The Importance of Specialization in Coding

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Many people want to learn everything, which is impossible. Pick a tech stack and learn as much as you can about that group of technologies. It will make you more valuable than being a jack of all trades.
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@fifthavenue2105 Ай бұрын

According to LinkedIn job postings, I have to be an expert on literally everything

@fiskryeziu Ай бұрын

facts

@ianfrye8988 Ай бұрын

I work in recruiting and heard something interesting one time - Consider things on a job postings as of "Has knowledge of it" as you know what it is and could learn it if needed. Most things are not required and a lot of these are being written by AI these days.

@ehm-wg8pd Ай бұрын

thats why their job listing never filled

@lostinthenarrativve Ай бұрын

Who cares about linkedin, build your business and hire yourself .

@50PullUps Ай бұрын

Sometimes those job postings aren’t sincere attempts at finding candidates. I had an interview (with a major payment card company in the northern suburbs of Chicago) for a ‘Network Technician’ job several months back where they preferred knowledge of Python, Ansible, AWS… but then daily duties involved tracking inventory of network equipment. That struck me as odd, but I accepted the interview. Didn’t get the job. Later I realized that the absurdity of the posting was no accident. The hiring manager (or whoever came up with that job description) was likely creating the conditions where they were able to present the appearance of productivity, rather than do anything that was actually productive.

@dtwelve89 Ай бұрын

Brad is so humble, he actually knows a lot about a lot.

@shadowslayer2248 Ай бұрын

When you have been coding for sometime you start getting clarity that there are way better people than you at anything and all you can do is learn and improve. This leads to humility

@douglascounts4634 Ай бұрын

When you have been doing this as long as he has, you will understand that languages are more the same than they are different. They all have strings, arrays, Booleans, and looping for example. What can be very different are things like specific drawing libraries and things like that for each language. Also everything has to generate the same CSS, HTML, and JavaScript as end products.

@AustinDoesDesign Ай бұрын

bruh got jacked af

@Loki_Dokie Ай бұрын

@@AustinDoesDesignI noticed his face is slimmed down, glad for him improving himself in many ways, he deserves it.

@fszotyi Ай бұрын

I have started with your Laravel crash course back in 2017. Learned a lot from you, then started my own learning projects in laravel, but kept my job. Finally I got a developer position in 2022, learned vue and here I am. Now i am a developer thanks to your work also, you helped me, to make all this possible, through your tutorials. Thank you Brad. You are awesome! 🙇

@ForexPeak Ай бұрын

Hey @fszotyi I'm on the same journey as well. Why don't we connect? 😄

@fszotyi Ай бұрын

@@ForexPeak👍

@TraversyMedia Ай бұрын

That’s awesome ❤

@jj-big-slay-yo Ай бұрын

Neat.

@Loki_Dokie Ай бұрын

Wish I never gave up on it, 10 months given to learning, learned a ton but burned myself out (ft job, kids, and learning 5 hours after work) Considering getting back on JS, which was my pain points, but am going to learn GDscript to dev an indie game also 😀 If I / had i used TypeScript it probably would've helped, I like strict

@daliborpetric8288 Ай бұрын

TRaversy media tutorials gave me chance to get a job 6 years ago with that knowlege. Im now senior developer, and i can't enough say THANK YOU BRAD!

@theelastog1580 28 күн бұрын

Which few videos would your recommend of his ?

@appcolab 23 күн бұрын

@@theelastog1580almost all his videos are helpful, so grab what you want to learn

@comoyun 22 күн бұрын

@@theelastog1580 yeah, I'm interested too.

@aviationmachines4711 15 күн бұрын

50 projects in 50 days in javascript, 20 web projects with vanilla js, expanse tracker, image gallery, react front to back. . . and lot. . my career also starts 7 years ago. watching and practicing his videos, dev ed, web dev simplified. . now I am earning 2 lakhs per month in India. he transformed my life.

@tegathemenace 12 күн бұрын

@@aviationmachines4711 I remember watching his stuff 4 years ago before I quit coding for design. Now I'm building some website and want to do it all myself😅

@DennisIvy Ай бұрын

Dude your looking younger and better looking than ever! Sharp man, proud of you. Good info as well 💪

@Suresh-iu2tx Ай бұрын

Avg fresher job posting - 5 years experience in full stack, cloud, ai, ml, devops, deep learning, computer vision, nlp

@dystopian_1 Ай бұрын

and a good 'team player' :P

@AdolfRizzler41 Ай бұрын

@@dystopian_1and good soft skills

@johnmcnamara8741 Ай бұрын

@@dystopian_1don’t forget pay: 16$ an hour

@tegathemenace 12 күн бұрын

@@dystopian_1 How dare you miss "Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment"🤣

@kapitan5888 9 күн бұрын

@@tegathemenace written by a HR who know absolutely nothing. Edit: I had been learning Python since may 2022 and due to my job and low motivation . I could not finish it on time. Finally I slowly started to enjoy the learning process and on June 2023 I finished my course, note that I was on full time it could have been done way earlier, anyway on August I started applying for python developer positions for internships. *An H.R* forwarded my application out of all other people, on the day of interview was the most embarrassing ever. Turns out they were looking for senior python instructor who has +5 years of Django and back-end experience. I found this out when to the guy who was taking my interview, I said I applied for internship. He called H.R did few hm hm and put aside his telephone and started taking my interview I was lucky he did not embarrassed me. He was a php-laravel guy. Upon returning home, I broke down in store room, smacked my phone on the floor, sitting heating and leaving the python language altogether. Although few months before I came back to the language and just doing random stuff here and there. Now I don't care whether I get a job or not, I just enjoy the learning process of my current on-going courses :)

@fahimsautomation1288 Ай бұрын

I thought I could be a jack of all trades, learning Python, DS, ML, Web development, and PHP for WordPress. But your video came at the right time and made me realize What I want to do with that tech? Is it for getting a job? Or Building the next Unicorn. It is not about how many tools and tech I know. Instead, it is about learning specific stacks, deep diving, and exploring the abundance of library and building projects. I also realize that small or big projects strengthen my logical ability. That's How I can be specialized.

@TraversyMedia Ай бұрын

I think once you find a stack to really “master” (if that’s even a thing), then it’s fine to keep learning more. I just think it’s important to have a focus for the first couple years

@youtubeplaylist5018 Ай бұрын

So exactly what you choose to do at the end ?

@lalithprasadsrigiriraju Ай бұрын

The first honest KZfaq tech content creator?

@poznianski Ай бұрын

Very important topic, especially for beginners who might feel overwhelmed. Good that you're pointing it out.

@ianfrye8988 Ай бұрын

I think more important than anything is focusing on the fundamentals such as Objects, Classes, Variables, Arrays - how to manipulate data, fetch data, async and concurrent programming - It was so much easier for me to pick up a new technology once I learned the fundamentals. I learned Typescript and Java and was able to write a program in flutter after watching one tutorial and picking up the docs. That's another things, get really good at reading docs.

@SirProdigle Ай бұрын

Yeah, specialising so aggressively is bad advice for anyone not a beginner/in their first job tbh. If you have solid foundations and can float between similar technologies, companies will happily hire you to work with languages/tech you've never used before. If you specialise so heavily, your job market will shrink a lot as the years ago by

@centro-ao Ай бұрын

Yep, lots of folks don't enjoy reading docs, so they stick to KZfaq for help.

@jbm2074 Ай бұрын

@@centro-aothat is what being said here. You can't enjoy reading docs if you don't understand what's going on. Especially for libraries and frameworks , you should build the intuition to understand the docs not always going to youtube, by understanding programming concepts. Please I am not saying youtube is bad . If you are stuck go and look for help but reading docs it's an underated skill. It can make your programming life easier in this industry were new technologies are always available.

@SirusStarTV Ай бұрын

All these languages and libraries/frameworks abstract everything to a point where everything doesn't make sense and makes it challenging to form a coherent mental model. If some error would occur you wouldn't be able to deal with it and fix the problem. Some libraries docs really explain the inner parts of their code and explain why they use their approach to code.

@harshwagh4280 27 күн бұрын

@user-ll4wy3ur3e Ай бұрын

I haven't watched a video from this channel in a long time but 2018 was when I learned how to code and then eventually get two jobs since. It took some time but I got there in the end. Thanks man.

@zxyi9090 Ай бұрын

I am in my 40s and now I am deep diving into Javascript because it is the language of the web. Thanks Brad for all your worthy efforts. 😊

@Shaydon845 Ай бұрын

Am 18 I've your comment inspires me .

@harshitrautela6585 Ай бұрын

Brother, your dedication inspires me

@user-zh3ow4nh3p 29 күн бұрын

Here I am with plans to move away from JavaScript after 10yrs with it😅. It's so frustrating keeping up

@sys935 26 күн бұрын

Javascript nowadays can be used for web and desktop app can be used even offline on local computer storage

@Mahakaal1221 26 күн бұрын

I am learning at 25 😂

@chivicks_hazard Ай бұрын

Thank you for the reminder Brad. It's not easy to stick to things as an entry-level developer with all the hype around various technologies but at if one is able to create a roadmap for himself/herself, it will be easier to scale through. Thank you once more for always giving us meaningful content.

@eczeeofficial Ай бұрын

I've been following you for years now and man you bacame JACKED!!! I'm really happy for you Brad! Hope you're doing well now and thanks for all the effort and amzing content you've put out for us strugglers! Love from Italy

@CyberTechBits Ай бұрын

Yo Brad! I started learning on your channel and now I'm getting ready to launch my own SaaS. I haven't watched your channel in quite some time but I never unsubscribed and I started just as you suggested many years ago...learning the basics...and for me that was vanilla HTML, JS and CSS. I've been swamped building my service. You're the best brother! Now I need to find a co-founder!

@nunorodrigues5628 Ай бұрын

I work at a small company. We needed to use a different framework for a new product we were developing. The last one used angular 1. So we played around with your crash courses, and that helped us make a decision pretty quick. Your channel is really useful to understand the basics of web technologies really quickly.

@kettenbach Ай бұрын

Looking jacked 💪 bruh! I need to up my gym game. Great to see you Brad!

@TheYinyangman Ай бұрын

Looking good Brad - good for you man getting into shape.

@muindemwangangi9150 14 күн бұрын

Thank you from Kenya, Brad. You helped me start my career in coding. I learned Laravel from your channel and am now a front-end developer using Angular. My transition was smooth since I had covered most of your programming basics.

@techienomadiso8970 Ай бұрын

Brad, saw you 4 years ago when I was in campus. You inspired me a lot to keep coding. Now my life is set career wise and I’m glad to see that you also went to the gym and did the necessary! To more life and success 🥂🍻 cheers!

@Jeancyjr Ай бұрын

By far the best channel for me. I've learned a lot. I like his teaching style and approach.

@iramudoy2317 29 күн бұрын

Very précised and relative to the freshers. Couldnt resist sharing this. Good job man!!

@carchutogimenez8539 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your honesty. You didn't have to put this online, as it goes against your best interest, so, once again, I thank you for your honesty. Not only you are a great teacher, but you also have integrity, you should be proud of yourself.

@mecamon 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for this kindly reminder, Brad. We all appreciate it and appreciate you.

@shindeshubhamm Ай бұрын

My journey in development started because of this man during Covid pandemic. He's just fantastic teacher. I have reached this far because of him. Awesome man! Hats off! Great work!

@leandrofahur_ Ай бұрын

You're the best! I started learning with you, and I keep learning with you. Thx for being awesome and very objective!

@DannyMexen9 Ай бұрын

My career made me a generalist (I was required to know a little bit of everything) and so I became a manager. Management became my specialty. I can have a meaningful conversation with anyone on the technical team. It makes them feel like I know everything but I don’t nor do I pretend to. I simply do my best to enable theirs.

@AgCodes143 Ай бұрын

Absolutely true. The approach I use for this whole learning thing is understanding the difference between mission and methods. The mission of coding is data and information sharing or manipulation, the methods includes all the different language used to achieve that mission. No point learning different languages that literally solve the same problem. Identify the foundation of coding, then limit your learning of methods to your goal, because methods will always change, but the mission will always remain.

@jonathanhammond5563 Ай бұрын

Traversy looking to be in great shape man! Since you took that break I’m happy for you.

@arberstudio 23 күн бұрын

Your 20 JS projects reawakened a spark for coding, and went from a thing I once used to do to creating my very own JS frontend framework. It’s no ReactJS but it works! Thank you man!

@alinemendonca2488 29 күн бұрын

You are amazing, i was always afraid to learn laravel, because i saw many people saying "php will die", but your video was so didactic and so clear that i decided to learn more about this framework and php, thank you for having such a rich and clear content!

@mmelimahlobo7656 Ай бұрын

Thanks Brad been switching from PHP to Javascript and have not been good anything but decided to stick with PHP and I am doing great❤

@dystopian_1 Ай бұрын

Your words make be believe in humanity. Thanks for being kind and humble, Brad.

@pickeld5616 25 күн бұрын

Hii brad, you help me a lot in my career journey. just want to say thank you so much.

@neo90sr Ай бұрын

Nice video Brad, really look up to you. You've helped me in becoming a developer and land my first job 😊

@msydneyau Ай бұрын

Looking good, mate! Haven’t seen you for a couple of years and you look younger 🎉 Your Laravel tutorial (the first one) was the best (one for me)!

@yahayaoyinkansola8258 26 күн бұрын

Thank you brad for this video, it has helped me clarify some things about specialization

@KristianTheDesigner 23 күн бұрын

This is really great advice. I think whenever i ”learn” something new it is more out of curiosity rather than wanting to become supergood in it. I find it inspiring to dip my toes in the shallowend of different pools..just to be able to talk about and have a basic understanding of product/language X , in addition to the tech i am actually using and working with everyday. Also..the reason i am using what i am using now is because i did the exact same thing with that, so maybe i suddenly find a new expertise by accident. At the end of the day, it should be fun.

@ind_gagan1 18 күн бұрын

Great video, you summed up your coding experience pointers in few minutes. Very helpful ! Thanks man

@piotrdev Ай бұрын

Brad is the legend! Thanks for all the content you provide, this is always outstanding!

@jamilabbasOfficial Ай бұрын

4 years ago I learned MERN stack from your videos/ thank you so much for creating so valuable content.

@sparda111222 27 күн бұрын

You are one of the most sincere content creator out there. Thank you.

@yj4105 Ай бұрын

hi Brad, I am really grateful on uploading those kind of mentoring vids. As a self-taught developer, I needed to hear something like this from a someone professonal and this helps a lot. it will be great if you can create another video tips on portfolios how and what we should create before we dive into the job market.

@iamakinjuwon Ай бұрын

If there is someone I respect in this space brad is definitely one of them from is tutorials and detailed explanation,make you understand it very well,I learned most of my frontend skills from him....thanks for this

@Apenschi Ай бұрын

Soo true! The frameworks keep developing and it is hard to even stay up-to-date with one or two of them. Also whenever you learn new thing you "overwrite" older knowledge to some degree.

@ultrasys Ай бұрын

Edifying video. You probably don’t know (because it really doesn’t make any difference in the grand scheme of things) but I watch your videos just for the fun of them, even though I’m not interested in most of the subjects you present (the specific technologies, I mean), but I lear A LOT from your presentations. In the recent past (for me, at least, since 10 years is nothing from my perspective) I watched closely your health bump, if you know what I mean, and was glad to see everything worked out okay, so, yeah, you’ve got real people that are more concerned with you, than with your videos. I’m sure the great majority of your audience shares my feelings that you’re a real nice guy IRL and thet you’re not into this just for the likes and monetizing. One thing I can clearly observe, though, is that you’re so focused even being into an apparent unfocused world, that you don’t devote much attention to fixing your environs (the computer one, I mean - we can see that your room is very well equipped and comfortable). I often find myself asking if you don’t change your fonts because you don’t bother, of because you actually like them as they are hahahaha You’re one of those YT heavy lifters, Brad. Thanks for that.

@travelsumatra2393 Ай бұрын

This is so true, even for content creator like you need a specialization. Not everyone know everything except Derek 😊

@jonathanjohnson2785 Ай бұрын

Thanks Brad. Still learning so much from you

@hassanadedoyin8062 27 күн бұрын

Just always honest and very straightforward as I see him

@cipherlofi6453 19 күн бұрын

very good to see you like this, You are in a great shape!

@sunwarulislam7402 Ай бұрын

Great advise. you helped many of us build our career in web development. Thanks man!

@mensahtribeadventures2630 Ай бұрын

I enjoy java and springboot learned frontend from you. Thank you so much. Really want to get more into angular 17

@uimonk Ай бұрын

Happy to see you in good shape.. following u for last 6 years

@anvarsaidov8964 Ай бұрын

Brad, good to see you, we need more of this face to face tutorials.

@nammi895 20 күн бұрын

Your channel is an emotion, dude thanks a lot for your contribution 7 yrs ago I started my coding journey watching your channel for Python & JS, now I'm working at FAANG making top $$ Coming from a poor family your channel helped me a lot to learn things from free, and after getting money I was able to support my brother education & clear off my parents debts Thanks 🙏🙏

@imadabab Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Brad for this brilliant video. I agree 100% with you.

@antonio_carvalho Ай бұрын

I've been watching your videos for over a decade now. Your evolution in all areas is incredible, all while keeping your qualities of a hard working, humble and honest content creator and presenter, creating great content that is filled with knowledge. Really happy to see you in such great shape! You are very relatable and an inspiration to a lot of people, I hope you know and feel proud of that! Now the only thing left to improve is to get rid of those hats! 😂 jk! Thank you for your excellent content!

@craig-scott Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Brad. You're looking well. All the best.

@aviationmachines4711 15 күн бұрын

my career also started 7 years ago. watching and practicing his videos, also dev ed, web dev simplified. . now I am earning 2 lakhs per month in India as a UI developer. he transformed my life.❤

@elyasdemeke23 Ай бұрын

Liked the video before even seeing it. The GOAT is giving us wisdom on top of free crash course. I have made a living with Vue and Nuxt after watching your crash course.

@hadibq 14 күн бұрын

that's so true Brad! Thanks for explaining this and for all the knowledge shared so far!!

@maxrush206 Ай бұрын

Dang Brad! I've been watching your channel for years, but I haven't watched a video in a while. You're looking in great shape buddy💪💪

@dakoderii4221 Ай бұрын

If not for his voice and mannerisms I would think it's his brother or cousin but not Brad.

@aricwilliamsdeveloper Ай бұрын

Imagine if all devs was on flex mode lol.. im getting in shape also, great to see Brad on it!

@AsToNlele 23 күн бұрын

Hi Brad, haven't watched in quite a while. You look super good! Saw you even under some Sam Sulek videos 💪😄. Thanks to your React courses and videos I was able to land a part time job while studying, which I'll be always grateful for. I think you're an amazing teacher and especially these "no coding" videos make a big impact on people's careers.

@vitalikda Ай бұрын

Looking good, Brad! Such a change in a few years 💪

@33t00p 19 күн бұрын

This is such a valuable point that is rarely mentioned. Thanks for that.

@loganbelew4832 Ай бұрын

Thanks man, your channel is a big help for us devs.

@danieljayne8623 Ай бұрын

Looking great Brad, good for you

@srsh12345 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the great breakdowns.

@diabeticnomad Ай бұрын

Amen brother couldn't have said it better! wish everyone was given this advice in college like I was

@timungasangho Ай бұрын

This man clear up my mind now.. I have been wondering learning different languages stuff which I chose would be the best me. Now other than Java and Python I should focus on javascript as my priority. Thanks Brad.❤

@samu350 13 күн бұрын

Damn bro I hadn't seen your channel in a while, you're jacked!

@codedoer Ай бұрын

Thanks Brad this kind of tips is what im needing now

@techwithdayan20 Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Mr Brad, I appreciate your good work always

@akashnag3879 Ай бұрын

felt so good to see you after a long time.

@khemchay Ай бұрын

Code is my lifeblood. Even as a student wasy back 2008, I was hooked, building my own homelab from scratch. Back then, it was portable servers(slackOS and even make my own distro + apache or nginx), DLLs, and programming libraries on a USB drive and CD's - a far cry from today's package managers and Docker. I've rebuilt that lab countless times depends on a project, and to this day, I'm still shoulder-deep in code at any languages, scaling massive datasets for AI projects. The truth is, there's no one-size-fits-all approach. Generalists and specialists both bring value, and finding your own sweet spot is key.

@ch012 Ай бұрын

Brad...good to see your video after sometime. People like me miss your videos if they dont turn up regularly.

@hebron254 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this coz now I know what to do much love from Kenya.

@mandardeshpande9338 Ай бұрын

Looking great Brad. You are getting into shape. Keep going

@XAUCADTrader Ай бұрын

As a gym bro, I approve. Simple thing to do, huge effects in life. You get auto-respect.

@realjackofall 29 күн бұрын

Another great, honest and relevant video. I can vouch for what you are saying. I'm in my mid 40s and have been a 'jack of all trades master of none' for over 21 years working as a developer/architect and am still a hands on programmer. Hence my username :-). I get into multiple areas not with a hope of being able to apply for many different jobs, but only because I find many areas interesting. Not just in tech, but in life too. As far as tech is concerned, I dive deep into specific areas when required. But you are right. There aren't many takers for such people. Employers in the industry need people who can hit the ground running. Specialists fit the bill there.

@yavergazi Ай бұрын

Brad, you are amazing, thanks for everything

@malcolmstonebridge7933 9 күн бұрын

Absolutely this - "mastered the craft" sums it up, and the general argument is spot on. This is in contrast to a recent experience where "everyone can have a go at everything" (bonkers).

@ridwanray Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. Find a niche is the key. Currently, I am doing that on my channel. ❤

@anserali551 15 күн бұрын

listen to your channel after long time. Thanks for making me a developer.

@rittickdatta1209 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for your honest opinion 🙏🏼 I learnt a lot from you ❤🎉

@usaava Ай бұрын

Totally agree with you. Thanks for your video.

@epatrickification 15 күн бұрын

Such wise words. Some people are really gifted!

@michaelhughes8413 22 күн бұрын

Great advice. I've been a developer for about 25 years and can agree with lots being said here

@jakubfrei3757 8 күн бұрын

Thank you for all your work, you're amazing

@ketan.pkapale3490 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this! Amazing to see content creators like you exist and gave a rational about programming myths.

@ranjanadissanayaka5390 Ай бұрын

Very useful video for me. Thank you dude

@gt_n1722 Ай бұрын

Excellent video, very honest. God bless you sir!

@peacemelodi1145 Ай бұрын

Thank you, your video came at the right time.

@darah.k3221 28 күн бұрын

One of the best channels and advices

@deancoding1623 Ай бұрын

Thank you Brad, I really needed to hear this today, sorry i can't still support on patreon, But I was there for years when i could afford it. Keep being you and i wish the upmost great health and happiness to your whole family..