5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Become a Software Engineer

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What's up, everyone!

Maybe Software Engineering isn't for everyone?
In this video, I talk in-depth about the 5 reasons why you should not become a software engineer.

Video Timestamp for the 5 Reasons Why:
1. Doing it for the Money 2:50
2. Lack of Diversity 6:40
3. Coding/Technical Interviews: 8:35
4. The Difficulty of Programming 11:50
5. The Solitude-ness of the Job 14:50

As always, have a great week and God bless.

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Video Timestamp for the 5 Reasons Why:
1. Doing it for the Money 2:50
2. Lack of Diversity 6:40
3. Coding/Technical Interviews: 8:35
4. The Difficulty of Programming 11:50
5. The Solitude-ness of the Job 14:50

[demhamasta]

Im electronics engineer from Denmark (also African) but I work as software engineer. I understand most of your concerns, but as a black guy I would always encourage my fellow brothers to pursue in the field of science and technology. Maybe it’s hard and boring sometimes, but the true passion begins when you becomes good at it. Sciences and technology is universal, it’s for everyone.
I would go as far as to say, programming should be mandatory for everyone to learn, just like math and physics.

[keyonv]

Wait... people code 8 hours a day? But I was under the impression that 6 of those 8 hours was spent on getting food and snacks at work? Damn.

[DalisYn]

I am a woman of color pursuing a career in coding.. I am not afraid, but I am mostly excited despite the obstacles I know I'm going to face.

[keino]

I took exploring computer science in high school and I LOVED it! Maintained a high A all throughout the course. My teacher wanted me in her AP class so bad but I was a freshman and had no clue what that meant 😭 I just love that feeling of finally solving something that’s been troubling you for so long. So I feel like this would be a good Career path for me.

[Chinmoku_No_Te]

Much respect for always keeping it real, giving both the good and bad of everything you choose to speak on!!!

[SoftwareJournal]

This was very insightful! Especially the lack of diversity and technical interviews part. I struggle with those two the most doing Software Engineering.

[drummerboydb]

5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Become a Software Engineer

1) Doing it for the money

5 Reasons Why You Should Become a Software Engineer

1) Doing it for the money

[mariedesignz]

Thank you for this! I’m entering to the field because I love it. This video is very helpful on things to look out for

[kaotechtalk]

Yes, I would love to see you do a "study with me" type of video.

[myoo]

Would love a follow along/tutorial type of vid. Keep up the great work!

[DarkWaffle]

My 2 cents as a junior developer in a startup:
I really liked software since before college, but was never sure as how good I would be compared to those high school kids that already knew how to code. It didn’t matter though, as when I got a job after college, I started learning more and more compared to similar jobs in big companies. Yes, I was, and still am, learning a lot because I work in a startup basically. Since this is my first job, it’s hard to give an opinion on both sides but from what I hear, working in big companies are only advantageous in relation to the paycheck and additional benefits, because: you never know the big picture of what you are working on, can’t make decisions about what technologies to use or how to approach the problem, has to get permission from managers in order to even start coding, can many times be super busy or super bored for lack of work, has strict deadlines, no flexibility at all in general, and can’t just “prototype” a software (needs to be formal since the first lines of code, which takes on development time).

If you want to know if you chose your job right, look for the following things I almost always feel:
- Many times I catch myself thinking about the code at work when I am outside work, not because of deadlines, but just because I am genuinely interested in the problem and its solution;
- Many times researching about new technologies or open source software just because I like building cool looking and useful apps;
- Sometimes delaying lunch, or delaying the time to leave work because I “just want test this thing out before I leave”;
- Switching between projects, or thinking about one project more than the other because that other project is quite interesting in my opinion;
- Always thinking about the “next feature” that I would like to implement, even though there’s so many essential things to do currently in relation to that unnecessary feature.

I feel that you don’t have to love from the beginning, you can develop that as you discover new cool things in software. Also, deadlines always make me stressed, so working with almost no deadlines at all is very nice. In addition, flexibility is key, and learning new things can help you discover something you like more.

Many times the company you join will make you like more (or hate) what you do than what you’re actually doing in reality.

PS 1: Make sure you have a nice boss or

PS 2: If you like what you do, and you excel at it, money will come; one way or the other, in 2 years, or 15. But you will be successful. If you fail on trying something, it better be on something you love, because otherwise it will be wasted time, and time is the most important asset of your life; you will never get it back.

[skyard]

“Not doing it for the money” is wrong blanket statement to use. If people didn’t do things for money, nobody would ever do anything productive. It would be better to say find something that’s long term tolerable to enjoyable enough while also being monetarily rewarding to justify to amount of work... but of course that sounds nowhere near as sexy as “don’t do it for the money”. Do it for the money, just don’t consider that the only factor, multiple other factors have to aligned for a successful career where you don’t burn out.

[morna]

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[ramonportuese]

Thanks for the video man! Good thing to know the pros and cons of this career 👍💪

[gradientO]

Pls do a video about how to prepare for technical interviews

[jasper]

Dude I appreciate your insight, I’m on the path and watching your videos keeps me motivated to keep pushing. It gets frustrating sometimes but I want to make a difference and be apart of the small percentage of “us” to create the change. - Jon J.

[adog]

Only thing I’m scared of is technical interviews

[bdonaldharris]

Fellow black software engineer here. I've been in the industry for 17 years. Your personal rant on the interview process really hit home with me. For me, it's the most frustrating part of being a developer. As you said, the resume of experience and accomplishments is often praised and gets you the interview. Once in the interview none of that matters. It's terrible problem that needs to be fixed.

[Zach_eats]

New subscriber here 🔔. Love the video. I majored in Management Information Systems in College and had to take a few coding courses and realized immediately it wasn’t for me 😅. So I’m glad my major was half computer technical and half business related. My job now is more on the business side. It takes a special person to code so I commend you for it. Can’t wait for more uploads 👨🏾‍💻