I took STEM from senior high. While coding in itself is already hard to learn, because of the pandemic, online classes have given me a more challenging time finding motivation which led me to procrastinate the whole school year. I've been doubting myself so much that I got to a point of just sleeping away my anxieties. But your videos really help me accept the rough road I'm going through and I hope I do get to be a productive professional programmer like you! Thank you so much for helping me change my perspective on learning in a tech-related field!

I’m on a break from my dev class RIGHT NOW and I’m overwhelmed and feeling super low. I don’t know how you popped up but this came at the perfect time! Thank you for reminding me that it will get better. 🙏🏽😍

Great video, thanks for sharing. I think it’s so important to remember that more senior people are not better than you but have put in the hours to understand the craft. It takes years of coding to reach a certain level and coming in with little understanding is not a bad thing as long as one keeps working to learn and improve.

Wow you went trhough exatcly what I am going through, thank you for sharing, your experience gives me more peace of mind and encouragement.

I’m a cs major myself. I was a bio major before, but then I switched to cs in my sophomore year. I’ve been having difficulty with these classes. It sort of felt like I was going nowhere. Luckily, your video has given me the inspiration to try harder and to practice my coding more. Hopefully, I can finish these last two years strong

I’m on the same boat. I’m on my senior year of college for computer science and I still haven’t applied to internships because I feel like I’m not good enough and it makes me scared that I won’t know a lot of stuff. Sometimes I feel like I chose the wrong career. One thing I wish professors did at my school, Cal Poly Pomona, was how to code as a group. I wish they structured at least one assignment and taught us how to divide the work and how each person in the group should approach their task. But at least in my school they seem to just have you figure it out and it can get difficult if nobody in the group knows how to work as a group.

just finished my bootcamp 4 months ago and I am still having trouble getting hired, this video helped me so much, Thank you, you rock Pooja !

Awesome video! Loving to hear about your experience. Just starting my programming journey and sometimes look extremely overwhelming so I appreciate this video. Thanks!

Thank you for this video. I have just started my first job as a junior Java developer and I feel so so exhausted and stupid at the same time that I started fantasizing about quitting everything and finding some easier job. I just have this feeling of panic due to lack of knowledge that seems to accompany me all the time.

Aw I really needed this. I’m studying computer science and I’m inching my last year which will only be cmpsc related classes since I did all my gen Ed’s and beginner coding classes. I’ve been stressed, confused, lost, and this semester I was debating on just upright changing my major but KZfaq algorithm blessed me at the perfect time lol. I hope I come back to this video in a year and have the right to say” I’m still pursuing cmpsc”

I love this industry has so much to do with mindset and drive! :) besides all the math and languages, this is much like sales in a way which is where I come from, now I’m @ cal tech starting from the bottom and am so excited to become good @ this and learn learn learn! Thanks for this video!

You’re literally speaking directly to my current journey in coding. I also never grew up coding, taking computer science classes, or joining hackathons and robotics teams. My first experience with CS was when I started it as my major my freshman year of college. I’ve always been a good student done well in my CS classes (making As and Bs) but because I see so many naturally gifted students in my classes I always viewed that as my own failure in not being well suited to this job field. I’ve been to major career fairs where the lines to prestigious, well paying companies have lines out the door for people wanting to get interviews. Suffice it to say, I’ve been experiencing SERIOUS imposter syndrome so it’s nice to know that someone with such a similar experience to me and similar motives can find a path to achieving those goals that naturally gifted CS students achieve. I will be starting my master’s in CS next fall and will also be searching for a full time job in 2024 and so I have been feeling very anxious about if I’ve wasted my college education on a degree that doesn’t suit me. So thank you for your message on your CS journey! Hopefully I can let go of my fear of failure in order to fully commit myself to learning and growing as an engineer

Thank you for this! I'm a junior CS major. I've already had two internships (1 in CS), and I have another one lined up for this summer. Regardless of my success, I assume I'm the "dumbest" in the classroom. I need to realize that it's okay not to know everything and that everyone is there to learn along with me. Short story: My semester started this week, and one of my CS professors held a non-weighted quiz for the students to assess if we were ready for this course. From the talks in our private chat, nobody performed well. That encouraged me because I realized my skills aren't far from my classmates. We're all in this together.

Thank you so much❤❤ Actually you coveys many of ours feelings. It will really change mindset of many and gives motivation. 😍

I love this video man.... am bad at coding but after watching this video I feel like its okay, its okay to feel like this, gradually I will learn it

Great, great video. Thank you for sharing your journey. It's very inspirational.

The video barely began but I can already feel relatable. Have no coding experience before college and even now that i'm 1 year away from graduation, it's still hard not feeling like i don't belong. hahah thank you for the insight :)

Thank you I feel a little better now. I was constantly having second thoughts about my career choices and going through imposter syndrome. I believe to get through this phase I need to get some work done to build up some confidence no matter how insignificant that might be. I have started doing leetcode for over one month now with consistency. Anyway, Thanks for motivating me and wish you all the best for your future.

I just happened to land on your video, and I want to thank you for sharing. I have a year under my belt as a dev and have seriously been questioning what I'm doing. The self-doubt is real, and I am not sure how to overcome it. Either way I'm not giving up I found this to be very inspirational, thank you!

Thank you for this video. This is the most relatable journey I have witnessed on the internet.

I'm actually looking into a full career switch. Currently an RMT, but discovering that this career is hard on the hands and wrists so needing a plan B. I did some programming in high school and remembered liking it and now at 30 I'm thinking it's time to switch in but I do feel this fear of not being good enough. All my friends that went on to be software engineers use to code all the time in high school and talk about it non stop. Very nervous about attempting this even lol. But this is giving me hope!

You should talk more about how you learnt data structures and algorithms. How was your study and revision plans looked like.

Thank you so much for this video! I’m just getting started on my learning to code journey and I really wanted to quit! Your story of your journey, is the motivation I didn’t know I needed! Thank you! A million times!!!!

I've also felt like I'm not good at coding and that I am a failure every time! Thank you for this! I really needed to hear this! I just graduated but I feel like I don't know anything. Seeing my peers doing great things makes me question whether am I really smart or do I really have a take on this?

Great and inspiring video. Your journey has been inspiring. Great storytelling also 👍.

Currently a second year in a 4-year college Cyber Security Degree Uni, and I feel like im stuck, I love CyberSecurity since i was a little boy and now that im in college i feel like coding is the hardest part for me. I get the basics but once things get more advanced i freeze up. I dont want to give up but I keep onstruggling. I'm going to apply this mindset and see how things change.

Thank you for making this video, i’m currently a freshman sitting in my room desperately wanting to code but sadly i dont have a laptop to practice and my family is really hurting for money which is why i want to start because i know the pay is good for people who know how to code. i felt really discouraged after watching numerous videos and not knowing where exactly this path could lead me to, if i would even be able to get a stable job in the future. however, after watching, i now know that things will get better with the proper resources and mindset so thanks again for sharing your journey :))

Great topic! I never learned how to code until majoring in CS during undergrad. I struggled on each new lesson that was introduced to me. I would never give up though and just keep rereading a particular chapter, look at other sources online, or talk to other students or TAs. I finished my CS degree with a pretty high GPA but I always felt like I was going to fail every class while I was in it. It wasn't until the dust settled that I realized I made it lol. It's been 8 years since graduating with my B.S. CS degree. Coding is hard but no one is innately bad at coding IMO. It's a matter of hard work/persistence and the right mind set. Always ask questions when you don't know something, don't just sweep these unknowns under the rug. After a few years, you'll start connecting the dots and say things like, "Oh, that's what my professor meant by XYZ. That makes sense now." Focus on clean coding practices. Many beginners have that mind set of "who cares if it's clean, the code works the same". This is true but you don't work alone. Other people need to comprehend your code and make adjustments in the future. Just trust me on this, write clean code, follow coding standards. You'll understand why in a few years. It's like making your bed in the morning. It seems pointless because it gets messed up every night but the effect of making your bed each morning is subtle but profound. Good luck to all the coders out there! Don't give up, you got this!

I have been working for a year as a MERN stack developer and I have been in this fixed mindset of thinking Im not smart enough to do better and that's why I'm not progressing ..I was feeling so despondent especially since my peers seem to be 'naturally gifted ' in coding .. your video came to me at the right time ,so thank you 🙏💞

I love your story!!! I myself feel anxiety whenever I'm told to code in front of someone. I also thought coding was just a stable source of income but I'm starting to take it more seriously. I also love how you came to your conclusion of how math concepts can really go a long way when learning to program. Thank you for this.

Currently on halfway through of a coding bootcamp. This is just the video I need to motivate. I have no idea on how to cope learning with new concept within a short period and understanding. What most important is just to be patience, and grow slowly.

This is all so far beyond my level. You've made me feel incompetent. I'm 33 and barely starting community college. Taking computer science and it's tough. I don't have a very good grasp of math.. ugh.

Thank you for the invaluable advices. Wishing you a happy and successful life

I appreciate you for making this video! I just started learning HTML! Good luck on your continued journey!

Thank you for this video. I'm in my last year of master degree, and I always been the 4th or 3rd of my promotion. Despite my very good grades, I always feel like I'm not enough because I admire great engineer and PhD people who are far away from my level, and I was also thinking I'm only better than the others students because I start programming at middle school. My coding level remaining the same during a long time because I was so afraid to fail and other people think "omg this guy codes since he is 12 but he fails today" that I refused to go outside my comfort zone. Now, I'm learning to be okay to fail, it's okay to not understand everything at first glance, it's okay to be a beginner again. And I love it, I love being "unsafe" and learn a lot until I be confident again. And do that cycle again and again. Learning is not a pain if you don't put so much pressure on yourself

I struggle with impostor syndrome a lot more often than I'd like. Awesome video Pooja!

That was relatable AF, also thanks for this video much needed. Finally realizing that i am not the only one struggling with coding

I needed this, thank you for sharing your inspiring journey

I'm studying for a cyber security degree I definitely put pressure on myself to know everything and suffer from imposter syndrome! Was nice to hear your journey

To anyone new to coding. Careful with inheritance, generally try to follow this rule max 1-2 levels of inheritance, if you need more use traits or interfaces... sure you save a bit of code but it leads to really hard code maintenance (especially for others people getting on the project later) and can lead to pretty weird bugs hard to find if you are not careful. Recently i had to reverse engineering a project that had like 13+ classes inherited many of with where useless abstract classes to set up log names...

Thank you so much for this video! It feels really demoralizing in college cause the code is graded! What you said about learning without pressure really did help and now I feel I'm heading in the right direction! I'm about to start interviews this term, I'm hoping for the best!

I have seen a ton of engineering videos and this one is the best. Thank you for this .

Needed this. Im 33 and starting from ZERO with coding. I knew I wanted to be in the IT field, I just didn't know where or what. Then it came down to Cyber Security or Coding. Im a Personal Trainer since 2015 after losing 160lbs, but I think I have run my course in the fitness industry, and need new way to make a living an survive. Im going in this with no college, no certs, just the 5 Google IT Certificates from Coursea I finished in 2020. I was doubting myself that I could even do this, since I dont know much in coding at all, but am definitely willing to learn and even self teach. I mean I self taught myself in fitness anyway and failed a few times before I became a really good Personal Trainer. The only thing I never found to help me be a better trainer was a mentor. Im hoping to find a mentor who can teach me the coding industry when I can, and just succeed (with the acception of a few failures) in this industry. Thank you for the confidence boost :)

"Everyone sucks at coding in the beginning and the only way to get good at it is to be OK with sucking at it" This^ I think many people have trouble with this. Awesome video! Loved hearing about your experience.

Subbed. Great video I really needed this!

Thank you! I have my first intro to computer science test on Thursday. Currently learning iterating in C++ and watching this video during my studying break really inspired me!

I don't have any official degrees, couldn't afford to go to university. Thus, took the self taught route with online courses. I wish I could have gone to university, it would help a lot to get my foot in the door, but I know I'll get hired eventually. Loved your story, thanks for sharing. 💗

“I don’t know what I’m doing” That really made me laugh because I catch myself saying the same thing when I’m working on a hard project. Glad to know I’m not the only one!