Mindset of Successful Programmers

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  • Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
  • Hi all. I discuss a few mindset changes that helped me learn to code and become a better programmer and Software Developer.
    I hope you find value in this.
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  • @NicholasRenotte
    @NicholasRenotte Год назад +1988

    The beauty of coding is that you can either achieve the end result or you can’t….yet.
    Every time I freak out and think “I have NFI what how this works” I just go and spend a morning building stuff. More often than not I hit this *ding* moment where everything comes to light. Listen to the advice in this video, FOCUS ON PRACTICE.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +61

      Awesome Take Nicholas! Huge fan of your work, I remember watching your AI Text To Speech video a few months ago. Love from Melbourne.

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte Год назад +22

      @@bigboxSWE thanks a mil 🙏. Your vids are outstanding.

    • @Yadobler
      @Yadobler Год назад +8

      We are merely just GPT, aren't we? The answers that come to us are largely based on experience, and our brains getting the next most likely "link" for each basic unit of the problem, a la markov chains
      Like how chatgpt cant do maths, but can answer coding questions so well. Because chatgpt has "practised" enough to develop a comprehensive chain of "possible replies" when given a set of "problem" units
      So we too need to practise and practise, building up the repertoire of possible "problem" units and the correct "links". So that when we face a new problem, it dings
      And if we can't, then we need to just prompt ourselves more like how we nudge gpt in the right direction
      -------------
      That and also fundamentals I guess.
      (1) find the invariants
      (2) find the expected cases
      (3) wishful thinking / Blackbox and hope you unknowingly resolve it as you use it in place of the solution

    • @joyfulfishman5445
      @joyfulfishman5445 Год назад +1

      yes :D

    • @greyhatanonymous3633
      @greyhatanonymous3633 11 месяцев назад +3

      The other thing about coding is that it's something yu want to do both night and day, and it's something yu think about all day. It's nit work really, it's doing what yu love!

  • @mandelkuchen2288
    @mandelkuchen2288 Год назад +1248

    1. Focus on practice
    2. Ego is the Enemy
    3. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

    • @daze8410
      @daze8410 9 месяцев назад +52

      4. Touch the grass

    • @skynight5524
      @skynight5524 9 месяцев назад

      @@daze8410 ....

    • @FinnishCrystal
      @FinnishCrystal 9 месяцев назад

      ​​@@daze8410unfortunately, thats counter-productive to being a good programmer

    • @muhammadbasit7644
      @muhammadbasit7644 8 месяцев назад

      @@daze8410 5. Shower

    • @stormbreaker9436
      @stormbreaker9436 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@daze8410very important

  • @stachowi
    @stachowi Год назад +2407

    As a self-taught web developer, who owns a software company, I approve this message 100%.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +231

      Congratulations on the jump to Entrepreneur :) I hope you're still technical! Thank you for the wonderful comment.

    • @DayronRodriguez857
      @DayronRodriguez857 Год назад +29

      What does your company do ? I’m on my own self teaching journey as well but have aspirations to start something of my own, but not sure what kind of service I’d like to or could offer. Any suggestions ?

    • @chungawunga9988
      @chungawunga9988 Год назад +100

      As a self-taught programmer who just got hired by a self-taught programmer who owns his own software company, I second this. Wouldn’t have gotten a job if I wasn’t actively building an app and telling people about it. Family, friends, you never know who they might know.

    • @HaynesX
      @HaynesX Год назад +6

      Hey brother, what is your company? I’m curious

    • @gatosandrea
      @gatosandrea Год назад +16

      Would you like to hire me? Haha, jk (😭)

  • @Beocaaa
    @Beocaaa Год назад +862

    Getting to the point where I can build an app and just listen to music without pausing and following a tutorial was a game changer.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +231

      When I stopped seeing programming as 'Serious Business' as to something enjoyable, my performance went up!

    • @TheWeen344
      @TheWeen344 Год назад +36

      literally the best feeling ever

    • @facudiaz573
      @facudiaz573 11 месяцев назад +10

      Hey man, what technologies would you say are the best/most used in the industry that one should learn in order to reach that level? I'm new and trying to figure out what's my best option, thanks in advance

    • @spoofer9113
      @spoofer9113 10 месяцев назад +16

      @@bigboxSWE I was also too hard on me for last 3 years in my College, now I am starting as intern from tommorrow, I've changed alot in last week. I forgot how much I use to love to code.

    • @RabiRabii-fp1ft
      @RabiRabii-fp1ft 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@facudiaz573there's no the best, it's all just tools and each tools has different uses

  • @duttaoindril
    @duttaoindril Год назад +490

    Honestly, the list at the end, it may be what's expected of junior developers, but it's actually what senior developers do as well. We've just done that loop so much and so often it "looks" like we've known everything all along. The reality is, we've just gotten really fast at applying first principles and fundamentals, learning something new, and quickly figure it out - using whatever resources we have. Google, co-workers, tutorials/books, and now GPT.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +60

      Such an amazing comment. I cannot thank you enough! That's the pure difference I've noticed with Senior Developers, is that they can get to the root of the problem so much quicker because they've seen it repeated somewhere else (albeit in a different framework/language/context). I think that is the skill that most Juniors miss out on (those that don't focus on practice anyway!)

    • @yauya
      @yauya Год назад +9

      @@bigboxSWE I think that can be applied for competitive programmers as well, they solved so many problems that just by reading they get patterns from past questions and already know which algorithms and data structures are the better to apply for that specific question

    • @achmadmaulana7803
      @achmadmaulana7803 Год назад +14

      Junior dev = can google
      Senior dev = can google faster!

    • @susmoys
      @susmoys 9 месяцев назад +1

      took me about months to learn js, then when i started data science with python i completed python within bout a week.

  • @KidSimba
    @KidSimba Год назад +438

    Perfect. I've been a developer for 30+ years, everything in this video is spot on. One of my first tutors said "If you're not learning something new every day in a development role then there's something wrong". Great video post.

    • @nokigaming6651
      @nokigaming6651 11 месяцев назад +3

      How do we make sure of it?

    • @facudiaz573
      @facudiaz573 11 месяцев назад +3

      Hi, how are you? May I ask what technologies do you use the most? Or which would you say are the most valuable?

    • @fffwalid9898
      @fffwalid9898 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@facudiaz573Learn JavaScript Java Python and you are good

    • @gravecastle731
      @gravecastle731 9 месяцев назад +2

      how the hell am I supposed to "learn" something new every day if I don't even understand what I learned.

    • @awesomekj5812
      @awesomekj5812 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@gravecastle731 Yeah that seems very exhausting ...I guess his first tutor made a fool out of him.

  • @coderknight-8744X
    @coderknight-8744X Год назад +111

    What I learned from this video :
    1. Focus on practice not theory ! -
    10,000 lines of code ❤
    2. Start by making small websites !
    3. Just to be comfortable with being uncomfortable - U will never know enough
    4. You will never master coding rather you will understand them vaguely!
    5. Know certain part of the domain and constantly learn nd build a bunch of projects.

  • @shiningdragon8737
    @shiningdragon8737 Год назад +125

    Man as someone who's dev morale has dropped like crazy in the last year, I need to hear this. Thank you.

  • @Swenthorian
    @Swenthorian Год назад +61

    Another point on ego: don't be attached to your code. It's *just* code. You or someone else will change it. It's ephemeral.
    One thing that helped me get past my ego, is knowing that everything I did was saved in the `git` repo. When I had to delete something I worked hard on, I was able to take solace in that.
    New devs at work often take offense when you change their code, and that's not helpful for them or for the project. It's just code; it's just code.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +9

      Such a good mindset Miles! I used to get so offended when Seniors ripped apart my code, but I realised that's where improvement actually happens :)

  • @etoyonker
    @etoyonker Год назад +4

    Thank you for this video, it's so accurate! When I was a trainee in a company I was afraid to google or even simply ask a question from senior, but now I understand that it's literally one of the most basics things you need to do

  • @christianllungo4720
    @christianllungo4720 Год назад +10

    Thank you for this! I’m not a beginner, but I’m going through some career transitioning and it’s true that practice makes you better at programming. You will get more comfortable, confident and faster.

  • @scuffyxd7789
    @scuffyxd7789 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is like the perfect key for self taught programer. I like how you brought up about being in a stuck concept situation. I knew right away once I was stuck and learing that specific part of syntax; I was wasting my time and delaying my goals. So I learn just by creating projects uses those concepts and understand them what they do. And I agree about being not a master in coding. Senior and Junior developer wont able to master and can't be perfect by memorizing everything. They will always part of syntax that you forget and its completley normal. But once you research it again; it'll help you remeber it quick than processing before casue you have learned it. This well put.

  • @visivell
    @visivell 4 месяца назад +1

    Honestly, i had all the prohlems you said in that video, thank you a lot, its exactly what i wanted, quick video, fix my issues. Thank you a really lot.
    I thought i couldn't be a programmer because sometimes i think im not a good programmer, im not good enough to be contracted or something, so, thank you again, now i have more inspiration and can see a future on me.

  • @LZRdigital
    @LZRdigital Месяц назад

    Your videos are amazing. The length of them is perfect and they are all straight to the point no bs. We need more creators like this. ❤

  • @farhanyudaputra6422
    @farhanyudaputra6422 Месяц назад

    i know this video has been out for a year and this probably won't get noticed, but thanks for making me realize what i've been doing wrong all this time, especially in helping me realize the difference between college programming and actual programming. I've been looking at it wrong all this time, and this cleared things up for me

  • @srandista11nuda59
    @srandista11nuda59 Год назад +3

    Damn You are the guy I aspire to be with the mindset you have right now. I Started reading books about stoicism and articles about discipline and you just sum it up so nicely in my favourite (Programming) very thankful.

  • @jermainemyrn19
    @jermainemyrn19 4 дня назад +1

    This is so true. You will feel like you know nothing until a week later you realize you aren't where you use to be

  • @SimplyBreana
    @SimplyBreana 9 месяцев назад +2

    Stuff like this is really encouraging and validating for me as I start because I LOVE learning new things and once I found out that this really is a field where you will constantly be learning and experimenting and problem solving, it got me really excited because that's exactly what I want! I'm currently just going through the research and learn the basics portion, but I've already been playing around in the few programs I've downloaded and found out about. Lol So I guess that's not bad of me! It's just helpful for me to understand something when I've already messed with stuff enough to have even messed something up or hit a wall. Helps me remember and teaches me more I feel like.

  • @aaaaaaaaa3170
    @aaaaaaaaa3170 Год назад +7

    Every bit of advice you presented is, remarkably, exactly what I ended up learning the hard way throughout my CS education. If only I could have seen this video many years ago, it would have saved me so much time and unnecessary stress. :)

  • @devanshtrivedi8396
    @devanshtrivedi8396 Год назад +3

    This is exactly what I needed man. I damn near have quit coding these days. Thanks for the vid fr brother. We as a community surely do appreciate it❤

  • @darrenharris5231
    @darrenharris5231 10 месяцев назад

    woah.. I can't stress enough how timely this video was. Thank you for this! I love this insight!

  • @dr.m1440
    @dr.m1440 9 месяцев назад

    This channel is making me fall in love with programming again, thanks for producing awesome content
    !

  • @kellybmackenzie
    @kellybmackenzie Год назад +3

    Thank you so much, this video is amazing.

  • @SingTingz31
    @SingTingz31 Год назад +28

    It's definitely hard to unlearn the habits of the fixed mindset and adopt the growth mindset because of how society focuses so much on the end result than the process, but I'm getting there

  • @mitepainera69
    @mitepainera69 Год назад +1

    I am glad that this thing was in my recommended!
    Top notch videos, this video gives me the vibe of Fireship or smth like this in this level!
    Keep up the good work man, almost 2 months into learning JS!

  • @moon0xcoder
    @moon0xcoder 9 месяцев назад

    Wow man. It was really helpful to stumble upon your video. I've been programming for almost 4 years and when I look back I see how much of an issue all of the "mastery" concept was. Still need to work on it, but definitely I've improved over time on being less hard on myself from not knowing everything. This video was a great reminder of it. Ty very much, short and interesting video :)

  • @jvioonlighto6988
    @jvioonlighto6988 Год назад

    You have given me again the motivation to continue with programming, thank you really for this video from the bottom of my heart 💚

  • @MrTurbo_
    @MrTurbo_ Год назад +30

    I started programming at 10, started with windows batch, didn't know anything else but got really good at batch, made a color Tetris clone in batch, later tried to learn c++ because i wanted to make a specific thing, that was the wrong approach and i kinda didn't make a lot for 2 years, then i started programming school i realized I already knew most things but being required to make the assignments was the push i needed to get good enough to make my own projects and a year later i started an internship which turned in to a fulltime job, now 5 years after i joined that school i have graduated and moved to working fulltime remotely for a smarthome company in a different country and it's great, so my advice is just built stuff, but don't be too ambitious, make small things, especially games or animated things because you see your code working, get an internship for real expirience and you'll probably see the path from there

    • @Bromon655
      @Bromon655 11 месяцев назад

      This comment resonates with me. I’ve been interested in programming for years but never had the structure needed to do anything with it. I’m excited to get kicked in the right direction by attending school this fall.

    • @pencuriinshaf8822
      @pencuriinshaf8822 4 месяца назад

      what about start with python with machine learning or some kind of Ai stuff besides game? pls help to answer me as new

  • @Terminator-ht3sx
    @Terminator-ht3sx Год назад +42

    this video definitely spoke to me as i’m taking my first programming class as a noob and ive definitely struggled with my ego and the fear of being uncomfortable in class as normally classes are easy and i feel confident in my ability to absorb the information but in my programming class i feel like an idiot and am constantly uncomfortable and intimidated from the fact i don’t know the answers most of the time to the questions the professor asks us. i’ve skipped a lot of the classes due to this (also a lot of social anxiety) but i guess that’s where the real learning happens. pushing our boundaries

    • @nemheen1139
      @nemheen1139 Год назад +1

      exactly same bro
      it takes from avoiding one uncomfortable to whole situation

  • @izumi9410
    @izumi9410 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for changing my mindset. I am very bad at academics but I always love computer and wanted to study. But when I really went for it , all just crumble in front of me, i couldn't keep up with all those technical terms and failed in college . But deep down I know that I can do , I still love computer. The point you've mentioned in video is all true . The thing I was doing wrong that I wanted master all the things i was learning. But now I see that it is impossible to master everything.

  • @epikPhailure
    @epikPhailure 7 месяцев назад

    I rewatch your videos every time I feel like I lose the plot. I appreciate your perspective and it helps when things get hard.

  • @hushrama
    @hushrama 3 месяца назад

    big box you're legit bro, like for real this is really helpful especially to someone who'se just starting

  • @ShayanAsim
    @ShayanAsim Год назад +10

    Man, I absolutely love the presentation of ideas here. I am a Mechanical Engineer who wants to learn how to code and this was really helpful. Thank you and I am subbed!

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад

      Thank you so much Shayan! I'm really curious how you want to use mech eng in your coding career! I know a lot of my mechanical engineer friends use a lot of MatLab and Python. Btw, keen to see more of your CoD content :)

    • @Amanpak
      @Amanpak 10 месяцев назад

      Best of luck Cary on ur worked 👍

  • @johnclaius1091
    @johnclaius1091 6 месяцев назад

    You are great! Keep the videos flowing. It helps us to keep the work on learning, programming and creating.

  • @raphaelgohwx
    @raphaelgohwx Год назад +15

    It really gives me hope after stumbling onto your video. For me, I see all my friends around me in university picking up concepts and programming really quickly. Yet for me, It can take me almost an entire day to work on chunks of code and at the end, I may not understand it at all. I always thought that I will simply never be a master at this and contemplated whether this field was for me at all. But watching the video and reading through the comments really help shed light on that: I may never be a full master at programming, but I sure as hell have the grits to look through code and learn as a student.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +4

      Hard work will make you a talented developer before you even notice :)

  • @lonewulf611
    @lonewulf611 11 месяцев назад

    Your story on Ego being the enemy hit me to the point. I am still fighting to swallow it. i guess I needed to hear this. Thank you! I'm giving this a like and subscribing.

  • @Dreamingofrainbows
    @Dreamingofrainbows Год назад +7

    I needed to hear this! I am on my own journey on becoming an engineer and really feeling overwhelmed right now and pretty terrible at this craft, this has sorta cleared the air a bit, thanks man!

    • @jprogaminggd
      @jprogaminggd 18 дней назад +1

      I hope you are doing well now. I was kind of down rn and I don't know if computer science is the best course for me.

  • @ErnestoConfused
    @ErnestoConfused Год назад +28

    I would add that consistency is key! Forming habits around learning new theory based skills (such as certification hunting) or learning a new framework through hands on practice should be approached on a near daily basis. Some of these technologies take months to learn and weeks before we even get an intuitive understanding of what the point of them truly is in the context of a larger tech stack.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +2

      Making coding a habit is absolutely key. I can make a whole separate video on it. Wonderful take, thank you!

  • @krim9169
    @krim9169 Год назад +10

    as someone who is currently in a boot camp learning to code i found this video inspiring in a way. my issue i think is that i feel that i need to know every little detail and trying to cram it into my brain just to forget half of it the very next day because i did not actually retain all of the information rather just read over it with no practice. but after watching this i will have a better understanding of how to learn to code this was insanely helpful thank you.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +5

      Hi krim, first of all thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it

    • @opondo254
      @opondo254 Год назад

      Am in a bootcamp @Krim

  • @go_better
    @go_better 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks, man. Very inspirational vid. Boy, this world belongs to those who chase ideals, but gave up on perfectionism.

  • @cherishwilson2156
    @cherishwilson2156 8 месяцев назад +1

    WOW! Deja vu! I'm new to programming, currently learning JavaScript and I swear this is the advice my mentor gave me this evening!

  • @BrianHHough
    @BrianHHough Год назад +6

    Really love the 10k lines of code!! The more you build, the more you really understand how it works and why. Great video!!

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад

      Thank you so much Brian! Application is the key to learning. Btw, I love your CoronaTracker project, hope to make a commit to it sometime soon :)

  • @manavhirani
    @manavhirani Год назад

    Loving the vids yo, appreciate all your philosophies!

  • @RadicalGaming1000
    @RadicalGaming1000 Год назад +6

    The point about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is relatable to me since I started doing reverse engineering recently. Especially learning assembly (MIPS in my case). I'm primarily focusing on the PSP since I still actively use my PSP to this day and enjoy making simple programs with the pspsdk. I really need to get comfortable knowing that I'll have to learn most of this stuff on my own. Thanks for making this video.

  • @jacc2512
    @jacc2512 Год назад +1

    I'm a CS student who's just a fresher and my intention is to major in software engineering next year so I just want to say your video clarifies a lot of things and really helpful for students like me who are not so experienced. Instant love and subscribe! Hope you make more videos in the future :)

  • @postsupremacy
    @postsupremacy Год назад +1

    this is the best video on programming ive seen. good job man.

  • @RoseleNicole
    @RoseleNicole 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this. I really needed to hear that. Still starting out as a jr. developer after a major career shift. Heck, I didn't even major in CS or IT. Again, thank you.

  • @kiritocyanpine5018
    @kiritocyanpine5018 Год назад +2

    well , both of your videos sum up my life as a jr developer. And I know these are going to help the new developers to set some realistic standards and benchmarks for themselves.
    I hope to see more of your videos. Thanks a lot man.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад

      Being a self taught Jr Developer is one of the hardest positions in the world. Everyone talks about 'getting the job' but not the hardship that comes after!
      Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my content. I hope it brought value

  • @g1sbi
    @g1sbi Год назад +30

    I have always had a tendency to plan everything before ever getting to work. So when I approached coding, I spent weeks on end reading, setting up my code environments right etc, until I realized I was just procrastinating because I was scared of actually starting. If you have this tendency too, know that every line of code you'll write for the first few months is going to suck. So just get to it and write a lot. The time spent optimizing the contour is gonna be much better spent once the code underneath is worth such an optimization.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +3

      I used to think programming had to be 'serious BIZNESS' for a long time, it wasn't until I pursued it like any other hobby that I actually started to enjoy it

    • @DonaldFranciszekTusk
      @DonaldFranciszekTusk Год назад

      @@bigboxSWE Interesting point!

  • @TonyStark-he9ir
    @TonyStark-he9ir Год назад

    Great video with solid principles here. It seems obvious what you say, but it's the obvious we sometimes miss (I know I do anyway.) Thanks for making this.
    Also, congrats on your success so far. Your channel has done incredibly well and it's only just beginning.

  • @vinedarbunit6733
    @vinedarbunit6733 Год назад +25

    Such a good video, especially for people like me who are starting out software engineering. Please keep making more!
    Both the videos, very good, and it's just refreshing from the extremely overcomplicated software lingo I frankly do not understand. Keep on going!

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much! Yes it's something I experienced as well. Software Engineering is unintentionally gate kept by a lot of subtle things (such as lingo). I will try my best to continue to be clear. Thank you! :)

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 2 месяца назад

    Thank you ever so much! This is an eerily timely advice for me which gave me comfort and encouragement.
    I am transitioning between professions and one of the challenges is to shift my mindset to a saner and more constructive one 😄 I used to work in a field where a small mistake could have dire consequences, so I hope that I can have a new type of job where the unavoidable reality of me making mistakes will be seen as normal and where I will be supported to learn more and more and more without fear of reprisals.
    Thanks again 😊

  • @ricardopomalaza8168
    @ricardopomalaza8168 Год назад +47

    I've enrolled to a SWE program at a university next month. I used to think that programming was something that I couldn’t do. My lack of confidence in Math, combined with the fear of not being smart enough, made me believe that coding was not my thing. Consequently, I never tried to learn programming seriously. But now, in hindsight, I realize that I may have been too hasty to dismiss it as a possibility. While it may be true that it is challenging, programming is like any other worthwhile skill - it takes time and effort to master. Your video motivates me. In 2023, I am finally ready to embrace this challenge and become proficient in this valuable skill. I'm going to take your advice to heart.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +10

      Ricardo! I cannot tell you the amount of times I've quit learning to code. I actually failed my first college programming course :) It takes time and its not really a skill beyond anyone. If you enjoy programming, it's a skill you will learn to love. Thank you for your wonderful comment.

    • @Bromon655
      @Bromon655 11 месяцев назад

      This is great to hear. I’m taking my first CS course this August and my reasoning is quite similar to yours. I never learned anything past algebra in high school. Nonetheless I have the perspective now to realize that anything can be practiced and learned if there’s heart and dedication behind it. I’m excited for what’s next.

  • @lukivan8
    @lukivan8 Год назад +276

    Bro, hear me out. Your videos are so close to NoBoilerplate or Fireship level. It is insane how good you are.
    Take my advice with a grain of salt. But I think you would benefit from defining pacing for sections when you write. And trying to have same structure for most points you make and make them more impactful. And you would be better than any programming channel in no time because of your great writing and aesthetic.
    Also music too loud, but it is easier to fix)

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +68

      Thank you so much, I appreciate your comment so much. These were my first ever tries at producing content and I will 100% try to incorporate pacing into my videos. I am so happy you found my videos that good, but I am very far off, I also just subbed to NoBoilerPlate thanks to you! :)

    • @tadghhenry
      @tadghhenry Год назад +22

      @@bigboxSWE Holy shit fr? I thought you were joking when you were asking for 10 likes lmao

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +38

      @@tadghhenry I was not :) and that's still my expectation, as long as 10 people have derived enough value to hit the like button, I'll keep going

    • @sherkhankazbek
      @sherkhankazbek Год назад +5

      @@bigboxSWE great start then, I hope for even more better impact and subscribers/watching people in the future.
      But I will add that the video ended very abruptly, as if someone just cut it before outro

    • @patrickoc3632
      @patrickoc3632 Год назад +6

      @@bigboxSWE Awesome. Always best to stay humble

  • @meikmiemiec2069
    @meikmiemiec2069 6 месяцев назад

    I started my programming journey about a year ago and havent got very far due to the above mentioned mistakes 😂 so glad to find lots of confirmation in this vid and comments. Ill be sure to write these points out and stick them on my wall till im sure my mind got the message! Thank you

  • @rayestevez706
    @rayestevez706 Год назад

    thanks for this as a cs student about to enter the work force this kind of video along w other expectations of jr developers can definitely help ease the nerves.

  • @tizrim.
    @tizrim. Год назад +99

    " and if this video reaches, let's say...10 likes" broke my heart man, you deserve more. Well spoken and clear information, Thank you :)

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +37

      Thank you so much, I still carry that philosophy. If my video gets 10 likes or brings value to at least 10 people - I won't stop. :)

    • @edwinselvaraj8323
      @edwinselvaraj8323 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@bigboxSWE nice to read this after 2 months

    • @Jimmy_Jones
      @Jimmy_Jones 6 месяцев назад +1

      49k later

  • @RuthS13
    @RuthS13 Год назад

    I'm going from teaching to software development. I just started my Master's program for software development a couple of weeks ago. This was very motivational and comforting. Thank you.

  • @homeboy6668
    @homeboy6668 Год назад +19

    What I think is most important for the developer to learn is to master the art of problem solving as it will be the one and only tool which I think will guarantee success in this field(or any field for that matter)...

    • @pencuriinshaf8822
      @pencuriinshaf8822 4 месяца назад

      yes what about this please explaine.
      which one is importan? code 10.000 or master the problem solving?

  • @stefanambrus6190
    @stefanambrus6190 Год назад +1

    One of the best videos i've ever seen about coding. Well done mate!

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much Stefan :)

  • @LARADEKA
    @LARADEKA День назад

    Instructions received.
    *_I ended up bending the rules and experimented everything._*
    I think this mindset applies to EVERY career path. You won't be perfect at it, but you get to know the parts and utilize them.

  • @carinacodes
    @carinacodes 4 дня назад

    Im a fe software engineer, senior web developer for 7+ years, help coders and non-coders solve problems for fun, and can say I totally agree with this mindset discussed in the video. Great output for those at any stage in this field!

  • @lyichi
    @lyichi Год назад

    this channel is going to be great. looking forward to more of your videos!

  • @scat7298
    @scat7298 Год назад +57

    Watched both of your videos, I really enjoyed them. I’m trying to set realistic goals and expectations for myself, I have time so I won’t try and get ahead of myself.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.
      I think it's important to adopt a 'Growth' mindset, where you attempt to get better 1% everyday, rather than trying to cram a lot of progress in a short-time. The truth is, programming is like an instrument, for some people it clicks naturally (which is a gift from above). On the other hand, there is nothing that time and properly directed hard work cannot achieve.
      I believe in you! Go out there and get it :)

  • @benmogerman8230
    @benmogerman8230 Год назад +1

    great content man! excited to watch you grow!

  • @CDPRR
    @CDPRR Год назад +2

    Just the right content to watch at 4:00am! You've earned a subscription, my friend. Your content has been very helpful to me as a newbie developer, so I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for your updates.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад

      Thank you so much, I am so glad I've even marginally brought value to your time in programming.

  • @alexpfernandes
    @alexpfernandes 8 месяцев назад +1

    Incredible video. As a self-taught developer. I'm still trying to achieve my first opportunity in the field. But what said speaks so much of what is expected from beginners. Thanks for the amazing content.

  • @af2b
    @af2b Год назад

    This is one of the videos I liked the most about how to create a successful mindset. =) Thank you for the light and calm when explaining, success for you!

  • @xyxxabc123098
    @xyxxabc123098 2 месяца назад

    the distinction between programming and law/history/finance was on point.

  • @joeyestrada9071
    @joeyestrada9071 10 месяцев назад

    I'm looking to start a game dev company. Everything I have to learn is so in depth but your video really inspired me. Thank you!
    PS. You have a new sub here! Keep up the good work!

  • @milckshakebeans8356
    @milckshakebeans8356 11 месяцев назад +3

    I think that an important thing to mention is that the way to avoid these things and get to the right mindset is to have a project in mind before you start to learn a new subject (in programming). When I started to learn programming, I did so because I needed to make an app for an electronics project and because of that I tried to rush the learning process through tutorials as fast as possible. When you learn a subject for the sake of learning it's really hard to know when to start learning and when to actually practicing. Every time before I want to learn a new thing in this field, I find a project that I want to make with that knowledge.

  • @anvarkayumov225
    @anvarkayumov225 6 месяцев назад

    Frankly, I hardly ever leave comments since I rather prefer to remain silent, however, this video is a special case.
    As a freshman who's about to be a sophomore, I've gone through my python class with nothing but ChatGPT and other AI stuff.
    I wish I've watched this video earlier but nothing's never late. Everything comes on time. I was supposed to watch it right now at this very moment and learn from it. Every single time I was asking myself a question throughout the video, you kept saying:"you're missing the point". And I definitely was. The whole concept of programming got upside down in my mind and that makes me kind of calm, peaceful I guess.
    The point is, it's never too late to get back on track and I appreciate your directions on that!

  • @stephenpaul7499
    @stephenpaul7499 Год назад +10

    Very nice video :)
    Another principal that applies to my personal project work is:
    Don't let a small issue ruin your day. If you're stuck, take a step back, sleep on it, or simply move on and deal with it later. The problem doesn't define you. Momentum is far more motivating and will build your confidence.

    • @Iam_inevitabIe
      @Iam_inevitabIe 8 месяцев назад

      Dude this should be in the video

  • @FrancoNSosa
    @FrancoNSosa 2 месяца назад +4

    This video is GOLD. Learning by consuming (tutorials, reading theory, etc.) is not nearly as effective as learning by crafting. You don't need to make huge projects to try and apply what you are learning; small, minimal programs made repeatedly are just as good for this purpose.
    More importantly, I learnt that when you don't understand something or you're stuck, it's VERY important to take a rest and come back later. We have focus periods and if you always try and push through them, you'll quickly get burnt out, you'll grow lethargic and won't be able to do any more work. Taking breaks, doing other things is just as important to mantain a good performance when learning to code, and to keep enjoying doing so long term. After all, we can only do so much on a day.
    I was feeling a bit stressed out lately so this video made me feel a lot better. Thanks!

    • @rronzeyy
      @rronzeyy 23 дня назад

      let's say i downloaded python for the first time what should i do projects without knowing anything about python i dont know what to do should i watch youtube toturials can u help me?

    • @FrancoNSosa
      @FrancoNSosa 23 дня назад

      @@rronzeyy you can do any method you like. If you're starting Python from scratch it's ok to look for some tutorials or an article about its syntax or stuff, but there's nothing wrong with trying to figure it out as you experiment and do things with it either.
      I was just saying that between those 2 options, the latter often is more effective for learning, since you get actively involved with it. While watching a tutorial, a course or an article might be good to overview the topic or understand some key things/details, I'd leave it as a last resort.
      Ultimately, learning a programming language is actually pretty easy, since all of the ones used nowadays are awfully similar.
      My best advice would be to look for the important theory, the pillars of programming. Learn programming principles, paradigms, good (and bad) coding practices, and the main structures all languages follow. Then you could jump to more specific things such as data structures, data bases and the relational paradigm, etc.

    • @rronzeyy
      @rronzeyy 23 дня назад +1

      @@FrancoNSosa Thank you so much so im gonna watch some toturials to learn basic things like variables strings functions lists input etc then i should code copy other people (not their code) the way that they do the pratice and just pratice. thanks for the advice appreciated!

  • @guilli83
    @guilli83 Год назад +1

    I am happy that youtube recommend me your channel! Nice videos!

  • @rabblerousersinc
    @rabblerousersinc 7 месяцев назад

    I needed this, thank you.

  • @Secretclaps
    @Secretclaps 9 месяцев назад

    this is so true, thank you so much for your video and your content!

  • @andirest
    @andirest Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for this video! Really! I've been working myself way too much to learn about coding and stuff by reading non-stop and doing tutorials.
    I'll take your advice as much as I can. I really needed this, it somewhat calmed the nerves I had. Due to a job interview I'll have tomorrow. Thank you! ❤

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much. How did your interview go? Interviewing is a skill on its own so I can understand the nerves. Take it easy, you got this bro.

    • @andirest
      @andirest Год назад +3

      @@bigboxSWE Got the job! Thank you for asking! ♥

  • @toto-sama8026
    @toto-sama8026 Год назад +10

    I really enjoyed both your videos and look forward for the next one! I'd love to see how you approach solving coding problems or how you plan your code for a project before writing it out. I'm going through a data & algorithms course so I can eventually solve easy-medium problems on leetcode but most of the time I'm just staring at a blank editor -_-

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +1

      Thank you for your lovely comment! I posted another video on tutorial hell where I briefly touch on decomposition as a developer. I would highly recommend you check that out!

  • @piyushaggarwal5207
    @piyushaggarwal5207 Год назад +4

    Thanks for reminding me that I don't have to master everything that comes my way right away. I can make the high level notes and go into depth when I actually need to while using the stuff. Thanks a lot. I have been stuck for 3+ months now at the same position not growing at all.

    • @riesigerriese666
      @riesigerriese666 Год назад +3

      That's normal. Learning is seldom linear. It's more like steps. You feel stuck and suddenly, boom, you get an insight, soar up like a rocket, think you own the world now, until you're stuck again. 😅
      If you really can't wrap your head around some detail for a month or so, step back for a moment and look at the problem from a different angle. Or try a different problem first. That might widen the view.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад +1

      Hi Piyush,
      You are absolutely correct. Many people think of learning in Software Engineering like a ladder, where you cross each step sequentially and that's rarely true.
      Think of your learning as a graph, where you have individual nodes of knowledge that you have good experience in and others where you have a surface level understanding.
      Eventually, when you realise you'll need to implement something, you'll go learn it, and that learning will be so much stronger.
      Growth in Software Development is hard to measure, but if you've been at it for 3 months you already have the greatest asset of them all - persistence :)

    • @piyushaggarwal5207
      @piyushaggarwal5207 Год назад

      @@riesigerriese666 Yeah that's a skill. To be able to look at something with a fresh perspective

  • @ncsham9103
    @ncsham9103 8 дней назад

    love this video man! cheers!

  • @katiaaitoumeziane791
    @katiaaitoumeziane791 4 месяца назад +10

    10 likes indeed

  • @KhyatiSatija
    @KhyatiSatija 4 месяца назад

    What an amazing video ! Love it.

  • @FrozenBirdXD
    @FrozenBirdXD Год назад +1

    Great video with great advice! I really enjoyed it. Keep it up!

  • @porlando12
    @porlando12 Год назад

    This is exactly what I needed to hear.

  • @pablozuta2402
    @pablozuta2402 Год назад +1

    great points ; loving this channel 🚀🚀

  • @bakermrad
    @bakermrad Год назад +3

    I just got your channel recommended and man the information quality and the audio quality forced me to sub. Good job and best luck with your RUclips journey.

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад

      Thank you so much! I actually use Adobe Audio AI Enhance so I don't do any of the mixing myself, please do check it out if you're interested in recording yourself, it's an awesome tool.

  • @jamesj5469
    @jamesj5469 Год назад +1

    There are all these little code channels that have really good information keep it up
    Thanks

  • @lostmarimo
    @lostmarimo 8 месяцев назад

    currently doing the cs50 course and on the first problem set. making a game in scratch. and I at first felt like it was a waste of time like why would i want to learn this kids program. but then i realized that it's just a part of the journey to make the next part make more sense and so on. I had to tell myself it's okay to get stuck trying to make the game. just take it step by step don't dream about doing "the real thing". Don't be hasty

  • @outtabubblegum7034
    @outtabubblegum7034 Год назад +2

    You've just described me. I've been making those mistakes for almost 20 years, and only now I figured out how wrong I was. That costed me A LOT OF TROUBLE. I should be a super-senior already, but I'm still at a junior level.

  • @Schadenfreude596
    @Schadenfreude596 Год назад

    This video gave me a different perspective as a jr. Thanks a lot

  • @sheesh5812
    @sheesh5812 3 месяца назад

    Loved this, would appreciate more videos like this

  • @OmniMediaLtd
    @OmniMediaLtd Год назад +23

    As a Videoographer and Photographer, I can say that this is definitely good advice in general. Especially the section with getting comfortable at 3:12.
    One does not simply open a program like After Effects and practically master it after using it, even after using it for many times.
    With that program, since there's an infinite amount of ways you can convey something and its all dependent on your own creativity and imagination, there will always be something new to learn. So instead of taking the approach of "I want to Learn everything and master After Effects, you break it down into portions that inspire ideas, and you commit the process of making it.
    Great video

    • @bigboxSWE
      @bigboxSWE  Год назад

      And if you look at my more recent content, it's exactly the same approach I am taking to editing!
      Awesome comment. Thank you so much for your time :)

  • @hex9219
    @hex9219 Год назад

    wow, you literally described me.
    it's amazing that people are this similar despite living in different county, i live in Egypt btw.
    cool video

  • @udaysethi2190
    @udaysethi2190 3 месяца назад

    I think these principles apply to everything. Great video!!

  • @barisballi70
    @barisballi70 3 месяца назад

    That is so incredibly correct!

  • @ArnelFranciaDev
    @ArnelFranciaDev 17 дней назад

    Thanks for this I know now that I'm on the right path, Been teaching my self to code for at least half a year now, I know I have A LOT more to learn and I feel Excited about it specially in JavaScript fundamentals Data Structure and Algorithm, somedays I felt really dumb, but I didn't notice Practicing to Code everyday makes me feel comfortable enough not noticing that I knew that topic that method or that technique already.. looking back the first time I felt that Excitement and enjoyment learning HTML and CSS but JavaScript was really a rough road but I always think to myself it doesnt matter if I dont master it for the meantime, I just need to learn the basics and fundamentals of it, those topics that giving me a hardtime-- we'll meet eventually and by that time I know it would not be not as hard as before.. I'm a tech career shifter 30 btw, hopping into a bunch of blue collar jobs for at least a decade now. Having that $10/8 hours doesn't fit in me, a curious guy who has a big dream of giving the best life to my son.

  • @Gm_gaming6572
    @Gm_gaming6572 3 месяца назад

    Thanks mate this is really a good one i really needed it 👍

  • @saadhaider9576
    @saadhaider9576 2 месяца назад

    1 year into being a junior dev and this still hits so hard

  • @totalmonkeyspeed260
    @totalmonkeyspeed260 Год назад +1

    Good stuff man, looking forward to more .🙏