When I graduated with a psychology degree, I started out with over $100,000 of debt, and if you let it, it can crush you before you even have a chance to be successful in life. Thankfully, you do not need a coding bootcamp or college degree to get a software engineering job. Do not ever let anyone convince you otherwise.
Thank you for this video, man. I have been on the path as a self taught dev for almost a year. Its touch with having a full time jobs and being in a relationship and what not. I this is something that I want to do. Do you have any tips on how to create a portfolio with projects that stock out from the croud?
@@Y0ungC0der-h6r That definitely is tough! I actually have given that advice quite a few times in my videos, but it's pretty lengthy. You should stop by one of the live Q&A's we do on this channel (every Friday at 6:30pm CT). I could dive into that topic again.
@@Y0ungC0der-h6r what are some of the tools you used to stay on track? do you a syllabus or anything like that that you crossed out as you progressed? ty in advance!
Started my self taught coding journey at my now 39. The hardest part is being disciplined enough to just do it everyday, besides just the motivation, it's that underlying fear when you think you're learning but you know deep down you're a little overwhelmed. It's kinda like that "need that entry level job but it requires experience to get it" type situations.the only way to get it is to do it, despite feeling incompetent throughout the process.Definitely need those incremental wins for sure 👍 Great video, thankyou Don🙌
I'm a month and a half away from 44 and just now getting into the software engineer world via a General Assembly Bootcamp. I need a career switch. I just hope I learn enough in the Bootcamp to not have wasted money.
These folks are all very intelligent. I’m still amazed that people can view anyone that drops out of high school or college as a failure, or lazy or underachieving.
Well that's because many of them are. Many people just don't have a plan they quit and work low paying jobs with no direction. If anyone drops I hope they have a plan in mind.
You can't imagine what kind of impact this podcast had on me. I don't wanna dive into details, cause there is a lot of emotions and thoughts I have, and I wouldn't be able to express them the way I'd like to. Just these words: thank you, you are doing an extremely important thing by running your channel 🔥
I needed this podcast. I’ve been teaching myself off and on for 6 years now. I always began with motivation then quickly hit the imposter syndrome and gave up. I am now married for 2 years so I have my reason to finally focus and break into the industry. Thank you guys for this great podcast!
Same starter 2017 and I've been really deeping my toes into wordpress themes development. I feel like I've been spending too long with php. Javascript and some CSA/SASS. I can relate to you as I stop development for month or two but then I eat and drink code. I still consider myself as a beginner developer bc I'm always looking at my notes and documentation. This video really pumped me out bc I had to Google, TH-cam everything then modified code.
OMG this is so great. I am a software engineering student at alx-holberton school. This is my first year. Watching this motivated me to give my studies all my best. Being a remote student, I have to teach myself all I want to know, and altogether my school's program is not entirely teacher-student classes. I am so motivated. Looking forward to advancing. Thank you so much, guys
This is so inspiring, truly.... as an young woman individually self teaching into in becoming a front end dev, I can relate so much to Whitley's story switching backgrounds as a previous teacher(prek) into tech....I have days where I question my self but I know deep down I want this so bad! No one in my family or outside codes or is in tech at all. And so trying to find someone alongside this journey is very hard.. recently unemployed , striving to retain what I learn while living with my mother. Sibling on my back about my unemployment, not having a mentor, or knowing people in my area who I can relate with is not easy...but all I know is that I'm not giving up, and trusting God by my side, I know if I start doing projects NOW and continue to fight through this, it will pay off just like the testimonials shared in this video meeting. Blessings to you guys and thank you so much for sharing this with us...
I remember all too well what it was like to not have friends or family that knew much about coding. Feel free to join our Discord group and get feedback along the way as you build projects. discord.gg/H69QqZ8MVJ
The second guessing that family will try to insight, is one of the main reasons I quit. Please don't quit. The pay off will hit if you stick with it longer
I hope you all know how inspirational you all are. I'm self-teaching currently and feeling extremely unmotivated but this gave me the little push i really needed, so thank you.
Amazing video. I’m 42 and just started my coding journey with no experience! I’m slowly figuring things out over the past 2 weeks through TH-cam videos, Udemy Courses and books. Team Treehouse looks like the logical next step! So motivating to keep going! Thank you!
I am blessed, as many here, that this was recomended to me. Currenty, i am struggling to stay motivated and keep learning. I have very rough time at the current job, not having decent time for studying, 35 years, and working to become junior developer. This gives me a great hope and this video is huge wind in the back. Many thanks to these great people for sharing their stories.
This really motivated me to keep going on my own self-taught journey, and confirmed what I already knew: personal projects are the #1 way to get noticed!
Great content. I'm a family guy, unemployed, with zero experience in any IT domain, living in Africa with not as much lucrative opportunity for software development jobs as compared to the western world, and just had a pal who works in IT tell me programming is so hard he had to drop it. I have everything stacked up against my success in this industry but this video has given me renewed hope. Thanks for making the possibilities seem human and realizable. I will be looking out for your contents and any possible advice anyone will genuinely have for me as I embark on this new challenge. Thank you
@WHITLEY!!! My girl!!! I was a MS Teacher/Coach as well!! WHOOP WHOOP!! I coached VB/BB/Track too!! PE/Health Teacher though but WHATS UP?!?!?! I'm coming into programming from working a Medical Coder though but SUPER EXCITED!!! In a bootcamp for beginners right now that may or may not work out... we'll see. Also taught swimming!! I wish I had watched this video back in MARCH!!! DAMMIT!!! Well done Jeremy!! Aaron - also in medical right now!! I like it!! @DonTheDeveloper - Easily the best REAL PERSON interview I've seen, thanks so much fo this!!!
You all are kind spirits. I am a self taught developer here and working in the industry. Recently just landed my first 6 figure job and very excited about it. Would hope to work with such nice people as yourselves!
I'm really glad that I found your channel. Lately, I have been feeling very lost and pretty beaten down at my inability to just figure out how to get started in the vast, overwhelming ocean that is coding. This video has been very uplifting and motivational for me, and has given me actual concrete advice to guide me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I'm loving these videos. This video was exceptionally good. If you're someone without any degree, and you don't have enough money for bootcamp, watch the entire video. It's a huge inspiration, with advice that you can use to level-up. Thanks Don!
I appreciate the kind words Benjamin. You're absolutely right about that. You don't have to let your financial situation hold you back if you really want to become a developer. That's one thing that I love about this field.
I'm working on a FCC project while listening to this! What Whitley said about seeing something click that you have a hard time with being so satisfying... so very very true! I do my little happy dance every time! Thanks for doing this video! Very relatable!
all of these videos are helping me out so much, thank you please keep it up !! i’m the process of choosing a bootcamp at the moment. but a small chance i will go self taught route
Love Whitley's story, I've been at my current job as a sales person for the past 5 years and need a change. Doing Team Treehouse Front End Tech-Degree and am almost done with unit 6/9. It's a struggle to put in the time everyday, but it sounds like it's definitely worth it! Thanks for all the videos Don.
I'm glad Whitley's story resonated with you. I'm looking forward to the day you come back and let us know that you landed your first developer position.
I’m planning on starting on code academy while I’m in school for a completely different career lol! I love the fact that you can teach yourself how to code. Im in community college and I’m basically already teaching myself haha!
I actually went to school for electrical engineering but ended up teaching myself Computer Science. Reason being is robotics is an area that fascinates me.
An act of serendipity brought me to this show. I've been since a month ago at that phase where you realize that you don't know despite a hundred hours of hard studies. Nor mentorship, neither advice from peers have been as insightful and inspirational as was this video. Thank you, Don. I think you, as a psychologist, have the gift to get through people and make them talk from their very hearts. I needed to find this video.
This was fantastic! I'll be looking into Team Treehouse after watching this video. I'll be sure to tell them your channel is where I heard about their program!
Very inspiring experiences. I am learning JS in freecodecamp, I am 33 years old and hemophilia. I am having a hard time concentrating because I have to take care of my health, the procedures to have my medication, etc. But what leads me forward is to think that I will be able to get some job that allows me to work remotely and be able to go live (modestly) in Europe where treatments for hemophilia are better than in my country (Argentina)
Yes, love it! Such a wholesome and inspiring group of people. I’ve decided to go the self-taught/team treehouse route, rather than expensive bootcamp. If treehouse sponsored you, I’d use your discount 😉 wish me luck!
the part where you talk about making apps for yourself instead of making it for users really opened my eyes to how much we see programs as products instead of seeing them as extentions of our brains and problem solving tools . verry interesting
When I learned that many successful startups were the result of the founder solving a problem close to them, it opened up a whole new perspective for me when it comes to product development.
For me, the question that I really get stuck on is how to "solidify the direction I need to go." The video touched on it briefly, but I didn't really get anything from it. I think it has to do with my interests. I'm that guy that uses stuff and then when it doesn't do what I'd like it to do, I try to "make" it the way I want it, or just find other options that will. Anyway, that's what I'd like to work on: operating systems, applications, etc. I am not interested in web development, and it seems like all the education out there is directed towards web development, and because of that, I feel like I'm swimming in circles. So yeah, maybe further elaborating on solidifying a direction, and the different paths to the right development fit?
@@donniem5319 I know it's a suggestion for another vid, but have you checked DevOps path? Or software engineering with Java? Data Analysis with Python or R? As a beginner I was also not aware that WebDev encompass so many aspect, it's the basis of a lot of stuff. I think that's why it comes back so much.
How You fight with fear... fear of failure, fear with thoughts that "I'm not smart enough to be a developer", how to take control of this fear and crush it 4ever ;)
I began learning to code last year after I realized my Swedish lang and culture degree will not fullfill my life mentally or have me financially secure. Programming is definitely not a small feat after not touching math for x years (I am 25 year old currently), I get down or discouraged because some things feel too overwhelming. I keep thinking "am I too stupid for all of this/I should have started earlier" and I do really appreaciate hearing people speak out on this and connect. I'm told there is just study and figure it out, but it would be sooo good to have a small community for beginners who are in similar struggles, transitioning from a totally different community and encouraging each other. It's a really huge deal to feel a part of something. I just followed your channel because this seems to be a community of that kind.
Don, what you are doing is unbelievable. Your concept is super useful and extremely important for those trying to figure out how to go about coding career. You are really awesome. Thank you!!
I watched this the day I signed up for Springboard, I kind of regret signing up for the bootcamp, but instead I will use the tools you guys used in this interview like freecodecamp and team treehouse to supplement my knowledge throughout the bootcamp. Great content, keep it up!
Great video! Found it through search and listened to it on my earbuds at my dead end job. Just bought the Java head first book, hope to go though it in 6 months tops, 2-3 months preferred.
I’ve started my self-taught journey as of recent. My biggest regret was not being persistent back in 2020 when I tried learning python through coursera while unemployed. Now I bought a few udemy courses, and about to sacrifice my full-time position so i can spend time learning and practicing all for ~1-2 years in hopes for a better long term goal 🙏🙏🙏
We all wish we would have been more persistent in the past. I wish I would have followed through with creating content a long time ago. What you do with the present is what matters.
I'm just a few months into my journey and I listen to your videos while I'm at work, very very inspiring! Most importantly it helps fight my imposter syndrome lol thank you so much bro, keep it up!!!
What an amazing chat. Especially the advice about building practical projects that solve real problems and how you can use a common prob when learning new languages.
How relatable this is makes it really reassuring. Watching it two years later & I'm going through some of what the guest speakers talked about. A senior dev recently complimented some code I wrote for a private project and the 1st thing I wondered was if he needed glasses because he was probably not seeing my code correctly 😅. #selftaughtchronicles
Online Courses > Community College Certificate > Affordable Bootcamp (maybe) > Associate's > IT cert > CS Bachelor's. - You will get college credit for many of you previous studies. Learn to enjoy the journey. It's long.
@ around 1:09:50, what he said hit me hard. Cause it felt like he described me to the letter. I stopped coding for more than 6 months along with struggling with a stressful job that I hate and still needing to provide for my family. It’s hard, but I know if I give up than I’ll just end up to be even more miserable my whole life. The other hard part is knowing that it may take a year or more until you land a job and than when you do how long will you keep your job or would you even like it for the long haul. These are all real life hard facts that we must face.
I did a course that was half coding bootcamp half diploma of IT which focused around building stuff across the stack. If you were good at the course you were given an opportunity to interview for internships. Got my internship early during the last weeks of the course and was hired within 5 weeks at the same place. I found the structure of the course helped me stay motivated.
Picked up Mikal Abrahams book on coding for dummies. It feels like I’m among kindred spirits because I am who is seeking to solve problems in a logical way. Thank you for this podcast.
I'm a 38yr old stay at home dad. Used to be a draftsman, loved my job and pretty good at it but we decided it's better if I stay home to tske care of our 1yr old son. I'm 2 weeks into html and css and loving it so far.
I have an idea for a video.. What about a an interview of spouses (family members) of self taught developers or people who walk away from their careers to go into a dev career? Like how did the spouse react to the situation? How did they continue to live without the secondary income? Did it seem like an unrealistic goal? Were they able to help motivate the developer? Were there any pitfalls?
wonderfull stories. im in the same situation. been working as a electronics tech . it bothered me not being able to read the code. we would have a circuit board to repair but we wouldnt have any code from the chip. i started learning python . 2yrs later im still learning python. im considering going to a bootcamp parttime.
I'm a new subscriber! I enjoy your videos, especially this one. I'm a psychology graduate that is transitioning into the Software Engineering industry and this was very helpful for me. Thank you!
I just subscribed and added everyone on linked in. I have been trying to learn to code since 2015, I just hadn't made the time to actually sit down and draw up a plan, especially with trying to hold down a job/pay bills. Hopefully I can learn from yall, Much love from Houston, Tx!
Thank you guys! I appreciate a lot the tips you’ve shared. I am totally new in this field and, after this podcast I feel like I know how to start digging into this. Wish you all the best!
Yo, this video awsome it rlly spoke to me, I’m in ait for the army right now learning information technology as a 25bravo and I don’t have a technical background at all. I wanted to try coding but I’ve been hearing it’s extremely challenging, and the good online camps I researched are around like 10k and I just don’t think I can risk that amount of money, work for my unit and get a full time job in the it field, while balancing a boot camp as well. Iv been contemplating just going to a it collage for basic it shit or computer science online or a community collage when I get back home, and work it at my old school. but this rlly has shown me with some dedication and ability to shift your schedule around for your goals, that I can actually do this, especially at my age (19) I normally am a slow learner cause u try to understand why and how everything works and overwhelm myself but your stories rlly have inspired me and I’m gonna try and get that rolling within the next coming years, I really appreciate this man, u just got another sub.🙂 💯
I graduated with a computer engineering degree. have pretty much everything a CS degree would have maybe it's a little bit extra on the hardware side but hop on to listen to your videos It is just 5 minutes in. it's pretty interesting so far
Yes, thank you for this zoom presentation, was much needed to hear. I'm at a BootCamp rn and loop is my issue rn still lmfao, You all had things I really benefited of.
This is great info you are providing. Thank you! I am currently considering a career in tech, have no idea yet what direction I want to go in. So, I am testing the waters with exploring the various languages out there, mostly Java and Python. One question. Would you, or any of your guests recommend doing the CompTIA A+ cert.? I have already begun a Udemy course on it. So far I have found it useful to run some basics through my head of what is what in IT, however, I haven't gotten far enough in to see whether it is really useful if coding is what I want to explore.
This is really inspiring. I am so glad to really stumble upon your channel!!! I am so inspired with these people that gives me hope and I can make it too.
I just came across this now, and it was perfect timing which allowed me to obtain the right frame of mind. My goal is to get into tech, but development seemed less attainable than cybersecurity. This video was extremely encouraging and let me know that getting into development is definitely attainable. I've been tinkering since the commodore 64, so yeah... time to turn my hobby into a career! Thank you for the vid!
hello what kind of courses did you on Treehouse? the 199$ bootcamp or did you paid 25/49 dollars month? I would love to get a reply because I've started learning html/css last month and I want to grasp my coding skills. I learn at this moment on Udemy, at Colt Stelee's web bootcamp, but I hope so will be worth in a long ride. edit: oh, I found out you don't recommend Treehouse anymore. what kind of platform is worth those days? what do you would recommend for a begginer? thank you
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I recently brought Whitley, Jeremy, and Aaron back on the podcast. Here's the follow up video. Enjoy!
th-cam.com/video/2jo7IeAPwPM/w-d-xo.html
When I graduated with a psychology degree, I started out with over $100,000 of debt, and if you let it, it can crush you before you even have a chance to be successful in life. Thankfully, you do not need a coding bootcamp or college degree to get a software engineering job. Do not ever let anyone convince you otherwise.
Thank you for this video, man. I have been on the path as a self taught dev for almost a year. Its touch with having a full time jobs and being in a relationship and what not. I this is something that I want to do. Do you have any tips on how to create a portfolio with projects that stock out from the croud?
@@Y0ungC0der-h6r That definitely is tough! I actually have given that advice quite a few times in my videos, but it's pretty lengthy. You should stop by one of the live Q&A's we do on this channel (every Friday at 6:30pm CT). I could dive into that topic again.
Your videos and advice are all excellent. Thank you for the work you're doing.
@@Y0ungC0der-h6r what are some of the tools you used to stay on track? do you a syllabus or anything like that that you crossed out as you progressed? ty in advance!
it is impossible to happen in indonesia.. you are required to hold a computer degree to be legally admitted as a programmer ... 😂😂😂
Started my self taught coding journey at my now 39. The hardest part is being disciplined enough to just do it everyday, besides just the motivation, it's that underlying fear when you think you're learning but you know deep down you're a little overwhelmed. It's kinda like that "need that entry level job but it requires experience to get it" type situations.the only way to get it is to do it, despite feeling incompetent throughout the process.Definitely need those incremental wins for sure 👍 Great video, thankyou Don🙌
Dude I'm 38 starting also
What are you learning now?
All the best !
I'm a month and a half away from 44 and just now getting into the software engineer world via a General Assembly Bootcamp. I need a career switch. I just hope I learn enough in the Bootcamp to not have wasted money.
@@MB561 Hearing you say that is really encouraging, you will succeed because you are willing to step out of your comfort zone and grow!
These folks are all very intelligent.
I’m still amazed that people can view anyone that drops out of high school or college as a failure, or lazy or underachieving.
Exactly my thought
Well that's because many of them are. Many people just don't have a plan they quit and work low paying jobs with no direction. If anyone drops I hope they have a plan in mind.
The education system in most countries does not work for everybody.
it all ties to assumptions and elitism ... people love to judge and think they're above others.
Depends, most people I know who don't graduate college end up in a shitty dead end job.
You can't imagine what kind of impact this podcast had on me. I don't wanna dive into details, cause there is a lot of emotions and thoughts I have, and I wouldn't be able to express them the way I'd like to. Just these words: thank you, you are doing an extremely important thing by running your channel 🔥
I needed this podcast. I’ve been teaching myself off and on for 6 years now. I always began with motivation then quickly hit the imposter syndrome and gave up. I am now married for 2 years so I have my reason to finally focus and break into the industry. Thank you guys for this great podcast!
If you have a problem keeping yourself going, definitely look into a bootcamp. It’s 6 months. You could’ve already been done
Me too , I started teaching my self on and off since 2015 upto now nothing has changed 😅
I feel this. I start then stop due to the same reasons. I'm hope'n to try again now 😊
Same starter 2017 and I've been really deeping my toes into wordpress themes development. I feel like I've been spending too long with php. Javascript and some CSA/SASS. I can relate to you as I stop development for month or two but then I eat and drink code.
I still consider myself as a beginner developer bc I'm always looking at my notes and documentation.
This video really pumped me out
bc I had to Google, TH-cam everything then modified code.
@@MH-yj4qq i agreed with you 100% 6 years is too long to linger around. self-taught is amazing but the path is not for everyone.
This is the pragmatic, positive, and genuine energy I’m looking for.
OMG this is so great. I am a software engineering student at alx-holberton school. This is my first year. Watching this motivated me to give my studies all my best. Being a remote student, I have to teach myself all I want to know, and altogether my school's program is not entirely teacher-student classes. I am so motivated. Looking forward to advancing.
Thank you so much, guys
This is so inspiring, truly.... as an young woman individually self teaching into in becoming a front end dev, I can relate so much to Whitley's story switching backgrounds as a previous teacher(prek) into tech....I have days where I question my self but I know deep down I want this so bad! No one in my family or outside codes or is in tech at all. And so trying to find someone alongside this journey is very hard.. recently unemployed , striving to retain what I learn while living with my mother. Sibling on my back about my unemployment, not having a mentor, or knowing people in my area who I can relate with is not easy...but all I know is that I'm not giving up, and trusting God by my side, I know if I start doing projects NOW and continue to fight through this, it will pay off just like the testimonials shared in this video meeting. Blessings to you guys and thank you so much for sharing this with us...
I remember all too well what it was like to not have friends or family that knew much about coding. Feel free to join our Discord group and get feedback along the way as you build projects.
discord.gg/H69QqZ8MVJ
The second guessing that family will try to insight, is one of the main reasons I quit. Please don't quit. The pay off will hit if you stick with it longer
Hey! How are things going for you on your journey? If you don’t mind me asking.
So how’s the self teaching journey?
I hope you all know how inspirational you all are. I'm self-teaching currently and feeling extremely unmotivated but this gave me the little push i really needed, so thank you.
We do now. Thank you.
Amazing video. I’m 42 and just started my coding journey with no experience! I’m slowly figuring things out over the past 2 weeks through TH-cam videos, Udemy Courses and books. Team Treehouse looks like the logical next step! So motivating to keep going! Thank you!
Team tree house isn't doing to good..go to code academy..
@life in harmony whats up with treehouse? I'm using codecademy but just curious.
I am blessed, as many here, that this was recomended to me.
Currenty, i am struggling to stay motivated and keep learning. I have very rough time at the current job, not having decent time for studying, 35 years, and working to become junior developer.
This gives me a great hope and this video is huge wind in the back.
Many thanks to these great people for sharing their stories.
This really motivated me to keep going on my own self-taught journey, and confirmed what I already knew: personal projects are the #1 way to get noticed!
You got this!
Nice to see other self taught devs, I've honestly never met someone else with the same background. Gets kind of lonely in a sea of degrees haha.
Great content. I'm a family guy, unemployed, with zero experience in any IT domain, living in Africa with not as much lucrative opportunity for software development jobs as compared to the western world, and just had a pal who works in IT tell me programming is so hard he had to drop it. I have everything stacked up against my success in this industry but this video has given me renewed hope. Thanks for making the possibilities seem human and realizable. I will be looking out for your contents and any possible advice anyone will genuinely have for me as I embark on this new challenge. Thank you
@WHITLEY!!! My girl!!! I was a MS Teacher/Coach as well!! WHOOP WHOOP!! I coached VB/BB/Track too!! PE/Health Teacher though but WHATS UP?!?!?! I'm coming into programming from working a Medical Coder though but SUPER EXCITED!!! In a bootcamp for beginners right now that may or may not work out... we'll see.
Also taught swimming!! I wish I had watched this video back in MARCH!!! DAMMIT!!!
Well done Jeremy!! Aaron - also in medical right now!! I like it!!
@DonTheDeveloper - Easily the best REAL PERSON interview I've seen, thanks so much fo this!!!
Thanks for the inspiring messages from a former teacher turned Software Developer explorer as of 3 days ago!
Congrats!
You all are kind spirits. I am a self taught developer here and working in the industry. Recently just landed my first 6 figure job and very excited about it. Would hope to work with such nice people as yourselves!
Congrats!
I'm really glad that I found your channel. Lately, I have been feeling very lost and pretty beaten down at my inability to just figure out how to get started in the vast, overwhelming ocean that is coding. This video has been very uplifting and motivational for me, and has given me actual concrete advice to guide me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I'm glad to hear you're pushing forward again with some confidence. Good luck!
I'm loving these videos. This video was exceptionally good. If you're someone without any degree, and you don't have enough money for bootcamp, watch the entire video. It's a huge inspiration, with advice that you can use to level-up. Thanks Don!
I appreciate the kind words Benjamin. You're absolutely right about that. You don't have to let your financial situation hold you back if you really want to become a developer. That's one thing that I love about this field.
I'm working on a FCC project while listening to this! What Whitley said about seeing something click that you have a hard time with being so satisfying... so very very true! I do my little happy dance every time! Thanks for doing this video! Very relatable!
all of these videos are helping me out so much, thank you please keep it up !! i’m the process of choosing a bootcamp at the moment. but a small chance i will go self taught route
I really enjoyed this discussion. I listened to it as I worked on my first portfolio project for web dev.
A person can find his passion at any point in life, it doesn't have to be in school or as a teenager.
Love Whitley's story, I've been at my current job as a sales person for the past 5 years and need a change. Doing Team Treehouse Front End Tech-Degree and am almost done with unit 6/9. It's a struggle to put in the time everyday, but it sounds like it's definitely worth it! Thanks for all the videos Don.
I'm glad Whitley's story resonated with you. I'm looking forward to the day you come back and let us know that you landed your first developer position.
I’m planning on starting on code academy while I’m in school for a completely different career lol! I love the fact that you can teach yourself how to code. Im in community college and I’m basically already teaching myself haha!
I actually went to school for electrical engineering but ended up teaching myself Computer Science. Reason being is robotics is an area that fascinates me.
How the heck is this only 2.7K subs?! Y'all mad! Subbed!🥰
An act of serendipity brought me to this show. I've been since a month ago at that phase where you realize that you don't know despite a hundred hours of hard studies. Nor mentorship, neither advice from peers have been as insightful and inspirational as was this video. Thank you, Don. I think you, as a psychologist, have the gift to get through people and make them talk from their very hearts. I needed to find this video.
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it.
Jeremy's story is so inspiring wow
He's an inspiring person.
Thank you for this podcast! ❤❤❤
This was fantastic! I'll be looking into Team Treehouse after watching this video. I'll be sure to tell them your channel is where I heard about their program!
Very inspiring experiences. I am learning JS in freecodecamp, I am 33 years old and hemophilia. I am having a hard time concentrating because I have to take care of my health, the procedures to have my medication, etc. But what leads me forward is to think that I will be able to get some job that allows me to work remotely and be able to go live (modestly) in Europe where treatments for hemophilia are better than in my country (Argentina)
Yes, love it! Such a wholesome and inspiring group of people. I’ve decided to go the self-taught/team treehouse route, rather than expensive bootcamp. If treehouse sponsored you, I’d use your discount 😉 wish me luck!
Haha thanks. You might enjoy a couple of upcoming videos I'm releasing in the next month about Treehouse. Good luck!
same here!
How is it going?
How has your experience with Treehouse been?
I have been watching tons of coding videos but the algorithm took me to the one I needed to watch. These stories were so inspiring. All of them.
Self taught is self motivated and that’s a quality in its self!
the part where you talk about making apps for yourself instead of making it for users really opened my eyes to how much we see programs as products instead of seeing them as extentions of our brains and problem solving tools . verry interesting
When I learned that many successful startups were the result of the founder solving a problem close to them, it opened up a whole new perspective for me when it comes to product development.
@@DonTheDeveloper thats so awesome and will change the way i work haha. im about to solve all my problems.
If I were to bring all 3 of these guests on for another episode, what questions would you want me to ask them?
What do they see as the future of programming? Which languages do they see must-know, if any? Are any of them into Fintech?
Would they suggest free lancing or a full time job? Also, please bring these three back. This was awesome.
For me, the question that I really get stuck on is how to "solidify the direction I need to go." The video touched on it briefly, but I didn't really get anything from it. I think it has to do with my interests. I'm that guy that uses stuff and then when it doesn't do what I'd like it to do, I try to "make" it the way I want it, or just find other options that will. Anyway, that's what I'd like to work on: operating systems, applications, etc. I am not interested in web development, and it seems like all the education out there is directed towards web development, and because of that, I feel like I'm swimming in circles. So yeah, maybe further elaborating on solidifying a direction, and the different paths to the right development fit?
@@donniem5319 I know it's a suggestion for another vid, but have you checked DevOps path? Or software engineering with Java? Data Analysis with Python or R? As a beginner I was also not aware that WebDev encompass so many aspect, it's the basis of a lot of stuff. I think that's why it comes back so much.
How You fight with fear... fear of failure, fear with thoughts that "I'm not smart enough to be a developer", how to take control of this fear and crush it 4ever ;)
Down to earth, very useful comments and insights. Excellent!
I began learning to code last year after I realized my Swedish lang and culture degree will not fullfill my life mentally or have me financially secure. Programming is definitely not a small feat after not touching math for x years (I am 25 year old currently), I get down or discouraged because some things feel too overwhelming. I keep thinking "am I too stupid for all of this/I should have started earlier" and I do really appreaciate hearing people speak out on this and connect. I'm told there is just study and figure it out, but it would be sooo good to have a small community for beginners who are in similar struggles, transitioning from a totally different community and encouraging each other. It's a really huge deal to feel a part of something. I just followed your channel because this seems to be a community of that kind.
Awesome! You should consider joining our discord if you haven't already (discord.gg/donthedeveloper). You'll find even more of that there.
Don, what you are doing is unbelievable. Your concept is super useful and extremely important for those trying to figure out how to go about coding career. You are really awesome. Thank you!!
Thanks!
I watched this the day I signed up for Springboard, I kind of regret signing up for the bootcamp, but instead I will use the tools you guys used in this interview like freecodecamp and team treehouse to supplement my knowledge throughout the bootcamp. Great content, keep it up!
So how was springboard?
Humble host!! Good guest Q& A. Hiring devs an interesting job... New Tech, Old Tech.. Motivated junior devs.. Thanks
Each person's story was so inspiring and was so endearing and made them so lovable
They're really a great bunch.
I am just starting the journey of coding and wish to change career paths. This chat was really helpful in the self taught journey. Thank you!
So glad I found this, I'm stuck in tutorials...will be doing a 7 day free trial with Treehouse
I love how all of their eyes light up as soon as he mentioned the Tandy-1000HX
Great video! Found it through search and listened to it on my earbuds at my dead end job. Just bought the Java head first book, hope to go though it in 6 months tops, 2-3 months preferred.
I’ve started my self-taught journey as of recent. My biggest regret was not being persistent back in 2020 when I tried learning python through coursera while unemployed. Now I bought a few udemy courses, and about to sacrifice my full-time position so i can spend time learning and practicing all for ~1-2 years in hopes for a better long term goal 🙏🙏🙏
We all wish we would have been more persistent in the past. I wish I would have followed through with creating content a long time ago. What you do with the present is what matters.
I'm just a few months into my journey and I listen to your videos while I'm at work, very very inspiring! Most importantly it helps fight my imposter syndrome lol thank you so much bro, keep it up!!!
What an amazing chat. Especially the advice about building practical projects that solve real problems and how you can use a common prob when learning new languages.
How relatable this is makes it really reassuring. Watching it two years later & I'm going through some of what the guest speakers talked about. A senior dev recently complimented some code I wrote for a private project and the 1st thing I wondered was if he needed glasses because he was probably not seeing my code correctly 😅. #selftaughtchronicles
Found this late but very interesting. I want to learn coding but not to become a full time developer but to understand DevOps at a deeper level
Online Courses > Community College Certificate > Affordable Bootcamp (maybe) > Associate's > IT cert > CS Bachelor's.
- You will get college credit for many of you previous studies. Learn to enjoy the journey. It's long.
This was super helpful. Thanks! My journey is also tough and messy.
I am self taught with Python. And am in the middle of learning it in more detail. I love the flexibility of learning on my own.
@ around 1:09:50, what he said hit me hard. Cause it felt like he described me to the letter. I stopped coding for more than 6 months along with struggling with a stressful job that I hate and still needing to provide for my family.
It’s hard, but I know if I give up than I’ll just end up to be even more miserable my whole life. The other hard part is knowing that it may take a year or more until you land a job and than when you do how long will you keep your job or would you even like it for the long haul. These are all real life hard facts that we must face.
26:00 Goosebumps right there, that's such an amazing & inspiring video.
I did a course that was half coding bootcamp half diploma of IT which focused around building stuff across the stack. If you were good at the course you were given an opportunity to interview for internships. Got my internship early during the last weeks of the course and was hired within 5 weeks at the same place. I found the structure of the course helped me stay motivated.
Which course was that?
Picked up Mikal Abrahams book on coding for dummies. It feels like I’m among kindred spirits because I am who is seeking to solve problems in a logical way. Thank you for this podcast.
Great discussion! It's really motivating! I wish I knew something like Treehouse that would help me self teach.
My “why?” Is definitely the reason why I’m going from a truck driver to becoming a software developer..
Insightful, I’m literally on day one of my curiosity research, very insightful. Thanks to the speakers for being venerable.
I've never hit the sub button so fast in my life!
I'm going the self taught route dude!
Haha welcome!
I'm a 38yr old stay at home dad. Used to be a draftsman, loved my job and pretty good at it but we decided it's better if I stay home to tske care of our 1yr old son. I'm 2 weeks into html and css and loving it so far.
Excellent advice, will definitely try blogging through the early months of coding!
This was a conversation I needed to hear. Thanks for this!
I have an idea for a video.. What about a an interview of spouses (family members) of self taught developers or people who walk away from their careers to go into a dev career? Like how did the spouse react to the situation? How did they continue to live without the secondary income? Did it seem like an unrealistic goal? Were they able to help motivate the developer? Were there any pitfalls?
First youtube comment! Thanks for your videos. They are helping me to decide what I want to do moving forward.
I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the suggestion!
This is the best interview panel on the entire interweb!
wonderfull stories. im in the same situation. been working as a electronics tech . it bothered me not being able to read the code. we would have a circuit board to repair but we wouldnt have any code from the chip. i started learning python . 2yrs later im still learning python. im considering going to a bootcamp parttime.
Awesome podcast best one I've seen with awesome Devs/engineers, time went by so fast listening to their stories, other vids would just make me sleep
I appreciate that. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a new subscriber! I enjoy your videos, especially this one. I'm a psychology graduate that is transitioning into the Software Engineering industry and this was very helpful for me. Thank you!
Hello fellow psychology major. You're welcome!
I just subscribed and added everyone on linked in. I have been trying to learn to code since 2015, I just hadn't made the time to actually sit down and draw up a plan, especially with trying to hold down a job/pay bills. Hopefully I can learn from yall, Much love from Houston, Tx!
Welcome!
Thank you guys! I appreciate a lot the tips you’ve shared. I am totally new in this field and, after this podcast I feel like I know how to start digging into this. Wish you all the best!
Yo, this video awsome it rlly spoke to me, I’m in ait for the army right now learning information technology as a 25bravo and I don’t have a technical background at all. I wanted to try coding but I’ve been hearing it’s extremely challenging, and the good online camps I researched are around like 10k and I just don’t think I can risk that amount of money, work for my unit and get a full time job in the it field, while balancing a boot camp as well. Iv been contemplating just going to a it collage for basic it shit or computer science online or a community collage when I get back home, and work it at my old school. but this rlly has shown me with some dedication and ability to shift your schedule around for your goals, that I can actually do this, especially at my age (19) I normally am a slow learner cause u try to understand why and how everything works and overwhelm myself but your stories rlly have inspired me and I’m gonna try and get that rolling within the next coming years, I really appreciate this man, u just got another sub.🙂 💯
That's awesome! You got this.
I graduated with a computer engineering degree. have pretty much everything a CS degree would have maybe it's a little bit extra on the hardware side
but hop on to listen to your videos
It is just 5 minutes in. it's pretty interesting so far
Yes, thank you for this zoom presentation, was much needed to hear. I'm at a BootCamp rn and loop is my issue rn still lmfao, You all had things I really benefited of.
Those damn loops..
Thank you man. I have learned some new path today.
Thank you for this interview showcase on youtube. Question for you man, where can i find projects to add to my portfolio
Thank you so much. Hearing your precious experiences sound so helpful.
This is great info you are providing. Thank you! I am currently considering a career in tech, have no idea yet what direction I want to go in. So, I am testing the waters with exploring the various languages out there, mostly Java and Python.
One question. Would you, or any of your guests recommend doing the CompTIA A+ cert.? I have already begun a Udemy course on it. So far I have found it useful to run some basics through my head of what is what in IT, however, I haven't gotten far enough in to see whether it is really useful if coding is what I want to explore.
This was incredible and humbling to watch.
This was really encouraging! I am definitely looking at Treehouse now! LOL.
This is really inspiring. I am so glad to really stumble upon your channel!!! I am so inspired with these people that gives me hope and I can make it too.
We're glad to have you. You absolutely can!
I really enjoyed this session. Encouraged me and I am excited about my new journey.
Im 43 years old and just getting into this. Video was a big help.
Loved the concept of pet problems. Thankyou for this video with so much value 🙏.
I just came across this now, and it was perfect timing which allowed me to obtain the right frame of mind. My goal is to get into tech, but development seemed less attainable than cybersecurity. This video was extremely encouraging and let me know that getting into development is definitely attainable. I've been tinkering since the commodore 64, so yeah... time to turn my hobby into a career! Thank you for the vid!
You're welcome!
This was a great discussion. Definitely appreciated it!
thanks to youtube recommendation I found this video loved it!
This was great! Loved your guests very insightful and raw
Thank you for making a platform for sharing this information and experiences of those doing it. Gives me hope that I can do it.
hello
what kind of courses did you on Treehouse?
the 199$ bootcamp or did you paid 25/49 dollars month?
I would love to get a reply because I've started learning html/css last month and I want to grasp my coding skills.
I learn at this moment on Udemy, at Colt Stelee's web bootcamp, but I hope so will be worth in a long ride.
edit: oh, I found out you don't recommend Treehouse anymore. what kind of platform is worth those days? what do you would recommend for a begginer?
thank you
Man, so thankful for this! Great content
I'm going to check out this Team Treehouse.
This podcast is a blessing into my life. Looking forward one day having a success story to share in a similar fashion.
Guys thank you so much! Super supportive video even more useful some of the tutorials of javaScript :)
You're welcome!
Very encouraging discussion, thank you all!
This was incredible to watch!!!
I think I need more of these guys, so inspiring and helpful tips.