How I learned to program and built Librex from scratch | Ryan Schiller and Lex Fridman
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2021
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Ryan Schiller is the creator of Librex, an anonymous discussion feed for college communities.
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That young man Ryan will go far in life. Not only is he bright, he seems to have a firm grasp on how reality works and how to navigate through this planet we all roam. I wish all the best. Cool kid!
"The question is 'where do you start?' and 'what is the most useful thing TO YOU' ". That is THE learning approach to anything in life, from learning how to play instruments or speak a language, to programming. Big thing to be aware of.
Some lessons to be had from this discussion. The obvious, Ryan is intelligent and more importantly he has no preconceived thoughts regarding his lack of programming experience and therefore no blockers. Ask any self taught programmers and the majority will agree that they learn best when working towards a project that they are passionate about. It is universally known that experience is the best teacher.
Loved this video, I have so much respect for Ryans journey ... big balls are a prerequisite for life. Different devs for different circumstances . Quick dirty hackers for bin(able) prototypes to get investors , software engineers for the actual design, creation and evolution of the product.
“Librex founder Ryan Schiller announced in a Feb. 17 post that the anonymous discussion platform would be shutting down effective immediately, citing a lack of time to manage the anonymous discussion app and commitments to other projects. The end of Librex - an app that, according to Schiller had approximately 2,000 users at Dartmouth - has prompted mixed reactions from the student body. “
Pretty cool video I can relate! Wish you the best!
That is so interesting. I am a first year cs student, and I have been in a state of analysis paralysis. I try to make everything perfect. But I am learning so slow, I should instead just try things fast, and then later optimize it once it has started working. Thank you
I did not realize u till I saw it that needed to watch this. Off to watch the entire video.
Thank you sir.
Great content! The world needs more developers and conscious, artistic creators building our future!
This helps us fearful amateurs start to believe we should take that first step towards programming
Wow that part about over-optimization is exactly me. After getting stuck on the project for six month, i’m really grateful to understand my problem.
2 years of sql, tensorflow and pyautogui and I am now coming back to "just launch".
Hey Lex. I did the same. Talked with a friend who is into photography to get to know more about 2-3 problems he mentioned. I watched my first html tutorial a month ago and have designed a website to solve a his problems.
I will never be good at coding. But learning about it helps me to build prototype and hire someone with a tech background.
why won't you be good at coding? stop underestimating yourself dammit
@Akshay Joshi that is outstanding....coupling your strenght with that of others to make bigger impacts....you are the new generation
Man just straight up said aight f*ck it. Imma build an app. Truly inspiring.
Thank You, Lex. Thank You, Ryan!
What an INSPIRATIONAL story 👍🏼
I taught myself SQL in order to build an inventory DB which when a couple of programmers looked at stated they had never considered a couple of routes I had taken for the processing and combining of inventory items into a single finished product.... I did what I did when I needed it done.
Want to explain?
Inspiring.
I started the same way, but still doing 9 to 5.
OMG this clip is emanating such a friendly vibe
I have coded in python for a year now as a physics major, and this is a problem of mine I had when beginning to code. I always wanted the most efficient way possible because I am a math nerd and a problem solver. However starting out coding this is not the right way to look at things like Lex said. It’s better to get things done instead of being perfect all the time.
How about you frame it this way: What is the most efficient way to get a working programme with respect to time? I.e. what is the fastest way to get it done.
We had YikYak which was basically the same thing in like 2013.
Focus on MVP and don't get stuck in tutorial hell. Ship everyday !
@Yasser Ali minimum viable product i.e. a version of your product that contains all the core features in the first release nothing fancy just the core feature
This kid is so smart, he doesn't even realize how smart he is.
And the app was shut down three years in
lolwut?
He’s so smart that his app was shut down in February
@@PhdCorner ok, and what great app did you make?
its a pretty normal thing for people to do, have an idea and proceed with that idea.
People like these are real game changers.
It gained popularity because it was free. He had to shut it down after ~2 years because it was free. Game-changing.
Pretty cool dude!
I couldn't find much info anywhere about librex but I'm interested to learn more
Same. Maybe it was only accessible on college campus?
'what's a heap bro?'
where can I get the t-shirt?
His laugh reminds me of Andrew Garfield and I love his enthusiasm.
Tutorial God 🔥😭
Wasn't YikYak essentially this?
"What a heap bro"
- Lex Fridman
(7:40)
Lex should talk to Steve Duda
MVP: Don't over optimize. Quickly iterate
Just do it
But man this guy is amazing
It's not about just getting it done, it's about the craftsmanship that comes with building software Lex.
I LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE WIN
@PROTAGONIST ....hilarious...you like to see yourself win too?
Here we see where happiness hides, in passionate words and passionate smiles. Stand hand in hand on the brow of the hill for the forest of thought stretched miles and miles. - Me
The world needs more people like him, so me as a cyber security consultant can have an easier job :P
Man here I am still trying to code a Pac-Man game for over a month now
I just wrote my first line of JavaScript last night so you're farther than I am
@@jh5131 this was two months ago now lol I got it up and running a couple days after the post , just stay on it it will take some time before you feel like you actually know it
Fucking. Awesome.
Some andy samberg vibes
Librex is not orginal at all, its just a yik yak clone.
aaand... the app is gone RIP
Seems elaborate just to meet girls , but I approve this message. Bravo!
The programmer-guy sounds like the guy from some RUclips channel, lol, can't remember which...physics or something, he makes parody videos...like every second I look making sure it's not him...
Nice, but at the same time he's a math major so it must have helped him.
Programming has some roots in discrete math, but practically it's quite different.
I need a "whats a hebrew?" t-shirt... 🤣
*heap, bro
Actually programming was meant to be made by normal non tech people.
Thats how it started at least in the 40's
The king of nerds
Indeed
Starting with an IOS app is the worst idea for a startup…
What have you done?
Building a simple, iOS-only chat app is dead simple compared to a full-fledged web app. Shipping anything is commendable, but I’m pretty sure you could find online tutorials to build 90% of this product. He also never reached the hard part: scaling to thousands of users globally without spending a fortune on server costs.
Too bad his business sense wasn't any better: Librex was rejected by YC and then shut down after ~2 years.
Every decent programmer I know is self taught. Not one did a college degree in CS
as soon as he said "i realized i need a mac" i turned the video off.
Why is no needed?
Same
@@mauricioramirez2855 people have done way more with less...but in context he had no background so you can't really fault him
You have to buy a Mac to code? He kept going on about the Mac.... SMH .
Such a waste of a good mind!
What have you built?