Easy for you to say you won't lose sleep over the job security. You've been a developer, traveler, doctor, policeman, astronaut, and firefighter. Some of us don't have that luxury
This is point for point. I'm learning data analytics now. Elevated my Excel skills (pivot tables/charts, V/H LOOKUP, conditional formatting), learned SQL (almost intermediate), Tableau. Now I'm teaching myself Python through Udemy and Coursera, learning more Excel (Power Query), and refreshing my statistics. Keep grinding. When then market becomes employee-driven again, I'll be ready.
Wouldn't AI make most or all of those jobs obselete? Aren't there too many people entering the field? Do the various Asian nations you've visited have specific downsides?
@@christiandauz3742 I'm a Data Scientist and would advise most people to look for another profession. Tech work is indeed oversaturated and I just don't understand these people who openly admit that their "coding" job today consists of them typing a few sentences into ChatGPT; eventually your employer is going to figure out that they can pay someone much less to do that than they're likely paying you.
100% right my brother. At all points in history you'll find people who say "oh well it's too late, it's all been done". But you are absolutely correct in that, right now, this moment, is the absolute best time in history to self learn anything and sell your product. There are so many avenues for you, if, and this is a big word here, IF you are willing to put in the work. I actually don't mind the fear mongering at this point. It keeps everyone else out and makes it easier for us.
I fall into the "I don't care; I'm just gonna learn" camp. Not because I want a higher paying job--I could stay in QA forever and just write automation scripts for whoever and whatever needs it. But I think it's fascinating and fun! I love finding new, more efficient methods to use: "Oh hey, I can use reduce instead of nesting a few fors! Nice!" This will transfer nicely into game coding, as well, which is something else I'd like to start doing! Also, great videos, Dorian! Always love to see them in my reccs or subs.
I'm a high school drop out and got a job almost 2 months ago now. If I did it, then anyone can. You just have to commit and see it thru to the end. How do you think I felt getting rejected for the 1000th time? If you know most people will quit at that point, all you have to do is not quit and that automatically increases ur odds. Ofc some would say, thats not worth it. Well it was for me.
@@joevaghn457 nothing unique or special tbh. Im not good at networking so i stuck to other methods. What did get me a job was because of my location and being korean american as it is a primarily a korean company located in los angeles. also the team needed someone with an eye for visuals and front end focused full stack dev, because nobody there was into that as much as i was. They also use c# for backend which i was learning at the time i applied for the job. In conclusion i just think i was a good fit in terms of what they needed, and i remember him saying he liked my vibe in korean. I wouldnt say vibe is accurate but closest to the korean meaning of what he said lol.
The thing that got me through learning was being part of an open source project where what I learned had real implications in the form of bug fixes or new features. Really helps to see the results of your work, even if its small. Also helps when applying for a job to have a history of your evolution. Helped for me , almost 12 years later.
Im 26 years old trying to get into Tech as a Software Engineer or a Front End Engineer and have been trying to learn html, css and JavaScript then eventually React for the last 3 to 4 months and its been very fun, frustrating, overwhelming and supper interesting to see how all these languages interact with one another and amazed at what they can do. As a beginner it's hard but not impossible since there is allot of free resources and other engineers that are willing to help you. I've heard many amazing stories and including Dorian Develops was very inspiring when he first started. Currently a Wild Land Fire Fighter doing all that I can to make it in the industry or even land a Job. I don't know how to prepare for an interview or what should I have done before even considering applying for a job. Currently looking into finding tutors, other free resources that I have not heard of, how to get better at leetcode, JS and React. I'm new to this industry and can't wait to be a part of it.
really appreciate this video, im that guy who has been grinding for the last year + learning how to code, making projects, doing tutorials, reading books etc. Still with no job of course, but this recent wave of AI and layoffs has definitely gotten to me and has made me question whether my efforts were worth it anymore. I have taken the foot off the gas pedal a bit, but this video definitely inspired me to stay the course, thanks man
I am 1 year and a half, and no job yet but doing the same as you, but what makes me not give up is that I have a purpose in life, and I won't give up ever in this purpose and will go through other pathways if it is what is needed, not out of software, but doing freelancing till get hired in a company, offering my work to businesses, if one door is closed, find another, that is what I believe.
@@jasontricolor2978 love this bro, same here. im definitely looking more toward the freelancing route at this point. its also in line with my entrepreneurial pursuits as well. eskeeetit man
Great video! And yeah, PHP is still very useful even though it has been pronounced dead for the last 10-15 years. Love the take on just learning the actual things without getting FOMO about everything new
Been working for almost 20 years (more before getting my degree). What goes around comes around. IT history comes in cycles and if you have a good attitude to being useful and having skills. You'll bs okay once the hype dies down. But that's what so great about this industry too! Excitement!!
If you want to make it alone, or just self taught (sure does feel alone), then you have to be ahead of the curve. It's a lot easier than you think. The economy is like the ocean, and big companies are big fish. Just realize that the big fish take a lot of energy to change direction. You, on the other hand, are small and fast, and can scout ahead.
Much appreciated sir. Been feeling a little hopeless as of late. What a breath of fresh air watching this video. Not because you’re being optimistic, but because you’re being realistic (and right).
I've been following the channel for the past couple years or so and in my opinion, this is easily one of your best videos. The advice goes well beyond coding to apply to almost any arena of life. I detect a great deal of Stoicism in what you said, and I agree that it's almost the only approach we can take to stay sane in this rapidly changing world. If AI takes over everything, what really can we do about it? We have to grind for the things we want to accomplish without any guarantee of success. That's the harsh truth.
This video is both scary and helpful. I would actually say it's more helpful. My current life situation is very bad, and I've decided to learn web development few days ago. I quit design school due to personal issues but I never really found it helpful as well. Graphic design is one of those things that you can learn on your own. I have an "artistic brain" meaning I really enjoy things that are visually stimulating, so when I started learning HTML few days ago, I realized how boring coding looks. So I immedietly thought about maybe trying to give up in the future. Because I thought " hey I don't have a mathmatical brain, I sucked at math in school, I also like art and design." But even though I expect failure in the future, because of something that I'm going to find complicated , I'm going to keep doing it, the human brain is really capable of so many things. I think when many people start they really forget the failure part, so they continue learning and the minute they encounter a problem or a no from an employer they take it as a sign to stop. "Oh this must not be meant for me." There's going to be a lot of people who are not going to hire me, I don't have a university degree, I only have a high school diploma. I don't have experience. I have to accept those things. Being self-taught is scary, because you have to convince the employer a lot that you're fit for the job. I don't know if I'm still going to be doing this in a year from now, but If I am, I'm going to prove many things wrong to myself and also prove that the self-taught route is achievable if you never stop learning.
Thank You! For your effort. Me and a lot of us who have been constantly supressed to have learned helplessness and imposed imposter syndrome really need to hear an expert like you gives the hope to not give up and muster perseverance and learn to ignore those who want to prevent us from making our dreams come true. I’m sure many of us will do amazing things with programming and some might even give real impactful contributions to society and its thanks to you and people like you the world will be grateful for
I have to agree 110% with you on continuing to self study. The market is ever changing and there will be times when the things will take a turn for the worse, however, it should not stop anyone from continuing to pursue their goal. Thank you for putting out this video.
The dry spells in tech are harsh but short-lived... it's just part of the business cycle in USA. Get used to it and price in the dry-spells when times are good again.
People forget that they can build their own projects to bring to the market while hunting for a job too and may not need the job if the program/app/website/freelance takes off
@@jordixboy nothing is easy. But might as well try while searching for the job that is also not easy. The days of showing up with a handshake and being handed a livable wage died with our parents/grandparents
I’ve been learning for a year. I’m not self taught but I enjoyed the video anyway. I don’t think I’m close to job ready so I enjoyed the encouragement to keep going. THANKS!
And a lot of companies won’t allow employees to use AI for data security reasons. Not to mention prompting an LLM with enough context to get what you need, if it requires any complexity at all, is basically impossible. It’s far too complex for any available model to do at this point
I have to really avoid social media related to tech almost entirely because everyone is complaining it’s hard or impossible and that stressed me out. It also bugs me a lot it always comes from people actively employed in the field… I did it, you can’t dont bother its too impossible is always how I have interpreted it. But if I gave up what would I do instead? … so I find trying to avoid all that content helps me stay productive and sane.
I think that's true in every field, I stay away from social media, I think I was on Facebook for about 5 months 10 yrs ago and never went back. I learned a long time ago negative people will bring you down, so surround yourself with positive people or none either one is better than too much negativity.
Also as a VFX professional I've been using adobe since the CS days.... Ever since creative cloud adobe apps have been trash. If its no After Effects, Premiere, Or photoshop its #worthless
Self teaching is very difficult. I had to teach myself how to write assembly for an embedded programming assignment over the course of 1 weekend just to keep up with my class mates who are electrical engineering students when working on a computer engineering minor. They had a 2 month head start and I had to catch up fast.
As someone who has been learning for the past almost 5 years and still haven't found a job I'm not letting anything get in my way of making it in this field
I'm currently working as a social worker (13years) but I would like to transition back into tech.I finished a software development course that was fairly cheap(less than $600). I will continue learning so that I will be ready when or if I get the opportunity. Like your content.
As a self-taught engineer working in tech without a degree, it's easy to be hyperfocused on job security. But honestly, if you focus on improving your skills, credentials and network, you establish your own safety nets. Cheers to your goals 🍻
this was no rant but one of the most honest opinions about today's tech landscape and realities self-taught developers would have to search the whole internet to find. thanks a lot!!!
I appreciate this a lot. I've been learning for the past couple months. Started with a python course, then learned web design and now javascript. I am struggling on the javascript course, but I still don't want to give up. I know at some point everything will click and I won't feel so lost about it anymore. I faced this same scenario learning python, as well as web design. So I just realized I am used to "failing", and maybe that's the best thing that's happened to me. Thank you for the rant, been watching you since before I even started coding!
i have been watching you for about 2 months, you are doing good job man, i liked your advice previously about writing comments and md file, i was doing it with my last project, i really recognized the difference, and my code is getting more cleaner now also, i really like how you are realistic about the market, you don't sell SHITS illusions, and you are not stick to you opinion finally, i liked your lifestyle as a programmer, especially that we "programmers" sit all the fucking day, i already have a pain in my neck, i hitted to gym when i started following you and felt motivated 😂. also, i am willing to try that ice bath thing in the close future, i have started first with cold water each morning as a beginning, and it makes me more productive, and now i am drinking less coffee, can't wait to see ice bath effects i just wrote you all of that cause i feel i should say thank you man, keep publishing good content out of all other SHITS that fills the youtube
i absolutely agree not just in IT but in any field and any other job you have to upgrade yourself you have to keep learning and exploring everyone wants to be entrepreneur but no one wants to put in work same for everyone wants to be a developer but no one wants to build anything, everyone wants easy way out, every job every business needs innovation and upskilling you people are worried about future you don't know worrying about unknown and holding your self back it sure shot way to failure and misery at least build something and fail you might learn something out of it. And just stop watching videos about day in a life of engineer , how to get 200k job offer etc
With all respect, we KNOW that the job market will bounce back. Takes normally 2-5 years for a major recession to pass. We also KNOW that AI will take the job - the question is the timeline, which may go from 5 to 20 years, but you have to be quite stupid to assume it will not happen. And Devin is hardly a fraud - people just expect so much from it that it is not able to deliver - but what in 5 years? But again, the future is extremely clear - but the timeline is always open for discussion.
Thanks Dorian. This add to my already made decision after wavering because of lay offs and AI. I finally realized that I simply enjoy writing code, learning new stuff on and on, creating things, solving problems. And I want, after several years of struggle, with pause/work periods interchanging , mostly because of lack of self esteem and darkness, to reach the goal and became software engineer working on ideas worth turning into reality. For that, I reluctantly 🥲 admit that my social skills need to be on much higher level as well as network of great, quality and positive people...
I fully respect the direction to make the content you want, but these are always my favorite videos from you. You have inspired me to pursue this and replace my gaming addiction with coding. Keep up the grind bro ❤
So is it all just front end development? I'm not teasing, I'm just so confused because I can make games, write custom shaders, ect but I can't get a single interview for the life of me. I've released 20 games to steam, more than a dozen assets to unity and unreal marketplace, and the only people it impresses is the initial recruiters it seems, after that I just get no response. If it wasn't for some family problems I would have gone to China for a interview a year ago and now I feel like I messed up, because no one is hiring. Oh well, this is why I like your content. I know you're right.
@@TegridyMadeGames When you send job applications, you're getting filtered by tards. 99% of large companies, the people who do the hiring have no idea what they're doing and zero idea about the activities, skills and knowledge necessary to perform the job well. You will find a job much, much easier by bringing that portfolio to areas where you can socially network and show people your portfolio that way as opposed to putting in apps that sit in an inbox to get ctrl+f'd by some sloppy pig.
what I dont understand to big companies is that they outsource job to india and they get advertiser money from the USA. they can't get better advertisers in india, which is crazy to me. the government should do something .
I agree America first . Globalism is bad . American companies need to adopt nationalistic values at their core . If they’re going to benefit in America they should support Americans.
Im on the tech art side of dev. In the last year, the job descriptions started listing c++ opengl dev on top of asset optimization, pipeline dev, and shader dev. So the jobs have been disappearing and reappearing with more responsibilities and less chances that anyone is capable of doing the skills for work. A programmer + cgi in one person is not common, add in c++ opengl engine dev with knowing like 10+ different cgi programs, and like 4 languages too?
i've been using chatgpt to learn to code (python, html, css, js, blender, godot, and recently react) and i've honestly learned more in the last 6 months then i have since 2020. It's like having your own personal professor that gives you direct answers plus addition material that's relevant to a topic. AI is, as he mentioned, simply a tool to "do" something more efficiently. Imagine trying to build a house with your bare hands and no guidance, possible yes, practical no. Current AI is simply really advanced pattern recognition, that can only response with patterns it has stored in it's database. Will it be used to make workers more efficient? Yes. and as a byproduct, companies won't need as many people to do more workload with less staff. The real concern will be if and when Artificial General Intelligence is on the forefront. Stay hungry my friends. :D
I really don't know what to do. I want to keep learning software development, but once I see AI and it's current capabilities, I get discouraged and quit for a period of time. And then I get back to it when I see the potential in the industry. It's a never ending cycle.
I personally think that the sizeable salaries software professionals have historically commanded is precisely why our jobs are in jeopardy. You're correct that the "no code" solutions haven't been able to replace actual developers but AI is different. AI is generative in nature which is going to lead to a "1000 monkeys pounding on typewriters" problem where the end user doesn't have to write code and/or be hyper technical in their specifications; you can just tell AI build me 10,000 websites, apps, or models overnight and the end user will just have to select one in the morning.
I'm thinking of doing Cyber Security, there should be some code in there too but I thought I'd do "2 for 1" kinda deal, where I work on my own - learning to code - and do Cyber Security for my bachelor.
A lot of the tech companies are outsourcing without people's knowledge. I know people in Cebu where they recently got hired only for a $35,000 salary and no benefits lol.
Decided going back to school makes the most sense. AI cant take my job if i keep making AI's to take other peoples job or make tools for ai tools. An ouroborous of abstraction keeps at least enough to afford to keep the hunger away
What does "self-taught" really mean? That is the question. If you come from a heavy quantitative background where you already did a bit of computer programming - just not on an industrial grade codebase - do you still self describe as a self-taught?
@DorianDevelops, do you have a video for a roadmap to follow when you learn to become a programmer, I know some programmers say that you should only learn the basics on not all of it because it becomes a rabbit hole and could easily get lost when just starting out, Is that true ?
I'm planning to make a video about that at the beginning of the year but the resource I'll be talking about is going to be roadmap.sh it has a lot of dev roadmaps laid out there for different paths you can take in software.
Im a soft dev but wear a hat of software quality assurance and many more. And also a self taught developer. But I did not stop their. I continue studying learning, I am more efficient Now as in Now when learning alone with AI on my Skills than before. With the help of AI it makes my learning more easy as well as AI add up to my skills, Im learning Python and developing my skills in Java as well as developing my skills as a Prompt Engineer. What motivates me more to learn right now is because of AI. Thanks to AI
As a beginner, I would caution using LLMs to learn how to code or help learn how to code. I agree they are just another tool, but imagine relying on LLMs to solve problems. Now, I have not experienced a technical interview yet, but I cannot imagine being able to use an LLM to solve a problem on the spot. Also, what if you do not understand what the generated code does or how/why it works? How are you going to debug or maintain it?
Most "developers" or "programmers" are toddlers with a glue stick. You can recognise their "product" by the amount of external libraries they require to fill even the most basic requirements. Tjose can and will be replaced by whatever "AI" the next version of "AI" will be. As the old saying goes: When there's a goldrush, sell shovels. Or, to survive a zombie apocalypse you only need to run faster than the guy slower than you. Create original content or components and you're plenty safe.
*Question* any tips to get remote work where I, American, can work remotely from abroad? I know when I applied to customer service remote roles, most didn't allow abroad remote work. Not sure if it's like this with software development remote roles, but that's what I want-- to live in the Philippines or whatever long term
People want to disrespect and disparage Uncle Bob for a lot of reasons; most have nowhere near his experience, talent, and insight. He's not a saint or all knowing, but he probably knows more than almost any YT critic.
Easy for you to say you won't lose sleep over the job security. You've been a developer, traveler, doctor, policeman, astronaut, and firefighter. Some of us don't have that luxury
Same excuse that peoole use to not get started on anything or drop it halfway and wonder why they never get anywhere in life
Yes, it's easy to say that because he has jobs already. But as beginners you gotta be more realistic
He's also been a plumber laying the pipe while doing all of those jobs. Multi-tasking machine.
johnny is a bad ass
😂 One joke I feel bad for understanding.
This is point for point. I'm learning data analytics now. Elevated my Excel skills (pivot tables/charts, V/H LOOKUP, conditional formatting), learned SQL (almost intermediate), Tableau. Now I'm teaching myself Python through Udemy and Coursera, learning more Excel (Power Query), and refreshing my statistics. Keep grinding. When then market becomes employee-driven again, I'll be ready.
Sounds like you're on the right track and have the right mindset 💪
Wouldn't AI make most or all of those jobs obselete? Aren't there too many people entering the field?
Do the various Asian nations you've visited have specific downsides?
@@christiandauz3742 I'm a Data Scientist and would advise most people to look for another profession. Tech work is indeed oversaturated and I just don't understand these people who openly admit that their "coding" job today consists of them typing a few sentences into ChatGPT; eventually your employer is going to figure out that they can pay someone much less to do that than they're likely paying you.
@@christiandauz3742 can use ai to help you do those jobs
really? dude no offense but data analytics is impacted...
amen brother! Do not be fooled people... now is the most ideal time to LEARN. Step away from CONSUMING and become a CREATOR. Bless you all,
100% right my brother. At all points in history you'll find people who say "oh well it's too late, it's all been done". But you are absolutely correct in that, right now, this moment, is the absolute best time in history to self learn anything and sell your product. There are so many avenues for you, if, and this is a big word here, IF you are willing to put in the work. I actually don't mind the fear mongering at this point. It keeps everyone else out and makes it easier for us.
I was guilty of this, started learning again few months ago. no more excuses. Thanks for the rant!
A lot of people look for a reason to give up 😂. Just have realistic expectations. Yes its hard... but. keep learning.
I fall into the "I don't care; I'm just gonna learn" camp. Not because I want a higher paying job--I could stay in QA forever and just write automation scripts for whoever and whatever needs it. But I think it's fascinating and fun! I love finding new, more efficient methods to use: "Oh hey, I can use reduce instead of nesting a few fors! Nice!" This will transfer nicely into game coding, as well, which is something else I'd like to start doing!
Also, great videos, Dorian! Always love to see them in my reccs or subs.
I am getting ready for a bootcamp. I start next week. I appreciate hearing this.
I like how the ads for classes on AI are like "don't learn to code", and the curriculum lists coding classes
I know 😂
The paradox society:don t code
Society when you built AI:Do you have experience with programming language?
Top G! Love your sincerity Dorian, I can relate a lot with your life story! Continue keeping it real!
Thank you! Will do!
I'm a high school drop out and got a job almost 2 months ago now. If I did it, then anyone can. You just have to commit and see it thru to the end. How do you think I felt getting rejected for the 1000th time? If you know most people will quit at that point, all you have to do is not quit and that automatically increases ur odds. Ofc some would say, thats not worth it. Well it was for me.
What did you do to help you get your foot in?
@@joevaghn457 nothing unique or special tbh. Im not good at networking so i stuck to other methods. What did get me a job was because of my location and being korean american as it is a primarily a korean company located in los angeles. also the team needed someone with an eye for visuals and front end focused full stack dev, because nobody there was into that as much as i was. They also use c# for backend which i was learning at the time i applied for the job.
In conclusion i just think i was a good fit in terms of what they needed, and i remember him saying he liked my vibe in korean. I wouldnt say vibe is accurate but closest to the korean meaning of what he said lol.
how did you master dsa??
@@Mahakaal1221 bro i did like 1 easy, 1 medium, 1 hard project on leetcode for every topic :D
The thing that got me through learning was being part of an open source project where what I learned had real implications in the form of bug fixes or new features. Really helps to see the results of your work, even if its small.
Also helps when applying for a job to have a history of your evolution. Helped for me , almost 12 years later.
Thanks for your motivation Dorian, this was just what I needed right now
love it when Dorian Sinns tells us not to worry
Im 26 years old trying to get into Tech as a Software Engineer or a Front End Engineer and have been trying to learn html, css and JavaScript then eventually React for the last 3 to 4 months and its been very fun, frustrating, overwhelming and supper interesting to see how all these languages interact with one another and amazed at what they can do. As a beginner it's hard but not impossible since there is allot of free resources and other engineers that are willing to help you. I've heard many amazing stories and including Dorian Develops was very inspiring when he first started. Currently a Wild Land Fire Fighter doing all that I can to make it in the industry or even land a Job. I don't know how to prepare for an interview or what should I have done before even considering applying for a job. Currently looking into finding tutors, other free resources that I have not heard of, how to get better at leetcode, JS and React. I'm new to this industry
and can't wait to be a part of it.
same boat but 25 lol, we got this man!!!
@@BrayanRuiz-m3w how’s the process going for you?
Have you tried scrimba?
@@Miguel-ve1lh no what is that?
I just landed a job as a python dev, no CS degree or bootcamp. It can still be done even though times have changed :)
Dorian gets straight to the point! Right on the spot!!
really appreciate this video, im that guy who has been grinding for the last year + learning how to code, making projects, doing tutorials, reading books etc. Still with no job of course, but this recent wave of AI and layoffs has definitely gotten to me and has made me question whether my efforts were worth it anymore. I have taken the foot off the gas pedal a bit, but this video definitely inspired me to stay the course, thanks man
I am 1 year and a half, and no job yet but doing the same as you, but what makes me not give up is that I have a purpose in life, and I won't give up ever in this purpose and will go through other pathways if it is what is needed, not out of software, but doing freelancing till get hired in a company, offering my work to businesses, if one door is closed, find another, that is what I believe.
@@jasontricolor2978 love this bro, same here. im definitely looking more toward the freelancing route at this point. its also in line with my entrepreneurial pursuits as well. eskeeetit man
Great video! And yeah, PHP is still very useful even though it has been pronounced dead for the last 10-15 years. Love the take on just learning the actual things without getting FOMO about everything new
Quiet, some of us old guys are cool with the kids ignoring PHP and all the long-tail work.
Been working for almost 20 years (more before getting my degree). What goes around comes around. IT history comes in cycles and if you have a good attitude to being useful and having skills. You'll bs okay once the hype dies down. But that's what so great about this industry too! Excitement!!
If you want to make it alone, or just self taught (sure does feel alone), then you have to be ahead of the curve. It's a lot easier than you think. The economy is like the ocean, and big companies are big fish. Just realize that the big fish take a lot of energy to change direction. You, on the other hand, are small and fast, and can scout ahead.
Much appreciated sir. Been feeling a little hopeless as of late. What a breath of fresh air watching this video. Not because you’re being optimistic, but because you’re being realistic (and right).
Big fan of the rants.
Thanks! My wife hates when I rant so I have to do it on RUclips 😂
Ok, one month then. 😂 @DorianDevelops
I've been following the channel for the past couple years or so and in my opinion, this is easily one of your best videos. The advice goes well beyond coding to apply to almost any arena of life. I detect a great deal of Stoicism in what you said, and I agree that it's almost the only approach we can take to stay sane in this rapidly changing world. If AI takes over everything, what really can we do about it? We have to grind for the things we want to accomplish without any guarantee of success. That's the harsh truth.
This was helpful, Dorian
This video is both scary and helpful. I would actually say it's more helpful. My current life situation is very bad, and I've decided to learn web development few days ago. I quit design school due to personal issues but I never really found it helpful as well. Graphic design is one of those things that you can learn on your own. I have an "artistic brain" meaning I really enjoy things that are visually stimulating, so when I started learning HTML few days ago, I realized how boring coding looks. So I immedietly thought about maybe trying to give up in the future. Because I thought " hey I don't have a mathmatical brain, I sucked at math in school, I also like art and design." But even though I expect failure in the future, because of something that I'm going to find complicated , I'm going to keep doing it, the human brain is really capable of so many things. I think when many people start they really forget the failure part, so they continue learning and the minute they encounter a problem or a no from an employer they take it as a sign to stop. "Oh this must not be meant for me." There's going to be a lot of people who are not going to hire me, I don't have a university degree, I only have a high school diploma. I don't have experience. I have to accept those things. Being self-taught is scary, because you have to convince the employer a lot that you're fit for the job. I don't know if I'm still going to be doing this in a year from now, but If I am, I'm going to prove many things wrong to myself and also prove that the self-taught route is achievable if you never stop learning.
Great video man. I’ve been self teaching for the past 3 months and I needed to hear this
Thank You! For your effort. Me and a lot of us who have been constantly supressed to have learned helplessness and imposed imposter syndrome really need to hear an expert like you gives the hope to not give up and muster perseverance and learn to ignore those who want to prevent us from making our dreams come true. I’m sure many of us will do amazing things with programming and some might even give real impactful contributions to society and its thanks to you and people like you the world will be grateful for
I love your videos man!
I love you too!
Thank you Dorian, you're a huge inspiration.
Taking a break from social media has helped increase my productive. All you need to do is remive the distractions and focus on your goals
I have to agree 110% with you on continuing to self study. The market is ever changing and there will be times when the things will take a turn for the worse, however, it should not stop anyone from continuing to pursue their goal. Thank you for putting out this video.
The dry spells in tech are harsh but short-lived... it's just part of the business cycle in USA. Get used to it and price in the dry-spells when times are good again.
I was thinking the same thing and I haven't even started yet. I recently started teaching myself how to code.
People forget that they can build their own projects to bring to the market while hunting for a job too and may not need the job if the program/app/website/freelance takes off
yeah sure, really easy to do that ...
@@jordixboy nothing is easy. But might as well try while searching for the job that is also not easy. The days of showing up with a handshake and being handed a livable wage died with our parents/grandparents
I’ve been learning for a year. I’m not self taught but I enjoyed the video anyway. I don’t think I’m close to job ready so I enjoyed the encouragement to keep going. THANKS!
often the tools people think would replace them are more used by developpers then non developpers
We don’t die we multiply😈
And a lot of companies won’t allow employees to use AI for data security reasons. Not to mention prompting an LLM with enough context to get what you need, if it requires any complexity at all, is basically impossible. It’s far too complex for any available model to do at this point
loved your view
Read dude 💯 thank you, Dorian. Great inspiration for a total beginner!
Thank you, Dorian, I needed that. been grinding now for six months sometimes it feels like I’m standing still, lol.
I have to really avoid social media related to tech almost entirely because everyone is complaining it’s hard or impossible and that stressed me out. It also bugs me a lot it always comes from people actively employed in the field… I did it, you can’t dont bother its too impossible is always how I have interpreted it. But if I gave up what would I do instead? … so I find trying to avoid all that content helps me stay productive and sane.
I think that's true in every field, I stay away from social media, I think I was on Facebook for about 5 months 10 yrs ago and never went back. I learned a long time ago negative people will bring you down, so surround yourself with positive people or none either one is better than too much negativity.
Also as a VFX professional I've been using adobe since the CS days.... Ever since creative cloud adobe apps have been trash. If its no After Effects, Premiere, Or photoshop its #worthless
Self teaching is very difficult. I had to teach myself how to write assembly for an embedded programming assignment over the course of 1 weekend just to keep up with my class mates who are electrical engineering students when working on a computer engineering minor. They had a 2 month head start and I had to catch up fast.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!
Love the attitude! People should never stop learning, regardless of how they do it.
Not only that, but most business owners aren't even accustomed with using AI
Thanks for the video, as someone who is trying to be self taught, this is very informative.
As someone who has been learning for the past almost 5 years and still haven't found a job I'm not letting anything get in my way of making it in this field
Just people who can adapt fast with the amazing tools that they have in the moment, will stay in this tough market! Natural selection.
I'm currently working as a social worker (13years) but I would like to transition back into tech.I finished a software development course that was fairly cheap(less than $600). I will continue learning so that I will be ready when or if I get the opportunity. Like your content.
As a self-taught engineer working in tech without a degree, it's easy to be hyperfocused on job security. But honestly, if you focus on improving your skills, credentials and network, you establish your own safety nets. Cheers to your goals 🍻
Real as hell, as always.
If you like to work hard, the future looks great. Laziness rewards nothing.
Nice to see you ❤
thanks for the vid
this was no rant but one of the most honest opinions about today's tech landscape and realities self-taught developers would have to search the whole internet to find. thanks a lot!!!
I appreciate this a lot. I've been learning for the past couple months. Started with a python course, then learned web design and now javascript. I am struggling on the javascript course, but I still don't want to give up. I know at some point everything will click and I won't feel so lost about it anymore. I faced this same scenario learning python, as well as web design. So I just realized I am used to "failing", and maybe that's the best thing that's happened to me. Thank you for the rant, been watching you since before I even started coding!
keep grinding, pimp.
btw when you fall and get back up you're doing push ups. you're not failing you're getting swole.
P S Y C H O L O G Y 👊🏽
@@azmalguthek4502 Fall with style and people will think you're doing burpees. I like the cut of your jib.
Thank you Dorian!
i have been watching you for about 2 months, you are doing good job man, i liked your advice previously about writing comments and md file, i was doing it with my last project, i really recognized the difference, and my code is getting more cleaner now
also, i really like how you are realistic about the market, you don't sell SHITS illusions, and you are not stick to you opinion
finally, i liked your lifestyle as a programmer, especially that we "programmers" sit all the fucking day, i already have a pain in my neck, i hitted to gym when i started following you and felt motivated 😂. also, i am willing to try that ice bath thing in the close future, i have started first with cold water each morning as a beginning, and it makes me more productive, and now i am drinking less coffee, can't wait to see ice bath effects
i just wrote you all of that cause i feel i should say thank you man, keep publishing good content out of all other SHITS that fills the youtube
i absolutely agree not just in IT but in any field and any other job you have to upgrade yourself you have to keep learning and exploring everyone wants to be entrepreneur but no one wants to put in work same for everyone wants to be a developer but no one wants to build anything, everyone wants easy way out, every job every business needs innovation and upskilling you people are worried about future you don't know worrying about unknown and holding your self back it sure shot way to failure and misery at least build something and fail you might learn something out of it. And just stop watching videos about day in a life of engineer , how to get 200k job offer etc
4 years getting your degree is 1000 times better than 4 years listening to this king of youtubers
Thanks for the videos, lots of takaways ❤
With all respect, we KNOW that the job market will bounce back. Takes normally 2-5 years for a major recession to pass. We also KNOW that AI will take the job - the question is the timeline, which may go from 5 to 20 years, but you have to be quite stupid to assume it will not happen. And Devin is hardly a fraud - people just expect so much from it that it is not able to deliver - but what in 5 years?
But again, the future is extremely clear - but the timeline is always open for discussion.
Thanks Dorian. This add to my already made decision after wavering because of lay offs and AI. I finally realized that I simply enjoy writing code, learning new stuff on and on, creating things, solving problems. And I want, after several years of struggle, with pause/work periods interchanging , mostly because of lack of self esteem and darkness, to reach the goal and became software engineer working on ideas worth turning into reality. For that, I reluctantly 🥲 admit that my social skills need to be on much higher level as well as network of great, quality and positive people...
Weeks? Try since I was in 4th grade I gave up around 19 after my mom refused to sign anything for me to go to college unless I went to the military
I fully respect the direction to make the content you want, but these are always my favorite videos from you.
You have inspired me to pursue this and replace my gaming addiction with coding.
Keep up the grind bro ❤
Finaly the smoke has cleared. I'm going to learn how to code again. For now i have a job at a helpdesk to become well-rounded in the field
I recommend video from Angela Collier called "AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway" 👍
7:45 wait you DON'T know algorithms?
I'm a web developer bro...
So is it all just front end development?
I'm not teasing, I'm just so confused because I can make games, write custom shaders, ect but I can't get a single interview for the life of me.
I've released 20 games to steam, more than a dozen assets to unity and unreal marketplace, and the only people it impresses is the initial recruiters it seems, after that I just get no response.
If it wasn't for some family problems I would have gone to China for a interview a year ago and now I feel like I messed up, because no one is hiring.
Oh well, this is why I like your content. I know you're right.
@@TegridyMadeGames When you send job applications, you're getting filtered by tards. 99% of large companies, the people who do the hiring have no idea what they're doing and zero idea about the activities, skills and knowledge necessary to perform the job well.
You will find a job much, much easier by bringing that portfolio to areas where you can socially network and show people your portfolio that way as opposed to putting in apps that sit in an inbox to get ctrl+f'd by some sloppy pig.
what I dont understand to big companies is that they outsource job to india and they get advertiser money from the USA.
they can't get better advertisers in india, which is crazy to me.
the government should do something .
I agree America first . Globalism is bad . American companies need to adopt nationalistic values at their core .
If they’re going to benefit in America they should support Americans.
Im on the tech art side of dev. In the last year, the job descriptions started listing c++ opengl dev on top of asset optimization, pipeline dev, and shader dev.
So the jobs have been disappearing and reappearing with more responsibilities and less chances that anyone is capable of doing the skills for work.
A programmer + cgi in one person is not common, add in c++ opengl engine dev with knowing like 10+ different cgi programs, and like 4 languages too?
i've been using chatgpt to learn to code (python, html, css, js, blender, godot, and recently react) and i've honestly learned more in the last 6 months then i have since 2020. It's like having your own personal professor that gives you direct answers plus addition material that's relevant to a topic. AI is, as he mentioned, simply a tool to "do" something more efficiently. Imagine trying to build a house with your bare hands and no guidance, possible yes, practical no. Current AI is simply really advanced pattern recognition, that can only response with patterns it has stored in it's database. Will it be used to make workers more efficient? Yes. and as a byproduct, companies won't need as many people to do more workload with less staff. The real concern will be if and when Artificial General Intelligence is on the forefront. Stay hungry my friends. :D
I really don't know what to do. I want to keep learning software development, but once I see AI and it's current capabilities, I get discouraged and quit for a period of time. And then I get back to it when I see the potential in the industry. It's a never ending cycle.
same
I personally think that the sizeable salaries software professionals have historically commanded is precisely why our jobs are in jeopardy. You're correct that the "no code" solutions haven't been able to replace actual developers but AI is different. AI is generative in nature which is going to lead to a "1000 monkeys pounding on typewriters" problem where the end user doesn't have to write code and/or be hyper technical in their specifications; you can just tell AI build me 10,000 websites, apps, or models overnight and the end user will just have to select one in the morning.
And none of them end up being good
Dont know if i should make a hitman agent 47 joke or a sinns joke 😂
A bit of a stretch to say getting a job in 2022 was so easy. It was easier (not really), but still wasn't easy.
you are very straight forward thanks a lot!🙏
I'm thinking of doing Cyber Security, there should be some code in there too but I thought I'd do "2 for 1" kinda deal, where I work on my own - learning to code - and do Cyber Security for my bachelor.
A lot of the tech companies are outsourcing without people's knowledge. I know people in Cebu where they recently got hired only for a $35,000 salary and no benefits lol.
Thank you
Yes, its true. I agree in what he is saying.
Decided going back to school makes the most sense. AI cant take my job if i keep making AI's to take other peoples job or make tools for ai tools. An ouroborous of abstraction keeps at least enough to afford to keep the hunger away
What does "self-taught" really mean? That is the question. If you come from a heavy quantitative background where you already did a bit of computer programming - just not on an industrial grade codebase - do you still self describe as a self-taught?
@DorianDevelops, do you have a video for a roadmap to follow when you learn to become a programmer, I know some programmers say that you should only learn the basics on not all of it because it becomes a rabbit hole and could easily get lost when just starting out, Is that true ?
I'm planning to make a video about that at the beginning of the year but the resource I'll be talking about is going to be roadmap.sh it has a lot of dev roadmaps laid out there for different paths you can take in software.
We are no more in correction phase we have already crossed correction phase.
Im a soft dev but wear a hat of software quality assurance and many more. And also a self taught developer. But I did not stop their. I continue studying learning, I am more efficient Now as in Now when learning alone with AI on my Skills than before. With the help of AI it makes my learning more easy as well as AI add up to my skills, Im learning Python and developing my skills in Java as well as developing my skills as a Prompt Engineer. What motivates me more to learn right now is because of AI. Thanks to AI
YES! Especially with the Advent of Quantum Computing that will bring a New Tech Industrial Revolution! Keep Coding!@Dorian Develops
PREACH!
5 years with relationship to everyone’s time or uncle bobs time ?
Thanks Dorian, great thouhts! About nocode, it is pretty much serverless to me... guess what? serverless code runs on servers :D best jokes ever
Idk im just ignoring the noise and just cooking in the lab. The time will come for me.
As a beginner, I would caution using LLMs to learn how to code or help learn how to code. I agree they are just another tool, but imagine relying on LLMs to solve problems. Now, I have not experienced a technical interview yet, but I cannot imagine being able to use an LLM to solve a problem on the spot. Also, what if you do not understand what the generated code does or how/why it works? How are you going to debug or maintain it?
Eventhough there is AI to help you code if you dont understand the logic the code will not work by itself.
Skills dont expire
They get a little stale though..
"DeViN iS GoInG tO RePlACe YoU"
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@@DorianDevelops joking, obviously. You're always right my guy. I hope to follow in your footsteps by leaving the US and living a different life.
Really value your thoughts, thank you Dorian, wish you all the best
i like this, i like this a lot
How can we use AI to learn faster? I would appreciate a link or some info. I googled/youtubed it but I just get machine learning stuff. lol
Most "developers" or "programmers" are toddlers with a glue stick. You can recognise their "product" by the amount of external libraries they require to fill even the most basic requirements. Tjose can and will be replaced by whatever "AI" the next version of "AI" will be. As the old saying goes: When there's a goldrush, sell shovels. Or, to survive a zombie apocalypse you only need to run faster than the guy slower than you. Create original content or components and you're plenty safe.
*Question*
any tips to get remote work where I, American, can work remotely from abroad? I know when I applied to customer service remote roles, most didn't allow abroad remote work. Not sure if it's like this with software development remote roles, but that's what I want-- to live in the Philippines or whatever long term
People want to disrespect and disparage Uncle Bob for a lot of reasons; most have nowhere near his experience, talent, and insight. He's not a saint or all knowing, but he probably knows more than almost any YT critic.