New video - Q&A 💻: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIqVvKWOk5DgaNI.html (Day in The Life of a Twitter Software Engineer | Q&A)

Watching after layoff

This video hit home. Thank you for making this video - I am currently doing a software engineering internship, and seeing your video makes me feel good about the struggles Ive been facing as well. Cheers!

@ahmedaly116

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@saurabh2436

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmedaly116 how to become Software engineer for what is roadmap in BCA student.

@angelachanellehuang5663

Жыл бұрын

People are from London. Why is it so busy in america????

One of the better videos I have seen on this topic, awesome job, lovely storytelling.

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

Watching you struggle brought a flashback of us switching from jest/enzyme to jest/react testing lib and me spending 3 hours trying to make a simple test work. This is def realistic dev life portrayal right here.

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Dude I feel you! We’re still converting tests over from enzyme. And while RTL is still so much better it’s so much context switching even between the two libraries.

Beautiful content ❤️👌🏾enjoyed it !

Excellent take on this very popular topic. Loved it. Your voice is really soothing as well

Hey hello! I'm currently seeking to get a study in SE, now im just in a call center (kill me) ..but videos like this, motivates me even more to change my life and seek another path/purpose in the day by day. Please keep going onto video SE related, cause you got a New subs here. Good day!!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcos!

I would love to see a video of your coding timeline over the last years, what kind of companies you’ve worked at and how you got a job at Twitter!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Added to the video list, thanks for the suggestion!

Thank you for posting this. The biggest thing holding me back was self doubt on whether or not I could actually do this type of job with out a degree. Just chugging along. I'll get there.

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

You absolutely can do this job without a degree!! Don’t give up, keep at it, little by little you will get there.

Man! I love this video. So real

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼 more coming!

Thanks for sharing your day as a software engineer with us all! I'm looking to transition into a more secure career path, and this is so helpful!! Wishing you my best from Copenhagen

Thanks brother I appreciate the advice.

Ok,this is gonna be my inspiration since I 've always thought that I won't make anything to success but you video changed my mind

Idk if someone noticed this but you went for lunch at 2pm and at 7:43 you came back to work saying 1:00pm back to work 🤷🏻‍♂️

Very clean video, man! Thanks for showing what SWE life looks like

i need a desk tour and more puppy time!!

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

I got your desk tour, right here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYphrMFmZ9G2Yps.html

Your video so relax and your dog, he so cute. I really love him!!!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Aye 407 is so good! I live in Frisco working as a CRM developer. Good to see someone enjoying Dallas as much as I do. Just moved from NYC about a year ago and I do not regret it.

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

We have mixed feelings about living here but the BBQ is insanely good at 407!

Awesome video!

This was a really insightful and comforting video! I'm currently thinking about pursuing a SWE career for financial freedom and bc I enjoy coding. I am somewhat worried, but I'm definitely going to make it happen. Wishing you all the best :)

@ralph3570

2 жыл бұрын

U better go for it, I’m telling you this right now. You better GO FOR IT . What are you sacred of? We’ll fix right now

@angstrequiem0

2 жыл бұрын

@@ralph3570 Anything and everything that could possibly go wrong lol. I made a big leap recently, so I'm definitely going for it!

I relate to this so much. It is almost identical to my day except I don’t usually make my own dinner. My fiancé is amazing and after a full work day she usually cooks for me. And then I always do the dishes. Syntax errors are the worst…

bro, until few months ago i was questioning the same thing over and over for 3 years. i am confident i will be able to become the one of the finest software engineer that no one will be able to replace.

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Visualize, believe, manifest!

@spiritual5750

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara so true! 💯

@Hannahbanana353

2 жыл бұрын

Go for it!!

@elcapitan6126

Жыл бұрын

not to put a damper on your purpose and drive, but corporations generally don't like the idea of any employee being irreplaceable. hence they design the roles around interchangeability in terms of the candidate market. means you can go unrecognised for being an exceptional of any role.

@spiritual5750

Жыл бұрын

@@elcapitan6126 100% agree to what you have said.

Im a self taught dev, working as one for 2.5 years now, and yes.. I know that feeling of overwhelming when things dont work xD, but also, there is a great happiness when they finally work. Im living in Argentina, at least for now, but i recently got a job for a big San Francisco company (not FAANG), and im eager to get more experience, and get a better contractor job and live as a Software developer Digital Nomad all over the world

@ozgurbourbani9671

Жыл бұрын

congrats brother.While living in argentin getting a job in sf is hard do you have any advice?

@cuervo7029

Жыл бұрын

Hey Dev Gabriel I am A Self Taught Too, do you use social media you may give some advice.

@advisormm

Жыл бұрын

Ahan! Nice to hear that, I om the same way you are, Currently working on some Frontend Development and after that I will work on Backend as well. Looking forward to gain as much experience as possible. Good Luck For your Journey!

@nothjg

Жыл бұрын

Hey Gabriel another self-taught developer with over 2 years of experience I agree 100% of what you said do you use any social media if so let's connect

I really think this is the most valuable and honest KZread content I have ever seen. I am currently on my internship as a front end developer and I am struggling A LOT. There are days I feel so stupid because I can’t even write a single line of code. I even started to think that maybe I made a mistake with this whole „changing my career thing”.. But finally after a month I started to see a tiny progress. I am feeling a lot better knowing that even somebody with experience is also having tough days and that begginings in programming are rather dificult for most of people 🙂 oh and hey! I also have french bulldog😅

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Frenchie fam!! It’s okay you will still question your decision to be a software engineer 5 years in hahaha. But it’s been the best decision I ever made, keep at it and you’ll be rewarded! And remember you’re only in competition with yourself.

I’m currently doing a bachelors in computer science and this is exactly why I want to become a software engineer, I want to work from home I feel like I’m more productive that way. Great video man!

@owenizedd2830

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately many already hybrid, and soon maybe Twitter will be RTO because elon thinks you don't work in Home

@elcapitan6126

Жыл бұрын

It can be almost fully remote depending on where you work. One word of warning is, when you start working from home after a while it's easy to lose sense of the purpose and meaning of the job. Mostly because you don't see people from work much (non-virtually). you may start to even question the point of corporate work (which isn't a bad thing lol, but remote work opened my eyes to how we sell our time for nothing but survival in return)

@owenizedd2830

Жыл бұрын

@@elcapitan6126 It depends on the person to be honest, not everyone feels certain way when working from home, hence it's very subjective, for example if you have family, you can have much more quality time with them, see them much more often, rather than stuck in traffic to office, and about the non virtual, in my case we held some dinner to meet the team and it's fantastic, like for me, create team bonding shouldn't be limited to working environment, arrange perfect date for everyone, have a blast dinner

@elcapitan6126

Жыл бұрын

@@owenizedd2830 there's plenty of upsides. if I have the choice (and I have had the choice in multiple jobs now) I'd choose once a week day in the office and remote the remainder.

@elcapitan6126

Жыл бұрын

also, ideally that one day a week in the office is a mostly meetings day. often a team will have the same day for the office

lol man you are so on point with the cooking and getting stuck part as a software engineer and your chemistry with your dog is adorable ❤️️😍 I am also learning frontend development. My next topic to wrap my head around on would be redux toolkit 😄

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Redux is awesome but I would encourage you to start learning GraphQL soon after. It’s become the most widely adopted frontend technology that’s quickly replacing redux in most companies.

@vardaanagarwal3629

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara Noted!! Thanks for the reply Tony it definitely gives a boost of motivation 😄

This is awesome! I think working from home made me extremely lazy and I got too much into gaming (been playing till 2am every night) but having those walks and watching KZread with my gf could improve our relationship

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Video games can be such a strain on relationships. Even giving up a little bit of time for walks and time with your gf will yield huge dividends 😊

great video I appreciate this

Great Video

Great video, Tony! Thanks for sharing with us! Cheers from Brazil!

10:10 expression is exactly what I have when I am struggling to solve a challenging bug. Thanks for sharing man :D

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

The struggle is real

Great stuff! Would be really cool if you could do a video about the process to get in Twitter and Front-end Engineer career.

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Working on that video this week!

Great video man! I’m currently finishing up my Boot Camp!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Nice work dude! Where did you attend? How’s it been so far? Are they giving you help finding a job?

as much as employers dont want their work force to work from home permanently, its inevitable and is the next evolution to working in the future and they cant stop it. i work in vfx and worked at the same company and same office for 11yrs. since covid, i chose to stay at home as they gave us the choice while they still decide the future of our working practise for our company. since covid just got worse and more wide spread, wfh is still on-going for us and its been 2yrs for me now and its been the happiest and most productive i've ever been in my job. i never want to work in an office environment ever again, but i'll see how it goes.

Good video Bro.

I love the way you talk, you will be a great story teller :) good luck with your code and bugs

awesome video

Not me as a tank main getting hyped at 11:40 getting ready for the ult

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

HAMMER DOWN!

Working from home is the most wonderful thing in my life!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

SAME

Hey man, just came across your video on my recommended page and I love your relaxed way of telling your story and thanks for sharing your life with us! As someone who is in the middle of a SWE bootcamp and wanting the financial freedom to take care of bills, parents, and daughter I relate to you very much. I can't wait to be on the other side of this haha. I was given an offer to intern as a SWE with a local tech company recently, it is unfortunately not paid, but I'm just ready to have my foot in the door in the tech world, and hope that paid opportunites arise from it. Congrats on thye life you built with your wife and fur baby. Subscribed to your channel and hope to see some more content man!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nathan your kind words gave me a much needed boost today 😊 good luck and keep at it, you’ll be through it soon!

@natedagreat850

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara glad that I could give you a boost just as you have given me one! 😃

Last year i graduated highschool. But i didn't enroll into any university or college. At the moment i wanted to become an animator or comic book artist. And then i took a gap year to discover myself and wanted to know how does it feel to be an artist. Then i moved from my home alone, i got a job. I still work in there. But in entertainment industry it's like i'm in a prison which i love. Kinda slave to my work. Especially my work. Usually i work about 12 hours. Sometimes i do overtime. I hate it. So the plan B for me was to become a software engineer. I want freedom. I decided to become an software engineer. I'm encouraged by beginning of this video. Thank you.

Once I get through that dreadful problem, it just feels so nice, and I don't feel like I need to contemplating my life choice anymore after it lol.

8:00 So cute)) I love this dog too.)

I've been a backend dev for 4yrs now but I still have imposter syndrome. I just moved to a new company that pays a lot more than my previous one and now I'm anxious if I can live up to their expectations and won't get rid of me anytime soon 😅

Man, we have many common interest. Hope to meet you IRL some time in the future. I love music production, software engineering, gaming, AND the frenchies. 😊

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Planning some meetups after I get settled!

your dog is so well trained

This video just gave me hope to go into programming,but am still scared!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

You’re in good company! Everyone is scared when they start but we need more engineers!!

Dallas-based, remote frontend (web) software engineer with a Tesla checking in 👋 nice video! 😁

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Heyo! Tesla fam!

NEW VIDEO - *A Realistic Day In My Life as a Twitter Software Engineer in Los Angeles | FAANG vs startup*: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYp11tqmcbCqg5M.html

i know this is 10 months old but i also use the g303 shroud edition. i think its very good

I have been struggling to keep coding and this video gave me motivation. Is there any advice or books you recommend and habits as well if you are just starting out? That would really help. Thanks 🙏🏻

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

I wish I had a book for you but really it was having other people working through it with me that kept me accountable. We were all set on making it work and being “in the trenches together” helped more than anything else.

Enjoyed watching your video a lot, really think you should start making a podcast man. Thanks

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

What would you like to hear about on a podcast? Tech company stuff? Software engineering specific stuff like SyntaxFM? Javascript specific?

@uncannymoments2023

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara Maybe about Tech company and software angineering.

I just respect the fact you have a motu m2 and a dbx286s on your desk! I do too. 🤣🤣

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

It’s such a great setup!

@CoffeeTalkandTechJohnRyan

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara absolutely

Bottom line - I think I love your dog too! What a great name as well!

me as well, really productive when no one's in the same room.

perfect.. working from home and coffee machine btw, OLED TV for coding ? is it hurts ? looks like worth to try

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

It’s AMAZING! I am recording a video on it specifically soon! Desk setup video first:

if people have a laptop or computer then they should try out programming careers, it eventually gets more and more interesting day by day giving off a bright future

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly it’s so easy to try! The hard part is sticking to it at first, then it becomes inevitable.

Where is the humidity in Dallas coming from? The Gulf of Mexico?

Do you have a Twitter office near you? Will you start going in when Musk makes it mandatory or find a new job?

i love this video, i just have one small question, what keyboard are you using?

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Desk setup video coming TOMORROW! It’s a Leopold FC660C

Cool video Does twitter only use react

WFH was/is such a good paradigm shift

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

This is only the beginning!

I can see how many times you broke that egg until you mastered that skill

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

So many eggs! Hahaha

2pm lunch then 1pm back to work? :-)

lol as a gamer that screen is too big for me . Also this video is so good the audio sounds amazing. This is the first video i saw on your channel

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James! It takes some getting used to but I can’t go back to normal screen now haha.

@jamalsheriff1928

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara Once you go big you can't go back

wow a midi controller 10:13 ❤

hey Tony, this is going to sound sus, but i loved your life man! god bless you and yours :)

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Bruce! It means a lot that you shared that 🥰

Hey I’m not the only one that starts at 10AM. I have 9:00 scrum meetings, but I usually just put in my headphones and listen in.

@bimrebeats

Жыл бұрын

While still in bed 😂

Awesome video man. If you or anyone here in the comments can tell me the most effective way to become a software engineer that would be great! I was thinking about doing some courses/programs, but im just looking for a better way then a 4 year college plan.

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Bootcamp!

Dogs are everything

fr i ant my own isolated workplace. Im renting right now and have to work at my bed. hoping to get a house soon to have my own workplace

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

I feel you dude! Noise canceling headphones can help a lot in shared spaces.

What office mesh chair do you have in your office at 8:56?

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the Herman Miller Mirra v1, desk setup video coming soon!

I understand when you talk about steak !!!

I’m currently thinking of getting onto tech as a software engineer and looking to maybe do a bootcamp can anyone give me pointers on where to start or how to begin I am rookie at this oh yea GREAT VID I been watching a day in my life vids for software engineer and this is a great one

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! Check the link in my bio for code cademy and start there. If you can get through the JS basics course, you should apply at a code school. It’s not for everyone but that’s a good way to tell if you’re ready.

1:00 "The barrier to entry software engineering is so low that anyone can do it" - I don't really agree with this. I would say that because it's so much competition for entry-level positions, the barrier is very high.

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

You are right and I regret I worded it that way. I meant compared to other high paying careers. The first job is the hardest and it’s more competitive than ever BUT there are also more openings than ever (relatively speaking for the last 2 years, we’re currently headed towards recession and the market is bracing).

liked as soon as I saw shroud edition mouse! ggs my man.

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

It’s literally the best mouse 🐭

Hi Tony, what programming language do you use in your work?

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Most companies are running TypeScript these days, that would be my suggestion if you’re looking for a frontend language to learn!

Hay quá

What do you have for sound insulation?

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

GIK Acoustics! They will give you a custom quote based on your room and even monitor placement info.

So you're working the whole day? I start at 7h and finish at 15h and I have the whole afternoon for other activities.

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone works different hours I prefer to start and finish later with a bigger break in-between for lunch and errands. Not every day is this much coding or this long, I happened to have a lot of momentum that day so I worked a lot.

yo why are your audio placed monitors upside down?

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha someone noticed! It’s because the tweeter height is at my ear level that way. If they were right side up they’d be too high. The manual even states you should do this to get correct height.

Nitro north yessir

Hello bro, I have a question do you must have a degree to work like software engeering, actually i am studying a carrer of bussines, but i dont like it, the world of technology is interesting me. This summer i want study better english and 5 lenguajes if i cant. Hmtl, css, javascript, phyton and php. can you give a advice? And good video & joob!

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

No degree required!

@hugoalvarado1610

2 жыл бұрын

Try a coding bootcamp

im in college for cumpuuter and electrical engineering do you think i can be apart of fang after i graduate?

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Yessir just study leetcode!

May I ask how many hours a day did you used to do true coding, and namely working, as Junior/Regular SWE back then?

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Realistically 3-4 solid hours coding(meaning every minute of that is coding). The rest was meetings, helping others, replying to messages, planning, etc.

@axel9546

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara is it possible to p.time 4h a day, or even less?

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

@@axel9546 p.time?

@axel9546

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara part time, like 25h a week

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

for sure if you freelance! im unsure about part time software eng jobs i have never had one or known anyone who did.

Hello, I'm goint to a programming college next year. I really love programming, computers, tech etc.I guess i'm not that smart and i'm not too good at math so should i follow my dream to became a software developer or a software engineer? or i need to stop

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Follow your dream dude! You can do it even if you’re not that good at math.

@0nyxamv

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara thank you so much! 😃😃

Tortellino is so darn cute. I would love to get a Frenchie but I’m worried about the health issues and I don’t know if it’s ethically the right thing to do.

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

It’s such a hard decision but I’ll say this: if you can’t find an ethical breeder there are so many rescues who need a home and owner who understand their health problems! You could always adopt a rescue and give them a nice home 🏠

@rboyd41731

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara Very true. Thanks.

good

Was that a tesla ??. BTW amazing video.

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe 🤔

Hey Michael, I am a junior at college and a bio major. I have always been informed of the rewarding career in medicine but after some information on IT I thinks it’s definitely an intriguing field. I’m 2 years into my bio degree. I want an easy going life where I can earn really good money(200k) and travel and definitely provide for family. I understand location is key for money but essentially I want to live a more than comfortable life wherever I settle. The medical line is definitely rewarding but extremely challenging and long. I just want to ask what are possibilities of making it to a happy stage in IT field. Anyone wanna give any advice I’m open for it.

Bro i just would really love to get a reply My question is that should we new students of this field study it for 2 to 4 years and would we after education have a good amount of job opportunities

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Education only isn’t enough, you need to show projects that prove you can apply what you’ve learned to build real products/features that can serve customers. A portfolio of great projects trumps a degree any day.

@Plzsubscribe1122

Жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara thanks for the reply

are you still there?

I've been playing with the idea of freelancing. Any experience/tips in that area?

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

I did that for awhile and it really helped back when I still had code school debt to pay off. Ultimately I stopped because I felt burned out working every day of the week. If you were going to do it full time make sure you have some money to fall back on because it can be really hard finding work between gigs

@WOUUUTT

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyCassara and do you have any experience working in a startup? If so, which of the two would be a better 'learnschool' for a junior/medior

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

@@WOUUUTT I do, I think startup can be great because you'll get more opportunities to try different things but you might not get the mentorship you need to succeed longterm in your career. Depends on the startup really! Lots of them don't hire junior sadly.

He's basically saying he works 2h a day since the pandemic by WFH ?

how tall are you?

how much different is software engineering than web development?

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

They can be the same! Web development is one form of software engineering.

btw you develop website or mobile app?

@TonyCassara

2 жыл бұрын

Web!

What college did you go to for your degree? It’s too personal of a question I understand of course.

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

Did not go to college for Computer Science! I’m a boot camp grad.

@TonyCassara

Жыл бұрын

If you’re asking for my marketing degree I went to Santa Clara University

This video really hit me just growing to be a full stack web developer. Most importantly I really love to church irk remotely