Self-Taught Programmers...Listen Up!

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025

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  • @camilohernandez4671
    @camilohernandez4671 Год назад +1

    I'm a 33 year old clinical psychologist, but I started to need a more stable carrer. las year I stumbled uppon the idea of studying in this field and started CS50 and different courses, wich im still doing to this day. I managed to get a Trainee position in a big company and they have been very welcoming and helpful, willing to reach out and teach a lot... but it really is lonely. I have some friends who got out of Uni or Bootcamps and even tho they are amazing, I really doubt my knowledge. Im the oldest of the group and the only self taught of the bunch, but I really think the lack of a a institutional opinion or the lack of credentials one can get in a very structured formal education kills me. I'm doing well in my assignments, but its very difficult to really feel comfortable.
    Sorry about the long text, but Iencourage everyone to follow your gut and try this. It's very rewarding and stimulating and it is worth the effort.

  • @avidian888
    @avidian888 2 года назад +9

    A programmer who looks like a model and dresses really well is just not fair! You're too good to be true Tiff!

  • @Aleksandra1232
    @Aleksandra1232 2 года назад +7

    Thanks for sharing.I needed to hear that. Even i have 2.5 years of professional experience I have those thoughts quite often nowadays, the imposer syndrom, not knowing what to do with my career. It's nice to hear that I am not the only one having those moments of seeing myself not skilled enough or not capable to do something. Great content!

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      Glad it was helpful!❣️

  • @juangr5411
    @juangr5411 2 года назад +13

    I started this year to pursue this dream of becoming a software engineer, and i always had this lack of confidence because i come from a socials degree background (philosophy), but your videos and constant uploads in instagram keep me motivated to keep pushing forward.
    Thank you for your videos and keep up with the good work 👏

    • @oussamahamdi6993
      @oussamahamdi6993 2 года назад

      I'm a high school drop out and i'm doing well. Welcome

    • @Cutsii
      @Cutsii Год назад

      How is your journey now?

    • @juangr5411
      @juangr5411 Год назад

      @@Cutsii i decided to enroll in a data science degree, i already have 1 year, is a long way but i've learned many things and i am very happy right now.
      Thanks for asking

  • @I_Lemaire
    @I_Lemaire 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for the video, Tiff. The way I see it, coding is like warfare and having the mentality of a warrior really helps me when it doesn't seem glamorous.

  • @BrendaMichellleTech
    @BrendaMichellleTech 2 года назад +13

    Thanks Tiffany for being so honest about how you feel. I feel imposter syndrome on a daily basis especially as a self-taught developer. I feel like looking at where I started and comparing my current self to my previous self helps me appreciate and see all the growth I have experienced. 😊

    • @justinvos6033
      @justinvos6033 2 года назад

      Same here. I have a CS degree and experience and i still get imposter syndrome.

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for sharing Brenda! Yes thats such a good thing to do to see just how far a person has come. We often are so hard on ourselves we forget about all the progress we have made! ❣️

  • @fabrod6042
    @fabrod6042 2 года назад +17

    Self taught programmer here.Coding has change my life for the better. Before I was struggling with 15hr jobs until programming.
    Started with my first job at 30,35,50,58 and now 90hr as a react front end dev.

    • @victorrivas2350
      @victorrivas2350 2 года назад +1

      That's amazing! I'm trying to make the decision and maybe attend a bootcamp as well!

    • @natgenesis5038
      @natgenesis5038 2 года назад +1

      Is it possible to get hired as Software engineer ???

    • @alexrangel490
      @alexrangel490 2 года назад +1

      How long was this journey???

    • @fabrod6042
      @fabrod6042 2 года назад +2

      @@alexrangel490 took about 4 years to reach 90 hr.

    • @alexrangel490
      @alexrangel490 2 года назад

      @@fabrod6042 that's amazing man. Good work 👍

  • @anthonydinino2321
    @anthonydinino2321 2 года назад +3

    I've been watching you for a year and since the start I've wanted to land a software engineering job. I remember you saying "Don't give up, it will come" and that resonated with me. I didn't give up and slowly slowly I kept doing a little bit of coding everyday. Just last month I landed an amazing back-end engineering job, earn literally 4x more money now and the people are awesome. I have soooo much to learn but my excitement in learning new things will never fade. Thanks for supporting people like me Tiff.

  • @JamesQQuick
    @JamesQQuick 2 года назад +1

    Love it! Thanks for the honesty!

  • @delturge
    @delturge 2 года назад +1

    Hi, Tiff. I really like your grass roots and grounded commentary. I think self-taught programmers in the modern era face the difficulty of abstraction in tech. Abstraction makes tech practical, but it also hides things from the user. Modern age web programmer tend to learn tech, but they realize there are layers below their layer that are more detailed and arcane. This is fine, as long as the bills get paid and all. 🙂 However, it's that ever present realization that one is mostly just a user of technology (including programming / mark-up / query languages), and not a developer of technology that creates self-doubt when you are self taught. Literally, to make reasonable progress, sometimes you just have to do what you are told, follow examples, build little things, and do the things you "think" you're supposed to do---but it does not usually lead to deeper understanding (and that's the problem).
    I speak from experience. I started off in desktop support in 1996. I didn't really know how to program. I did not know computer security. I did not understand databases, but I could understand operating systems and networking. I got jobs as a tech, but I always felt that without the education I could not really be empowered. Since web development was not as advanced back then, knowing C/C++/Java was the thing to do. So, for many years, I stayed at a lower level of programming, but did pop my head up to Perl/PHP/Python/C#/Shell/JavaScript later.
    You learn so many things, but then sometimes its a waste because if you don't know a framework ....hey, I wanted to be the kind of person that built great things, not be on the "functional / reactionary" side of tech where you have to go where ever someone pulls your chain. People that build React or Angular do not have to worry about learning those things. They are below that and do not carry the follower's burden of learning what's hot in the market.
    Over the decades, as you pass through several technology iterations, you will come to see that the many layers of learning that you will have accumulated gives you perspective about why imposter syndrome for those who "jump right in" in web development is inevitable. Computer science degrees do not give you all of the foundation you need to be a professional developer, but they do at least demonstrate that you could be a developer of technology, and not just a user of it.
    www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-rutledge-b31400209/

  • @cttmobile2670
    @cttmobile2670 2 года назад

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Just yesterday I thought I was not good enough for this, but now I realize that is part of the whole process. Thank you for being honest and humble.

  • @urosjovanovic1864
    @urosjovanovic1864 2 года назад +1

    Exactly what i needed... just going trough period of self doubt. Thank youu

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      ❣️❣️ you got this!!

  • @Low_Code_DIY
    @Low_Code_DIY 2 года назад

    Can't agreed more!!! Just started learning C coding, cause I am going to develop some embed systems that have hardware and software working together. Feel so hard and just so slow to get what I want. Keep Going!!

  • @karlroth7082
    @karlroth7082 11 месяцев назад

    Self taught here. Finding those in this career was a solo effort. U love creating. My software skills over the years are key. Always learning the fundamentals and no matter what the job at hand, it’s exciting to keep challenging myself. The work is always like that if the mindset is there.

  • @sayanghosh520
    @sayanghosh520 2 года назад +3

    You are a perfect person to follow while trying to perfect self discipline..thank u 🤓

  • @cakefunny5813
    @cakefunny5813 2 года назад +1

    I often feel it's tough for me to do self taught. But I think you inspire me to continue do that. Thank you for sharing.

  • @trewaldo
    @trewaldo 2 года назад +1

    I guess I could also count myself as a self-taught programmer (minimal learning of fundamentals in engineering program, no bootcamp training, more experience-based learning and experimentation, and caffeine-powered thinking). Great video, Tiff. I love your sincerity and honesty in this one! Much love in ASCII! Cheers! 😍🤓🥰

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for sharing!🥰🥰

  • @jbro311
    @jbro311 2 года назад

    I have to thank you 🙏 hearing this cracked that huge rock of frustration standing on my way right now 🤙🏼

  • @musajojo
    @musajojo 2 года назад +1

    I feel this way all the time. I am a bootcamp grad and am always feeling like everyone is better than me they may or may not be I don't really know, but thats how I usually feel. I am getting the job done, so I guess I am doing well enough.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @yandecarvalho
    @yandecarvalho 2 года назад

    Tiff, Love your videos! Very inspirational as well as educational....I watch every single one! Yan, software developer from Brasil! Como visit sometime, you will Love our sunny beaches and local technology scene. Cheers!

  • @victorialim1480
    @victorialim1480 2 года назад

    loved the intro/the style of the video! thank you so much for your valuable advice!

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      Thank you! Appreciate that!

  • @satyavivekanandbattula1091
    @satyavivekanandbattula1091 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing you're valuable information tiffany 😊. Useful video.

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      ❣️so happy to hear!

  • @DevlogBill
    @DevlogBill 2 года назад

    Very insightful, thank you.

  • @Unknown-hu4gf
    @Unknown-hu4gf 2 года назад +3

    Just get a 2 or 4 year computer science or computer information systems degree and you'll never doubt yourself again and you'll have a excellent foundation. You can easily do that while working. You appear to be a very intelligent young lady so just do it...

  • @rudyseidl7645
    @rudyseidl7645 2 года назад

    Brilliant video. Appreciate the insight very much. Thank you.

  • @erickbgonzalez7867
    @erickbgonzalez7867 2 года назад

    thanks for the motivation!!

  • @jaymarsplanet5208
    @jaymarsplanet5208 2 года назад

    i thought i was the only one who suffers imposter syndrome as a self taught developer. Watching your video makes me relief . Love you tiff

  • @KoldFiyure
    @KoldFiyure 2 года назад +3

    I loved this message because I have taken on a big job, the biggest of my career and have those feelings too. I keep asking more experienced people when does the robot phase come where im just so smart im like a damn robot. But I was told thats not real or it takes many many years to get there. I was told even the most advanced programmers have to look stuff up. No one knows it all.

  • @LindaVivah
    @LindaVivah 2 года назад

    love this & love the candid convos from the car! you are amazing Tiff!!!!

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      ❣️Thank you so much!!

  • @ayushikumari4675
    @ayushikumari4675 2 года назад +4

    I am a computer science student and as a girl i was told ( except my parents) people around me to do medical or etc. but i choose engineering coz , of my interest. And you really give a confidence to pursue career in this field or built something out of this field. thanks tiff.💕🥰😊

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +2

      thank you for sharing! Messages like this make my day! 💕💕💕

    • @Iamsae
      @Iamsae 2 года назад

      What's Your Sem

  • @DataStorm1
    @DataStorm1 2 года назад +1

    every programmer is self-taught. It's the nature of it. having CS degree or whatever only tells they had to do assignments to make certain programs and got graded over it. They still had to learn to program in whatever was the required language of choice for the teacher, which probably was only proficient enough in that language, and often not even that. I know someone who did, he told me its the same process, just with a deadline and have to turn it in and demonstrate it (tip for CS ppl: even if not finished, not working, w/e, turn it in, showing that you did something is always more than a fail).

  • @ronalddelrosario7405
    @ronalddelrosario7405 2 года назад

    Thanks for the advice! I'd like to point out how very helpful it is to your career to have a mentor. I've had mentors early in my career (not formal of course), mainly more experienced coworkers, and they were extremely helpful in my growth as a software engineer, both in knowledge and confidence. I'd also like to give another piece of advice. It may not be for everyone, but I'd encourage any programmer/software developer to pick up and read a sort of software guidebook (probably not the right term) like Code Complete (it's a little old, but it's the one I read first) or The Clean Coder or Pragmatic Programmer. They give some very helpful tips on what sort of knowledge you should seek to gain, some good habits to try to acquire, and what tools you should try to familiarize yourself with.

  • @julesm9081
    @julesm9081 2 года назад

    You ARE skilled enough!

  • @thaddeusnjuguna4289
    @thaddeusnjuguna4289 2 года назад

    Thanks Tiff for the inspiration 🙏❣️

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      You are so welcome! ❣️❣️

  • @marshwiggleme
    @marshwiggleme 2 года назад

    I really appreciate the section on front vs back! Very similar to me. I think just go with whatever one you get less discouraged with and once you have gained milage and knowledge go back and see if you grasp those concepts more easily, just practice. I found my mentors through gaming! They keep me motivated.

  • @zainabfathima6715
    @zainabfathima6715 2 года назад

    Hi Tiff ! , thank you for making this video , I've been going through allot these days its all because of imposter syndrome and now i feel that i am not the only one who feels like this. This video has really helped me and given me a clear idea of what i have to do to achieve my goal. Thank you once again ,keep inspiring us with more stuff like this❤.

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      Thank you! That is great to hear. You got this!!

  • @coreyjoyner1372
    @coreyjoyner1372 2 года назад

    Valuable video. CSS and the beginning of learning JS has been tough.

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      It gets easier over time! Its training your brain to think in a new way!

  • @EllatheFlutterfairy
    @EllatheFlutterfairy 2 года назад

    I can relate it to this 100% I felt so overwhelmed yesterday

  • @TheWeirdoinchains
    @TheWeirdoinchains 2 года назад

    This is great, thanks for the advice. I am still looking for that first job 6 months after graduating and I can't even imagine being 4 years in right now. Imposter syndrome gets to me most days, I fell like I know nothing. I look at Leetcode and want to run and my projects are pretty static, but I have them and refactor them, there is something in me that won't give up although I say I will do.

  • @michellsantana6402
    @michellsantana6402 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @nikolaisandbeck6951
    @nikolaisandbeck6951 2 года назад

    At the momemt I work as a computational linguist, with a big weight on the linguistic part. I am working to learn more coding and NLP-enginering, and I am going to do a presentation on how to use python in historical linguistics.
    I get the imposter syndrome because there is just so much to learn and there keeps comming more and more. However, I don't act on the feeling, I just keep learning.
    My best tactic is just to let the feeling come and go :)

  • @therealryry777
    @therealryry777 2 года назад

    Love the style clothing style !

  • @-Kadir_Demirci-
    @-Kadir_Demirci- 2 года назад

    The gif that at the end maked me laughed. I know the feeling. :D

  • @EduardoSanchez-un2hh
    @EduardoSanchez-un2hh 2 года назад +1

    If you didn't have a mentor 24/7 you are self-taught, cause even if you go to college or Bootcamp, you are still doing it alone, you have to do research all by yourself and spend hours reading documentation with only google by your side.

  • @emikim944
    @emikim944 2 года назад

    Off topic question: what lipstick do you put on in this video? eye catching. Thank you for video !!! Really motivate 💝

  • @colinmaharaj
    @colinmaharaj 2 года назад

    I thought about it, being self taught that is, and I think self taught is not the only important thing. What's important also is solving customer problems. Some solutions may not involve code, or can be an existing app or shell script or batch file with existing tools. Eventually you're gonna write code, and still you may need to be creative or be accurate on how you solve these problems.

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      Yes forsure! Great outlook!

  • @saidibrahim5931
    @saidibrahim5931 2 года назад

    Wooow, thank you great advice, do you live in Toronto Canada

  • @mstnurunnaher6342
    @mstnurunnaher6342 2 года назад

    Thank yoy mam. It's very informative. Make a vedio about "programming logic sense " . How self-taught learners can develop their programming logic skill.

  • @my_graphics
    @my_graphics 2 года назад

    Listening.. I am all ears 😊

  • @011_abhishekpandey6
    @011_abhishekpandey6 2 года назад

    Nice tiff.. 😀

  • @tito-ace
    @tito-ace 2 года назад

    this is me right now..at age of 31 from baker transition to frontend developer and i feel my knowledge is behind from my colleagues,i feel stress, anxiety, self doubt , over thinking.

  • @Techwithbipul
    @Techwithbipul Год назад

    Love the song

  • @kamertonaudiophileplayer847
    @kamertonaudiophileplayer847 2 года назад

    Front end is much more complicated and requires wider range of skills. So certainly you are a multi talented and cool developer.

  • @TheTalisman515
    @TheTalisman515 2 года назад

    I feel this way all the time

  • @DV82010
    @DV82010 2 года назад

    I am self-taught as well and trying to transition from one branch of IT (IT Support) to another (i.e. Software/Web Development). I’d like to get my foot in the door in the world of programming but trying to build confidence by practicing what I learned and watching inspiring videos such as yours. Can’t wait to get my first job as a developer! Thank you for inspiring a lot of us, Tiff!

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      thanks for sharing! That is soo awesome to hear! You got this!

  • @jesseraymond5486
    @jesseraymond5486 2 года назад

    Thanks Tiff, just as you said...I do get imposter syndrome sometimes and I just say to myself that it's fine.
    I'm also looking for a mentor on Frontend development, please can you help me out? Being my mentor? Thanks 🙏🙏

  • @astuces.tech2.0
    @astuces.tech2.0 2 года назад

    Can you please tell me where you bought this support where you deposited your computers? I need this so i can code while standing ! 1:35

  • @Rapha_Carpio
    @Rapha_Carpio 2 года назад

    6:17 *Tiff be my mentor* =)) I think you are the friend I don't have in real life lol

  • @upfulsoul826
    @upfulsoul826 2 года назад +1

    Be my tutor lol? I think it's hard to find a good programming tutor online. In a work environment developers are expected to learn a lot independently so having the discipline to be 100% self-taught comes in handy.

  • @devapps-uk
    @devapps-uk 2 года назад

    When you first join a job, what skills did you know? still remember? will you share about it

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      Great questions! For me, for my first job I only knew the MERN stack for technical skills and then soft skills were soo important too (being open to learn, communication, problem solving)

  • @davidzimbric2979
    @davidzimbric2979 2 года назад

    what would you recommend for a productive daily learning routine,
    for a self teaching individual?

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      Having a plan and scheduling in learning sessions really helps!

    • @davidzimbric2979
      @davidzimbric2979 2 года назад

      Thank you, greatly appreciated

  • @kimberlyaguilar9962
    @kimberlyaguilar9962 2 года назад

    Are you open to getting a mentee? I graduate coding bootcamp in a month and I feel so alone in this journey…

  • @karlroth7082
    @karlroth7082 2 года назад

    Tiffany, will you be my mentor?

  • @trtlphnx
    @trtlphnx 2 года назад +1

    You're So Fucking Honest and Fesh; I Love The Way You Share Your Life/Work Experience ~
    Your #1 Fan: El tigre ~

  • @aryakala6167
    @aryakala6167 2 года назад

    Hello Tiff
    If you get some free time then can you plz.. Start taking live QnA Sessions on RUclips at least once a Month as it will be specially very much Helpful for Self Taught Developers.
    Thank you :)

  • @Eric_lee610
    @Eric_lee610 2 года назад

    X = input(‘Will you marry me?’)

  • @JuanGonzalez-oz3wz
    @JuanGonzalez-oz3wz 2 года назад

    Hello Tiff!, nice to know that you have 4 years of experience as software developer, me too :), Mocca is really great jaja, and I totally feel you as a self taught programmer I have a degree but in Graphic Design and when I graduated I began to learn dev with youtube and books!!, Cheers Tiff :)❤

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for sharing! ❣️ we have a similar background from graphic design to coding!

    • @JuanGonzalez-oz3wz
      @JuanGonzalez-oz3wz 2 года назад

      @@TiffInTech woow Really? Nicee!, Then we are almost the same in Knowledge 😃, Tech and Design ❤️😎

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      @@JuanGonzalez-oz3wz Totally! Except for me I was terrible at graphic design :D haha.

    • @JuanGonzalez-oz3wz
      @JuanGonzalez-oz3wz 2 года назад

      @@TiffInTech Lol me too ☺️, I was only good for Editorial Design to be honest, the other stuff was not for me jeje

  • @freddydelarosa4329
    @freddydelarosa4329 2 года назад

    Hello Tiffany I'm new about software testing have you work that? If your answer results yes please tell me what platform or software you recommend for software testing
    Thank you and good vibes for you pretty 👍

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад +1

      I would suggest just searching up software testing platforms - there is so many!

  • @banilamunasinghe6069
    @banilamunasinghe6069 2 года назад

    👍❤️💯

  • @derekhoyle5371
    @derekhoyle5371 2 года назад

    So CSS was not easy I take it lol

  • @georgeageorgopoulos
    @georgeageorgopoulos 2 года назад

    you been ex fashion model "cool" ,i think you can still do modeling, in my corporation i assess women skills ;)

  • @everythingfootball7092
    @everythingfootball7092 2 года назад

    I started and lost hope after 2 weeks.

    • @0x007A
      @0x007A 2 года назад

      Why did you loose hope? Lack of motivation / interest or not sure what to learn?

    • @everythingfootball7092
      @everythingfootball7092 2 года назад

      @@0x007A Not sure what to learn

    • @0x007A
      @0x007A 2 года назад

      @@everythingfootball7092 I'd suggest starting with HTML5 and CSS3, if you want to become a front-end web developer. Otherwise, start with JavaScript, NodeJS if you want to become a back-end developer, and later learn front-end skills to be a full-stack web developer.

  • @jamesross5120
    @jamesross5120 2 года назад

    argh im dying in tutorial hell...... send help!

    • @TiffInTech
      @TiffInTech  2 года назад

      You got this!! We’ve all been there!

  • @Martinez-m
    @Martinez-m 2 года назад

    Early

  • @daegunbong8487
    @daegunbong8487 2 года назад +1

    Sway coat!

  • @futuremontagedsgn
    @futuremontagedsgn 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing.