lol. Recorded this last week and since then, freecodecamp came out with a NEW Responsive Web Design course section. Layout is a little different but do the new section instead of the legacy. This only affects a small portion of this video. Also, why you should start a programming youtube channel: th-cam.com/video/QILxmJpH6wM/w-d-xo.html
@@billyum4302 Fortunately, you can still access it and the projects you have to do for you certification is the same. You can go straight to the projects and visit the new stuff after if you want.
it says 300 hours i don't think is worth spending 300 hours on it tho . If you got 5 hours a day spending 2 months doing CSS and HTML in the beginning i don't think is worth it . I Hope beginners don't do that they will get bored and give up .
Best wishes on the journey! I still live with some physical consequences of working construction. Probably would be way worse if I had stayed in that industry.
Hope you will succeed bro, Good luck. I’m working in an Airport as a cleaner, I hate my life, When I see people who is Rich buying expensive goods, I feel so sad that I don’t have that kind a life. I’m trying to learn python.
@@captainbluemccoy223 I wish you well, that's very admirable, especially if you're out of construction. I currently work for a web design agency but got baited and switched and haven't made a website from scratch, he just uses me to copy content across. So I'm hoping to show him and make my own career so I can leave.
There are so many videos about becoming a programmer but yours hits home the most because you aren't coming from a tech background but a actual worker. I'm a warehouse worker trying to become a programmer and this video was super straight through thank you!
Your videos are appreciated across all ages! I’m 19, about to turn 20, and want to break into the field but lack the finances to enroll in a boot camp. I tried college, but it stripped me of motivation because I felt so being behind and judged my peers for not knowing certain things. I chose to try to learn on my own accord and the resources you gave were so super helpful. Thank you for your work!!!!
Lol Just turned 21 and know exactly what you mean. after highschool tried a lot of things including university but no shoe seemed to fit now I realise this maybe this is the thing for me, love coding gives me a sense of peace even though it's difficult at times but I want to do and now on my road to be a web dev my own pace and loving it
Am 20 Seeing you guys talk like this gives me hope..since all my peers have left for college and I was the only one remaining..I thought it was the end of it all since all my life I have been taught the only way you can make a living is to go to college and get a job but actually there are alot of people who have not gone to college yet making way more than those who have.I don't mean am against going to college or anything..hope you guys Succeed
I did a bootcamp at a certain university in the state of kansas in 2019, and it left me totally unprepared to actually land a job. I had a portfolio that I couldn't even fully tell a recruiter or company how I coded it, because they didn't teach us HOW to think, just WHAT to think. Here I am, starting my journey over and I'm 2 months in, feeling pretty dang good about it.
I finished one recently and am a TA for said company making pretty shit money and I realized it’s part of their scam 😅 I won’t say anymore but I totally feel you with being unprepared. My students are totally lost and I feel their pain.
Dude, I can totally feel you on this. I want to do a career shift at 45+ and it feels so daunting looking into learning web dev because of that lol. Thanks for making these videos and reminding me its nevah to late! ^.^
Im starting with front end and then will slowly move towards back end with time. Im so torn down. Unemployed for 3 years and I want to change my life and do something better with my self. Watching videos like these are getting me out of my slump. Thank you for this video.
I started to struggle with extreme social anxiety during COVID. I started a remote job but it will end in a few months. I am learning to code as I think there will be more remote opportunities which would suit me better at the moment. I have been studying my butt off for two months, I am hoping in another two to three I will be able to take on some freelance projects and start interviewing. Wish me luck 😀
Dude, thank you so much for referencing Free Code Camp. I was really looking for a site that was able to teach you, but actually have you apply what you've learned without just copying it over. It's so much more helpful as a self-learner as opposed to some other guides which basically just lay out all of the information for you.
Did a full stack boot camp and I really felt too spread-out in my knowledge going into interviews. Instead of having competency/mastery in any one sphere, I had familiarity in many. So I found myself having to focus on one section and do a bunch of individual work/study anyway.
@@VirusZero0140 i watn to ask the same question. After watching this video, maybe its better that you are focusing on one thing and be mastered at it at the time!
I was a ruby on rails developer for just shy of seven years, this was a few years ago. While I liked working in that framework, I was a full-stack developer at a small company (our rails app was a ticketing system for telecommunications jobs). I got SO burned out on full-stack that I swore I'd never do it again and I haven't. A friend of mine recommended boning back up on rails in order to do API stuff, and it's tempting. Anyway, wanted to kind of start from scratch with web development again and that's how I found your video. Thanks for the scoop!
Completely down-to-Earth, no BS, solid information, delivered with understanding and calm reassurance. A great roadmap vid without the clowning and hype.
Ive been binge watching various videos on programming for weeks and today i stumbled to your video. when you said you had a career change from construction worker to web developer, i feel like im not alone. i was a waiter, a chef, a car salesman then back to the kitchen and currently at 34, im a site manager. sounds like im making quite a decent amount but im not. found out that an intern who test websites make double than what i currently am doing (and its remote work). i hope that i can find a job that can pay me enough even if i had to work 16 hours a day and turn my life around. currently learning python and when im done, ill go through other languages. p/s: liked & subscribed :)
You are absolutely right! . I went to a BootCamp studying Java Full stack development program.....and it is a big waste of money, time and energy! I wish I watched your video before taking those classes. I was so close on giving up on coding ,and go back to Walmart because I hated back-end development and I thought that is what coding was about. But my wife told me to hold on a little bit and power through the back-end portion and try front end for one week.....And I loved It!
Literally am learning on the Odin project right now, trying to transition from tattooing. I was so thrilled when you mentioned this! Feeling on path 😁 thanks!
Solid advice. I appreciate it. I have a software engineer friend that mentioned being able to Google documentation is key. You're not going to know everything and might not work on the same stack that you've worked with in the past. Thanks for the tips!
@@jamescross being taught how to do technical research, interpret errors, is always missing from these courses, and there are no good Google-Fu tutorials last I looked. There is a 'how to ask smart questions' document out there however it's more for the general issue of poor questions.
Age really doesn't matter ,everyone's journey is different , i started coding(switched career) 6months ago, im 25 rn..most of my friends are successful but im not trying to catch upto them...still i feel like im growing alot..
love the videos man! I've been in the IT support field for a couple years, now studying front-end development to change my career. keep up the good work!
@@ricobowen9732 I feel you, what about Desktop Support man? Do it at a law firm and you'll have one of the best jobs ever, free reign too. Regardless tho, you can't ever go wrong learning to code so your doing something right that's for sure!!
I had to retrain about a decade ago, and I went down the book route, going through several books which at face value covered the same thing, but each one would cover it slightly differently, so you got to appeciate it more. I also picked book which contained exercises rather than just explaining, as you learn by doing, not by reading. Afterwards I then built two websites. Neither were spectacular, obviously, but they were enough to show a potential manager that I could apply what I had learned, and that's what got me the job. He said that so many came in for interviews with great paper qualifications, but couldn't offer anything to show they could use what they'd learned. I think I might have struggled if I was learning now though, as so much appears to be online, or with videos like Pluralsight, which I find impossible to learn from.
Thanks for this video! I’ve been thinking about getting back into web development (self-taught since 15, I’m now 40 but stopped several years ago). I’ve been looking at boot camps, but haven’t found good reviews and just didn’t know where to turn because I know I have more to learn as things have changed. These free courses are better than spending a bunch of money learning things I may already know since I’m not starting off as a beginner.
I have a degree in geology and having to learn a bit of Python (mainly for GIS) has caused me to want to get into tech. So now I'm learning to code and program. Thanks for your channel.
I just started The OdinProject yesterday 7/1/22, I’m extremely excited, yet a little scared of the task at hand, however that’s life right! I’m currently off for the summer, I work with the NYCDOE, so I have 2 months to tackle this. I truly appreciate your time & effort putting these videos together, they provide insight & perspective that total beginners like myself lack. Thank you so much!
@@smileydog5941 I just picked-up from where I left off several months ago. A personal illness threw me off unfortunately. I’m working on using Terminal on my MacBook & it’s so fun. TheOdinProject puts emphasis on it. I just resumed today with TheOdinProject, I’m essentially refreshing my memory & spending time on Terminal. Best of luck on your journey! Sorry for responding late.
Seriously, take these advices to the heart. Very helpful indeed and feeling much confident after listening to your advice. You have given one of the best tips for free, best guidance for free and above all you are doing a wonderful job for all aspirants. Thanks a ton!
I am in university but my courses contain no web development at all. This guide is helping me to pursue my web dev dreams in my free time! Thanks for motivating me again! All the best to you and your family.
You are awesome sir! Couple months ago you were one of the first programing mentor videos I've watched and had no idea about most stuff you were talking about, today watching this I feel proud to say and so much more familiar with most of stuff you mentioned! Totally worth it fellas stay focused you'll get there!, it's not hard but takes a Lot of hardwork!
Thanks so much for this content and sharing your knowledge. I'm 31 and a programming beginner. I hope to get a web dev job in exactly one year from now.
Dude, I'm 31 with a masters in counseling. I'm switching tk computer engineering. Your story is almost exactly like mine. Thank you, I'm going to watch all your videos now
Great video man. Glad you worked past those hurdles. I’m still gunning for my goals, and already have a good job as a Cloud Storage Engineer, but I still really want to be better with programming and doing web apps that the rest of my team generally doesn’t do or isn’t great at. Thanks for the tips.
Currently an electrician. Using codecademy and a couple other sites to try and learn what I can before hopping into a bootcamp, but trying to get out of the construction industry asap
Well said. Absolutely right on all points. When I was learning there was very little resource and all courses were expensive. Heads down, get on with it, don't watch movies or tv unless you have to so your family are GF are kept happy. Making coding your only thing other than producing an income and don't waste time, and don't make it last too long. I recommend becoming a specialist in a subject personally and then an all rounder.
I’m a construction worker myself and I just started a couple of days ago with my coding journey I hope to one day be back and comment my success story.
First I want to say great video as always! Secondly for anyone looking to get in to the tech field, depending on where you live, a lot of countries are trying to push the tech industry hard and you may be able to get expensive qualifications fully funded by the state. I am in the UK and have just started one that is online and self paced and roughly a college level qualification which can easily lead to junior dev positions. As I say this is dependant on where you live and the self taught method is definitely a viable option.
I just thought I'd add under here I am also doing a lot of these free courses at the same time to fill in areas the bootcamp misses and to really drive home the basics.
My issue with these courses, and the issue that often leads beginning developers to fail, is the time needed. I have experience, but as a metric, they state that each course takes 300 hours. Within the first 7 minutes of this video, you mention 3 courses (900+ hours). Averaging 6 hours a day, 7 days a week, means it will take 150 days (~5 months), chugging away everyday, to complete just the first 3 courses. For someone who has a family, a full time job and won't get anywhere without at least an AA degree (which companies often require just to look at a resume) this is a next to impossible task. I'm not bashing this video though. I absolutely love this channel and have learned a lot. But I would request a video on avoiding tutorial Hell and developing realistic expectations of what kind of job you should expect to get with this type of studying. Keep up the amazing work! I really appreciate all of the videos and information you're putting out there. days
It's tough balancing things because it does take a lot of work to get good. Something to keep in mind though is that these are just estimates. A lot comes down to the person. Someone else commented that the 300 hour responsive design course took them 2 weeks instead of 300 hours. Once you've been through one, you might find yourself skimming odin project as you get more comfortable.
@@PlasmaSnake369 And what is the first step to getting relevant experience? Having the skills and know-how to do the work. Everything has a first step, you won't get any "relevant experience" as a car mechanic if you don't learn how to use the tools first to begin with.
I pause the video should I go for this? Any recommendations? I only learn programming a little with c programming and I'm drop out because of pandemic 2 years from now i stop learning programming because i don't have pc, but now have. I'm here because im interested of codings. (Sorry for bad English)
@@TheOnlyGhxst Well actually you could get relevant experience as a car mechanic without knowing much because it's not a very competitive field to get into. Look I'm just saying that this guy is trying to make successful TH-cam videos by telling people what they want to hear but just learning HTML/CSS/React is not going to get you a job okay, if you get to one of these big corporations that pays a lot of money to do this stuff just knowing HTML/CSS is a basic prerequisite of what they want you to do. The fact is they would much rather hire a computer science graduate that doesn't have experience than somebody who doesn't have one of those degrees, and even amongst the computer science graduates they would much rather hire one who had internship experience before they even graduated. If you want to be realistic about what it takes you have to think about the supply of and the demand for people who have these skills. These days basically everybody knows HTML CSS and JavaScript so what's going to make you stand out?
Really enjoying your content! Although right now I am in a full MERN stack Bootcamp I think knowing front end and back end basics will help me in the long run. I am hoping to get into this industry in the next few months transitioning from the medical field. Just wanted to say thank you for your content
I'm going through the codecademy complete front end course now. I'm enjoying it but it's kinda funny. As I'm doing the exercises I'm feeling good and confident. But as soon as I open that blank page in visual studio I'm like "Oh shit" 🤣. I'm not completely blank but I definitely got a long way to go. Your story encourages me and keeps me going though 😁.
I remember that feeling. It's what keeps a lot of people stuck on tutorials. It will be slow at first but gets better. Then things start clicking and it gets exciting.
what helps doing those exercises is googling why things work the way they do. also you can press the 'get a hint' button if you feel like you haven't fully grasped a certain concept. people on the page you get directed to usually explain how things work the way they do
Hey my story is very similar to yours. I've worked in construction since I was 15, I dropped out of high-school for a job that paid good money at the time. BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER. I'm 31 years old now and I have nothing to show for all my manual labor but a broken down body and an empty bank account. I have been programming in my spare time for a few years now and I'm going to be applying for internships/jobs soon. Just wanted to say I appreciate you man I hope to comment here soon and tell you I made it!
I started at freecodecamp and then moved onto cs50 and cs50w. To date I have about 30 certifications, I can work with web frameworks and databases, I can make responsive static web pages and dynamic web pages, I swapped to Linux OS about a year ago and can work from the CLI now, but I don't know if I'm ready, I feel like I need to "know it all" but I know thats just not possible. How did you know you were ready? Which projects landed you your job? Did you have a GIT repository when you landed your job?
Most people probably don't feel ready to get the first job. The right time is when you know enough to be confident you can figure it out and have some personal projects to show. Here are my projects th-cam.com/video/tCHSzNXbNq4/w-d-xo.html Be sure to let me know how it goes! Best wishes.
@@jamescross thank you very much for this! I feel I'm ready to an extent, but I know the bar is set pretty high in the field and I don't want to let down the company that gives me a shot so I've opted on a middle ground and applied for a few internships for the beginning of 23' I'll be a redhat someday!!! Love yuh man and thank you for what you do! (IBM ftw!)
@@CJE-Software I felt similarly. Thing is they know they are hiring a new dev and they will pay you accordingly and know it will take some time to ramp up.
This is the map I followed four years ago, as you said it wasn't easy. After the learning process, it comes the moment of truth when you have to do your problem solving and find the solution.
Thank you for the pointers! I've been struggling to find a concise list of things to do and have just been floundering trying to emulate those long video bootcamps, but they all keep teaching me the same basic things!
Im currently in a bootcamp and i can't wait for it to be done i got 3 months to go and tbh im all over the place i don't understand anything and it was def not worth it after im done im gonna continue on my own its better focus and better for myself if you did it i will do it too
as someone who is a webdev and also studied physics at uni.. I can say first hand physics way way way harder. Plus lot less applicable right off the bat to industry. Not a very good deal.. unless you're very gifted and interested.. ideally young and have time to burn.. because its only if you take it post doc that its really true you get to use any of the hard stuff you learnt in the course; something like software dev or webdev.. each piece of knowlege is gold nugget you use to earn you living. its good stuff.
I love the vids man, definitely gonna give this path a shot, I’ve dove in 2 separate times trying to learn over the past 3 years each time only lasting a brief period but the first time I got an understanding of what html and css were and did tutorials for like a month and this last time a couple months ago I actually got a pretty good understanding of html structure and learned how to resource what I wanted to happen with css and started building some sites but when JavaScript hit it kinda demotivated me and I stopped and I’ve been getting amped up to dive back in and this video I think just did it for me so thank you I needed that
I gave up on my first attempt and took awhile to give it a go again. It's tough but was worth pushing through it. Especially when things started clicking and became more fun to build things.
Thank you so much! I’ve been searching for platforms just like free coding. It’s simple and easy to jump start off of. Then I will advance to more difficult ones. I just wanted some place to teach me the basics.
DUDE....YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HONEST...CLEAR....BEST ADVICE .....ONE CAN RECEIVE IN THIS INDUSTRY. APPRECIATE YOU!!! I AM A NEW SUBCRIBER AND WILL SPREAD YOUR CHANNEL TO EVERYONE I KNOW TRYING TO GET IN THE IT INDUSTRY....
To me, self-learning embodies the spirit of coding... or really any education. Anyone can be spoon-fed information... but if you don't have the passion and mindset to properly utilize/apply said information, there's no value to it.
An overlooked tip for when you make these kinds of videos laying out a pathway is to strip away too many options... The worst thing about being a newbie is the overwhelming decision fatigue which then delays making a decision. In this video, you outlay 4 possible decisions which now require additional research. Most people just want one option so they can begin their journey instead of having to consume more videos about more possible pathways. You should interview a newbie on your channel so that they can ask "newbie" questions in which you can use your expertise to answer the questions that every other newbie is asking at home. I guarantee that people in the comments still haven't picked a path because they are still having to research. We just want ONE path to get started. 1. Free Code Camp Org 2. The Odin Project 3. Udemy 4. CS50 - Harvard Computer Science
"We just want one path to follow" damn bro, life is not that easy, and if you don't want to do a little of work just doing some research maybe there's not path to follow for you or other guys than think similar
CS50 by a mile. Thay actually have 2 courses, Intro to CS and WebDev with Django and Javascript. Do both and you will get some good projects for you portfolio and you will be more than ready for the job interview. However is very hard.
These tips are good for a VERY Technical position, maybe working next to engineers. For most web dev gigs you will be asked to show work and see if you are not a difficult employee and that's it!
Thank you sir for the tips. I am inspired by your journey. I was a bit like you and I wanted to change my career from construction to IT. I just finished the basic of C++ programming and currently learning pyton. Really hope I can land a job in IT in the future
Honestly, Bootcamps aren’t bad as people make them out to be. Just need to find the right one for you and do the research. That’s what I did, found one that offered a personally assigned mentor, tutor, career specialist, great reviews, deferred payment until you find a job, money back guarantee, and affordable compared to most bootcamps. It’s also great for people that aren’t great in structuring their own educational course and guidance.
same, i jumped in to web3 and solidity, now doing freecodecamp and dapp university been doing since mid 21, now about 9 mths in , started with cs50 C, then python on Mimo app, doing smart contracts now, next hardhat java test cases, hope to be at intermediate level by end of 22 ..then i will start applying ....
Ditch Ruby on Rails but Python is something you definitely want to learn as it's used to teach fundamental programming theories!! It's also in very high demand out in the field!! You CANNOT go wrong with learning Python!!
going through multiple courses/sites to learn how to code is basically the tutorial hell. You don't need to go over the odin project if you already did freecodecamp. You should start bulding projects way earlier than what you showed on video. You will never be ready, but will be more ready than yesterday if you dive straight to the pool rather than watching how to swim, if that makes sense. i would suggest going over projects the moment you finish learning about basics of vanilla JS. And from that point on it's both doing projects and learning at the same time.
thanks James am 19 year old and I have learning new and challenging things I let go of being a sales person in a dealership because I was bored and I wanted something more challenging in life I always loved math and problem solving and for this video I know now what to do. so thank you
I knew you would talk about theodinproject before I start the video and yes it's really a great place to learn web development. Currently, I'm on Foundations 'JavaScript'. Happy Coding!
im a diesel tech and I see other techs in their 40’s with bad backs, joints. Heavy equipment takes a toll on their bodies and Im looking for a way out.
I am a warehouse worker who 10 years ago wanted to be an ios or android developer but the moment I exited high school and had to get a job, I lost that ability to try and do what I wanted. Here I am 10 years later gaining back that control at the cost of time spent with my son and wife. I grind out my 45 minute lunch with free courses on python and when I'm home I spend roughly 2 to 3 hours a day typically when my son goes down for his naps. I understand that the "certificates" are just bragging rights and aren't always recognized but it at least lets me know that I've reach an important benchmark. My issue is practical use cases. When learning through certain programs, they don't really lean toward indestry specific things. Sort of just a catch all and I take in more that I don't see me realistically needing.
I was already familiar with the CS50(x) course from Harvard, however I have never heard of MOOC, so thanks for pointing out that fantastic-looking resource!
I’ve been using free code camp and it does help me understand the material a bit more my biggest issue is trying to find out what the most important languages and stuff i need to know I’ve been learning what API means just trying to make sure I understand everything because there’s so many things to learn i feel and I’m going for web development
Thank you dude for sharing your story because there are many of us that are older and still want to perceive a tech carrear many of us feel related to your experience
Or an alternative idea is: Just get a job as a bus/truck driver. There are a TON of bus/truck driver jobs because there is a super super super shortage; and once you get your CDL and keep it sound, you won't have to worry about competition in getting a job and whether the job wants to keep you or not. And they pay good. I myself drive a bus and I get a 6 hour break to do whatever I want EVERY SINGLE DAY (yes EVERYDAY); to where I could sleep, still code video games/websites, go out to eat ALL the time or whatever. And it's lots of freedom! And if you still want to make money coding, etc. you could do THAT on the side using websites like fiver, people per hour, or local places in your neighborhood that need a web developer every now and then, etc. and do it on your own time! Truck driving/Bus driving just take some getting used to. But, the world would be at your feet after that in the job market. Anyway, this is just an GREAT alternative idea and my two cents in case things don't work out in your coding jobs lol 🤣 By the way, great video anyway and thanks!!
I am a 2018 passout …after that I was doing nothing for 4 years..this February 2022 I completed Certification of JavaScript Basic Data stucture and Algorithms and after that Got a job as Junior Javascript developer in a month..Thanks Javascript & FreeCodeCamp …
It's wild how much tech first-year or even interns are expected to know. 'frontend developer' just isn't defined well enough nor stratified from simple can make web page/site in notepad to complex can build google-calendar UI with api.
Also, when did you start making this video? The curriculum for HTML/CSS changed and the part where you talk about that is outdated now and is considered Legacy
There are so many resources to learn online but never to be hired. Especially in Central Europe. People here still praise degrees. PS I got all of the knowledge you mention, I got portfolios, projects, networking, CV and all stuff. The best email I get back is only a rejection "due to more qualified people". Fck that sh*t.
Actually what You are saying it's true. Path to become a programmer (web dev also) is accessible with 100% free to learn sources. Open source FTW! I have started my journey with FCC(14 months ago). Now I'm able to create websites and web apps with simple and intermediate logic ;). Remember guys, as a programmer, learning never ends.
lol. Recorded this last week and since then, freecodecamp came out with a NEW Responsive Web Design course section. Layout is a little different but do the new section instead of the legacy. This only affects a small portion of this video. Also, why you should start a programming youtube channel: th-cam.com/video/QILxmJpH6wM/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy the Picasso Painting course, y'all!
I was doing my final portfolio for the 'legacy' web design course when they dropped the new one lol RIP me
@@billyum4302 Fortunately, you can still access it and the projects you have to do for you certification is the same. You can go straight to the projects and visit the new stuff after if you want.
@Billyum. Then finish the legacy and skim the new one for topics you might not have covered.
it says 300 hours i don't think is worth spending 300 hours on it tho . If you got 5 hours a day spending 2 months doing CSS and HTML in the beginning i don't think is worth it . I Hope beginners don't do that they will get bored and give up .
I work in the construction field and it’s taking a toll on my body, Trying learn to code to help me live a longer life with those I love
Best wishes on the journey! I still live with some physical consequences of working construction. Probably would be way worse if I had stayed in that industry.
Same man,same..
Hope you will succeed bro,
Good luck.
I’m working in an Airport as a cleaner,
I hate my life,
When I see people who is Rich buying expensive goods,
I feel so sad that I don’t have that kind a life.
I’m trying to learn python.
@@captainbluemccoy223 I wish you well, that's very admirable, especially if you're out of construction. I currently work for a web design agency but got baited and switched and haven't made a website from scratch, he just uses me to copy content across. So I'm hoping to show him and make my own career so I can leave.
That was my motivation as well.
Away from hard labor jobs with shit pay to a new future with creativity, better pay and all that.
There are so many videos about becoming a programmer but yours hits home the most because you aren't coming from a tech background but a actual worker. I'm a warehouse worker trying to become a programmer and this video was super straight through thank you!
Thanks for the feedback! Best wishes with your programming journey YEEHAW!
@@jamescross I will admit some of the concepts FCC is teaching me with HTML is kinda confusing since I don't understand a lot of it
same here audio visual tech to a future dev
Same. Tired of driving a forklift for 13 years.
@@beforeandafterphotos oh man good luck!
Your videos are appreciated across all ages! I’m 19, about to turn 20, and want to break into the field but lack the finances to enroll in a boot camp. I tried college, but it stripped me of motivation because I felt so being behind and judged my peers for not knowing certain things. I chose to try to learn on my own accord and the resources you gave were so super helpful. Thank you for your work!!!!
Lol Just turned 21 and know exactly what you mean. after highschool tried a lot of things including university but no shoe seemed to fit now I realise this maybe this is the thing for me, love coding gives me a sense of peace even though it's difficult at times but I want to do and now on my road to be a web dev my own pace and loving it
Am 20 Seeing you guys talk like this gives me hope..since all my peers have left for college and I was the only one remaining..I thought it was the end of it all since all my life I have been taught the only way you can make a living is to go to college and get a job but actually there are alot of people who have not gone to college yet making way more than those who have.I don't mean am against going to college or anything..hope you guys Succeed
I did a bootcamp at a certain university in the state of kansas in 2019, and it left me totally unprepared to actually land a job. I had a portfolio that I couldn't even fully tell a recruiter or company how I coded it, because they didn't teach us HOW to think, just WHAT to think. Here I am, starting my journey over and I'm 2 months in, feeling pretty dang good about it.
Good to hear it's going better for you now!
I’m in the exact same situation
I’m looking at a online college for a bacholrs in web development thinking I’ll be the same when I finish
I finished one recently and am a TA for said company making pretty shit money and I realized it’s part of their scam 😅 I won’t say anymore but I totally feel you with being unprepared. My students are totally lost and I feel their pain.
Well I'm looking into a bootcamp with a guaranteed job at the end soooo
Dude, I can totally feel you on this. I want to do a career shift at 45+ and it feels so daunting looking into learning web dev because of that lol. Thanks for making these videos and reminding me its nevah to late! ^.^
I am 35 just started learning this year hope to finish my course soon. I was thinking exactly the same but it’s never too late .
I’m 37 and about to star my course , never to late , I’ve being a truck driver for 15 years , not for me anymore
37 as well and just started trying to learn. Trying not to become too dependent on AI other than to explain things.
I am 36 just started to learn this year 😉💪🏼 never gave up!!!
@@yasiryounas126same here & I'm 35
Im starting with front end and then will slowly move towards back end with time.
Im so torn down. Unemployed for 3 years and I want to change my life and do something better with my self. Watching videos like these are getting me out of my slump.
Thank you for this video.
Best wishes on your software journey!
i am transitioning from a sales role to a Development role myself. Sending you positive energy :)
You can do it !!!! It is gonna be a challenge but the challenge is worth it !!
also transitioning from sales to maybe front end dev. we're all gonna make it
Keep strong, buddy. You can do it! 👊
I started to struggle with extreme social anxiety during COVID. I started a remote job but it will end in a few months. I am learning to code as I think there will be more remote opportunities which would suit me better at the moment. I have been studying my butt off for two months, I am hoping in another two to three I will be able to take on some freelance projects and start interviewing. Wish me luck 😀
Best of luck!
Dude, thank you so much for referencing Free Code Camp. I was really looking for a site that was able to teach you, but actually have you apply what you've learned without just copying it over. It's so much more helpful as a self-learner as opposed to some other guides which basically just lay out all of the information for you.
Did a full stack boot camp and I really felt too spread-out in my knowledge going into interviews. Instead of having competency/mastery in any one sphere, I had familiarity in many. So I found myself having to focus on one section and do a bunch of individual work/study anyway.
thanks for sharing your experience!
Did you end up getting a job because of the full stack boot camp?
@@VirusZero0140 i watn to ask the same question. After watching this video, maybe its better that you are focusing on one thing and be mastered at it at the time!
I was a ruby on rails developer for just shy of seven years, this was a few years ago. While I liked working in that framework, I was a full-stack developer at a small company (our rails app was a ticketing system for telecommunications jobs). I got SO burned out on full-stack that I swore I'd never do it again and I haven't. A friend of mine recommended boning back up on rails in order to do API stuff, and it's tempting. Anyway, wanted to kind of start from scratch with web development again and that's how I found your video. Thanks for the scoop!
I graduated from a boot camp not too long ago and I felt so inadequate so you have no idea how much I needed this video. Thank you
My pleasure!
Where?
Completely down-to-Earth, no BS, solid information, delivered with understanding and calm reassurance. A great roadmap vid without the clowning and hype.
Ive been binge watching various videos on programming for weeks and today i stumbled to your video. when you said you had a career change from construction worker to web developer, i feel like im not alone. i was a waiter, a chef, a car salesman then back to the kitchen and currently at 34, im a site manager. sounds like im making quite a decent amount but im not. found out that an intern who test websites make double than what i currently am doing (and its remote work). i hope that i can find a job that can pay me enough even if i had to work 16 hours a day and turn my life around. currently learning python and when im done, ill go through other languages.
p/s: liked & subscribed :)
thanks for sharing your experience!
You are absolutely right! . I went to a BootCamp studying Java Full stack development program.....and it is a big waste of money, time and energy! I wish I watched your video before taking those classes. I was so close on giving up on coding ,and go back to Walmart because I hated back-end development and I thought that is what coding was about. But my wife told me to hold on a little bit and power through the back-end portion and try front end for one week.....And I loved It!
Thanks for sharing!
Literally am learning on the Odin project right now, trying to transition from tattooing. I was so thrilled when you mentioned this! Feeling on path 😁 thanks!
Solid advice. I appreciate it. I have a software engineer friend that mentioned being able to Google documentation is key. You're not going to know everything and might not work on the same stack that you've worked with in the past. Thanks for the tips!
Totally agree. Super important skill once someone is ready to step away from tutorials.
@@jamescross being taught how to do technical research, interpret errors, is always missing from these courses, and there are no good Google-Fu tutorials last I looked. There is a 'how to ask smart questions' document out there however it's more for the general issue of poor questions.
Age really doesn't matter ,everyone's journey is different , i started coding(switched career) 6months ago, im 25 rn..most of my friends are successful but im not trying to catch upto them...still i feel like im growing alot..
love the videos man! I've been in the IT support field for a couple years, now studying front-end development to change my career. keep up the good work!
thanks. best of luck Rico on the journey!
Whats making you switch? Unless by support, you mean Help-Desk, then that answers my question.
@@phabeondominguez5971 yup help desk at the moment. Love helping people, but only so many times you can ask, did you reboot.
@@ricobowen9732 I feel you, what about Desktop Support man? Do it at a law firm and you'll have one of the best jobs ever, free reign too. Regardless tho, you can't ever go wrong learning to code so your doing something right that's for sure!!
hows it going?
I had to retrain about a decade ago, and I went down the book route, going through several books which at face value covered the same thing, but each one would cover it slightly differently, so you got to appeciate it more. I also picked book which contained exercises rather than just explaining, as you learn by doing, not by reading. Afterwards I then built two websites. Neither were spectacular, obviously, but they were enough to show a potential manager that I could apply what I had learned, and that's what got me the job. He said that so many came in for interviews with great paper qualifications, but couldn't offer anything to show they could use what they'd learned.
I think I might have struggled if I was learning now though, as so much appears to be online, or with videos like Pluralsight, which I find impossible to learn from.
Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts!
Hello there @revstickleback please could you share this books
@@KenKen-ki1cx It was a series of books called "Head First" but this was over a decade ago so I don't know if they have updated them since.
I recommend about a year of learning and doing your own projects on the side. Plus yeah you got to take a risk applying for jobs. Nice video devsmak.
Very true! Took me about 9 months with a tight non-family friendly schedule. A year would have been better pacing.
Thanks for this video! I’ve been thinking about getting back into web development (self-taught since 15, I’m now 40 but stopped several years ago). I’ve been looking at boot camps, but haven’t found good reviews and just didn’t know where to turn because I know I have more to learn as things have changed. These free courses are better than spending a bunch of money learning things I may already know since I’m not starting off as a beginner.
Yeah, since you already have past experience, bootcamps would probably be a waste of money.
I have a degree in geology and having to learn a bit of Python (mainly for GIS) has caused me to want to get into tech. So now I'm learning to code and program. Thanks for your channel.
That's awesome! And geology rocks too!
Same experience here! Are you going to put your GIS project on your portfolio?
I'm 28 and tried to learn by myself many times, this video motivated me to start again. Thank you
I just started The OdinProject yesterday 7/1/22, I’m extremely excited, yet a little scared of the task at hand, however that’s life right! I’m currently off for the summer, I work with the NYCDOE, so I have 2 months to tackle this. I truly appreciate your time & effort putting these videos together, they provide insight & perspective that total beginners like myself lack. Thank you so much!
My pleasure! Best of luck on the journey!
@John Paul Rodriguez
Any updates?
@@smileydog5941 I just picked-up from where I left off several months ago. A personal illness threw me off unfortunately. I’m working on using Terminal on my MacBook & it’s so fun. TheOdinProject puts emphasis on it. I just resumed today with TheOdinProject, I’m essentially refreshing my memory & spending time on Terminal. Best of luck on your journey! Sorry for responding late.
Seriously, take these advices to the heart. Very helpful indeed and feeling much confident after listening to your advice. You have given one of the best tips for free, best guidance for free and above all you are doing a wonderful job for all aspirants. Thanks a ton!
You are so welcome
I am in university but my courses contain no web development at all. This guide is helping me to pursue my web dev dreams in my free time! Thanks for motivating me again! All the best to you and your family.
You are awesome sir! Couple months ago you were one of the first programing mentor videos I've watched and had no idea about most stuff you were talking about, today watching this I feel proud to say and so much more familiar with most of stuff you mentioned! Totally worth it fellas stay focused you'll get there!, it's not hard but takes a Lot of hardwork!
So great to hear! Glad it's coming together for you!
@@jamescross appreciate it man you really out here changing life's! thank you of all the effort you make to help us
Thanks so much for this content and sharing your knowledge. I'm 31 and a programming beginner. I hope to get a web dev job in exactly one year from now.
Best of luck on your journey!
This is a great way to stard my dude. I was exactly there a year ago and now I am an Intern Software Developer! You just have to stick with it!
@@royjonuk6503 can i ask if you have a degree/certs? i started about 7 months ago and i want to start looking soon but i have neither of those yet
@@jcbsalexyahoo im a ticketed carpenter but I have no CS degree.
@@royjonuk6503 where are you from. ? Which country
I appreciate you being so open about your personal story, man. It is a far too common predicament for so many people
Dude, I'm 31 with a masters in counseling. I'm switching tk computer engineering. Your story is almost exactly like mine. Thank you, I'm going to watch all your videos now
best wishes on your switch!
@@jamescross I'm also heavily seeking mentorship, do you have any advice for finding mentorship?
I would try to meet people at local coding meetups. You can see if there are any in your area at www.meetup.com/
This is my current path, and it has been amazing. All the blanks I had and things I didn’t understand have been covered
:)
Great video man. Glad you worked past those hurdles. I’m still gunning for my goals, and already have a good job as a Cloud Storage Engineer, but I still really want to be better with programming and doing web apps that the rest of my team generally doesn’t do or isn’t great at.
Thanks for the tips.
thanks for the feedback!
Where is the Cloud?
im only a minute in, and it's probably the most honest video i've ever seen.
+1 on the building stuff to make sure stuff sinks in. I've learned so much just by having to troubleshoot my own projects.
Currently an electrician. Using codecademy and a couple other sites to try and learn what I can before hopping into a bootcamp, but trying to get out of the construction industry asap
Well said. Absolutely right on all points. When I was learning there was very little resource and all courses were expensive. Heads down, get on with it, don't watch movies or tv unless you have to so your family are GF are kept happy. Making coding your only thing other than producing an income and don't waste time, and don't make it last too long. I recommend becoming a specialist in a subject personally and then an all rounder.
it's a lot of work for sure.
I'm currently a business analyst and want to move to more front end work. I love your videos!
I’m a construction worker myself and I just started a couple of days ago with my coding journey I hope to one day be back and comment my success story.
First I want to say great video as always!
Secondly for anyone looking to get in to the tech field, depending on where you live, a lot of countries are trying to push the tech industry hard and you may be able to get expensive qualifications fully funded by the state.
I am in the UK and have just started one that is online and self paced and roughly a college level qualification which can easily lead to junior dev positions.
As I say this is dependant on where you live and the self taught method is definitely a viable option.
great point. definitely something folks should look into.
I just thought I'd add under here I am also doing a lot of these free courses at the same time to fill in areas the bootcamp misses and to really drive home the basics.
I'm also from the UK. I'm interested to learn thr name of this course?
My issue with these courses, and the issue that often leads beginning developers to fail, is the time needed. I have experience, but as a metric, they state that each course takes 300 hours. Within the first 7 minutes of this video, you mention 3 courses (900+ hours). Averaging 6 hours a day, 7 days a week, means it will take 150 days (~5 months), chugging away everyday, to complete just the first 3 courses. For someone who has a family, a full time job and won't get anywhere without at least an AA degree (which companies often require just to look at a resume) this is a next to impossible task. I'm not bashing this video though. I absolutely love this channel and have learned a lot. But I would request a video on avoiding tutorial Hell and developing realistic expectations of what kind of job you should expect to get with this type of studying.
Keep up the amazing work! I really appreciate all of the videos and information you're putting out there. days
It's tough balancing things because it does take a lot of work to get good. Something to keep in mind though is that these are just estimates. A lot comes down to the person. Someone else commented that the 300 hour responsive design course took them 2 weeks instead of 300 hours. Once you've been through one, you might find yourself skimming odin project as you get more comfortable.
Even if you know all the stuff in those courses that's still not going to get you a job. Companies want to see relevant experience, period.
@@PlasmaSnake369 And what is the first step to getting relevant experience? Having the skills and know-how to do the work. Everything has a first step, you won't get any "relevant experience" as a car mechanic if you don't learn how to use the tools first to begin with.
I pause the video should I go for this? Any recommendations? I only learn programming a little with c programming and I'm drop out because of pandemic 2 years from now i stop learning programming because i don't have pc, but now have. I'm here because im interested of codings. (Sorry for bad English)
@@TheOnlyGhxst Well actually you could get relevant experience as a car mechanic without knowing much because it's not a very competitive field to get into. Look I'm just saying that this guy is trying to make successful TH-cam videos by telling people what they want to hear but just learning HTML/CSS/React is not going to get you a job okay, if you get to one of these big corporations that pays a lot of money to do this stuff just knowing HTML/CSS is a basic prerequisite of what they want you to do. The fact is they would much rather hire a computer science graduate that doesn't have experience than somebody who doesn't have one of those degrees, and even amongst the computer science graduates they would much rather hire one who had internship experience before they even graduated. If you want to be realistic about what it takes you have to think about the supply of and the demand for people who have these skills. These days basically everybody knows HTML CSS and JavaScript so what's going to make you stand out?
Really enjoying your content! Although right now I am in a full MERN stack Bootcamp I think knowing front end and back end basics will help me in the long run. I am hoping to get into this industry in the next few months transitioning from the medical field. Just wanted to say thank you for your content
for sure it will help. it is great to have breadth in addition to a specialization.
I'm 23 and also transitioning from the med field I was in Nursing school now I'm looking into this!
@joseph which source you recommend for recommend ?
Bro thank you so much for this. Trying to transition from a Nurse to Tech. Appreciate the guidance.
Best wishes with the switch!
I'm going through the codecademy complete front end course now. I'm enjoying it but it's kinda funny. As I'm doing the exercises I'm feeling good and confident. But as soon as I open that blank page in visual studio I'm like "Oh shit" 🤣. I'm not completely blank but I definitely got a long way to go. Your story encourages me and keeps me going though 😁.
I remember that feeling. It's what keeps a lot of people stuck on tutorials. It will be slow at first but gets better. Then things start clicking and it gets exciting.
Me too
You described it perfectly lol
exactly me right now
what helps doing those exercises is googling why things work the way they do. also you can press the 'get a hint' button if you feel like you haven't fully grasped a certain concept. people on the page you get directed to usually explain how things work the way they do
good point
Thanks a lot man! I'm planning to go deep with website development. This information helps me to start my journey.
Hey my story is very similar to yours. I've worked in construction since I was 15, I dropped out of high-school for a job that paid good money at the time. BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER. I'm 31 years old now and I have nothing to show for all my manual labor but a broken down body and an empty bank account. I have been programming in my spare time for a few years now and I'm going to be applying for internships/jobs soon. Just wanted to say I appreciate you man I hope to comment here soon and tell you I made it!
I started at freecodecamp and then moved onto cs50 and cs50w. To date I have about 30 certifications, I can work with web frameworks and databases, I can make responsive static web pages and dynamic web pages, I swapped to Linux OS about a year ago and can work from the CLI now, but I don't know if I'm ready, I feel like I need to "know it all" but I know thats just not possible. How did you know you were ready? Which projects landed you your job? Did you have a GIT repository when you landed your job?
Most people probably don't feel ready to get the first job. The right time is when you know enough to be confident you can figure it out and have some personal projects to show. Here are my projects th-cam.com/video/tCHSzNXbNq4/w-d-xo.html Be sure to let me know how it goes! Best wishes.
@@jamescross thank you very much for this! I feel I'm ready to an extent, but I know the bar is set pretty high in the field and I don't want to let down the company that gives me a shot so I've opted on a middle ground and applied for a few internships for the beginning of 23' I'll be a redhat someday!!! Love yuh man and thank you for what you do! (IBM ftw!)
@@CJE-Software I felt similarly. Thing is they know they are hiring a new dev and they will pay you accordingly and know it will take some time to ramp up.
This is the map I followed four years ago, as you said it wasn't easy. After the learning process, it comes the moment of truth when you have to do your problem solving and find the solution.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you for the pointers! I've been struggling to find a concise list of things to do and have just been floundering trying to emulate those long video bootcamps, but they all keep teaching me the same basic things!
You're so welcome!
wow same here dude. try'na take a leap of faith in programming and do what i actually love to do. .from construction to programming
Im currently in a bootcamp and i can't wait for it to be done i got 3 months to go and tbh im all over the place i don't understand anything and it was def not worth it after im done im gonna continue on my own its better focus and better for myself if you did it i will do it too
thanks for sharing your experience
as someone who is a webdev and also studied physics at uni.. I can say first hand physics way way way harder. Plus lot less applicable right off the bat to industry. Not a very good deal.. unless you're very gifted and interested.. ideally young and have time to burn.. because its only if you take it post doc that its really true you get to use any of the hard stuff you learnt in the course; something like software dev or webdev.. each piece of knowlege is gold nugget you use to earn you living. its good stuff.
I love the vids man, definitely gonna give this path a shot, I’ve dove in 2 separate times trying to learn over the past 3 years each time only lasting a brief period but the first time I got an understanding of what html and css were and did tutorials for like a month and this last time a couple months ago I actually got a pretty good understanding of html structure and learned how to resource what I wanted to happen with css and started building some sites but when JavaScript hit it kinda demotivated me and I stopped and I’ve been getting amped up to dive back in and this video I think just did it for me so thank you I needed that
I gave up on my first attempt and took awhile to give it a go again. It's tough but was worth pushing through it. Especially when things started clicking and became more fun to build things.
Thank you so much! I’ve been searching for platforms just like free coding. It’s simple and easy to jump start off of. Then I will advance to more difficult ones. I just wanted some place to teach me the basics.
Thank you... I even started learning Html and Css recently... And I'm liking it
Great to hear!
DUDE....YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HONEST...CLEAR....BEST ADVICE .....ONE CAN RECEIVE IN THIS INDUSTRY. APPRECIATE YOU!!! I AM A NEW SUBCRIBER AND WILL SPREAD YOUR CHANNEL TO EVERYONE I KNOW TRYING TO GET IN THE IT INDUSTRY....
Glad to help
To me, self-learning embodies the spirit of coding... or really any education. Anyone can be spoon-fed information... but if you don't have the passion and mindset to properly utilize/apply said information, there's no value to it.
We all end up self-taught.
An overlooked tip for when you make these kinds of videos laying out a pathway is to strip away too many options... The worst thing about being a newbie is the overwhelming decision fatigue which then delays making a decision. In this video, you outlay 4 possible decisions which now require additional research. Most people just want one option so they can begin their journey instead of having to consume more videos about more possible pathways. You should interview a newbie on your channel so that they can ask "newbie" questions in which you can use your expertise to answer the questions that every other newbie is asking at home. I guarantee that people in the comments still haven't picked a path because they are still having to research. We just want ONE path to get started.
1. Free Code Camp Org
2. The Odin Project
3. Udemy
4. CS50 - Harvard Computer Science
Damn right. Good job. We need people likee you making these videos not people who don't get it
Free code camp
"We just want one path to follow" damn bro, life is not that easy, and if you don't want to do a little of work just doing some research maybe there's not path to follow for you or other guys than think similar
CS50 by a mile. Thay actually have 2 courses, Intro to CS and WebDev with Django and Javascript. Do both and you will get some good projects for you portfolio and you will be more than ready for the job interview. However is very hard.
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I have searching legit person advising about tech and I am glad I found you . Now I will start teaching myself front end to achieve my goals
Welcome aboard!
Thank you so much for your work and advise sir..am 20 and can't afford to pay for those coding boot camps..this video really 🙏
These tips are good for a VERY Technical position, maybe working next to engineers.
For most web dev gigs you will be asked to show work and see if you are not a difficult employee and that's it!
Thank you sir for the tips. I am inspired by your journey. I was a bit like you and I wanted to change my career from construction to IT. I just finished the basic of C++ programming and currently learning pyton. Really hope I can land a job in IT in the future
All the best
How are things going after a year?
Honestly, Bootcamps aren’t bad as people make them out to be. Just need to find the right one for you and do the research. That’s what I did, found one that offered a personally assigned mentor, tutor, career specialist, great reviews, deferred payment until you find a job, money back guarantee, and affordable compared to most bootcamps. It’s also great for people that aren’t great in structuring their own educational course and guidance.
If you don’t mind me asking, which bootcamp did you attend?
same, i jumped in to web3 and solidity, now doing freecodecamp and dapp university been doing since mid 21, now about 9 mths in , started with cs50 C, then python on Mimo app, doing smart contracts now, next hardhat java test cases, hope to be at intermediate level by end of 22 ..then i will start applying ....
Ditch Ruby on Rails but Python is something you definitely want to learn as it's used to teach fundamental programming theories!! It's also in very high demand out in the field!! You CANNOT go wrong with learning Python!!
Thanks for being so open! Liked the content and will try free code camp I think. What is your opinion of code academy?
Hey man geologist and web dev here! I really like your videos and I know what you went through.
Glad you like them!
Geophysicist here, just started learning to code. It’s definitely a way forward!
@@ikechiude good luck man :)
The odin project is one of the best online bootcamps out there, helped me a lot to understand the basics and has a very good community too!
agree
going through multiple courses/sites to learn how to code is basically the tutorial hell. You don't need to go over the odin project if you already did freecodecamp. You should start bulding projects way earlier than what you showed on video. You will never be ready, but will be more ready than yesterday if you dive straight to the pool rather than watching how to swim, if that makes sense. i would suggest going over projects the moment you finish learning about basics of vanilla JS. And from that point on it's both doing projects and learning at the same time.
bro your channel is so underrated . Great videos!
thanks James am 19 year old and I have learning new and challenging things I let go of being a sales person in a dealership because I was bored and I wanted something more challenging in life I always loved math and problem solving and for this video I know now what to do. so thank you
I'm a construction worker myself looking to make the same change you did glad I found your page and subscribed.
Cool. Best of luck with your journey!
@@jamescross thanks!
I knew you would talk about theodinproject before I start the video and yes it's really a great place to learn web development. Currently, I'm on Foundations 'JavaScript'. Happy Coding!
Thank you for this insight. I’m looking into learning how to code.
im a diesel tech and I see other techs in their 40’s with bad backs, joints. Heavy equipment takes a toll on their bodies and Im looking for a way out.
I am a warehouse worker who 10 years ago wanted to be an ios or android developer but the moment I exited high school and had to get a job, I lost that ability to try and do what I wanted. Here I am 10 years later gaining back that control at the cost of time spent with my son and wife. I grind out my 45 minute lunch with free courses on python and when I'm home I spend roughly 2 to 3 hours a day typically when my son goes down for his naps. I understand that the "certificates" are just bragging rights and aren't always recognized but it at least lets me know that I've reach an important benchmark. My issue is practical use cases. When learning through certain programs, they don't really lean toward indestry specific things. Sort of just a catch all and I take in more that I don't see me realistically needing.
I was already familiar with the CS50(x) course from Harvard, however I have never heard of MOOC, so thanks for pointing out that fantastic-looking resource!
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve been using free code camp and it does help me understand the material a bit more my biggest issue is trying to find out what the most important languages and stuff i need to know I’ve been learning what API means just trying to make sure I understand everything because there’s so many things to learn i feel and I’m going for web development
Thank you dude for sharing your story because there are many of us that are older and still want to perceive a tech carrear many of us feel related to your experience
Glad I found this video ! Almost spent alot of money at a bootcamp thanks bro 🤙🏼
Glad it helped!
Or an alternative idea is: Just get a job as a bus/truck driver. There are a TON of bus/truck driver jobs because there is a super super super shortage; and once you get your CDL and keep it sound, you won't have to worry about competition in getting a job and whether the job wants to keep you or not. And they pay good. I myself drive a bus and I get a 6 hour break to do whatever I want EVERY SINGLE DAY (yes EVERYDAY); to where I could sleep, still code video games/websites, go out to eat ALL the time or whatever. And it's lots of freedom!
And if you still want to make money coding, etc. you could do THAT on the side using websites like fiver, people per hour, or local places in your neighborhood that need a web developer every now and then, etc. and do it on your own time! Truck driving/Bus driving just take some getting used to. But, the world would be at your feet after that in the job market.
Anyway, this is just an GREAT alternative idea and my two cents in case things don't work out in your coding jobs lol 🤣
By the way, great video anyway and thanks!!
Very helpful content, this information could literally put coding boot camps and schools out of business if more people knew about it.
thanks
Great video! Some key points were highlighted that I hadn't heard anyone else discuss. Thank you!
I am a 2018 passout …after that I was doing nothing for 4 years..this February 2022 I completed Certification of JavaScript Basic Data stucture and Algorithms and after that Got a job as Junior Javascript developer in a month..Thanks Javascript & FreeCodeCamp …
Hey bro can I PM you? Need some advice. I’m the same scenario
@@walakbak8551 sure
congrats
Thank you so much dear James. You are really helping someone like me.
Bro, you are hella inspirational. Thank you - Subscribed.
Thanks for the video ! Going to follow the websites
Have fun!
It's wild how much tech first-year or even interns are expected to know.
'frontend developer' just isn't defined well enough nor stratified from simple can make web page/site in notepad to complex can build google-calendar UI with api.
true. lots of grayness in expectations and stacks
I just got my first certification for HTML/CSS. I'll be moving on to JavaScript after work today.
awesome!
Also, when did you start making this video? The curriculum for HTML/CSS changed and the part where you talk about that is outdated now and is considered Legacy
Last week.
lol. Yup. They just changed it. Do the new one.
@@jamescross WHY DID MY LAST COMMENT DISAPPEAR? Is TH-cam goofing up?
I think this was the best coding tutorial I've ever watched
Ooh, thank you for the info, I've been looking for something to work on to supplement my college courses!
thank you so much man, this really means a lot since money is tight and seeing this video has helped me!!!
Glad I could help!
Woa, thank you, looking forward to become someday a data analyst. Will look into this.
Best of luck!
What a GREAT man! Your familj must be proud of you.
There are so many resources to learn online but never to be hired. Especially in Central Europe. People here still praise degrees.
PS I got all of the knowledge you mention, I got portfolios, projects, networking, CV and all stuff. The best email I get back is only a rejection "due to more qualified people". Fck that sh*t.
That's tough. Thanks for sharing your experience in europe.
love it bro no chessey intro just straight into the video
thanks for the feedback!
Great Video Man
thanks
Actually what You are saying it's true. Path to become a programmer (web dev also) is accessible with 100% free to learn sources. Open source FTW! I have started my journey with FCC(14 months ago). Now I'm able to create websites and web apps with simple and intermediate logic ;). Remember guys, as a programmer, learning never ends.
that's awesome!
Whats FCC? And how do u get started with open source ?
free code camp
I tried it, but I left it.
I tried an youtube tutorial video and I learned MORE than from this page on the video and quicker.
thanks for sharing your experience!
Thanks for the motivation sir, look forward to be a web developer.. 🙏🏼🔥
Best of luck!