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@peterbelanger4094

2 жыл бұрын

Solid advice. That last part about proper sleep, breaks and exercise is probably the most fundamental part. Without that the level of focus, and the ability to deal with repetition and failure goes down. And there will be failure, plenty of it. Learning to code is a perpetual cycle of finding bugs and fixing them. Many of those bugs will drive you crazy!! I would also add in maintaining a healthy diet as well. If I don't get the right food, I can't solve problems worth a damn.

@bennypr0fane

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, I really don't like Facebook - it's super distracting! The second I open it up for a specific purpose - maybe to look up an event, or look for coding advice - I get sidetracked by notifications and stories jumping into my face and I forget what I came for. The noise level on FB is just terrible! Do you have any other channels for getting together?

@son_of_hiskingdom5092

2 жыл бұрын

I’m actually pushing harder to learn about 5 different code languages. So this is actually fantastic advise. Do you know Jesus Christ, your attitude shows that you do and it’s awesome that and the really great advise too. Stay awesome friend.

@alphagenisis1

2 жыл бұрын

What’s simpler, cleaning your room or learning how to code?

@bennypr0fane

2 жыл бұрын

@@son_of_hiskingdom5092 actually I feel that's not taking the advice from this video. You can't focus on specific areas and skills when you're trying to learn 5 languages at once. I believe it's not a good strategy

Any time I hear any kind of "hustle" style advice, it's almost immediately worth dismissing. If you don't know Chinese, and you try to read Chinese, you won't be able to do it by just trying really hard

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Well said :-)

@zhbitjean

2 жыл бұрын

A Chinese agree with you.

@koma7778

2 жыл бұрын

Its stupid advice indeed cause if u have 10 years of experience and hustle eith an allnighter and burn yourself out, youre not gonna quit and give up cause u have momentum and your dopamine receptors are already aligned well with coding. But if you are a beginner and push yourself too hard, you will give up completely. Better to make it bearable at least

@logixindie

2 жыл бұрын

Unrelated but it seems to be an interesting coincidence that it says We Speak Chinese at the bottom right at 4:48

@btnstriker

2 жыл бұрын

How about you put your avatar double fingers on your forehead? :)

A simple advice from a fellow coder, don't try to learn a programming language aimlessly. Sit down , figure out what you want to build ( after you have understood the basics) and then learn how to build it and that's how you learn coding.

@Chill2094

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your advice! What do you consider basics in JavaScript? I’ve been studying for almost 2 months a course from Udemy by Jonas. It’s been going awesome, and I understand functions, loops, arrays, objects, sets and stuff, but I always feel like I don’t know enough to explore the possible of a language. I can’t think of an idea to build myself, because I don’t know what it takes :D if that makes sense. Again thank you

@engineerepixlele2845

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chill2094 Dom manipulation (most important).

@Chill2094

2 жыл бұрын

@@engineerepixlele2845 thank you

@mysticmaven3511

2 жыл бұрын

We need videos to explain these though 🧐🤔

@geckoo9190

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, learning the basics is like learning to make a raw sketch, you practice the structure, learn the big picture, how the language is structured, how to make a back bone, once you know that you can aim at an specific goal, although its good practice to analyze some pro code, that teaches you some tricks.

I have been programming for 35 years. I am an EXPERT at learning. I completely agree everything Andy said in this video. Two concepts in the video are key for career-long skill growth, (1) keep a list of the concepts/skills you want to develop, and (2) use your study time to focus on your weakest skills. I'll add (3), whenever you start a project with a new team intentionally look for the "thing" that is the team's biggest problem. This "problem" could be a legacy system that we have to integrate, or an unfamiliar new tech, or a troublesome relationship with a key stakeholder, etc., etc. etc... Then, become the "subject matter expert" on that problem. Taking the initiative to become the go-to-person on what was a big headache issue will advance your career.

@samanthataylor1761

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

@thomasjohnson3628

2 жыл бұрын

If you could make a longer list given your length of experience, would you add anything in addition to the third point or recommend any addition books to Andy's? Thanks in advance.

@chelseacheevers8256

2 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing advice as someone beginning their career- thank you so much.

@YannMetalhead

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great advice.

@reymilocuevas3485

2 жыл бұрын

Hello sir, I have a question. How can I make my time more effective to learn full stack web developing while working 12 hour drifts in the containers? Would it be worth it to buy a laptop to take to work and learn how to code on lunch/breaks? What programs would you reccomend to solidify to maintain a long career Python Javascript c? Thank you in advanced sir.

As a piece of advice for beginner developers: Don’t code without taking breaks. It is pretty overwhelming and causes dangerous health issues. Also it increase mental fatigue overtime. At least I have experienced with it. Therefore, I take 30m break after each 90m of coding.

@MissRedWine

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that! Thanks ✌🏾

@abdulbasir8740

10 ай бұрын

If you are at work?

@dq8a

6 ай бұрын

​@@abdulbasir8740 "that's my secret cap, i don't" -hulk

@aA__Oo

6 ай бұрын

thank you!!! appreciate it. I have a full time job on top of learning - am in bootcamp and its pretty tough also i am staring at the monitor around 13 14 hours a day due to my work is a desk job. =(

@snappypanda8258

5 ай бұрын

The POMODORO technique 😉

"Take a Break" - Ok, story time...I was racking my brain on a Calculus homework problem and I JUST COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT...I finally got so frustrated that I went over to the couch and just plopped down on it. The moment my rear hit the cushion, the solution popped into my head. It wasn't until I stopped thinking that the answer came to me. It was quite a cool experience

@KING_OFLIONS

3 ай бұрын

Same happened to me several times over past few years from high school to college , while learning anything like mathematics , physics , coding , or even beatbox. It's always the time when you kick back and relax or maybe you are in shower or just using your mobile or playing games. As soon as it pops up in my head , i write it down.

Thank you. Some takeaways I get: Deliberate practice Attack the weaknesses Understand your energy Understand your mind Focused sessions Sleep and take rest for a creative brain

I also recommend embracing the struggle when you're trying to figure something out that you've 'learned'. Spend 5-10 minutes really trying to recall how to solve something you've seen or feel you should know before going to look it up. This will strengthen your memory and improves your learning.

@cobalius

Жыл бұрын

The last thing i've learned, is, that i can rename the functions of an inherited class with a metaclass which wraps functions around them and i can delete unwanted methods from the dict. Well, that's at least one solution i came up with.. but the problem from which i derived those questions was ill-defined in the first place. I simply shouldnt use polymorphism when i don't wanna use everything what a parent class has to offer. And i guess it would be bad practice to rename stuff just for personal preference.

This was really good advice dude..better than so many channels I have seen. Really appreciate it. Thanks Andy 💯

I seem to learn best in 45 minute bursts. Then I can practice in longer burst and as long as I'm practicing the same thing (no matter what it is) I retain. So to repeat, I learn "new" things in up to 45 minute bursts and reinforce things in longer bursts. Great video. Everything you mentioned I have experienced as truth. At least for me. Thanks!

@strictnonconformist7369

2 жыл бұрын

I’d suggest if you aren’t already doing it pointedly in practice, look up the Pomodoro Technique, which can be adapted to the person for durations of focus/relax.

@justinpettit8282

2 жыл бұрын

I read a book called Super Learning by Peter Hollins and it said exactly what you just said 45 minutes of deep work 15-30 minute break repeat.

This was actually a huge relief. I'm always worried about not doing enough, or quick enough but this advice really put my mind at ease. Quality over quantity.

Well said! Been coding for 11 coming on 12 years now learning new stuff regularly and I can confirm this is 100% true. Coding for practice and coding for work are two very different things. Deliberate practice accelerates progress. Nothing more I could add to this. Great video Andy 🙌

@raidenflare8711

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I learn for free?

@tekashisun585

2 жыл бұрын

@@raidenflare8711 the odin project, youtube, google, resource is everywhere

@natetolbert3671

2 жыл бұрын

Still, being "hireable" and being a good programmer are two different goals. As unfortunate as it may be, most interviews are decided by things like interviewees' confidence.

@AllanJeremy

2 жыл бұрын

​@@natetolbert3671 Totally agreed. Actually, come to think of it, this probably applies to most industries. What do you think interviewers can do better to pick the best programmers even in cases where they may not externally appear to be the most confident?

@Dave_of_Mordor

Жыл бұрын

@@raidenflare8711 freecodecamp and odin project.

Always great advice. I am glad that I have you as a coach!

I've been watching your videos for the last couple of years, Andy. And I honestly have to say that this is the best video you've ever made. Thank you so much for this great piece of wisdom!

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I just wanted to thank you for giving realistic guidance for those of us wanting to work in tech. There are _way_ too many snake oil salesmen on KZread, and I appreciate channels like yours that keep the advice practical and the expectations reasonable.

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you it means a lot...I love hearing this!

These principles apply to learning just about anything. I’m going to implement some of these strategies while trying to learn 3D modeling.

Thank you, Andy. I always appreciate your coaching content.

I found this super super helpful!!! Especially the part about going to search for interview questions around your weakness. That made a lot of sense 🤯 Thanks so much!

This literally applies to everything. Twitter has gems of advice, but most of them are pretty garbage. Work Smart, Not Hard.

What I love about the video is that you can apply the points mentioned to so many other topics.

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@samanthataylor1761

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@masternobody1896

Жыл бұрын

yeah outliers is next level book

Andy, you are a great teacher! This video really motivated me. Thanks!

Thank you for a video with actual substance and practical advice!

Thank you for the advices. One thing which is hard is when you must learn to much different kind of things in a short period of time. The mind can’t record too much differents sorts of hard concepts and paradigms when we study. And also because we should use each new knowledges just right after learning them to get theses knowledges.

Sir I just started the 10000 hours thing after reading the books just few days back ... thank you so much for your guidance this really means a lot me

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

All the best!

SO TRUE! Have to get out of your comfort zone and going head on with your weakness. Which is hard~

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Totally. No one particularly loves doing it but those who can will excel. Cheers!

@alb12345672

2 жыл бұрын

Even more than that. You also need a burning desire for it. At 12 I forced my parents to buy my a computer so I can learn to code. And it was not fashionable then. The only reason I went to the mall was to hang in the bookstore and read books. I did not care about friends or socializing. Not saying this is good, but software has to be a burning force in your soul. You have to be extremely passionate about it.

Related to this topic, this is the best video I ever seen. Thank you! 💙

Thank you Andy, Your channel help me a lot. Now I'm learning web development skills to change my career from a musician to a developer :D

You gave me and your viewers great advice for any type of skill. Thanks for doing this for free!

This video is great! Your examples on identifying weaknesses is clear and comprehensible. Nothing like those other videos that just tell you to strengthen your weaknesses, but it's completely vague.

Great video! I'm teaching myself to code while working another job and this was super informative. I also love playing Rocket League and often coach & help lower ranked friends get a better understanding of the game so this was a perfect analogy for me to understand!! Thank you!

Thanks Andy, this was one of your best videos. Very informative! Mentioning the books was a plus.

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

This video wrap's up everything for 2021. Well done Andy 👍

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :-)

Thank you so much, Andy! Excellent video!

The information you shared in this video is pure gold! Thank YOU 🙏 ☺️

I'm learning in a bootcamp and struggling with my JS skills, especially in APIs. I'm glad I watched your videos because they really help me a lot! Cheers!

One of the best videos you did so far!

Andy, thank you so much. You always give the best advice. I started to read a book about Data Structures and Algorithm and it's been a nice read, as an absolute beginner it's the best resource I have found.

@siddharthrajan616

2 жыл бұрын

Can u please share thr name of book?

@Nanofederer

2 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthrajan616 A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms - by Jay Wengrow

Great video Andy! Really enjoyed this one!

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

@voicuraluca2280

2 жыл бұрын

It's so true what you've explained in this video, Andy! Great job and peace out! 💻✌🏻 Cheers! 🥂

@gurvijaybecker

2 жыл бұрын

Mario didn’t know you were into coding ! Time to flex your programming muscle as well haha

@Atlas92936

2 жыл бұрын

@@gurvijaybecker he did his undergrad in computer science. Also worked in Tech I believe.

@gurvijaybecker

2 жыл бұрын

@@Atlas92936 damn ! Multi talented dude. I got the comp science part down just to need to make a physique like his hahaha

I think something key to note is not everyone learns at the same rate. A skill one person is able to grasp in one month might take you six months or more. Every learning experience is unique to the individual, it's about finding what learning pattern works best for you.

Consistency is key and motivation can be wrecked by a lack of patience, but yes, technique & approach are what converts consistency to success

It's very great to learn from someone who has worked many years in that domain. You will learn the mistakes that you should not do. Learn Earlier or Keep Struggling. Thanks for the telling the great authors in your video.

Yup. I eventually figured out after thousands of failed kick flips, that I was not practicing deliberately. Never got one right 😆, but years later I got a lot better at bike tricks, due to more focus and deliberation - not more repetition.

Thanks for the video! It felt genuine and is much appreciated!

Excellent video 👌, sleep is very important, take breaks and being in a fasted state is great for maintaining effective study sessions.

Fantastic video my man. Keep them coming.

This video is awesome - I needed to hear this really bad today - I can't sleep for more than 3-4 hours, and I really need to work on breaks as I tend to work hard for 45 mins then my break goes for like an hour or more :/ - really need to be more disciplined - thank you for the wonderful video Andy!!!

I needed this. Thank you Andy🙂

Your video gave me great insight into my life that had nothing to do with coding or computers. Thank you.

Thank you so much for emphasising the importance of rest, Andy. ☺ So important ✌🏽

That was very informative . Thank you !!

Love the book references, added all to my read list! Amazing video

The information is valuable and straight to the point. Thank you so much!

This video was amazing! You quite rightly support the debunked theory of the 10K hours to mastery and introduced so many concepts that it took me years to find out on my own. I can attest that the style of deliberate practice works. At some point I was working with a more senior colleague with a CS degree who was determined I wasn't to succeed and prove that he was some sort of a member of a master race I didn't belong to. I had no real coding skills then but did much of what you described and slowly built myself up by tackling my weakness one by one. I still have a loooong way to go but I managed to prove that colleague wrong so big point scored. Subbed!!!

you are awesome man, thanks for all of you great advices!!!!!

Loved the rocket league bit haha! As soon as you brought it up I knew you'd be talking about aerials. I think competitive games can provide a great analogue for skill building. They provide tangible feedback on your improvement (generally thru a ranking system) and it's done on a short timetable.

I'm following everythign with projects and all. Watching everything. Where have YOU BEEN. I guess I found you at the right time. Great videos

See, I started learning with python. After Learning the syntax I went off to KZread to watch people apply python to certain tasks and problems. From there I began building my own. From there other languages were cake to learn because I had a fundamental understanding of how programs work.

@sethfrady9334

2 жыл бұрын

That's the way

@TheBadassOne17

2 жыл бұрын

You mind linking or dm the links to those videos? Wanting to get into programming and want to get a head start

@zakyvids6566

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by syntax

@numberiforgot

2 жыл бұрын

@@zakyvids6566 The way it’s written

@numberiforgot

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBadassOne17 I commented earlier and replied but I think it got deleted. Tech With Tim has excellent videos.

Thanks man I have learned a lot on this. Ill apply this not just in studying on how program but other things as well.

Very useful recommendations here. Thanks a lot Andy. I'll save the video so that I can come back to it later.

Excellent suggestions. I learned a lot. Thank you!

Much appreciated video . I am stating to learn programming right now and it is really hard but all I can see and dream of is being a great accomplished programmer in some near future . It’s all I want and all I aim for . Thanks

I'm going to use that interview question strategy to figure out C#. Thanks, Andy.

Great content at the right time for me. Thanks boss...

Thanks as always - really great advise..

This video is gold! Thank you!

Nicely done Andy!

Thanks for explaining why you recommend this approach!

Great video 👍...would definitely follow this approach.

Fabulous advice. Thank you!

Great stuff. Thank you for this video.

These are great elementary principles for studying and improving. I mean elementary elementary both literally and figuratively. I have kids in elementary school; their curriculum suffered tremendously during the last couple years due to remote learning and excessive closures. We have been employing some of these techniques to make sure that my kid doesn't fall behind in their expected knowledge and understanding in math and reading skills, such as identifying weaknesses, and practicing the hard skills that are out of their comfort zone, and targeted practice, at home in addition to what they do at school. My point is that these are basic study principles that can easily be leveraged to improve any skill. Great insight!

In my opinion, this is your best video by far... thanks for this contribution Andy.

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Bruno!

Thank you for the video, I think it really is usefull, not only for programming. It also makes me remember a saying (I think by a Rugby coach) that says "Practice does not make you perfect, it just makes you consistent, which means you need to focus on what you practice.

I know I’m a year late for this video, but considering that I’m at the beginner stage of coding I’m happy to have come across this video. Thank you for the advice!

Excellent video, backed up by great references! :)

Thanks.. This is a great video, and very helpful

My drum line instructor used to say, "Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect." And I felt that.

@Diinify

2 ай бұрын

Another variant I like is "practice makes permanent," followed by the perfect practice part

Man, those camera settings for rocket league are wild 😂 great advices btw. I am very new at programming and still learning but this was very helpful. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the realistic and pragmatic info.. Liked and subscribed.

Great channel, in fact God sent, subscribed first time

I have a masters degree in educational psychology. I think everything that you've said in this video is pretty spot on. One of my personal pet peeves is when people say practice makes perfect. It does not. Perfect practice makes perfect. You can spend 10000 hours practicing something the wrong way and at the end of the day all you've done is gotten really good at doing it wrong. If you want to get better, as you say, you must practice what it is you want to achieve. Great advice, thanks for the video.

@TGPNtheSECOND

Жыл бұрын

I hate it when people correct me on that though. When I say “Practice makes Perfect”, I KNOW that means “Perfect Practice Makes Perfect”. However, why the hell would I want to add on another word and make the saying overall laborious to say?

@phxJohn2010

Жыл бұрын

@@TGPNtheSECOND That's great that you know that, you're among the minority though. Quite a large number of people don't even think about that aspect of practice. They just think that if they practice they will get better regardless, and that's simply not the case.

@kevinblack8500

Жыл бұрын

My music professor used to say “doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent. Whether or not it is good or bad”

Truly helpful video. Thank you kindly.

Loved the video. Thanks a lot!

i’m new to this channel and it’s all thanks to the YT algorithm! i’m 30y/o and am just starting my programming journey but this was really inspiring! earnt my sub in this video alone!

@ceeeceee8753

Жыл бұрын

I just started mine last week. How is it going for you now?

Great video, thank you. I learned from this video.

Great video...as a veteran developer even I need to remind myself to step off the pedal from time to time and take a break

Totally agree. Practice doesn't make perfect; Perfect practice does.

Great advice Mr. Andy!

Thank you for this!

You had me at Rocket League! I love that game! Putting that aside. I actually wanna learn to code and 've found your videos super helpful. Thank you

This is great advice!

I’ve been coding for 13 months now and I’ve “dabbled” in many languages out of curiosity. Recently (day 3 currently) started coding with JS/Typescript again and the difference is I want to learn it really well this time. I’ll definitely be applying the principles from this video to get me to the next level! Thanks for putting this together!

@AndySterkowitz

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I could help. Best of luck!

@deang5622

Жыл бұрын

Programming isn't about learning as many languages as you can.

Thank you, Andy.

Thank you for this amazing video.

I'm a final year software dev student, I still struggle with the simplest things, your advice has been insightful. Thank you @Andy Sterkowitz

I am currently trying to learn coding online and I am struggling in understanding the courses... but I was able to point out my problems really quickly and this video just reassured me that I was on the right path minus the sleep lol. I should definitely try to take some break especially after some struggle. I was unsure on my method but this video just gave me a boost of confidence. Thank you

Keeping your room clean is pretty solid advice though. Not just you physical room but your surroundings and mind. Now i’m going to watch your vid.

Really great advice I will try to apply it as I just started learning to code I’m 2 weeks in already 🙏🏼💪🏼

@musaghidavid6625

2 жыл бұрын

How is it going??u are now 3 months and 2 weeks

Thank you for the tips!!!