How I Became A Software Engineer With No Computer Science Degree
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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Hello Kantan Thanks alot you've been really helpful in my journey in transitioning from a non -tech to software. Could you please share a list of the patterns you are talking about at the end of the video and what do you mean when you say patterns ? Sorry for this stupid question but I need to get it out of the way
Hey, no problem! I’m happy to help. Thanks for the feedback 🙂. Anyways, at that part of the video where I explain the patterns, a link to this series should pop up on your screen: ruclips.net/p/PL7g1jYj15RUOjoeZAJsWjwV8XUo9r0hwc
In the first video of that series I explain what I mean by “patterns.” In subsequent videos, I go over some of the common patterns in detail with examples. Hope it helps and keep up the good work 💪
Btw, pinned your comment just in case anybody else has the same question 📌
my mental health has not been good for past couple of years, finally was able to work through all that and got a job as a junior dev without a CS degree .I feel like an impostor in this industry beating myself up and trying hard got demotivated a lot, your words have been really soothing. I am gonna relearn to code using your videos and will follow your style to push myself and gain confidence and take up more challenges in the future and not contribute to crappy code. Thanks a lot for your content.
This comment made me really happy 😊. Please always prioritize your health. And please keep in mind that even the highest skilled engineer with multiple degrees will get a taste of imposter syndrome from time to time. The spectrum of things that are possible to know is just so broad that nobody can learn everything therefore every engineer has domains where he/she is lacking in knowledge and can learn from other engineers. It’s a good thing in my opinion. We all will forever be learning. So embrace it, ask questions, learn from others and also, teach others. I wish you the best in your career and keep up the good work 🙂
@@kantancoding first of all thank you for taking the time out of your day to reply.
Really appreciate your efforts in making these videos. You are a really good person as well as a youtuber I hope you make it big someday. Love
I just wanted to reach out to say thank you for your videos series. I myself am also a self taught developer and I’ve been in the industry for almost 2 years. I was lucky that for my interviews I didn’t have to solve any coding challenges and was able to get my foot in the door.
Now, as my 2 year is coming up, I’ve been wanting to start practicing leetcode more and start interviewing again. I haven’t finished your algorithm videos yet but I appreciate you broken down videos for the different patterns. I just started with your sliding window pt 1 video. Can’t wait to finish it all!
Hey that’s great to hear! This is actually a good route to take. There are some startups or even companies that take a different approach to finding engineers out there that don’t ask difficult interview questions so you can use them as a stepping stone same way that you are doing it.
Thanks for sharing your unique experience so that others can benefit, and, of course, thanks for watching 🙂
I just finished a year-long Bootcamp while working full time and I am confident in my ability to write, understand, and debug code; however, I am still lacking the fundamentals of data structures and algorithms. After over 100 applications and a few interviews, I think this is where I’m lacking. Thanks for the reinforcement.
I’m glad you came to this realization! I agree with you 🙂 I hope my videos will be helpful to you 🚀
Thanks for addressing this topic, I really appreciate your work 👏🏽🙏🏽
Hey thank you! Made my day 😄🙃
I like it. Simplified and chosen for the watcher so they don’t have to flail about wondering.
Thank you 🙂 I'm glad you liked it
🔥🔥🔥 Inspirational.
❤️
Great video. Very inspirational and impressive. But I do think having a degree(not just cs degree, stem etc) will definitely help your chances, especially in entry level.
Cause that data do show that majority of people in software development have at least a bachelors (data from stack overflow)
Just my opnion though (Don’t mean to drop hate or anything, I deeply respect your route and effort)
Yeah I 100 percent agree that someone with an undergrad degree will have an advantage over someone without one IF that is the only criteria by which the candidate is being judged.
Likewise, someone with a high school diploma will have an edge over someone without one.
But that edge will only do so much.. and some things outweigh others. For example, would you take someone with an undergraduate degree over someone with five years experience and no undergraduate degree? Probably not.
But with the student loan debt crisis in the US, my assumption is that less and less people will gravitate towards undergrad degrees in random fields of study.
Trade schools or short term educational programs that teach a specific skillset will become the more obvious choice in the future.
I guess the main thing I want to stress is that there are many paths to reaching your goals! Don’t let the so called “standard way of doing things” get in your way! Because the standard way will change.
Thank you for your comment 🙂
@@kantancoding Wow that is a very long and detailed response.
The main reason I brought this up is that still a lot of places require the degree, especially intern positions (unfortunately)
Honestly though, I do agree on the Us debt crisis. I am fortunate to be in Canada that the college price is half (if not more and we have government grants) compared to the us. I can’t imagine paying 6 figure+ for four year degree
Regardless thank you for your input. 👀 And maybe we might meet in the future because I’m coming to work to Japan in the future
P.s Your videos helped me clear up alot of the confusion I had during my lectures, keep up the great work
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Hello, it would be great if you start with Data Structure and Algorithms tutorials, since your content is very different and understood in a much better way. More power to you.
Thank you. Actually most of my videos are already DS & Algorithms 🙂
@@kantancodingHello. Please let me know if you need to have an education in Computer Science and Information Technology to work in IT. My father says that they will help me get this degree, but I don't know if he will.What would you do? thank you
@@user-xw3rr6mg3d I don't know your family's financial position or your age. Or if your father will need to go into debt to pay for the degree etc. There are too many variables for me to responsibly answer this question for you.
All I can say is do what you are passionate about.. If you are passionate about CS & IT, do that... college or not.
Love your content man..
Thanks man. I really appreciate that. Thank you 🙂
This is really a very good guide
Glad it was useful to you! Thank you 🙂
Great!
Thanks! 🙏
I'm an college drop out student I learnt 100% coding skills and I have good communication skills and marketing technology done with more project will I get hired in tech companys anyone plz help...
Won’t know unless you try right? 🙂🚀
Can you please give a roadmap or something how'd got job in japan , i have completed with python
You can join the discord and DM me if you need some guidance 🤙
heyooo Kantan, where do you get this awesome music?
For this video I’m pretty sure I just used the music from RUclips’s royalty free lib. It’s hard to find good songs on there but there are a couple 😎
for a minute i thought the title was how i became a software eng with no computer!
😂🤣 that should have been the title actually
Would you recommend learning Java or C++ for Data Structures and Algorithms or Python would work fine for cracking coding interviews?
In my opinion, Python is the best language for coding interviews. I’ve never used C++ but I use Java every day and I would NOT recommend it for coding interviews. But it’s a good language to learn for job opportunities.
@@kantancoding Okay, but I found lot of books/courses teaching Data Structures and algorithms with Java, hence I was having a doubt. Since I'm short on time, I'll use Python as of now. Hope that won't affect my prospects later on.
@@zikomo8913 Algos & DS are for the most part language agnostic. You can learn them using pseudocode 😆
You don't need to focus so much on language bro. Just use whatever language you are most comfortable with. The concepts will cross over between languages.
Also, picking one language or another isn't a death sentence. Regardless of what language you focus on, that knowledge is going to carry over to other languages if you ever need to learn them.
I can't stress this enough, don't waste time focusing on which language you should invest your time into. Just pick one and get started.
That's the problem with half of the videos out there. They make it seem like the language you pick when you start out matters just to get clicks. Using titles like "Don't make these MISTAKES when picking your first language" and blah blah blah. It's all bs. The key is to stop watching these types of videos, pick a language, and dive in. That's it.
Intialliy your channel was named Selikapro right?
Yes it was 🙂
You lived in tokyo ?
Yeah 🗼🙂
I really need you response and help🎐🙏