I'd love some content on how to go from beginner to intermediate level at programming. It would also be great to hear about how to continue to grow when you have a job and manage stress whilst at work

I can totally relate to what you said in the video. I work full time, family, obligations and stuff and in the evening If I can get at least half an hour or one hours max I am happy, but it is hard. I am on my 1 week break now cause I started to doubt myself...

@@ShaneNine-zp9lw so what are you now professional software eng. or still learning. I believe it is really hard for self taught. I am trying but still not getting it

@@testtesttest1278 still learning...

@@ShaneNine-zp9lw do you think it is achievable by self teaching. I've been on a journey teaching myself to code for years now but still not proficient. Now I'm doubting if this is achievable.

@@Daddyjs You mean one should take a break from school? I wonder how that will end if you want to graduate.

Lol not true at all, that kind of mindset will get you burned out easily

@@AtomicKnights your usually allowed to miss x days, no? Missing has consequences, of course. Gotta play catch-up.

Smaller chunks every day is excellent advice. During my year of organic chemistry, I learned that if I read the material before class and did my homework immediately after it was assigned, it made me a much better student and I never had to cram again.

If you need some resources to get there for app dev lmk, I can send some job links or freelance sites.

I love this advice.

Great story and well done! Thanks for sharing.

sounds like a fairy tale ..,wish i had a chance of meeting guys like you in Kenya

Good luck!!

Hope it went well

@@Abomination317 I'm carefully optimistic. Seemed like it went well but you never really know

Trust you are pushing on. The other thing is that you must enjoy it. I have done coding as a hobby for many years and it's only recently that I decided to go professional. I sort of always ask myself, "If I dint enjoy this, would I really have made the choice to make a career out of it?"

Please keep us in the loop of the outcome

Ugh... I don't know how you do it. I commute from my bed to my office chair five feet away. I can't imagine how hard it is to break into coding. I've been coding since I was five years old, so there was never any doubt what I was going to do with my life and I knew OOP and C++ by the end of high school. University (BSc, MSc, PhD) was a breeze for me. (Note: an MSc in comp sci will give you a real boost in prospects. A PhD can work against you since you're considered too "academically inclined" for most companies.)

Thank you for the tip! I taught myself some coding in high school but stopped learning when I went to college so by the time I picked it back up, everything was vastly different! I just have to keep pushing through. The finish line isn't far away!

I know that burnout feeling. Keep going! Slow but steady wins the race.

I totally agree about mindset plus habits. I recently stumbled across Bob Proctors KZfaq channel and he talks about this a lot. He was discounted as being into pseudoscience but he basically talks about shifting your negative false core beliefs and also about having a positive mindset and how transformative it is. I've spent years feeling helpless and doubting myself after a bad experience in a previous career. I'm starting to shift my mindset back to being positive, I've set my goals and I'm taking action on the each day, believing I can achieve them.

@@katec9893 That's awesome I'll have to check out that channel, thank you - best of luck!

@@wforbes87 Thanks, well done on your success and good luck with it moving forward.

Keep going. You are doing a good job.

Good for you. Realize that self taught with no programming languages but an understanding of the concepts is definitely a good start, but you’ll need to work your way up to 6 figures depending on where you live. It surely doesn’t happen overnight! I’d recommend you learn at least one language right now, and supplement your learning with at least some algorithm problems on leetcode or hackerrank that way you get a head start on technical interviews and you begin to think through problems more efficiently. Problem solving is really the most important skill as a developer.

My heart goes out to you, man. You're worth investing in. Throughout my journey it's been just like he's said, never easy, often motivation isn't there my much. I'm no perfect example, but every time I sit down and work on something, even for a little bit, it makes a little tiny bit of a difference, and when I look back on time spent, it adds up to real knowledge. How much down time do you have between driving and required rest hours?

@@ameroshqiptar17 I work about 12-16 hrs per day (Flatbed driver), I get my mandatory 10 hr break, but have to fit in showers, laundry, food ect. But my laptop is always open and i'm trying to learn, minimum 1 hr per day, every day. I'm starting with python.

@@TruckerDudeBrent Is there any way you can work fewer hours to give yourself more time to learn? You are a very inspiring hard working person. I hope you make sure you get enough rest on top of everything you're doing.

@Kate C with driving trucks not really, I utilize my time the same as if I wasn't trying to learn something, so instead of burning time with video games or something like that, im deep diving into python and node.js, I also have python Playlist on KZfaq playing all day while driving so I have fundamentals, then when I stop I practice.

@@TruckerDudeBrent You've definitely got an advantage with listening to stuff as you drive. I've realized you don't need to be an expert before a modestly sized company is willing to hire, and they know you will learn a lot on the job. If you can show them your work ethic in an interview and what you've been able to do with about an hour a day, you'll be a very attractive candidate. In January I quit my job and we lived on savings for 3 months while I studied probably 1/2 time or a little less about 5 days a week. My wife was having physical and mental health issues that took significant time and made it hard to establish a focused routine, and the stress of a dwindling bank account was pretty real (we had a fall-back plan where we could move in with my in-laws if it came to that, but it was definitely not ideal, so I'd be careful and thoughtful about considering a route like that), and I have ADHD that I wasn't managing well at the time, so looking back, I was moderately inefficient and stressed. But I still managed to learn enough and build enough to land a very junior role that would more than pay the bills, and I've learned a ton since then. I feel really blessed and like there was a lot of what some might call luck involved with landing a role, but to me it sounds like you could make similar progress or even better in 6 - 9 months and be able to start looking for a junior role. Once you get your foot in the door, you'll soar. You've got the work ethic and you'd show yourself as valuable to your employer really quickly. I'm cheering for you, man! You can do it!

I used to feel that way until people started coming to me as the expert, but it took many years to get to that point.

@@buttonman1831 when people come to me or listen to my talks, those moments are when I feel validated as well.. and give me energy for those times when it is more difficult

Thank you :-)

Don’t think you have to do a whole hour. Go for 15 or 20 minutes; make that a goal each day. It adds up and gets you moving in the right direction.

@@icebirdd I appreciate the tip.

Aschwaghanda. Check it out

I never have the I know it moment, never. I did Python wasn't for me. The Google Python for Automation course. I'm like meh I didn't really learn anything, would rather sell shit and make money.

You can do it! Don't give up.

That doesn't work for me. I've found going limp or cold and forgetting about it works a little better but not perfectly.

You're not a fraud!!! I'm self taught as well and you'll get there. It took me years to earn six figures but it's so worth it once you're there.

don't be afraid. I've probably put in 30+ hours now of using and testing that thing out, and honestly it's more of a tool FOR developers. it is still very wrong/dumb in almost all tests in some way, and you need to modify things to work. a couple of my friends who know other languages say the same thing. what language (s) have you used with it?

it's honestly great to use to learn if you know basics of a language and need help. but even in those cases, things aren't right. but it helps.

Without knowing anything about it, I did wonder when AI would take over. It's a machine, so how can coding not get automated.

How come you don't want to be a welder? I read that it's a good well paid career but I don't know much else about it.

@@katec9893 Not as good as you think. At least not in Philly. Go work in the golf of Mexico as an underwater welder might be good though, however it can be dangerous but making 150K for a couple seasons is worth it.

Yesss once it clicks, it clicks!

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