12 Years in the Life of a Software Engineer

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☠️ Here are my 12 years in 9 minutes. When I look back, my life had more failure than success. Then I realized that learning from your mistake is the best way to success. If a mediocre guy like I can do it, so can you 👑
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@PIRATEKINGDOM 2 года назад

💰 Check out the apps I use! 👉 piratekingdom.com/deals 📜 Full video script 👉 piratekingdom.com/blog Hey Pirates, today marks the channel’s first anniversary. I wondered how to make this day special and created something personal to share with you guys. I'm also holding my first live event on 7/30 @ 8 PM PT. Leave your questions in the comments below, and I'll try my best to answer them! 👑

@bensilvoza7330 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your story Pirate King.

@zesanurrahman6778 2 года назад

remember bro never give up on your goals. everyone can do it.

@zesanurrahman6778 2 года назад

chinese quote is epic. working hard 100 years. never fails to make his family rich

@thedevguild7525 2 года назад

I have a question! Where are you working at now haha!

@gaiusmarius6291 2 года назад

What is your advice for someone in their early 20s to work towards Software Engineering?

@PIRATEKINGDOM 2 года назад

Hey Pirates, CMU is not a well-known university in South Korea. Also, the job market there was brutal with youth unemployment rate going over 12% at one point.

@marspark6351 11 месяцев назад

Hey Daniel. I graduated from Harvey Mudd College and I also had a lot of struggles in Korea. (If anything, HMC is even lesser known) We should connect. I'm guessing we're similar in age based on your timeline and have a lot of similarities to talk about. I also plan to make RU-vid and maybe we could be collaborators.

@sbstorage95 2 года назад

8:04 “In retrospect, I never gave up. No matter where I was, I always strived to be better than who I was yesterday” You are such an inspiration, thank you 🙏🏻😊

@NgocTran-ke8pi 2 года назад

Such an inspiring story! I started my career path more smoothly and early than others but through this path, I changed my direction and had to stop to look for my own way many times. Now I am still walking on the way that I am creating by myself and do not know if I know where is my final destination. Sometimes i doubt it, sometimes I strongly feel determined. However, I still keep trying and trying to find my place where I could finally settle down

@jeffreyd2564 Год назад

I loved this video so much! You never gave up, always kept pushing on! I am about to start college for computer science in software engineering, I am so nervous but since a kid I’ve always wanted to code and create things with technology. I’m currently a full time truck driver and going to be going to school for computer science . It’s videos like yours and my self driven motivation that keep me going. Thank you so much !

@Rexdrey Год назад

See your $360k offer is well earned and deserved it’s crazy you went to Carnegie Mellon but companies where not snatching you straight out of school but still i love your journey I’m starting mine now i graduate in 2023 and pray for success

@devvs9540 2 года назад

I found your channel a few months back in the weirdest way, but your eagerness to grow further has kept me watching your videos over and over. This was a great one.

@GradGoose 2 года назад

This is encouraging. Thank you, and I am glad you are growing in your career as well as in music and other areas of life. It's nice that you have had determination and have achieved this much so far. Keep believing in yourself.

@Teng_XD Год назад

Thanks for your video!!! I couldn't believe that you experience these difficulties, at the beginning I thought that you might get lots of offers after graduations, since I feel that you probably have strong abilities in CS. Until now, I know that not only me faced lots of obstacles about finding a job. Life is hard, let's fighting to overcome obstacles!

@its_cjbt 2 года назад

Thank you for making this video. I'm around your age (3-4 years younger) and I started my coding journey in 2018 eventually landing a job in jan of 2020 (at 28 years old). I'm definitely on the older side and started my career later compared to my co-workers. This video helped me remember the good and the bad times along the way. I also had many rejection and failures, but like you, I'm here now doing what I love.

@supercooldude824 2 года назад

Are you self taught ? How did you manage to learn to code and get a job in 2 years ?

@harrisonliang326 2 года назад

I am going through the journey as well, currently 23. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

@bthk2151 2 года назад

@@harrisonliang326 same here, 23 as well! Let me know if you're keen in linking up Harrison, would be great journeying along the same technical route with someone motivated to grow as well! :)

@splearn6328 2 года назад

@@bthk2151 Hey guys. same here! 23 and learning frontend coding now. Hopefully we all will be at a much better place in 6 months! All the best!

@bthk2151 2 года назад

@@splearn6328 If any of you are keen on linking up, we can form a discord server to focus on honing our skills together, just let me know! 😀

@davidwang8264 2 года назад

That's sooooooo good and inspiring, I never thought you went through such a long journey with challenges! Really awesome video man!

@k3qever413 Год назад

This is inspiring😭 never thought you've gone through a lot of hardships. Thanks for sharing this story of yours with us!!❤❤

@no3lcodes Год назад

Thank you for sharing this. I started my journey at 24, I always wanted to code and never really did it for one reason or another. Now I am making money I never thought of making and having fun in a job I love. Thank you for sharing PK. Much love ❤

@yan.kanashiro 2 года назад

omg what a beautiful and inspiring video! I was scrolling my youtube and started to see this video.. and now I'm crying lol. thanks for keep going with yout channel, and cheers to u wife for motivating u to create this channel. cheers from brazil.

@snowylau9328 Год назад

I saw watched this on Bilili and came back there to watch it on RU-vid. The flow and speed of the video is very good and the entire journey was very sincere. I loved the ending because it linked everything up and ended with a good message. Thank you, Happy Lunar New Year! 🎉

@KS-df1cp 2 года назад

Lovely man!!! I used to think that I'm the only one who is so late in life but this video gave me hope! Thank you for being so honest and authentic about your journey. Last but not the least, m gonna make leetcode my best friend other than cursing as we are in a profession which needs at least 3-6 months to even think about interviewing. Wish you great luck and success!!

@adrianoooo10000 Год назад

Thank you for this video! I was unmotivated to go to my muay thai training, and I wanted to study one more hour. But actually, those activities like exercising, learning a new language, playing a new instrument and reading are actually very important as well. If we rely ONLY in the coding It can be bad for our mental health

@shokaku125 2 года назад

As an incoming CMU freshman, this video is so inspiring. That last part really resonated with me! Congratulations on being where you are today.

@slam2pan 2 года назад

This is an incredibly inspiring journey! Thanks for sharing and cheers to even more growth for the future!

@nhandangvan2296 Год назад

I came across this video when I was feeling pressured by my programming work. Thank you so much for your honest sharing.

@danielchoi6128 2 года назад

Wow. This detailed explanation gives so much more understanding of who you are-especially with the many failures and rejections you experienced. On the surface level, I had always thought that with a degree from CMU, your career was nothing but smooth. Watching how you got rejected from so many companies in Korea was shocking. Nice ending 👍🏻 Now you can freely roam the vast sea of network. Don’t know if all your subs would be able to fit on your boat 🤣🤣

@linlinglillian 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing! Your story is so inspiring🥺 I have similar experiences; study and work abroad for years, and struggling with learning Japanese and Korean.

@fyasin4877 Год назад

Thank you for sharing. I myself just made switch career from a mechanic to being a Full Stack guy. I'm already struggling not just the job but trying to fit in with the company but seeing your vid, it ok to struggle but dont give up.

@MaskedEngineerYH 2 года назад

Wow. Didn’t expect a CMU student struggled so hard to get a SDE position. Your hard work pays off anyway. Congratulation.

@dhillon6449 2 года назад

So true

@Neonb88 Год назад

Job hunting is a whole different world than school

@ajrizaldo4204 Год назад

Wow so realistic and made me in awe and realize that I can't do everything in a year, rushing everything overthinking future and not facing the today.... you inspired me to move again! Now I'm going back to my coding grind! same goal as you, going to japan and do jrpg video game development. I'm thankful that I have seen this video right now because i'm in deepsht depression not knowing but what to do.. Thank you!

@davidkang5708 2 года назад

I work as a product manager at a tech company and I started reading one piece two weeks ago bc of you!

@ZoeysMusings 2 года назад

Thank you for this brilliant narration of your career. It's so comforting to know that most, if not all, roads to success are not linear. Thank you for sharing this inspirational story, Daniel! 🥺

@TricoliciSerghei Год назад

Thanks for the video, quite inspiring, I haven't reached your heights yet, but in my country of Moldova I can say that I attained success also with a slow start and within 11 years. And the name of the road is also persistence, always learning, always moving forward, hopefully one day I can work for a company known globally! Thanks for sharing, it's nice to know that there are people out there that share the same kind of experience. Wishing you further success and ofc happiness :)

@mussazeb4556 11 месяцев назад

wow this video is simply amazing not gonna lie you should be a voice over narrator. Your voice is just so calming and i loved the quote in the end as well as the one piece references. I hope i get to be like you one day and make my family proud. Have a good one!

@katsoo7849 2 года назад

This is so inspiring! I admire your determination. Studying kanji is really THAT hard but you passed the N1 test. For a non-native speaker, that is amazing! I remember memorizing just 200 kanji characters and it was head-splitting. Thank you for sharing your story! I'm glad that I happen to see this before my job interview next week.

@KW-ds2ze 2 года назад

As always, fantastic video! This video reminded me that hard work and persistence always get you to the place you want to be. Thank you for sharing.

@rickychow2313 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing! It’s very motivating and very happy to see where u r at now!

@louis_dev6981 2 года назад

Truly inspirational, man! Thank you for making this video~ I've also just started my journey as a web developer lately at the age of 28, and watching your video motivates me to strive to be a better developer 💪🏼

@WewCode 2 года назад

same here i started 3 days after turning 28. good look man!

@moha4998 2 года назад

persistence is key man this was such an inspiration!! thanks for sharing

@fransoto7538 Год назад

Thanks for your video, it was really inspiring. I have nothing to complain about, I got a FAANG offer straight out of univerisity and started my career pretty good (just 1 YOE), but this got me into some kind of perfectionism that makes me afraid of making a mistake along the way. Seeing your discipline and comebacks has inspired me to worry less and enjoy more, even if I make mistakes I'm young to make comebacks with discipline if that's what I want. I don't know any One piece quote so I will just say keep your good work in youtube and drawing smiles in our faces :)

@geofreyoteng 2 года назад

Thank you Pirate King, you're clearly a man who puts principles before shiny things, a man of virtue. Not only do you have a great mind, but perhaps more importantly, you have good heart and personality. Those around you are fortunate to have someone of resolute character about them. Thank you for sharing ❤️

@rapidlapse 2 года назад

What an amazing journey! Keep going pirate, and keep the videos coming!

@wilfridjames7083 Год назад

Thank you so much for the sharing! Your video really inspire me a lot to greater efforts to become a software engineer. Although I am 30 this year, I won't give up on my dream to become a successful software engineer like you in one day. For me, it's never too late to start a new thing! Thank you.

@imhann98 2 года назад

I really like how you include the happy milestones/moments with your wife in your video, all around a fantastic video. Thankyou

@parthmangalkar 2 года назад

Man, your journey is so wonderful. And your motive inspired me a lot!! Thanks for this video!!

@jiayangyan5836 2 года назад

Never expected that a person could grow so considerably after leaving school. The manner you handle challenges, which appear overwhelming to me as a college student, shows us great hope in life. Thank you=。=

@TausifQureshi-zn8gl 11 месяцев назад

This video gave me nothing but sheer inspiration and towards the end I got goosebumps man. Love it! Hope to see your RU-vid channel grow incredibly.

@brothermalcolm 2 года назад

Watching this after your gangsta video about rejecting google's offer and it really purts things into perspective - you are the man brother - thank you for showing us that life and the dev career is not always as smooth as everyone makes it seem like on youtube

@amoprince4353 2 года назад

I’m not a computer science person but your journey inspires me a lot. Thanks for sharing!

@AshishChourasia1996 2 года назад

Whole video was so beautifully put! Loved every second of it. You've such an inspiring story!

@zubair5092 2 года назад

Man what a journey! Time really flies very fast. I learned a lot from you, failing is just a part of the adventure.

@parz5756 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this video. It gives me the motivation to keep purchasing the things I always want to do. Maybe my journey will not be easy at the beginning. But still, I will figure it out.

@nicecailieineza4979 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your story. And every part of your journey, this is encouraging

@maman7212 2 года назад

Nice one bro. So inspiring for me at phase that dont know where to go right now.

@soniatp9330 2 года назад

This video really inspires me to keep hustling and learning!! Thank you Pirate King!

@korbinschulz2093 2 года назад

after watching this video i can’t help but feel better. you went through so much and endured many lifestyle changes to achieve the level of success that you have today, this shit is inspiring

@nirajchaudhari6687 2 года назад

Your life journey is really motivating. it gives me a goosebumps. I always like you video's it give me a knowledge and fun. Keep stay tune with us like this. Thank you very much.

@AlecMaly Год назад

Proud of you! Love your content, keep up the great work - you’re helping a lot of people here!!

@CloudlessStudio Год назад

I love your story, so let me share mine so far: I wrote my first line of code in January of 2021, I took a python class as I had one last elective to take before graduation. I really, really struggled in that class, and barely made a B- but nonetheless I graduated (with an art degree). I was desperate for a job, but I knew I didn’t know how to code well at all. So I began learning, I began with unity and kept learning python. I created this YT channel and posted small videos of little games I made. Some of which were quite successful. I then applied for many many jobs and finally landed a coding instructor job which pays me around 36k. Every day at work I still create games and learn new things. I recently created a game I released on steam and made a game only using Python. I am also learning HTML and CSS so I can create websites. Point is I keep trying to improve every single day I have. It’s not impossible, all you need is faith, determination and willingness to create projects. It’s all there in your heart, you just have to find it! ❤️

@gdthegreat 2 года назад

bro, you have great skills of story-telling, loved your channel.

@funsoiyaju614 2 года назад

Dan. This is inspirational. Thanks for sharing your life experiences

@padyum3963 2 года назад

Hey Daniel! Thank you so much for sharing your honest life journey with us. I relate to you on many things. I have done my BS and MS in South Korea and doing my Ph.D. in Japan right now. I am from neither of these countries. I agree with you, kanji learning is so 大変w especially for a person like me from non-kanji country. All my studies are about management engineering but I am trying to completely change my career and pursue a software engineering career from zero at age 32. I will probably land my first job at 35 if it magically happens haha. I have this crazy unrealistic fantasy at this old age. I am not sure I will reach my goal or not but it is just happy to see someone like you succeed in life and it gives me inspiration somehow.

@gevikohanian7748 2 года назад

This is inspiring. Thanks, I needed this currently in school and have two years left and have been rejected every time I had an interview.

@fredrickpwol8639 2 года назад

Thank you for this It's really inspiring, as someone that was suffering from burnout and not seeing myself growing for months this has been uplifting I feel my spirit alive now thank you for sharing this.

@Meenakshi_StockMarket 2 года назад

Truly amazing & inspiring...would follow your videos for positive energy ✨️ 👏

@eeebee7048 Год назад

Hi, I have been following you for quite some time. You really inspire me. I am two months to my 28th birthday . A masters in finance degree holder and working in the finance sector. I have been considering a change for a very long time. Married with a baby less than a year old but I am greatly inspired by your video. I know I am already old to switch but hope to comment in a few years later to let you know I have been successful in making a switch to be a software engineer. Watch out for my comment in the years to come

@forthehomies7043 2 года назад

Inspiring bro. Thank you for sharing your journey so far

@xZiera Год назад

I'm so glad to find this video today. You are awesome and Thank you!!!

@stevensonprimacio1592 Год назад

Oh my god , such an awesome video .finally found my favorite RU-vidr I can relate too. Here I was frickin out because my code camp starts in 3 months. This video got me fired up dude. I thought your channel name was weird. I'm a huge one piece fan. Omg how did I not see that. All my friends are software engineers and cyber security.that was such a great video. Keep going and making content buddy. People like me are always searching for someone like you. Your fellow Nakama.

@PIRATEKINGDOM Год назад

Welcome aboard :)

@DonovanKong 2 года назад

LFG Pirate! You inspired me and many others to venture in this field and to never give up. Thank you! 💪💪

@ivanfranciscolopezgarcia483 Год назад

Awesome video! Needed that, thank you. Love from Spain ❤️

@davidle5614 Год назад

you're my role model and that's why I'm currently working my way to become a software engineer :)

@vipulkumar6082 2 года назад

More power to you, hero!! 🌻💜

@dima1815 2 года назад

Wow you gave me motivation in the sense to prepare myself I really don’t know the path to take and where I could really start implying things from what I learn but I know that perseverance is one key that I will keep with me.

@anthonywong7906 2 года назад

You are one of the most inspiring people I know in the world, and I planned to follow in a similar footstep to yours prior to this video, only without the constant traveling. Here’s a question I want to ask: you stated that you originally wanted to become a game director. How did you change to decide to become a back-end software developer? I actually wanted to become a video game designer, like you, but seeing this, I would like to know if my interest might change as well, and understand a bit better beforehand, as I am still very young and inexperienced (I’m only an incoming high school sophomore as of right now)

@adamsmith9590 2 года назад

Keep making awesome and authentic content like this. Much respect!

@SamuelSanchez-xh2ii Год назад

Wow amazing! Thanks for sharing :)

@raihan7422 Год назад

so cool bro, i hope you can make more great video and great work on your company as well in the future

@tejasphirke3436 2 года назад

Your story is inspiring. I feel like crying, what an hard work and struggle you have done and achieved success..

@mmlb3198 Год назад

한국에서 개발중인 6년차인데 정말 영감을 많이 받았네요. 정말 하고싶은일을 해보는게 말처럼 쉬운일이 아닌데, 정말 멋있는것 같습니다. 세상을 보는 식견을 틔워주는 영상이네요. 좋은 영상 감사합니다.

@anshkumargarhewal8582 2 года назад

I literally got goosebumps hearing the last lines of Summary Section ❤️. Still a Long way to go PIRATE KING. Rounds Of Applause For You Big Brother..

@mulcro Год назад

Your story is so moving. I'll strive to be more determined as well 🙏

@thantienduc995 Год назад

I have to say that I am very appreciate because you made this video. I was also in the same difficult situation. This video have inspired me a lot.

@itsviibes5854 2 года назад

This was a great and inspirational video :) got the success and a person to share it all with congrats

@jaynielbondoc5690 2 года назад

As someone who also loves One Piece, you inspired me in many ways since I know I have mediocre skills in what I'm pursuing(Web development). I am inspired by your hardwork and learned from it. Keep inspiring us! Thank you so much, Nakama!

@AdityaYadav-ev5rm 2 года назад

such a great video.. This video shows how keeping patience can lead one to his/her destination than they can ever imagine...

@gaiusmarius6291 2 года назад

Thank you for making this amazing video, it really hit home with your own story.

@tihamshafi6402 Год назад

This is the most inspiring video I have ever seen :") respect man

@iamgurevich 2 года назад

I love your story! Thanks for sharing, it’s inspiring and reassuring

@Nick-bq1ez 2 года назад

Thank you for making this video, it's crazy seeing someone who I see as so successful have problems, but also inspiring!

@kevinla1645 2 года назад

As someone who recently graduated college and entered my first industry job, this video is very inspirational and I'm glad I found you in my recommendations!

@BobbyAbuchi Год назад

This is really inspiring. Thanks for sharing your story.

@kyleyuanrojo3624 2 года назад

Soo inspirational!! Thank u for posting this🙌❤️❤️

@ankitaburman5406 2 года назад

Man I was feeling down for some things going with my life , but after watching video and your life story I realized my pains are petty , I have gotta long way ahead of me , thank you so much for making this much needed video for me .🫡🫡🫡❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️love you loads ❤️❤️❤️

@crzyzhaa 2 года назад

very inspiring ! great video

@wallysonruan4246 Год назад

What a wonderful video, Pirate! I started to watch it because I've just started my journey to be a SOFTWARE ENGINEER like you. This video make me feel so capable of doing anything! Thanks for posting it and congratulation for being who you are. Greetings from Brasil!

@SalmanM190 Год назад

Out of all my years on youtube, I can say 100% that this is the best video ive seen so far. This was so amazing oh my god 😭

@azeezrazaq2343 2 года назад

With that sort of ending(One Piece), there is no way I wouldn't subscribe. Nice content, I've not felt this motivated in a long time. Thank You.

@TheMaverickjc29 2 года назад

Such a great video pirate, I can relate, haven't done it in coding (which really has been my struggle) but done it in tech support, I've grown that much only because my efforts and dedication, wish salaries were that good here in Costa Rica but I make plenty to support my family and my wife. On a site note, I cannot decide - your resemblance to L from death note and Kojima-San is intriguing jaja.

@PIRATEKINGDOM 2 года назад

@Confusedcapybara8772 Год назад

Loved the video and the heart you put into it. Respect

@theoli7740 Год назад

Thank you for the energy

@si1az0 2 года назад

wow, awesome video and very motivating for me. Thank you! Congrats on your growth btw (:

@zeratube8742 2 года назад

Samchon! The best thing and my favorite in this video is 6:15 hat ban below the monitor ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ and the other best thing is you listen to your wife's "silly idea" Congraturations Samchon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Respect your hardwork and consistency. Proud of you and emo!

@PIRATEKINGDOM 2 года назад

Zeraaaaaaaaaaaa ❤️

@EUU100 Год назад

God bless you! Let's go! Thanks for sharing

@hendrikstrauss3717 2 года назад

There are lots of things I want to write, that I don't think matter much. How you got me to watch One piece being the foremost of them. There is one thing tho which I want to say with conviction: Thank you for pointing a way through example and advice. You make me smile occasionally and add to my hope.