Coding Was Hard Until I Learned THESE 5 Things! 

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1 - focus on one thing. 2 - finish what you start 3 - embrace failure 4 - know the theory behind 5 - practice coding every day

Doing computer science in undergrad is one of the toughest things that I have ever studied. It was so hard and I cried so much over my assignments 😂😂😂 I don't regret it though because it made me a stronger person

You can honestly start under any circumstances. I started coding on a farm in the middle of nowhere and only had a semi-working IDE-App on my phone and an old C book. I worked through the whole thing on my tiny screen and made little games for my colleages. And now I'm an EE student and easily code anything for my thesis. As you see, there's literally no excuse! :)

Thanks for the Tips! :) Tip 1: 0:45 Focus on one thing at a time Tip 2: 2:27 Finish what you start Tip 3: 3:21 Embrace Failure Tip 4: 4:33 Learn the theory Tip 5: 5:27 code

Excellent advice and an entertaining video! I started 25 years ago and failed all my coding classes. I looked at my VB6 book and said, "I don't care, I'm going to be a programmer," then I started from page 1. Again. Determination has served me better than any other trait.

I had made a mindset that I was a bad programmar since I was very weak in coding in school time, but now my mindset is changing after watching your some videos.

These are great tips! Definitely some of what I would tell my younger self when I was learning to code. I would definitely also add… you need to AGGRESSIVELY block out anything or anyone who is going to distract and/or discourage you from reaching your goal of learning to code 👩🏾‍💻

I wish more people in more industries would give the advice of knowing the "why" or the "theory" of the thing. You may succeed without it, but you will make a better thing if you know why you're doing each part. Thank you for doing that!

As a Sr software engineer.... I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE!😆

All 5 can be summed up to 1 word: Persistence. You can pretty much do most thing with that.

Love the editing and content! ❤ currently studying computer science and it has been rough so any advice is welcomed thank you for uploading this!!

I’ve just started to code!! Well I started a course 10 months ago as a complete beginner and im 70% through it atm, I’m trying soooo hard but it’s the toughest thing ever ! Not giving up tho , im doing it every day

If wanna learn how to code, i would advice anyone to first learn algorithme. Coding actually uses the combination of algorithme which is the logical process of thought + the language to bring that algorithme to work. But the thing is algorithme never changes while the languages keep changing. For the first coding language i would suggest you start with Python, it's an easy to use language with far less prompts needed to execute an algorithme. This makes you able to focus on actually learning the algorithme than struggling to use the language.

in brief: In this video, the speaker discusses how to get started with coding and shares five tips to make it easier. The tips are as follows: 1. Focus on one thing at a time: Choose a course or resource and stick to it. Be disciplined about learning things in-depth. 2. Finish what you start: Develop the habit of completing projects, readings, or courses. Being relentless in software engineering is a desired trait. 3. Embrace failure: It's okay to fail, as it builds character. Learn from your mistakes and try to get better. Don't be afraid to ask for help or search for the correct answer. 4. Learn the theory: Understand the fundamentals before diving into coding. This will help you better grasp concepts and make coding more powerful. 5. Code: Practice coding daily to build your skills. Consistency and curiosity are key to learning faster and overcoming difficulties. By following these tips, the speaker claims that coding will become easier every day, and learners will be able to prove their capabilities to themselves.

The editing here is so good! And I love the emphasis on just starting - it's definitely the most important

I’m cs undergrad student, and what I would say that coding is pretty tough especially when you dive deeper into it. Rn I’m taking c++ class which is just brainstorming. We went through pointers which(for now) doesn’t make any sense for me, and I completed Java course which is pretty much the same as c++ but I understood it better, I guess because there is no pointer lol. In addition, I’m taking CRAZY assembly language class which ABSOLUTELY drives me nuts. Why do we even need that, I hope in the future I’ll appreciate myself that I took this class. In conclusion, guys don’t give up if you’re in your new way of learning programming language/s just practice and code 👩🏻‍💻 👨🏻‍💻, give hours and hours to code so your brain and fingers will get used to it. The rest are just easy as putting a butter on a bread. And again, I’m just an undergrad student, nothing much classes I took in college but assume I’m ready to go to job market, since most of the things I learned myself.

thank you. I'm learning python as someone who like, isn't wired for coding/math/logic puzzles! It's so easy to believe myself when I'm discouraged. How nice it is that getting stuck/needing to be persistent is just a part of the adventure!

As a softwarte developer, I find it amazing how good this advice is ! Nailed it !

Great tips for someone starting in software development. I would add to your tip about asking for help, that when you do ask for help, it's useful to provide a list of things you've already tried. This will help the person you're asking from providing answers you've already tried. Also, understanding the theory/fundamentals cannot be overstated. Understanding the why, not just the how, enables you to further leverage the frameworks you're working with as well as troubleshoot problems in the code. For example, my background as a senior dev is mainly in C#. I use Entity Framework extensively now - but if I was teaching or mentoring someone new to the language, I would probably start them out with just plain old ADO and T-SQL, so they would better understand EF and what its doing under the hood when they got there. And yes, there will be times when you spend days trying to figure out a problem. More often than not, the solution is relatively simple. Figuring it out can be a bear though.

i actually loved this video im doing a DEP in tech support (canada) and im just at the begening so we didnt start to see programming yet. I still wanted to give it a try so i started learning C# (the language we are going to learn) and i fond a web site to teach me the basic. after that i just tried to put them into pratice (its really not easy) but im managing from what i learn im currently trying to do a guessing game (not original I know) but its going great still isue but i find that its fun to know why there are error and see what to do to fix them. SO yea this video just made me remember what i got trough to get here in 2 weeks and its incredible knowing that 2 weeks ago i didnt even know what variable were!!!! thankyou for the video keep up the work and you just gained a follower.

A word of caution on the advice to finish no matter how time-consuming or frustrating it is: this advice is fine in short bursts, but I stuck with this same mindset for years, and it resulted in severe burnout. By severe, I mean even one month off work wasn't enough to recover. The problem here is that as you solve all these problems, you receive a hit of dopamine. Over time, you come to push yourself towards self-inflicted torture just for that hit, and those hits only come from long bouts of hyper-focused problem-solving. It's like an addiction, where the highs become fewer and farther between, and the lows become more frequent and devastating. So, yes, perseverance is important, but balance is key. Be sure to take frequent breaks, find joy in solving smaller problems, and don't be afraid to leave a problem unsolved for the day. Often, solutions come to you during mundane tasks or after a good night's sleep. Remember to practice self-care, seek support when needed, and maintain a healthy relationship with your work and yourself. In the long run, sustainable progress and personal well-being should always take precedence over short-term gains.

I started front end coding like HTML, CSS, Java and SQL a few weeks ago. After a long day of work it takes some true dedication to just sit at home and code and study and continue my work. Thank you for this video.

Currently trying to transition from mechanical engineering career to a software engineering role, thanks for the great tips!

the perfect inspo for doing my comp sci homework! Thanks

I absolutely love your stuff, and this video is no different! Thanks!

Great video! Loved the animations and work put into it

Honestly I know so much but I have one thing that has affected my productivity and it is allowing my curiosity to drift my focus away from starting and finishing projects at a time. I have so much materials that I will be jumping from one to the other and in effect making certain days unproductive. Because I am trying to learn everything at the same time. An Indian mentor gave me the same talk you are delivering through this video-he says focus on one thing at a time, master it, do all the research you can on it…. Don’t be looking at different materials online. Forget interview questions. Just focus on it and when you are done love to the next and master it and so on. He said it is better to be a master at something than to try to know everything but be average at all those things. We are doing some migrations and I took his advice and I see how it helped me to be productive and master things. If you wish to learn anything, control your appetite on every material and don’t just hop on whatever you see online. You will be tempted to but it will affect your productivity. It will create distractions in the leaning process. I am also currently learning python. Like she said, if today you wake up and want to study, for example, you can just decide to focus on data types and nothing more… when you feel really comfortable with it and can write codes using different data types then you might move ahead to choose something else in the same area. By that way you are more organized and focused and that will enhance your learning.. In short, set goals everyday and have the discipline to stick with that goal no matter what tempts you. Trust me I have experienced the syndrome of the downside of curiosity and how it can also affect you. Sometimes I will be learning python, and I will switch to a tab and click something on postgress or MySQL etc… you will find out at the end of the day you literally didn’t accomplish any solid goal. Imagism waking up with a study goal and dedicate hours to it and you constantly do so. You will marvel at how good you will become. My experience!

Thanks for this . I really need this right now because recently I have stopped coding properly.

Thank you for this. Really needed it.❤

Really great advise. This video is not only for coding but for learning anything new and just being relentless

Take every big task and break it up into small steps. As long as you are learning 1 thing and retaining and understand the concept that’s a victory 😊

I started college and I'm only on week 3 of assignments (doing online college) and I chose computer science as my major. I KNOW that down the line I'm going to need to learn how to code and I'm honestly nervous about it! I tried coding in high school for video game development and...I honestly didn't do great...I got irritated but I kept trying but I just couldn't do it...that was when I was I believe either 17 or 18 and now I'm nearly 26 years old. I'm hoping that since I'm older it won't be as hard but I'm not so sure...I DEFINITELY want to graduate college though so I'll definitely try my best... I chose computer science because I'm really good with technology and I have interest in computers and always have so I thought it'd be perfect for me. We'll see what happens...

Absolutely loved this video. Very creative cinematography! Keep up...

You talking about being proud of your failures, while failing to describe the word failure, and keeping that cut in the video, is art.

I needed that Great vid. thank you!

I needed to hear this. Thanks for the video.

thank you!! this helped me change my mindset and my attitude towards studying programming (:

Great content Pooja Dutt. What a magic formula to master programming. Consistency and practice is the key. Sticking to a course to completion irrespective of how long it takes has been my undoing. Thank you Pooja for your insightful nuggets.

I've been following you for a long time now and i learned a lot from you. hope i become a good programmer in future. thankyou so much for all your advices

Great video, good to hear your honest experiences

You have helped me so much with the metaphorical wall I was hitting and you’re so stunning

Just starting my coding journey. I'm subscribing to this channel based on this video alone. A lot of helpful and logical tips!

this was awesome thank you!

This was so well formulated. Thank you for an informative and straight to the point video.

Amazing video! I love how authentic you are. Tips were good, but your creativity an charisma is what I liked the most!

💕💕💕This is great. You said what I was feeling.

I feel like it’s all about putting in time I’ve been learning for awhile like 3 years but I’m not working as a web developer. Joined an online school supposed to be done next month but I’m ready for work

I loved this video the best !! Keep making amazing videos like this ❤

Love this video. Thankyou. First time I crossed your channel. I love your time and comedy. And straight up honesty.

I love how she gives examples of knowledge!!

FOCUS! Thanks for sharing Pooja.

Love your advice. It's overwhelming, to say the least.

Great video, you're encouraging I just finished my exam and saw I had to make codes and got mad myself that I didn't know what to do, I'll call tutor and open up to her and tell her I'll try but it's intimidating and hopefully she gives me guidance

Tip 3 is so true! Accept error logging. It’s the best! 🎉

Thank you! Your brain is beautiful. I'm mid lose my mind phase struggling to learn java, my instructor is useless and zybooks is written in another language. I'm devouring others wisdom to get out of this black hole. This was a good reprieve. Thank you

I studied computer science and AI. Theory was interesting and fairly easy to understand. Implementation was hard and my coding skills were a struggle for me, especially doing assembly code 🙄. C and c++ were easy in comparison even though i thought they were hard! I grew to hate coding!! I went into a different industry. Recently i started coding again and learning a new language online. I love it. Thinking of changing and going back to coding. I got the qualification but no experience and i will probably need to do courses to re-learn but i seem to understand it much faster this time!

I just found out your channel, and watched your video abut your software engeneer journey, and I inmediatly subscribe, I love your content!!!

M not a software engineer, but this video is very helpful for enhancing working discipline.

Luved your video. I teach a course in IT and will be telling my students they need to watch!

I'm doing a CST course (CST 1101) and my final is in a few hours. I'm terrified of the outcome, but I know I'm going to give it my all because it's all I can do. This video relaxed me a lot seeing how everybody fails and doesn't get it right the first time and that's ok. As long as I'm learning at a study pace I'll be ok. Thank you for making this video, you're so entertaining 😊😂😁❤

Thank you this is what i needed

I love your format! I laughed and was actually able to be tricked into absorbing the message. ty you're awesome!

Thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed the video.

Needed it! Best one

Exactly what I was looking for ..!! Thank you

I definitely want to show all my university student this. So many relevant statements...

Thanks for the useful advice ma'am I really needed that.

Its like a real verbal language, you have to live it. At work when people were trained to code it was the people who lived it that succeeded whereas the ones who treated as part of a 9-5 job and who expected to be shown every step failed. I would also add that finding an opportunity to step back from learning the detail and see an overview will give you a foundation and context to build on with the detail because sometimes you just can't see the forest for the trees.

Hi pooja great video can you tell me when you are doing an online video course do you like spend more time taking notes or just watch the videos and implement the code and come back to these videos as a reference if you have forgotten something. thanks

That energetic and real-time learning... Thank you for your

This video helped a lot. Very well put together 💯🔥 and informative.

Omgggg okay sooooo… this is where I thought I was messing up. I realized I was memorizing things and not REALLY understanding the theory so here I am starting from the beginning AGAIN lol. And you just touched base on things that I didn’t take in the first time around.

Organically following your curiosity is an excellent observation. Find something you don't know and do a depth first search on it til you understand it.

just started watching this channel, your content is amazing, and very playful I can tell you spend a lot of time making this content. i'm busy trying to learn coding and i'm a beginner just installed vs code. i need to start learning how to code and most importantly i need to learn how to create websites. but i need to learn how to code them even though there's websites that help you create websites. i also need to know how to code it so i'm finding you videos very helpful. if you have any tips for me to hesitate to drop some. but thanks for you content again🙂

thanks, thats just what i needed to hear

this video is so inspirational as im starting coding with not a lot of knowledge about it

much respect, im in school now learing SWE and i made a C in my java class last year and have to take it over. Giving up was never an option, i've been using Programiz for training, reading daniel liang intro to java programming none stop and using W3schools and im alot better. like you said " when failure come" use it as motivation!!

thank you for the advice much more easy and stress relief

Epic advice :) Thank you. Love your quirky vibes

I was learning to code COBOL on mainframes in the days when there was no such thing as online forums…internet was this great thing that had started to appear in public discussions(mid 90s) and I had to go to the Library to get IBM mainframe related books on MVS, JCL, DB2 etc Today the world is so much more rich in terms of availability of resources…all that is needed in a ‘desire’ and the necessary hard-word/persistence … the most generic, basic, profound and eternally true qualities that are needed to succeed in anything. No other advice is needed…JIST GET GOING

Hi Pooja, I'm interested in getting into Coding & taking a Coding Bootcamp course. The only thing is that I'm HORRIBLE when it comes to math and I've struggled with any math course I took both in undergrad and grad school. My question is does a person have to be well-versed in math to be able to do well in a coding bootcamp/do well professionally as a Coder? Your insight will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I always say that if you can understand your c++ compiler errors and what they are saying, you can understand the force just fine.

I'm really struggling right now on my course which is Computer Science. I don't know if I can graduate because I really sucks at coding. I'm grateful that I found your yt channel, it really inspires me.

Hi there, when one code block works, how do you store it for future reference? You cannot remember 100s of lines? Do you use an app or print out also what you get on your console.log or debug or any other output? Do make a screenshot?

1. Coding is a skill that can be learned by anyone, regardless of their background or previous experience. 2. By challenging yourself to start coding, you can discover your own capabilities and potential in the field. 3. Coding allows you to solve problems and create solutions using logical thinking and creativity. 4. Learning to code opens up numerous career opportunities in a wide range of industries, from technology to finance to healthcare. 5. The process of coding can be both challenging and rewarding, as it requires continuous learning and problem-solving. 6. Through coding, you can develop critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to break down complex problems into manageable steps. 7. Coding empowers you to bring your ideas to life and create tangible products or applications that can make a positive impact. 8. The coding community is vast and supportive, offering resources, forums, and communities to help you learn and grow. 9. Continuous practice and learning in coding can lead to personal and professional growth, as you become more proficient and confident in your abilities. 10. Coding is a lifelong skill that can adapt to the ever-changing technological landscape, making it a valuable asset in today's digital world

Nice - thanks for the tips

Failure is the most important part of learning. So underrated. Great video.

My issue is that I don’t have the discipline when it comes to studying from home. There are way too many distractions and I learn better when I have structure and an actual class type of dynamic. When I’m home I can’t turn my brain off long enough to absorb the information and I can’t keep myself accountable for the work I put in. I understand it when I learn it but because I take so many gaps between learning I can’t fully remember it properly. I was excited to do fullstack academy but was mislead so I dropped out and now idk what to do. My actual school does something close to a Bootcamp but only offers it during the summer and charges 1k a class and that’s money I don’t have 😢 it’s not so much overwhelming for me it’s just my learning environment

Tysm for this ✨😁

I needed this as I struggle with graphs problems lol. What movie / show is that at 4:30 with the person sitting near computers. Looked interesting

A good teacher ( online or in person) and/or a good tutor ( online or in person) and/or a good mentor ( online or in person) and/or a good book ( online or in person) are all paramount.

Thanks for all these amazing tips!

I’ve been learning python and enjoying it. But I’ve enrolled into a course and they’ll be starting with JavaScript. So now I have this dread that I’m gonna forget all my progress with Python lol. Hopefully I can learn both at once and not have it become tedious where I give up. As I was enjoying my Python flow.

You, sister, have been the most real person I have seen about coding. Failure will happen.

I love you, this video is made so frickin well!

Hello, i am looking at the MacBook Pro 16 inch, it comes with 18g ram. Is this enough to get started and last long enough as you grow and learn more??

What is your advice for a Self-Taught Developer ? I started with Python, now I am doing Weekly projects & learning new libraries by completing a course online! Also, what other things would a developer need to know ? Git, Data Structure & Algorithm, what others ? Looking for a remote internship, Thanks!!

Really liked your story telling…subscribed halfway the video ❤

is there a spotify where i can hear more of you violin playing. 🤣 thanks for the encouragement.