Coding Was HARD Until I Learned These 5 Things

Master these fundamental programming lessons to become a successful developer.

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*****Outline******
- Introduction - 00:00:00
- Your starting point is perfect - 00:01:35
- You must learn to focus - 00:03:05
- Real problems beat perfect solutions - 00:05:09
- The best code solves problems - 00:07:25
- Simplifying your job search - 00:10:47

#webdevelopment #coding #programming

[EbenezerDon]

Let's make 2025 a year to remember! ❤

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[Valuofnature]

“Codes exist to solve problems and not look fancy”. Thank you my brother.

[jchang]

“Those struggles were not the obstacles to learning, they were the learning.” 🙏 Huge respect for your journey! Thanks for sharing.

[GhostCoderr]

Man, this video really hit home for me. Over the past week, I’ve been struggling a lot with my coding tutorials. Honestly, this has been an ongoing battle for me. I first started coding back in 2019, but I quit because I wasn’t disciplined enough to keep going.

I gave it another shot in 2021 when I got my first laptop, but distractions and the challenge of juggling work and learning made it tough. I pushed myself so hard back then—barely sleeping. The only time I had to rest was between 12 a.m. and 8 a.m., but I’d use that time for midnight browsing, downloading tutorials and PDFs I’d use during the day. It made it really hard for me to get enough sleep because I was forcing myself to learn to code without proper rest. Eventually, I almost passed out from exhaustion and ended up in the hospital for two days. After that, I completely lost my motivation to code for months.

But here’s the thing: I realized coding is something I genuinely love. No matter how much I feel like I suck at it sometimes, I just can’t quit. Now, I’ve got everything I need—unlimited internet, reliable electricity, and an amazing laptop—but I still can’t seem to focus.

I even started drinking coffee and energy drinks to stay focused when I sit down to learn. It works during the tutorials, but when I try to apply what I’ve learned on a project or assignment, it feels like I haven’t retained anything. It’s frustrating and makes me feel stupid sometimes.

Everything you said in this video resonates so deeply with me, especially the part about struggling. The only difference is that my focus issues are on a whole other level.

[faithjoseph]

Thank you Ebenezer. "Make use of what you have now not what you wished you had"
This video is so timely.

[eniolabakare]

Thank youuu, Ebenezer! I appreciate how you keep reiterating not giving up. Same thing I heard in your interview with Esther. It would be great to know the journey between 10 years ago and now.

[toyosiakande]

currently learning javascript with an EliteBook, thank you for the tips

[sombiri]

That you could articulate these challenges perfectly, shows you indeed went through it. Nice one

[ProgrammingWithTresh]

Started learn with my phone, got access to someones laptop before I got admission this year.
Now I'm in school without a laptop but planning to search for a cyber cafe in my skul that I can pay to monthly to access his laptop for some hours everyday.
Hopes on God next year, I'll get a gig and get a laptop, any type.

Thanks for the video, its hasotivated me to get back on track

[odunayoisaac]

We started the same The difference is just that I'm still in the process. I started with my phone as well, got my first laptop this year June and currently learning react.js

[timi_delad]

Thank you very much for sharing this sir.

I will definitely start implementing this things on my journey to becoming a fullstack developer.

I am currently working on a reactjs project, and the problem it solves is that, it helps travelers to keep track of the things they will be taking along on their trip so they won't forget anything.

Also, I use an HP laptop which is currently faulty to learn how to code.

[codewithdrew-py]

Thank you.

The struggle makes us strong.
I started with itel A14 then gradually a 1gb ram with no battery.

But consistent and keep learning and everything keeps getting better.

[murtalamudi]

Thanks for this @Ebenezer, it gives me clues on how to re-reapproach my learning journey

[ChiragAggk]

Great vid! I am very early in my career, but from my family I am the first one who went into STEM. No relatives or mentors to ask for help. And ngl, I am glad i learnt to figure out things myself. Still a lot more to figure out, and more to learn from people like you!

[gloriaglobug]

I'm currently teaching high schoolers to code. HTML, CSS, soon Javascript etc. I have no background in tech I have a degree in Food Science but I needed a job. So I started substitute teaching and coding is very interesting. I am using the school platform to teach myself coding. I would like to continue in Wed development and cybersecurtiy.

[Josh_Ola]

Thank you for sharing all of these. This is priceless.
I am not a beginner and I am also not a Pro. Focus on one thing is truly priceless. I am currently learn JavaScript

[CarloKachipapa]

"Focus". I can personally attest to this. As a CS undergrad, I used to jump from one programming language to another, achieving nothing at the end of the day. To me, printing "Hello, World!" on the console in C, Python, or any other language felt fancy but I wasn't actually solving any problem. But tht changed when I decided to focus on one language. Now, I'm getting better at Python, and I feel proud of myself.

[CodingKoleji]

Great motivation sir, me to i was leaning on my Symbian Phone that was era of Wapka then I quit and now start again using laptop I really enjoy your content because it give me courage to keep moving even after so many fails

[Richy_Austin]

Thanks for the advice Bro. I'm just starting out and this would help a lot

[Mac_Wrld]

Thanks so much boss.
Nice words said and they really mean a lot.