3 Qualities I've Noticed in Successful Junior Developers

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Video Description:
Here are 3 traits in aspiring developers that I've noticed, who eventually break into the industry.

[Web_Xer]

This is THE KEY. I spent a year spinning my wheels and "learning" without moving forward. When I discovered something that I actually was excited about building, suddenly I had found the drive! I have even fought through the "no code" route to just get a business going. Turns out, I didn't just want to have a business but I wanted to make something unique and new that everyone could find useful....then make it real!

[phil]

Tutorial Hell is a thing because you don't actually build something you care about while following the tutorial. I think it's really, really important to build something you actually care about in parallel with the tutorial/online course.

[elizabeth]

Finally, realistic non-sugar coated advice

[codeintherough]

Learning to talk to people is hard. I used to feel uncomfortable in social situations because I didn't know what to say, but if you put yourself around other people who talk a lot you'll learn a lot. I have a bunch of phrases and little jokes that I stole from others. I think we put too much pressure on ourselves to be creative but in most situations it's ok to be cliche and to just talk about the weather

[Websitedr]

It's just like anything out there. Learn how to do something, fail a bunch, keep trying, succeed and improve upon it. Can't stop learning in this industry there's so much changing all the time and I've been doing it for 20 years.

[lloydmcleod]

This guy is on point!
And its not just for developers.
Im a data analyst that typically ventures into the realm of developers.
Its the desire to build something very specific to help me with my analytics that keeps me going long after the motivation has died.

Having personal projects you want to see through to the end is an UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.

[brandon]

When I was young I enjoyed tinkering with electronics or doing custom things on my phone's OS at the time. I enjoyed robotics. Now, I'm trying to be a web developer but I haven't been progressing at learning front end as I often am frustrated as there are so many solutions and my code is now a hodgepodge of things that what I have "learned" from people over the internet. I did enjoy the backend part of stuff, the networking part, the setting up of servers, drivers, and other stuff. I still enjoy that, but I despise front end. Now, I'm gonna start from scratch and just use vanilla PHP and JS and focus on going deep into these technologies.

[peqghgk]

i built a website for my guild, and i was ruthless at making gold before the gold tokens came out. when we raided, the people who were the highest performers got codes, they could put the codes in, and it would tell them if they won gold or not and how much and id mail it to them. Pulled data from the raids and showed people their performance too, was sick. i was in my early 20s i think

[hikemalliday]

Ya its pretty obvious that in order to actually get good at this, you need to be able to build full stack projects / apps that are actually useful. If you cant see that, then I would recommend looking into other types of work. This shit takes YEARS to actually get good at, there is zero shortcutting it.

[Swappa]

Great video. And this is no gatekeeping at all. I will tell you all what REAL gatekeeping is and what stopped me from learning to code when I was in school. I looked up how to become a developer on the internet (this was more than 15 years ago) and there were people who wrote that to become a developer you have to write your own compiler. Compare that to something like learning React today and let that sink in. I completed the coding bootcamp 2 years ago now and I am one of the few people from my class who perfectly fit these characteristics. Especially the people who actually had no interest in tech failed at all, showed no interest in building something and many of them had problems learning simple concepts.

Do these qualities apply to you too? Then you've come to the right place. Learning to program and becoming a developer was the best decision of my life so far.
You've never even check your PC's graphics card? Then this discipline may not be right for you.

[OS-Advertising]

i love discovering tech, i hate being told what to do and i find it really fun when i try out different things and obsess about wich one im going to use and wich tools work best with this tech 🤣, its like im making a character sheet in dnd

[jaymason]

Soft skills hack: Add value to others out of a place of love, expect nothing in return, and be yourself as long as yourself is not a dick.

[GhidBase]

the first point makes me feel better. When I was growing up I would make games in Game Maker by yoyogames, and I got really into it. I would do it for 8 hours a day all the time, I would do it on my lunch break, in my computer classes. One time we visited a college and I had my flash drive so I kept working on it there. Now I manage a database for my company in FileMaker. I'm trying to learn C# through free code camp, I've made a few apps (10-12) using Unity and Firebase. I'm 28 now and haven't gone to college. I figured that once I get my certification in C#, I would make a couple apps and post them to the app store before getting into Web Dev to round my skillset out. Do you have any advice on how to get into the industry? Do you think my plan is solid?

[adotinthecosmos]

I'm in the process of developing my soft skills.it's painful, but i have a good team. Be comfortable with looking dumb. One day you won't

[damionvalenteno]

I think for me its not that I dont want to build, its that my perfectionism gets in the way. Thinking I need to know everything before I start. Example I can code emails and build stactic websites, I also have clients that pay for WordPress sites. Learned WordPress out of curiosity, but I still dont feel like I know anything and this sometimes stop me from building things.

[jonashansen]

Sometimes the biggest hindrance, is realizing this path may demand a level of dedication that may prevent starting a family or neglect your family.

[jwoods]

I would say don't learn to code to get a job. Learn to build things for yourself and others. Realizing you probably won't get a job at first set me free. I'm learning this to have a skill and I'm a developer wether I have a job or not.

[poesero]

I'm okey with just doing my job and getting paid, it's just a job not my life or my personality, imagine this video but talking about being a cashier... thats how it sounds to me. It's true tho, working in something you don't care it's so much harder.

[_.-AAA-._]

The job entails constantly learning new things, relearning things you forgot, and powering through frustration until you've succeeded -- day after day after day.

If this description is not for you, DO NOT become a developer.

[elizabeth]

Don, if I may ask for your honest advice. I am trying to become better at building and debugging but I get burned out easily because I'm not good at it, which also is making me dislike the coding work, which also impedes my progress. If I find it a chore now, once I get better, will the passion develop? How can I make myself like the hard parts more? Thank you!