For someone late in life who wants to make the switch to writing code for work and also earning a "competitive" salary as early as possible what role would you suggest? what language? and WGU type degree or self-taught?
When I went back to school almost all my coding was in C++. Super difficult to learn as a first language but every other language is a breeze afterward
I watched a video about how flooded is the market right now with senior engineers from big companies. Sounds scary. but I have seen the bright side. I just got a job as an entry level guy, even if I have more experience. the pay is still bad but worse that not having a job. Guess it's up to you how bad you want to work, at least I am learning, which is good, in case I want to move to networking or systems administration.
I think that to effectively learn from scratch you should focus on a language that is good at what you love doing, even if it's not for a job, after learning one language for personal use pretty good you will be able to swap to others without many problems. (For example i started out with java because i wanted to make minecraft mods but then switched to C#, then to GLSL and then to Rust)
How do I know when I’ve “mastered” a language? Ive done a bootcamp learning javascript, HTML, CSS, postgreSQL, but I feel more like I’m in between beginner and intermediate at them all and honestly its been weighing on my confidence.
I graduated a bootcamp in February, accepted a $80k Dev job in April. For me? A bootcamp was life-changing and absolutely prepared me to be a software developer, to the extent where more senior developers have mentioned how impressed they are with my knowledge coming out of the bootcamp (cough cough Tech Elevator cough cough). I will be the first to say, it's not for everyone, there were many who failed out of my cohort or just skated by, and those students are likely still looking for employment... It really depends on the person, their background, and how hard you're willing to work.
Hi Sam 🤠, thanks for posting missed your videos! Question, how well has your java course been received? I'm interested in purchasing the class and would like to hear from other students what they've gotten out of it. Thanks for reading this comment❤. Keep on coding!
I started learning to code after facing a serious challenge in my line of work, it has taken me 2 years just to be able to do something and right now am working on that solution, wish me luck.
I just wanna shout out university. For me, university provided three really important things 1) A very good progression through languages from high level to low level 2) A very thorough set of projects to work on over the course of four years 3) A much better understanding of how to think like an engineer, not just a programmer.
Meanwhile Scrum is not Agile AT ALL. And there is a reason big companies (FAANG) dont do scrum. But yes, many some dinosaur big companies do that, and it sucks working for them.
@@Memeaic My point was the obviousness of what he said. Like it was so obvious to even a dumbass like me that it was akin to saying almost nothing at all. Thanks Captain Obvious! Tell us some insightful things befitting of someone who has worked in the field for so long.
@@slten12 well it wasnt obvious to me that this is the best time to get a Cs degree, i thought Ai was advancing fast asf and some computer related jobs might get overtaken by AI but sure
How long do you think it’ll take the market to be better for programmers ? I know it’s basically impossible to know but what’s your basic feel on it. I’m in a coding boot camp now but I don’t graduate for another 5 months. I wonder if things will be even worse then
The current market for programmers is not that bad. Big tech company's have laid off thousands of people and it is very hard to get into one now, although this is not the only way to make money. Making or joining startups is easier than ever.
That was a surprisingly good video. Informative, light, conversational, yet deep on some realities. And I very much appreciate, that you honestly said that you can not really speak for the self-thought route (aka, self-thought 3 month learning, 6-figure Job, blah 😅🤔🤫) ! 🤘
Learning to code is like learning to speak the language of the country you want to live in. Do you need to? Maybe not, would it make your life easier and give you more opportunities? Probably. The secret is to pick a language that will help you in your day to day. If you are in sales, or finance, or could really use automation in your workflow then go with Python. If you are more creative and want to feature your creativity go with html, css, js. I for example was in sales, I learned JS but would have been WAY better off learning python as I was transitioning as it would have made my sales job easier via data analysis and automation. Which would have freed up more time to study, and would have given me projects to work on to better my own life.
Hi, Sam. Your content is excellent! I'm 34 years old, and I'm an electronics engineer. I'm trying to move into the software development market. I chose to study Java. Do you think it's reasonable? Am I too old? Should I choose another language? Cheers from Brazil!
here's my two cents on bootcamps. They're really really good, like really good. BUT, you HAVE to put in the work. the people in my bootcamp, maybe like 80% of them did not have college degrees, they did not know how to study/focus/learn--and thus were slow learners, very slow. But they all worked really hard and most of them (16 out of 20 of us), all had full time jobs within the first 3 months after graduation. The 3 or 4 who didn't get jobs right away, and I don't know if they ever did, were noticeably putting in a few hours a day into the course--and definitely received too much help (as in "can I see what you did so I can copy?") Copying is completely fine and encouraged in my book. The only thing that must happen if you copy is to spend however long it takes to understand every single line and what is happening and why it's happening. I can speak on this for pages, one last thing I'll add is the bootcamp has no basic test or exam to get in (as in, the course accepts all willing participants), then it's not one you want to commit to.
I'm in a job that i currently hate, I really want to change but it could be really wonderful if I can find one that can also give me the time to go and take a degree (electronics engineering). I have seen also the "company view" during a hiring process, the degree makes a difference tbh I'm from Italy, the market is much more static than in the U.S.
....the term "self taught" does bug me a little. Everything one knows IS "self taught". I started working in IT in my early 20's, all my knowledge and experience was derived from me reading a book, watching a video, running simulations in a lab, listening to a teacher in a class, or just asking someone for help LOL is there something magical happening in a University in which you don't need to "teach yourself" anything? A UNI staff member simply downloads the skills into your brain? Does any one else not thing this term is misleading?
What is your opinion on completing programming/developer certifications like the Oracle Certified Java Professional and PCPP Certified Professional in Python Programming?
Been posting more on Instagram. Follow me here: instagram.com/keep_on_coding/
For someone late in life who wants to make the switch to writing code for work and also earning a "competitive" salary as early as possible what role would you suggest? what language? and WGU type degree or self-taught?
For anyone on this journey, remember one thing. You got this.
In this market, sometimes the best we can do is to keep on coding💪👨💻
I've been coding professionally for 10 years, but yes, I'm learning to code in 2023
The points in this video are spot on.
Start with Java. You will understand oop from the get go. Then Python will be much easier!
When I went back to school almost all my coding was in C++. Super difficult to learn as a first language but every other language is a breeze afterward
I watched a video about how flooded is the market right now with senior engineers from big companies. Sounds scary. but I have seen the bright side. I just got a job as an entry level guy, even if I have more experience. the pay is still bad but worse that not having a job. Guess it's up to you how bad you want to work, at least I am learning, which is good, in case I want to move to networking or systems administration.
I think that to effectively learn from scratch you should focus on a language that is good at what you love doing, even if it's not for a job, after learning one language for personal use pretty good you will be able to swap to others without many problems.
(For example i started out with java because i wanted to make minecraft mods but then switched to C#, then to GLSL and then to Rust)
How do I know when I’ve “mastered” a language? Ive done a bootcamp learning javascript, HTML, CSS, postgreSQL, but I feel more like I’m in between beginner and intermediate at them all and honestly its been weighing on my confidence.
I graduated a bootcamp in February, accepted a $80k Dev job in April. For me? A bootcamp was life-changing and absolutely prepared me to be a software developer, to the extent where more senior developers have mentioned how impressed they are with my knowledge coming out of the bootcamp (cough cough Tech Elevator cough cough). I will be the first to say, it's not for everyone, there were many who failed out of my cohort or just skated by, and those students are likely still looking for employment... It really depends on the person, their background, and how hard you're willing to work.
Hi Sam 🤠, thanks for posting missed your videos! Question, how well has your java course been received? I'm interested in purchasing the class and would like to hear from other students what they've gotten out of it. Thanks for reading this comment❤. Keep on coding!
I started learning to code after facing a serious challenge in my line of work, it has taken me 2 years just to be able to do something and right now am working on that solution, wish me luck.
I just wanna shout out university. For me, university provided three really important things
1) A very good progression through languages from high level to low level
2) A very thorough set of projects to work on over the course of four years
3) A much better understanding of how to think like an engineer, not just a programmer.
Meanwhile Scrum is not Agile AT ALL.
And there is a reason big companies (FAANG) dont do scrum.
But yes, many some dinosaur big companies do that, and it sucks working for them.
Bugs & problems while development teach you the most, keep this in mind while learning.
Such a weak video. Pumped out something short that said basically nothing as a vehicle to plug your course. What a disservice to beginners.
What? this was a really helpful video for me, things he said about getting a degree fully convinced me i should get a degree in computer science.
@@Memeaic My point was the obviousness of what he said.
Like it was so obvious to even a dumbass like me that it was akin to saying almost nothing at all.
Thanks Captain Obvious! Tell us some insightful things befitting of someone who has worked in the field for so long.
By the way, got any more courses we can buy from you? Maybe do a 2 minute video this time to advertise your course again.
@@slten12 well it wasnt obvious to me that this is the best time to get a Cs degree, i thought Ai was advancing fast asf and some computer related jobs might get overtaken by AI but sure
@@slten12 blud talking to himself 💀
Still today for some of us though :) .. let's hear some wisdom
How long do you think it’ll take the market to be better for programmers ? I know it’s basically impossible to know but what’s your basic feel on it. I’m in a coding boot camp now but I don’t graduate for another 5 months. I wonder if things will be even worse then
The current market for programmers is not that bad. Big tech company's have laid off thousands of people and it is very hard to get into one now, although this is not the only way to make money. Making or joining startups is easier than ever.
Love the t-shirt man - keep up the good work
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😪😪😐!!! ...... Things were oops!!
That was a surprisingly good video. Informative, light, conversational, yet deep on some realities. And I very much appreciate, that you honestly said that you can not really speak for the self-thought route (aka, self-thought 3 month learning, 6-figure Job, blah 😅🤔🤫) ! 🤘
I'm a Quality Engineer, love to code automation (BDDs, Cypress are definitely my favourites). 10 years as QA. Graduated as Computer Engineer
Learning to code is like learning to speak the language of the country you want to live in. Do you need to? Maybe not, would it make your life easier and give you more opportunities? Probably.
The secret is to pick a language that will help you in your day to day. If you are in sales, or finance, or could really use automation in your workflow then go with Python. If you are more creative and want to feature your creativity go with html, css, js. I for example was in sales, I learned JS but would have been WAY better off learning python as I was transitioning as it would have made my sales job easier via data analysis and automation. Which would have freed up more time to study, and would have given me projects to work on to better my own life.
Hi, Sam. Your content is excellent! I'm 34 years old, and I'm an electronics engineer. I'm trying to move into the software development market. I chose to study Java. Do you think it's reasonable? Am I too old? Should I choose another language? Cheers from Brazil!
here's my two cents on bootcamps. They're really really good, like really good. BUT, you HAVE to put in the work. the people in my bootcamp, maybe like 80% of them did not have college degrees, they did not know how to study/focus/learn--and thus were slow learners, very slow. But they all worked really hard and most of them (16 out of 20 of us), all had full time jobs within the first 3 months after graduation. The 3 or 4 who didn't get jobs right away, and I don't know if they ever did, were noticeably putting in a few hours a day into the course--and definitely received too much help (as in "can I see what you did so I can copy?")
Copying is completely fine and encouraged in my book. The only thing that must happen if you copy is to spend however long it takes to understand every single line and what is happening and why it's happening.
I can speak on this for pages, one last thing I'll add is the bootcamp has no basic test or exam to get in (as in, the course accepts all willing participants), then it's not one you want to commit to.
I'm in a job that i currently hate, I really want to change but it could be really wonderful if I can find one that can also give me the time to go and take a degree (electronics engineering).
I have seen also the "company view" during a hiring process, the degree makes a difference
tbh I'm from Italy, the market is much more static than in the U.S.
I passed my college Java class watching TheNewBoston youtube channel! haha
Hi!
Is the discord group in the description only for people who take your course or anyone can join?
Are you on LinkedIn? I have been trying to find you there but haven't been able to 😥😥
All this advice ...and DSA on one side..all they care about DSA
Teach me 🎉❤😊
This is so real people think this is easy , but it is not
Edm minor wouldn’t sound bad though!
oh snap Sam is back!
im tired
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....the term "self taught" does bug me a little. Everything one knows IS "self taught". I started working in IT in my early 20's, all my knowledge and experience was derived from me reading a book, watching a video, running simulations in a lab, listening to a teacher in a class, or just asking someone for help LOL is there something magical happening in a University in which you don't need to "teach yourself" anything? A UNI staff member simply downloads the skills into your brain? Does any one else not thing this term is misleading?
What is your opinion on completing programming/developer certifications like the Oracle Certified Java Professional and PCPP Certified Professional in Python Programming?