An Entire Computer Science Degree in 11 Minutes
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what video should I make next???
please make video on
1.how you learnt java from basic
2.how do you manage your time as you are software engg and also handling your youtube channel
3.how you started your youtube channel
Maybe a systems design tips video for interviews. Or tips for preparing for internships because I have my Amazon internship starting soon and I want to learn as much as I can to perform well in it. Btw, your videos helped me get that internship so thanks and keep the dope videos coming... I liked that vlog style video you made a few weeks ago.
how to find job with low gpa?
Docker and Cloud computing
thanks kevin for your advice!
Finally a story from a student who wasnt a coding prodigy, or a maths genius blitzing through his major like butter. Ive seen so many of these other stories which have people speedrun to internships and somehow graduate flawlessly with a 4.0 all while making their own semi-professional full stack app. Glad theres a realistic experience of the average compsci student on display now. I think your story is alot more encouraging than those prodigies who 90percent of us cant even relate to. At least students who look at this know that its ok not to be hyper successful at first. Understanding the struggles that come with learning leaves you much more well off to deal with tougher challenges in the future. All the best!!
For real. I never had quite the issues he has had when it has come to writing code, but currently in a Data Structures and Algorithms course that’s really tough for me. So to know I’m not the only one who has or is struggling is actually comforting
Instead, he was just an NYU legacy for the easy degree
dude your story telling abilities are lowkey really good. like i was dead focused the entire time and really enjoyed listening to your coding journey. 👍
thank you so much i really appreciate the kind words! ❤
i agree with this !! usually, i'll get distracted and start reading comments just a couple minutes after starting a video, but with this, i only read the comments after the entire video ended
Like no cap bro
Yeah bro like you are “low-key” “no-cap” inspiring bro… 🙄
@@KevinNaughtonJrПривіт. Допоможіть, будь ласка, своєю порадою. Мене цікавить програмування, я люблю технології, Linux. І тепер мій батько каже, що вони можуть допомогти мені отримати ступінь з інформатики. Але деякі кажуть, що це осв
Fr fr this is super inspirational
thank you!
Phew, this gives me hope!
You have no ideaaa.
@@mkpoutoinyang5359twitch emoji?
Yeah man
Lesson 1: Just start
Lesson 2: Work hard to learn code
Lesson 3: Concepts and topics build on one another so take your required classes as fast as possible, and back to back
Lesson 4:Work smarter, not harder
Lesson 5: Master the basics (math and compiter science)
Lesson 6: Things worth having don't come easily
Lesson 7: Come to your own conclusion
Lesson 8: Doing is the way to learn
I also love the contrast between lesson 2 and 4.
I gotta say though that despite sounding like they contradict each other, they are both accurate.
You gotta put in the (hard) work to actually learn programming and whatever concepts you need to learn and actually start and finish(!) a project for the first couple times. Yet, what makes a great software dev is to solve problems and not to learn every command in a number of programming languages. So ultimately working smarter instead of harder is what makes a good developer (imo)
I am also graduating from a CS major as well. These 4 years of studies was harsh and tough, didn't end up to get a first-class honor, but still be proud of myself not giving up along the way. Its indeed amazing how all these works can change a person's life.
How hard is it to get a first? Does first year count towards your overall grade?
Depends on your uni, but for me - yes, the first year does count. To get a first-class, you need to excel at most of the cs courses you enrolled in. Most of them have projects that require building a functional system with a certain number of features, and some in different languages, depending on the courses you choose/are assigned. So it's better to prepare for the courses before the semester starts if you do not have much related knowledge, unless you are a fast learner. Examination, at the same time, does contribute a lot of marks too.
@@elizamak9577 So to get a first you need above 70%, does that mean for each module from first year to last year you need to get above 70%. What programming language does your university teach?
@@McFlashh my uni teaches
C++ first 😂😂😂🤦♂️
Then Java next
Then Visual basic
I’m Ghanaian btw
I just graduated from a CS major, and after 5 long years (bachelors + masters) I couldn’t relate more to your video. Your academic path is scarily equal to mine, and you just unlocked trauma that I thought I had buried deep down! I wish I had seen a video like this 5 years ago, as it was extremely inspiring. Thanks for your honesty, and best of luck!
thanks and glad someone else resonates w this too! best of luck to you too! :)
Do you guys think it’s good to look for other jobs other than SE or SW such as PM or maybe even a quant(since cs requires a lot of math)? I’m asking since the job market is really competitive now, and I’m considering other possibilities.
In my second year of CS right now and I’m feeling the heat with discrete, logic in programming, circuits, and c/c++/prolog/scheme class. It’s tough right now but this video reminded me to not give up. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Electrical circuits or digital circuits? I remember I took a course on electrical circuits in second semester, but I took digital circuits in fourth semester. I don't think I would've understood TTL, CMOS logic and all that stuff had I not taken a course on electronic circuits between electrical and digital circuits. Also, I can't imagine having to take both discrete math and digital circuits in the same term. That sounds like a nightmare.
@@alfredomulleretxeberria4239 I am doing digital circuits. It’s not too hard but it’s my second least favorite class right behind discrete math cause of the amount of work the teacher gives.
This is really inspiring honestly, I really appreciate the segment where you tell us about coming to our own conclusions since it's what worries me and stresses me out about taking this path
Same here. I’m about to move into my dorm and start my cs degree and I’m nervous af
@tracy_ragland You got this! I'm in my second year now! Although it can be challenging determination and perseverance will get you the degree! Best of luck
For anyone that is curious it's "nought" not "not". We don't use it to replace zero all the time. Common usage is "noughts and crosses" or tic tac toe as you call it and nought to 60 when talking about MPH speed.
For scores we typically use "nil" in replace of 0.
That helps when coding, specially in C language ahahahha since 0 can actually mean nil when assigned to a pointer.
Oh right, that span me out for a second. I'm British and I was thinking, I've never heard 0 called "not" in my life I was like wtf, until your comment pointed out he must've been mishearing "nought" as "not" the entire time looool
naught knots not nots
In the US it's spelled "naught." The irony of his last name being Naughton 😆
And Glasgow is "glass-coh," not cow as in milk.
Thanks for sharing your journey Kevin - I'm 36 years old and beginning my journey to BSCS - and I appreciate the honesty about the challenges and lessons learned through your eyes!
I'm about to go back at 30 to get my BS in Software Dev and this is really nice to hear. I'm no tech prodigy but I know a thing or two and learning to code seems really daunting but also interesting and exciting. Glad to see the perspective of a more typical person I can relate to without having done coding and such from the age of 12
So relatable. I took a break from coding modules last year and now data structures are messing with my life. Solid advice on doing them as fast as possible and back to back 👌🏽. Wish I knew this sooner
Needed this. I am second semester in and OOP is not an easy topic for me. Definitely always intimidating when some people have prior experience and breeze through. Through passion and hard work I hope to get there 💪
Thank you so much for this video! I was considering going back to school for computer science and you helped me to see it's not so bad and I shouldn't be scared.
if i can do it you can do it! just work hard and it'll work out. best of luck! :)
Good Luck!! It really just sounds scary, but you can do it! Remember to take breaks often to clear your head and you can get through any coding assignment!
Your energy, humour, story telling, advise is top-tier. Would you mind sharing the degree curriculum? It could help me a lot with my preparation for Uni!
Very well edited sir. And I do procrastinate when I'm crunching thoughts thru my mind on how code would look like, and every each time I always get to the same conclusion... Doing is better than thinking about doing it!
Going into my first year of CS! The encouragement from this video is unreal thank you 🙏
you got this 🤝
samee
how has it been so far?
Same, lets get it!
Really fun, its a lot of hard work but you learn so many things. Mainly solving puzzles and making algorithms. But definitely start early practicing on something like w3 school. I know whatever struggles happen, getting this job at the end will be worth it. Plus I enjoy the work. @@alibalogun6451
Thanks for sharing this story. I have also been struggling for the past few years with my CS major. I feel understood, comforted, and encouraged. Well done!
Man, my first programming course sucked.
All these dudes were saying how they were already familiar with lower level languages and all that crap. We we learning c++. Some were saying “yea I been coding since I was 10 and already made my own games and google extensions” all that crap. It was demoralizing and made me feel like I shouldn’t even be there.
Also my professor was a complete POS. My code worked but if he didn’t like it, he would tell you the worst way he possibly can while remaining under school guidelines.
Hated him and he made me feel like I shouldn’t to computer science. Now I’m over here debating to go CS or EE.
Also, what I like about this video is that you showed you struggled. I’m not happy you struggled haha but relieved knowing that I’m not the only one who will. I see a lot of similar videos out here where others were thriving in their cs classes and getting straight As and saying it wasn’t too difficult.
it gives me hope since I’m currently prepping myself over summer to take discrete structures and data structures which are the only classes I need for transfer!
I hope you don’t quit. We need more future developers who have empathy, patients and better equip to teach the future developers
Mannn!!..such a fantastic storytelling!....loved it ❤
Even if I'm not planning on majoring in CS this has been super helpful to see. So thanks for making this video.
thank YOU for watching!
I’m a CJ major trying to work on code, and this is fairly inspiring. Thank you!
Thank you for your story Kevin. I think I get the spirit again to finish my major (Mathematics) in college and get back to the coding world (breaking up with someone you really loved was really exhausting and i did giving up before). I'm going from the start again.
One thing that really helped me get better when I was first learning is what I called "being extra". If I managed to finish the assignment with extra time before submission, I would try to make it look as good as possible and add extra stuff just to try it out and see if I could. I mean this for the initial classes where it was just me and a c++ console app for example. Throw in some ASCII art, make cool menus to separate different tasks within the assignment, change the color of the console/text. Turns out I really like to work with UI haha.
Anyways, what this really means (and he kinda covered it in the video), is that you just gotta keep doing it. I find that coding for me is exactly like learning spoken languages in a way. It will come with time, and experience is *everything*. You got to put it in practice. Especially the basics!!!! And just start! It doesn't have to be perfect in the beginning, just start typing. Try to make it work, even if it's kinda wonky, then rework it, reduce it, and rework it some more until you're satisfied. Eventually you'll get better.
Another thing! Let. It. Breathe. Locking yourself inside a library trying to brute force a problem you're struggling with is not gonna work lol. Take breaks, clear your head, take a shower, SLEEP! Shift your mind away from it. Trust me, I know it sounds counter-productive. But we can get in a frustration spiral with a solution that isn't working. Trying again with a clear head will allow you to try different solutions, often better ones. ALSO! Talk about your issue out loud as if you were explaining it to someone that doesn't code. This will force you to break it down into easier chunks. Works wonders
Oh man. This is amazing. I just had a video about how my whole career and basically had the same high school and college experience you did. Such a good video
love the honesty and the brevity!!! what an amazing video
man, I am a brazilian student who wants to go to usa and work with IB. I don't know why, but I loved this video and somehow I identified myself with you, probably because I've taken a few olympic math classes and I know the feeling of not understanding shit. The professors there gave me classes about discrete math in the 12th grade. Thank you man, you inspired me to continue studying!
What an amazing video. It takes quite a bit of introspection and communication skills for one to be able to formulate their experience in such a manner so that others learn from it. Definitely earned a sub.
Editing is top notch man! Haha so creative
This is so good. I’ll be taking my first CS class this upcoming semester
man this video is inspiring and I can relate to some of the things u said as a computer engineering graduate myself.
Thank you for sharing you knowledge and journey, i'm currently in my first ever week of computer science and your video was really helpful and calming.
thank you sooo much for inserting some sense into my mind two months before i start my degree in Computer Science. Thank you again!
8:43 Preach!! This is one of the bigger reasons I never studied engineering or computer science even though it was interesting to me. But you live and learn that sometimes you need to experience things for yourself and trust your judgment.
Great video Kevin!
I'm glad this video popped up in my recommended. I'm in my senior year of high school and I have doubts about going into computer science. I also suck at coding but watching this made me realize that I'm not alone. This made me rethink my path I'm going into and it doesn't seem that bad tbh because if you sucked at coding, it gives me hope that I too can succeed. Great vid!
My advice for you, look into the different fields in computer science. like networking, databases. spend time into the basics of the each field and see which one works out for you. CS isn't all about coding. in my experience as a CS student, I took a few coding classes and sucked at it. my professors were not much help either. I took a basic networking class and it was like a light switch. I understood it, enjoy it. I enjoyed working on routers, switches and configuring them. I also enjoy solving the problems the network can face. So I took mostly all networking classes and graduated.
I started coding sophomore year in high school and wanting a CS degree, hearing you say you started 18 was a tidal wave of relief. I thought I screwed forever
bro they have 30yr old that’s just learning to code
Well... I know a "guy" who started coding in his late 40's.
I guess there could be a major tsunami of relief coming your way then.
I'm gonna enter my senior year of highschool the day _After_ tomorrow...and just started learning about arrays....yay~
@@oscarthomas1974im 30 and looking into a CS degree 😂
I essentially dropped out of college but returned at 27 with almost no coding experience. Everybody is different. Trying to finish up a BsCs with a concentration in software engineering and then planning on pursuing a masters afterwards. You got this!
Im so thankful there is finally someone I can relate to in terms of the type of student I am. (Not necessarily great at math and had a bit of difficulties with coding) As I'm hitting my senior year soon I've started doing my own projects like developing websites and making apps because unfortunately my college isn't the best for computer science but its all I can really afford. Because of this video I definitely feel like I can continue (Especially because my data mining class is extremely confusing point because I didn't understand anything in my differential equations class)
Really enjoyed how you incorporated what you learned in each class whether you did well in the class or not. Well done video 🎉. I also appreciate your honesty when struggling or feeling insecure. You give me hope that I can do this.
That was a great rundown bro. Thanks for sharing
thank you happy you enjoyed it! :)
this was really helpful to beginners like me kevin thankyou so much
Thank you for sharing your story!
Hey man, thank you for this video! I'm a freshman at NYU also (Tandon though), and I start classes next week!
Very interesting stories lol. Enjoyed it.
I started in the 70s and loved it. A decade of hours and hours everyday. Going to school for coding sounds alien to me.
Published a few games and utilities but became a writer (articles, copy, editing, archival work) where the skills and focus from programming were great training.
Wow! Kevin, your storytelling ability is awesome. I admire your tenacity. The world is your oyster. Cheers.
I clicked on the video cuz I thought I could get a dedree in 11 minutes 🤦
not in the literal sense, but agreed. I thought this was gonna be an information based video going over core concepts learned in a CS degree, in just 11 mins.
not a vlog post about his college life and experiences 😂
nothing wrong with that, but just not what I was expecting
Then you are logically poor
lol he’s just summarizing what you will have to learn thru a CS program. I’m half way thru my CS degree right now.
the title litterly maked no scence to me that what i clicked the vdo to check whether its legitimate or something else.
“Just start” if the me from 5 years ago actually believed in that I would be so much farther, but its never to late to start learning and get out of the comfort zone. Thank you for the motivation/inspiration!
I'm currently doing my bachelor degree in Computer Science and I plan to do a masters degree after that (3 + 2 years in total).
This summer semester has been absolute hell, no classes with coding at all! The most interesting part was the course operating systems, the math course, theoretical computer science and introduction to AI have been stressful and also not too great. But hey, I am very interested in most things comp sci has to offer and I'm not planning on giving up :D
I knew a little bit of programming when I first started studying, that was super helpful, but I always had mad respect for everyone who didn't code beforehand. The introduction lecture wasn't helpful at all lol
You are not studying at hpi by any chance, right? xD
The course names just fit too well
@@wolkenfarmer nope, not studying at HPI :D
I think those course names are pretty universal, most of the students from different unis have modules named the same!
@@tarantelfaser4772 Ah, that makes sense and is more likely too xD
I’m a freshman in CS and this makes me feel so much better. I’m struggling so much and am not a great programmer and everyone is so smart. I’m glad I’m not alone that’s all I needed tbh
My advice for you, look into the different fields in computer science. like networking, databases. spend time into the basics of the each field and see which one works out for you. CS isn't all about coding. in my experience as a CS student, I took a few coding classes and sucked at it. my professors were not much help either. I took a basic networking class and it was like a light switch. I understood it, enjoy it. I enjoyed working on routers, switches and configuring them. I also enjoy solving the problems the network can face. So I took mostly all networking classes and graduated.
Thanks for sharing!
starting computer science this year with basically no experience so I'm incredibly nervous and struggled to grasp it but believe I should be ok
Hey man, I just wanna say that you took away my fears with this video. I'm a student in a conversion Computer Science post grad course. I have coded just a little bit in my past and I'm completely overwhelmed by the things that I'm supposed to learn in this course. I know it's not easy to get a grip on writing efficient code but I'm very internally afraid because when I look at the work my classmates do, compared to them it's gonna be a bumpy ride for me. But watching your video gave me a string of hope to hold onto. Thanks mate. Cheers.
Editing is top notch man! Haha so creative. Mannn!!..such a fantastic storytelling!....loved it .
thanks so much! :)
Such a wonderful journey. Will be applying to college prolly this year or next and initially I was having doubts until I saw this wonderful video, now I think I’m still gonna go for it although I have zero knowledge about coding or programming. I would appreciate anyone here in the comment section who could help me out or assist me with some Cs tips before I go into college.🙂
Can you please make a video covering how you got your first full time job and how you prepared, what were the different rounds of interview like? The last part where you get an offer didn't really align with your portrayed "coding ability". Thanks in advance
I love coding. I do it for fun at home. But I couldn't do comp sci because of all the non-computer classes required: physics, calculus, etc.
Hey man, just wanna say this video and your history was a big inspiration to me. I took a 2 year break from cs because of the same struggles you had and finally got the drive to go back and tackle the challenge, even needing to start over from 0 because.... I don't remember anything haha.
It does sting a but to think that my peers in already be halfway done with the major while I have to start over but it's a challenge I am willing to take, work hard will pay off!
you've got this!!!
@@KevinNaughtonJr Thank you! It means a lot :)
As much as I love this, I HATE math so I switched from Design and Marketing to FRONT END UX/UI DEV and I love it. Now i'll be able to use my design skills along with learning functionality of an website or app. I have so many ideas. Great video tho!
that's awesome and ty!
@@KevinNaughtonJr thank you, I think what's awesome is how you got the CS degree. I watched the whole video and I'm blown away!!! How did you become determined even when you thought you were destined to fail? Ps, love the comedy in here lol
Great content, thanks man👏
I think you’re the perfect person to ask this question! I’m switching my major from radiology BUT I’m stuck between both of these majors/degrees! Computer science OR computer information systems?
I know CS is more math based and CIS is more business related but that’s all I know.
This is hella motivating
this is the type of motivation that i need ! thank you. btw i have data structures and operating system tests tomorrow :')
thanks so much for making this video! I often worry if I can do a CS major in college because i didnt take the classes in sixth form, but it's the only thing im interested in. so now im gonna just apply and hope for the best
Engineering major here, this video reminded me of all the shit I went through. Like CS, engineering is fuckin tough. We went through the same struggle as all of you. Looking back, I do not know how I did it. I'm proud to be graduating this May.
Watching from Glasgow (heading to Edinburgh work office tomorrow for a day). Hope you enjoyed your time in Scotland!
Me: In my first year, doing the same course with mostly same subjects that you had and the similar situation of not understanding things whereas most of my classmates are so comfortable with these subjects
And that- reaching school at 8:30 sharp to get the attendance.. everything is just so same for me lol
Idk how can some other student from other country AND totally different year of their freshman year have the same situation as me lol
There are very few videos that I watch with my full attention on yt
But this video definitely gave me some 'real' confidence to just start doing it even though I dont understand anything completely. Thankyou!
It's hilarious how similar this experience is to mine rn. What makes it even funnier is I'm on my last semester with 1 core class and 3 electives. That single core class is also Operating Systems for me lol
Aight so the way you went through with things like forgeting the basic concepts and go in to the next year without writing a line of code is what im doing now, havent failed CS classes but did at calculus. Now knowing that im just not dumb and im kinda normal release some anxiety and self doubt as im going in on to my second year.
Some of this struggle you had with the data structures course was literally me in my equivalent CS class last semester. I was struggling to write the appropriate code for the assignments, even if I started the assignment the day it was released. The part where you had to remember a prerequsite course's skills from a year ago was something I went through. (though the "break" semester I took a CS requirement, in my case it just happened to not involve much code at all which didn't help)
A distinction with my story from yours is that when data structure lectures came along it was when everything for that course was clicking again. (context: this class i struggled in had involved small review of the intro course concepts then searching/sorting/complexity and finally data structures. My road block for the longest time was translating those basic concepts from the intro course into code again without essentially relearning every miniscule thing)
Sounds like fun. I went to school when we were lucky to get on via modems. Fortunately, I worked for a company that let me use their VAX system to do my assignments. And even now as I am approaching retirement I still enjoy coding and often do it just for fun. Only now it is AI/ML and my watch has more computing power than that VAX did.
So keep at it. My BS and MS in CompSci made for a great and lucrative career. And we need more enthusiastic people in the business.
Thanks dude, I needed the inspiration to keep going. This is my hardest semester to date right now, and it's because of Object-Oriented Programming and Programming Languages.
OOP is extremely important i heard.
The best decision I’ve made so far was definitely acting on the realization that NOW is the best time to learn coding and if next week would be a better learning environment than I’ll still learn that much better despite having already started!
4:38 I had to look this up because as a math major I was taken aback by your pronunciation of Eulerian. As obviously the name of the famous mathematician, Euler, is actually pronounced like Oiler. Due to him being Swiss.
However after a little research it turns out that for whatever reason Americans (and I am American as well so no hate) like to say Eulerian in stead if Oilerian. But I still believe that Oilerian is the proper pronunciation.
Great video though, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
he was swiss. why do people always say he was german? i am so fucking confused
@@caiodavi9829 thanks for the correction.
Edit, I knew he had lived in Switzerland, but the name Euler is German I believe and I think that is where my confusion came from.
watching this as a rising junior in nyu cs major, i also remember how much iof a struggle data structure was...
Nothing quite like hearing a story of perseverance and overcoming from someone who was able to have the money to do just that.
I’m gonna start uni this year and I haven’t picked a carrer yet but I have always wanted to work with something that has to do with video games all those I never took cs or coding classes in high school so I was very nervous abt this decision , this video made me change my view ! Thank u so much
Why do you want work for an abusive industry? ;-)
I needed this video i am taking a software engineering course and i always feel like giving up !! i think it is time i gotta step up my shit
good things take time keep at it!
Im about to enter my freshman year w the same course in a couple of weeks, glad i stumbled upon this vid i learned a lot
thanks for watching and GL!
This is so nice to hear, i thought i was the only one who didn’t ubderstand anything from python to java. There will be always people who claim that they started coding in middle school and act superior to make you feel bad. It’s still hard tbh since i’m a beginner
My advisor signed me up for Discrete Mathematics first after having a 10+ year break from school all together. So after that, I decided to take of my required math classes, back to back. I completely agree that complex subjects do stack and they should be taken back to back. It was trial by fire and I still want to have a nervous breakdown anytime I see a logarithmic function, but I can actually solve the problem. I'm hoping the same can be said once I finish my trial by fire in coding.
So easy to listen to, as a student in my 2nd last year of high school who is planning to take comp sci who also didnt take any computing classes and who has only an extremely primitive grasp on python this was very encouraging.
Now this feels realistic, just graduated with a CS degree this spring too
It’s comforting to hear the experiences of others lol. I have pretty much zero knowledge of computer science and coding and what not, and it makes me feel better that there are other people like me who also want to pursue a computer science major/career. This video is so good at keeping me motivated and also interested in computer science. I’m super intimidated by the computer science major, so any advice or suggestions or knowledge I should know is appreciated lol.
Am currently thinking of doing a compsci course and you jus gave me hope
The thing that I find quite interesting is that my CS studies were basically the same. What I mean is that I live in eastern Europe, but the topics are basically the same, with very little differences, even though we got our degrees on completely different continents.
Man i laughed out multiple times while watching this video. So relatable!
thanks! glad you enjoyed :)
Man, i got your vid in my recommended so many times and thought you would sell me some bullshit like "college is useless just learn it", instead, you made my day with a god story, thank you!
My man didn't learn the word naught and thought they were saying not the whole time 😂. Love it! Very inspiring
thanks! and yes i always forget it's nought/naught 🤣
I never realised how different US college is compared to a UK university. I only had four modules per semester, all of them computer science, and in the first year I didn't get any choice what modules to take. Second year still had quite a few mandatory modules too.
Verry good narration and story'telling.
Omg thank you i enjoyed this video so much ❤
What I wanna know is how a grown man, working, doing overtime as well, and gets called in often, can find the time to learn how to do this. It’s always been a dream of mine to be good with coding as even when I was small, I looked at computer as a magical device. Building one and learning the logistics of how and why parts work together wasn’t to hard but learn the code that brings it together was hard for me to grasp. It probably doesn’t help that learning my two languages was difficult for me as a kid. Spanish, taught it by parents but after my parents wanted to practice their own English speaking skill, Spanish wasn’t spoken as much anymore and I just forgot most of it over time. And English was difficult for me to pronounce but not remember. Ik it’s practice that is the only thing needed but I can’t have my singular day off be taken over my learning coding when I should be, walking my dog, going to the store, making my meal prep, doing laundry, double checking how the car is under the hood, cleaning the house, and giving the dogs a shower. Maybe I’ll be able to fit a 15 min course but idk think I can fit an hour into practice said course without giving up sleep time for it.
try the odin project
As mentioned in this video, Python is a good starting point. There are a lot of free resources online, and you'd be able to pick up the basics even if you could only spare 15-30 minutes every so often. Just keep in mind that the first programs you create will be very simple - getting inputs from the user, performing calculations, and providing outputs.
I also believe good teachers are half the battle. I really struggled with CS at first, until I got a new teacher who was so good at explaining concepts in a way any idiot could understand, the whole thing suddenly sticked.
I need advice. I’m a psychology student that graduated from community college with my Associates degree. But now that I’m finally going to a four year college I’m realizing that psychology doesn’t really pay too well. Which is making me more and more interested in the prospect of switching to computer science. Before fall semester 2023 begins, what do you think I should do?
I was kind of in the same situation when deciding my major. I loved psych and had played and studied it for a better part of 10 years, but the prospects of making a good income with a psych degree were, sadly, slim to none. When choosing whether or not to switch to computer science, I think you must consider if you would truly enjoy the content within it. No matter how much you get paid, if you aren't interested in the subject and just doing it for the paycheck, your job satisfaction and college experience would be rough. However, if you have a genuine interest in the subject then I implore you to pursue computer science, or even an engineering program related to it. For me, I also took into consideration jobs that took psychology into accountability. In my school, for example, people who took all the psych classes usually pursued jobs in forensics and/or law because they each use the subject in their own way. Because I also had a previous interest in coding and computers, however, I ended up choosing electrical engineering. You can always keep the study of psychology as a hobby and use it as a distinct thing from your career. TLDR; If you like computer science and think you'll have a genuine interest, then yes! Switch! If you like the salary, it is good to consider computer science, but keep your prospects open to degrees that incorporate psychology, too. Hope this helps!
@@-stellar--blackhole-3133 thankyou so much. Starting today, I officially switched my degree to computer science. I began learning code and I’ve so far have had a very positive experience. So, my gut instinct is telling me that CS is the right choice. I could never picture myself in the field with a psych degree. But it’s the opposite for cs. I have a clear image of myself being a programmer. I’m excited to begin classes and nervous to determine if this was the right choice or not. I’m a firm believer in fate, so I suppose we’ll see!
@@justmatt_992 Good luck!
I feel like it will pay off greatly to do cs. I don’t see how psychology is very useful in the job market (like what jobs is the degree even for?) It may be harder to do some math and code but that’s what companies are looking for. Not to mention that the field is so broad and you can definitely use psychology with cs in many ways. I also can’t wait to start cs this fall!
@@justmatt_992 omg you dodged a bullet. I'm glad for you!
Yea man, Data Structures was tough😮💨. Shoutout to us fellow CS students for surviving the roller coaster
my ds class aged me like 3 years for sure 😂
Your story is very inspiring and gives me hope. Im very nervous cause I just transferred from a community college to a 4 year college to major in CS, and in my 3rd yead of school I've been feeling like I'm behind my peers. This video helped a lot tho
You got this! I am a senior in high school taking computer science classes and I am feeling the same way but it very important to become a flower and bloom instead of looking at other flowers.
which uni?
It’s normal to feel intimidated in the beginning but keep at it and you’ll be good
I am a CS grad and I took a different route, Networking. I took a few programming classes and my experience was horrible. one of my professors spent more time with the students that were doing great in that class vs the ones that were struggling like me. I can look at the lines of code and get a basic understanding of what it is doing. But to create something from scratch (not the code block program) or fix some of code. I couldn't do it.
With Networking,I enjoyed it. It was like a lightswitch. I got into it and understood what was happening. I enjoy configuring routers, switches or the whole network. working with the different tools and such. I understood the problems that could happen in the network.. So I mostly took all networking types of classes and stayed away from programming.
Fact 1: university is NOT primary school. Professors are not there to help strugglers. They are there to teach the most to the best. Fact 2: CS is not about programming or system administration or any of the typical job description items. It's the theory of information processing systems. Programming is merely a tool.... but if you can't learn the tools, or you don't want to, how are you going to get the job done?
@@lepidoptera9337 I understand your points. Yes, I was struggling with programming at the time, but I haven't fully given up on it. It was just best for me to learn it on my time and pace. But you know whats great about CS is that there are so many tools in that toolbox, you just gotta find the right one that works well with you. that tool was networking.
Wow! Thanks for this video! I’m taking programming in C++ and trigonometry, this is my freshman year and I’m about to fail them, but thanks to your video I’m going to talk to my professors and join their business hours to understand their courses. C++ it’s fun but I’m behind, my professor is explaining stuff that I don't understand because I haven't done the modules, I'm trying to store all this information in my mind and take notes, to catch up and understand future assignments. I love the courses it's just that I was working too many hours, barely had time, and also skipped classes l, never gonna do that again, even if I'm super late, I'll show up no matter what, and don't care about people's judgment. Gonna work in math too because if I don't pass these pre-requisites they will fuck my plans, also yes I'm not taking electives classes I'm gonna take my pre-requisites and major classes as soon as possible. Thank you once again! I'll make an update next semester if I pass these classes! The best to you all. It's okay to make mistakes, we're not perfect, remember we all go to school to learn, they all are there to learn just like you, If they knew everything they wouldn't be there. LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE, CODE!!
As someone who has been programming for over 10k+ hours and over 1k+ hours in C++ get ahead of the class watch some youtube series and the best way to learn is by DOING find something you like to do and do that project doesn't matter if you don't already know how to do it or don't even know how to start break down the problem and learn as you go.
start a project in c++ or start participating in contests in codeforces or leetcode using c++
I'm seriously struggling with Calculus, and it's causing me having to drop my Advanced Computer Systems class. This is the 2nd time I took it, and I feel like there wasn't much of a difference between me and last semester in terms of struggling.
The coding and computer portions are ok, but the math is really killing me, and I'm contemplating to switching from CS to IT.
Do you watch Professor Leonard's lectures on TH-cam? This guy seriously saved my @$$ in Calc.
Great video, thanks- I'm a UK CS graduate from 1990 ... and it is shocking how much of a degree content has not changed since then! FYI, the British use the word 'nought' to describe zero (pronounced colloquially as 'nort') as well as 'zero' or 'nil' for a sports score 🙂
Why would the laws of nature and good engineering practices change?????