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btw, thank ya so much for the video! I just cannot bring myself to get past errors lol so that's something I gotta work on. other than that, I have tons of things to learn but that's the beauty of all of this, learning through hands-on experience is just more memorable, regardless of its productivity Anyway, thanks again! Looking forward to more !
I started coding, or programming as we called in those days, at school in 1974 with a language called CESIL, which is sort of similar to assembly language. In those days schools didn't have computers so we wrote our code, tested it manually by doing "dry runs" and then transferred it to punch cards using a black pen to mark where the punch holes would be on blank cards. These got sent away to county hall to be run on their mainframe. A week later you got your printout back with your output which was never anything complicated. These days it's fantastic that anyone can get themselves started with python or similar language and get instant feedback and help to aid both their development and love of this discipline. Good luck to all those who are just starting out on this journey.
"When I run a piece of code for the first time, and it runs without error, I get deeply suspicious". Oh dear, same here. My typically reaction is "oh - I guess I forgot to actually call the function..."
I find it is magnitudes harder to debug problems that don't cause my code to break so my first reaction is "son of a $%^&*" because it never happens that there is nothing to debug.
I am a little late getting to this video, it was just suggested today. As a self-taught software engineer who has been doing this for ten years and now handles hiring at an eCommerce agency as the Director of Engineering, I cannot agree more with you on this video. This video is full of fantastic advice. That part about being immediately suspicious if code runs without an error the first time never, ever goes away. When I write anything if it runs without an error I immediately attach a debugger and walkthrough because I just assume I made a mistake ... this has saved me many times. Some tidbits I would add: 1. Learn a version control system like Git 2. Always, and I mean always, back up anything you are about to make changes to before you do. 3. Accept someone else will always know more, become a sponge 4. Learn to take critical feedback. It is not personal. When I review someone's code my feedback is always meant to make them a better engineer. Number 4 to me is critical. When I started out I came from a career as a chef, so I was used to getting very critical feedback. When I got my first reviews of my code in a professional setting the other more senior engineers were stunned when my response was, "Thank you, I will get these changes implemented." I had honed humility for years as a chef and it has served me well as an engineer.
ol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.) now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
@@CamiloCura This video tells you exactly where to start! Python is used by MANY huge tech companies and in basically every IT industry/specialization, and it is definitely the easiest language to learn.
After you've done a few projects I recommend looking at how experts structure their code. This is helpful for learning how to organize your code so that other people can easily make sense of and edit your code.
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making such a genuine video on how to learn python. The steps are crystal clear and definitely doable. It has given me enough motivation and strength to start learning. Until I stumbled upon this video I had self-doubt if I can learn coding at all. Thank you once again Tina, God bless you good health, happiness, prosperity and peace in life!
Have your sins been forgiven today and forever? Think about this. The God of the Bible, the One True God made You and I to worship him, obey Him, and enjoy Him forever. But You and I break His laws daily. You, like me, are not good at all in the eyes of God. ‘There is no one good, no not even one. (Romans3:10) ‘For all have sinned and fall short of The Glory of God’ (Romans 3:23) You have always done wrong in the eyes of God, this is a problem because Psalm 5:5 reads: ‘...You [GOD] hate all who do wrong.’ ‘But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.’ Rom 5:5 The person who sins is the one who will die. Ezekiel 18:20 All these things and more are counted against us. God is the just judge of the world and one day He will settle the score for all the wrongs we've done. God is holy meaning He is righteous (morally perfect in thought, word, and deed) It also means He is set apart and infinitely higher than us. Being a Good and Just Judge, God will punish You for all Your sin or wrongdoing in the world. This means that if You sin ONCE, God will cast you in hell for eternity. Because He is good and He doesn't turn a blind eye to sin. So how can God forgive you and me of all our sins? But there is good news. 2000 years ago Jesus the Son of God came into this world and lived a perfect life ( He never sinned once) and He died on the cross taking the wrath that we deserve and paid the penalty for the sins we committed. The bible says that if you will repent (confess and forsake your sins) and trust in what Christ did on the cross OUT OF HIS LOVE FOR YOU-(He took the wrath of God against you for your evil deeds and thoughts). Then all your sins will be forgiven and when you die you will be in heaven with God and all who have believed in The Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the true Gospel of Jesus: Jesus died( Bore the punishment for your evil sins and heart, so that you can be forgiven. He took your special spot in Hell) and on the third day, He rose from the grave(So that you can have true life and His spot next to The Real God.). Verses: ‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.’ Rom3:24; ‘Because I Live You also shall Live’ Jhn14:19 Get right with God today, don't wait. Once you die after that comes the judgment. It's the most important thing you can do. If you repent and trust in what Christ did on the cross for You then you will be born again. Right now you're dead in your sins and you can't see the beauty of Jesus Christ but after you trust in Christ all the things you hate about God like obeying him, serving Him, loving Him and others, reading the bible, praying, and going to church, you will love to do those things because God changes your heart. That's how you know you have been forgiven? That's how you know you have been born again and forgiven. Please think long about this, and most importantly please take at least 5 minutes a day to read the Bible. Start in 'Matthew'. An eternity in hell (darkness and a lake of fire the bible describes it, with weeping and gnashing of teeth) or an eternity out of that place and into the loving arms of God who is infinitely glorious, has infinite knowledge and has infinite power to do all that He pleases. You decide. [ *Truth is independent of human conviction, meaning that what you believe does not change the fact that Jesus is your only Hope* .] Have a great day!
@@lilz-.5145 I am just following the road map suggested by you. Studying "just enough" and I must say it is working well. Initially I did not know where to stop, now I have started undertaking that point. Thanks to you once again. Covered Python, Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib and scikitlearn. Started taking small projects already done and trying to understand the approach and code on my own. While doing so, i get to see new learn new things which I need to go back, learn and come back. 😅😁😁
@@carsanovadidrifto800 I find it funny seeing someone copy and paste 20 verses with no context, out of nowhere. I love it, most people dont remind us about sins especially in a youtube comment section about coding.
I was sat down looking at my screen while gaming for however many hours in a row and then I thought that my computer is literally allowing me the access to gain any knowledge and tools so useful in this day and age. I was thinking about learning how to code for years now, this time I'm actually planning on making a start and this was the very first video I've watched on my coding journey. Thank you so much for your video Tina
@@azizhani33 I don’t think Tina is negating additional resources. Stack, often has the answer you are looking for. The ability to search it out, and utilize it, without having to post is spot on. I believe she’d agree that there are many resources as you suggested that will be of great assistance. For example, I utilized Discord the other day for the first time and within ten minutes a fellow coder jumped in and assisted me in a resolution in just a few minutes. I find answers on Reddit as well. More resources, more answers, amazing community out there.
I am extremely demotivated to study programming and it sucks. All my collegues are men, every professor I work with is a man, they are great but I do not feel represented tbh... now that i've seen your video, i feel so much better! We really need more women in programming! Thank you! 💖
My daughter is super excited about learning Python at school... I'd like to think the near future will see a shift towards a far better mix of software engineers. (Also better reporting of women who are already active or have been pivotal historically, both of which can get overlooked by mainstream media, of course...)
I agree with you 100%, I wouldn’t be surprised if CS has the lowest percent of women out of any college major. The stereotype that programming or CS is only for sweaty, fat (male) nerds has got to go 😭
Code academy has been a life saver. I tried couersa and it wasn’t help for true beginners. I will definitely take a couersa class in the future but id definitely start at code academy and work your way up to couersa. I tried learning code 1 hour a day for 4 days but it wasn’t helpful. So I’ve been learning to code 2 hours a day and that’s made a huge difference in my progress. Great video.
Omg Tina have you ever thought of being a coach, tutor, something along those lines? Literally I was listening to you explain all the things I went through and that I’m still going through! You’re very clear and to the point with great examples! You’re really good at explaining really hard concepts in a simple manner. All I can think about now is arrays arrays arrays library Python project simple start ❤️ thank you soooo much for the encouragement and tips to continue this journey.
I recommend you to put cc/subtitles for better understanding not that I don't understand what you are saying whatsoever you are good at speaking and teaching(I'm a fan ) it just it is hard for me to comprehend some words or things you are saying so if there were subtitles that would be pretty helpful. you are amazing and my inspiration. thank you so much tina :) also one thing naruto reference ahhhh you just won my heart I would love to see anime references more in future haha
Something I would add is just know that you'll always be teaching yourself stuff on a daily basis as a software engineer. Don't think you can just learn how to code and then that's it. Your whole career is learning how to code, constantly.
I am so happy to have found such an intelligent, positive, empowering woman who also knows how to teach others in simple terms. New Subscriber. Thank You!
Hey Tina, From my childhood I always wanted to be a cardiologist but when I understood what they do, I really didn't want to enter that profession, I have found coding very interesting and am really improving at it. You have been an amazing inspiration, thank you for all the amazing videos :)
Man, must faster way - find menter. And do not ask him questions like "how to do this?" You mus him self offer options. Menter will just guide you in the right direction and you will figure it out faster. P.S. Sorry for my english im just study not long.
I just started learning python a couple weeks ago and this video was so good to watch! I was totally getting caught up in the details, but I’m going to take your advice and just keep pressing on. I like how you have lots of real world examples of projects that we could do. That’s helpful too
@@irvinbustillos4054 lol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.) now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
I Google so much when coding something! I love seeing all the other comments about that too! I also love the dive in approach! I worked for a professor that did research on the idea of using the take an engine apart and put it back together approach to learn about it with coding. I loved her ideas and the lessons she put together! Love the emphasis on being comfortable with errors and trial and error process!
4 hours of studying basics sounds scary to some (me) but anyone stepping to this level of dedication, be sure to spread that time out in a day and have fun in between new knowledge! don't burn yourself out when you don't have to, best of luck to everyone honing and manifesting this useful skill in the age of information and the internet 🤝
Yt recommended this all of sudden when i was stucked in doing one of my java program.This is Inspirational and to the point.Thanks alot,Keep bringing more content like this.
I've watched a number of 'getting started' videos, and this was honestly the most well packaged and comprehensive, without being a daunting amount of time. Thank you.
I've been in school for so long and have always struggled with programming, despite it being my major. The more I listened to you, the more lights that came on in my mind! Thank you so much for this video! I'm sure I'm not the only one that really appreciates it! :)
couldnt have come at a better time! im just starting to learn python to prepare for my college course and i nearly fell victim to some of the mistakes you mentioned... thank you for this video!
I would say that this is a great video, however I think writing notes is a good way to learn if you are practising as well, I always look over my notes when I forget something and it helps me more than if I googled something, the notes I write however aren't filled with big words or have lots of info, but I usually write an example of code and explain it in the notes in a way that I understand. Oh btw i still Google stuff I don't know but if I went over something already then I use my notes because I've written them in a way that helped me grasp the concept of the code when I wrote them.
Awesome video. Really like how you emphasize projects cause coding into the blue doesn't really help with staying motivated. That's also why I like web development so much because it's kinda like being a digital creator and you visually see the outcome.
I love the way you explain things... how direct and honest you are. Im just starting this journey and Im dealing with the overwhelming part. Wish you could be my personal coach🥰
Your point about the environment being the greatest barrier for a new programmer is so accurate and sadly too often neglected. There is analysis paralysis, the difficulty of matching the correct versions of a development stack to different tutorials, and other traps that are really the proper domain of the IT professional.
When you're taking a CS class in college but the things you're learning and working on (on your own time) are things that come in later classes, but you can't skip the classes because of the "curriculum", making you feel like you're wasting your money on the class........
I'm not one to judge or anything, I often find classes frustrating or uninteresting. But in my experience a lot of the time - not all of it : ) - the classes will in fact be covering things in a deeper or wider sense. A lot of the ad-hoc knowledge you get in practice, specially starting out, can come with some problems - since you're starting out, it's hard for you to filter all of that yourself. Also, chances are if you understand the topic well you can leverage the contact with your teachers through the classes. Of course all of this will chance from person to person and class to class, and sometimes what you're looking for is simply not what the curriculum is designed for, but just thought I'd throw my 2 cents as someone who has felt the same.
This is why I’m probably not gonna finish college. I started going back to school for CS to get a job, but quickly realized that I don’t need a degree to do so.
Ive found that having a teacher and peers who you can get feedback and advice from can be super beneficial too, in a way that you don’t have when self-studying. Especially when you’re first starting out, even stack overflow can be confusing. I have done both but I didn’t mind relearning the basics, I just feel like I have a better understanding of them now
@@babyqeels THIS. I learned THE MOST from programming with other people in my classes. Being able to explain your solutions to others, and trying to understand different solutions is essential to being a good programmer!
This is truthfully the best video for beginners I've watched... I needed this straightforward advice which is surprisingly harder to find than I'd hoped.
Thank you for this, i just started going hard on learning c++ and I was reading a book and taking page long notes. So you pulled me out of that trap early on.
I wasn't thinking "that's a short period of time". I was thinking "Wow, where am I going to get 4 hours a day to study after an 8 hour work day, cooking/eating, taking care of my dogs, and spending time with my wife?"
haha v true. I think that kind of schedule would only be feasible if you're a student during break or currently unemployed/working part time. For most people would have to proportionally decrease time/day and increase number of days.
@@TinaHuang1 I watched this because the nature of my dev job is about switching between like 10 apps that all have pretty different tech (we're working on getting everything to the same language), so I haven't really felt specialized in anything. Some of the tips are really helpful for my side studies, so I appreciate it :)
Who needs a wife when having an IDE? I mean sex is cool and all but have you ever troubleshot something for 2 hours and finally find the one line which is causing all the trouble?
Meal prep. Ask your wife to help you with the dogs. Tell your wife you're going to be taking extra time to study so you won't get to spend time with her every day or you can sit next to her but you'll be focusing on your studies. Study during bathroom breaks, daily commute, while waiting for food to cook, in the mornings before work, etc.
Awesome video! I had to teach myself coding for graduate school, this past year, since a lot of assignments involved a bunch of data analysis or just couldn't be solved by hand to begin with so CodeCademy really came in clutch. One thing I really like though, maybe because my background is more math related but not sure, I sometimes plan out the logic I want to code first and write it out in paper. This sort of helped me if something is pretty complex involving a lot of classes, different objects or nested loops, etc...; and helps add some order to the madness. But all in all rule of thumb is practice PRACTICE whenever you can and try to make it fun when possible.
I started with no experience or education. Started with Java. It was very difficult in the beginning After the first year I began to get the hang of it. After 7 years of success I left the coding field because of the stress and stagnation on my body. Starting revising for my own company and enjoying it.
The Odin project is the best for setting up your environment and Angela Yu The complete Web Development bootcamp 2021 also does a great job. They both tackle what you need right at the beginning.
+1 for Odin, currently overseeing a friend who is looking to enter the tech industry and he is going through Odin's coursework. Been really impressed with the quality of materials and the breadth of topics covered. As a working software engineer would 100% recommend from what I have seen thus far.
Thank you, I really appreciate the time you took on this video to explain things! Going to start working towards Python and making use out of it, coolest thing I found was when a young lady created a simple app to take songs she like from RU-vid and was able to add them to her playlist on her phone by just saving them or liking them not sure it's been a while.
@@Namuggah Slowly. 😬 I'm told that feeling is normal, so I'm trying to just take it easy at first and not be in a rush. I'm hoping at some point I'll learn enough for new knowledge to have more context and start snowballing a bit. I've had a few gaps, too, what with moving and starting a job and other life stuff. Hang in there! Maybe in a year you and I can make sense of it lol
Hi Tina, I am Geethanjali, I would love to thank you for helping me start my coding with little kick start learning n I did my first project today. I am so happy and thankful to you. Your video made me do my own project thank you once again. Little about myself, I am manual tester and did automation course but no real experience I have 5 plus years of experience from 2 years home maker with 2 kids. Learning python now n did a small project looking forward to learn more.
I have seen tons of (How I would learn to code if I could start over).... THIS IS THE BEST... the info in here is so on point and answers so many questions for me! Thank you.
I learned in just the same way as I learned how to jump from the back door of a plane with a parachute(I didn't want to learn this but I was made to learn)-rote memorization and fast repetition.
Today is my first day learning python, which also will be the first programming language i've ever learned. This video got me super pumped to start this journey into the world of coding! :} plus you earned a new subscriber! Well done!
I've been getting this video in my recommendations for like 4 months now and I've been ignoring it thinking it would be boring BUT HOLY HELL IT WAS AMAZING! It was really helpful and I wasn't bored for 1 single second! Thank you!
This was incredibly helpful! I was having the same problem where I was trying to learn all details and understand all the syntax before just getting into the code and playing with it. Thank you!
I think you re an incredible smart girl! I learn a lot from you! I also think that learning coding is the best decision of mine cause I want freedom and higher income . thank you for your content! You re Chinese. Chinese people are extremely smart and hardworking!
Thanks for this Tina! I just quit my job to take some time off and pivot into a more technical role, and this really helped reinforce my mindset starting from square 1.
This is exactly where I wanted to start. I'm going to go deep with Python as my main coding language. The books mentioned are what I want too. I have this other book I started with in the mean time that's also an intro to Python with simple "hello world" kind of simple programs, but I'll definitely check out the 2 books mentioned. I feel we learn the same way and learning syntax and all that... big advice plus to skip that. I'm listening through this video again for the second time. (I missed the books the first time. There might be more I missed.) lol
These videos are really helpful, I watch them with my friends on Voicely whenever we practice coding. We all agree that we learned more from RU-vid videos than from school lol
Hi Tina, Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge it helps a lot to see through a Professionals' perspective. I know a few programing languages but sometimes I get into the details too much and forget the bigger picture. Your video has helped so Thanks.
Hey, Thanks, Tina....I just started my journey and to listen to you makes me feel all is good with me :))) I'll come back to you in several months..and who knows, maybe even faster. May all go well for you! :)
No idea why was this in my watch later but I'm glad it was. I remember seeing this randomly when it was just released, and now again that I've decided to take on Python. Thank you Tina for the memory jog 👌
Oh so I have been coding a little bit over a year now lol. Next week I officially graduate from my 4 month fullstack coding bootcamp. Yeah me!!! So anways, if there is anything important that I have learned it's these 2 things. 1. Sometimes it's good to understand the how or how does this code work vs the why or why this code works. 2. As a developer most likely, especially on the job it is super rare that you will start from scratch when coding. Most likely you will start with code in front of you that is not yours and you may have to make changes to it as an assignment. So basically learn how to read other people's code. Because you will most likely work on teams and have to use the technology called git (used in the command line) to make pulls and pushes to the code in order to save your changes. Good Luck out there guys!!!
Hey miss Tina, thank you for the upload, I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and wisdom. I know the video is for everyone, but let me be selfish and thank you for clarifying for someone literally just staring out.
This is amazing. I have been looking at where I should start and what not but there’s so much! I did start with it thin just based on the fact that it’s widely used. Thank you for this!
I love your videos! Yes I am definitely getting more excited to become a data scientist. I’ve always been good at math & took AP Statistics. I’m really interested in learning to code so I’m ready for this next adventure!
I appreciate you recommendation, but I think from my perspective and my experience during my CS degree I would recommend that you start with C or C++ as a start because it will let you know the fundamental, data type, RAM allocation for each data type, signed and unsigned data type, long and long long data type, struct and union, structure and OOP and many more basics instead of starting with high level language like python.
I guess the problem with c and c++ is. It's hard to understand it at first , so lot of people will give up early...that's not the case with python, it's fairly easily
I would say it depends on your goals. If you're learning to code because you are interested in CS then yeah start with C. If you're interested in automating stuff you do (or just want to learn for job things) then I think it's best to start with a higher level language. But I'm just a noob so what do I know
ol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.) now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
@@bodigames There will always be a time and place where you could be enabled to learn it, learning to code in college is not really the best way to learn since you're under pressure and on a time limit for the sake of a grade and an overarching GPA and have to worry about your financial situation as well (I acknowledge that some people can handle this kind of pressure) rather than enabling you to find the right type of work or project to enable you to learn it or interest you, everyone learns it differently. I would say don't give up but I'd like to add that there really is no shame in not learning coding it's just in demand for businesses so they have a higher pool of people to pick from which probably explains why a semester of coding always feels so similar to a deadline at work. :]
Great video! It's made me feel more confident in my decision to become a programmer as well as reminded me to make sure that I understand the code I'm working with
Hi Tina, this is my first time on your channel and I am an electrical engineering student who wants to shift to computer science side and for that I'm learning python (actually enjoying) and I really needed a guidance or how to actually work effectively on my coding and this is what exactly I was lookin for. So thanku so much it really helped a lot.
I have about no clue on how to code as a 14 year old and it has always intimidated me despite doing absolutley nothing yet this video has definitley motivated me thanks 😁😁
THANK YOU!!! for doing this video, your expertise coupled with your cheerful demeanor helped me a LOT. Learning to code is such a daunting prospect after all. :-O
How would you suggest finding an internship as a beginner coder? Also, can you describe the difference between github and stack overflow? Thanks for explaining with stack overflow is! Also, really appreciate how you make your videos understandable to everyone, not just those who know about the material :)
6:20 Stocks trading bot, sounds interesting, saw that you’re also studying about the trading fundamentals on some of your study with me video. Are you making a video about it? Very interested :)
Hiya data professor! Yeah! Plan is to be doing a livestream of Jake Amaral and I coding a trading bot next weekend :D just waiting on account approvals :)
Do u mean applying for foreign companies ? i mean I was thinking about it, since I lost interest in working with our companies due to their bullshit designs and shitty servers.. well Thanks for being concerned :3
Thanks for commenting,I will refer you to trade analyst and, accountant to make good income ,go more on digit asset's==+1....,7....,7....,2....,2....,4....,2....,5....,7....,9....,2
For now actually I am just trying to collect the maximum amount of skills to be validated tho :3 I will try to freelance when I reach a level that I could be proud of :3 thanks for ur concern :3
thanks for clear direction! A lot of educational resources want you to choose what to learn and I don't even understand the options. Thanks for some clarity. Also the 2 week timeframe gives me a little hope. Even if it takes longer at least I have something to go for
Hey Tina, thanks for releasing this video. I wholeheartedly agree with the fact that understanding how to debug your code is a core element of coding :> that mentality has served me very well whenever I pick up a new function and I'm trying to figure out what it means or stands for. I thinking that picking up a language, or functions isn't hard. What I struggle with the most is knowing how to bring them all together to analyse things around me; TLDR I'm not a well of project ideas, but I supposed I'll start by Googling (as is the norm HAHA). I appreciate the beginner projects that you have mentioned and that is something I want to try out now. I've really only known to do what is assigned to me (be it work or studies), but never tried to apply them to the environment around me. :"D
My "first" java project is making an android game. And im still developing it, i just added AI pathfinding yesterday, and then i just realized that this projects is getting really really big than what i originally planned. And in scared. Hahahahaha
Hows your program now? Sounds like an idea that I had with a friend the other day. We thought of a game and had to stop ideas because of how complex we were making it, lol But if executed correctly, well...
I have to say I fully agree with the sentiment of always try to go beyond the scope of the base project. I first attempted to learn programming through University in 2009, for reasons I had to take a break but eventually got back into it and have been working as a Game Engineer for the last 3.5 years. To the point though, in my Intro to programming class in 09, we were using Java as the language, and the instructor basically had a list of mini projects to try to get through by the end of the semester. The final one being a basic blackjack game...Me being a fan of blackjack I did exactly what you said, instead of doing a base print to console I was looking up and using a lot of the Java GUI functionality to play the game through popup windows that could take user input etc. Nearly had it fully working by the end of the semester. I eventually revisited the blackjack game for another class and built a version of it in Unity.
