Programming Tips for Self-Taught Software Developers

Programming Tips for Self-Taught Software Developers

In this video, I'll be giving out tips to self-taught programmers or for those who did not attend or go through training or doesn't have a college or university degree in programming. If you're someone who learned coding through an online course, a book, or other forms of study materials and you're interested about these tips, please keep on watching.

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My name is Tim Buchalka and I have put together a series of videos which I call the "Programming Tip of the Day". And basically, each video goes through talking about some of the pitfalls and things that you'll need to overcome to succeed as a programmer, things like overcoming frustration and keeping yourself motivated.

In this series I will also answer common questions about choosing a programming language to learn, questions about your career path and things of that nature. Now there's a lot of other things as well that I'll cover in these videos and I'm also opening the lines for you to tell me what you want me to cover.

Now I've been a programmer for over 35 years so I think I'm really qualified to answer a lot of these questions. So if you do have a question, pop the question in the comments section of this video and I'll do my best to address that in a future video.

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[JY-flhv]

1. Best practices
2. Create a project and put on Github
3. Study other people's code

Thank you for good info! Your videos motivate me so much :)

[kapilanps]

We are self-taught programmers with a engineering degree..

[codingbrew]

Tim, your videos are amazing :) The tutorial videos you make along with your Udemy courses helped me land a full-time engineering role. Just wanted to drop a note and say thanks!

[Zr_dyz]

Thank you, Tim! I'm following your Java course on Udemy. Great course and tips. 👌

[FernandoGarcia-izni]

I'm starting to try to learn and see if I have what it takes to be a front end web developer at first. I am with the FCC curriculum and my idea is this 2021 to form solid bases in html and css, to carry out several projects and my portfolio. My query is for those who have studied in a self-taught way, who consider better or gave better results for you, take notes with pencil and paper or use something like evernote, notion, etc and do it directly on the pc?

[robsaunders]

Thanks for the video, Tim. I agree with the tips but am not sure how to break the circular logic around tip number one. If you are a completely self-taught outsider, how can you vet the real experts from the so-called experts to know if you are really getting best practices? Similarly, as technology changes rapidly, how do you know if yesterday's best practice hasn't been replaced by something new?

[dejankuzmanovic]

I am now a C#/Java dev and how my university thought I would learn programming: Gave me slides with 2 sentences and an example and read from the slide with no demonstration.
How I actually learned it: took houndreds of hours of online courses and books and made projects by myself.
Thank you for nothing University of Vienna. Thank you

[CarlJohnson-ivsn]

1. Learn best practices
2. CREATE A PROJECT! JUST DO IT!
3. Read other people's code

[qtaz]

Learn to enjoy, or at least automate, your documentation. Be your own best technical writer.

[RedPilledwDMT]

Hello Tip, is it really possible to get a programming job if barely all companies set as a requirement a college degree? Idk if I should drop out because im being teach a lot of junk that is holding me back/slowing me down. Thanks

[gouripanda]

Hi, Tim
Have you created a video about how to read code or anyone else's code? If you did then please let me know. Thanks.

[yehoshuakahan]

Great advice, Tim, and thank you. What's your github user name? Is it okay if we study your code?

[chiragaggarwal]

Hello tim sir, can you please name a few books to follow along with java masterclass. I actually learn faster in the old way of books and stuff but yes your course is greatly helping me. Waiting for your reply.thanks

[maisamalam]

Hi, I'm a self taught beginner programmer. For GitHub, do your projects have to be original? For example, I have made a calculator in Java, python whichever. Would it matter if 100 other people have the same app? What if you have ideas for apps thats why youre learning programming could you upload theories/ideas? thank you:)

[sandorrancz]

Hello, I was wondering if there is any competency that a self thought programmer can achieve. Like in foreign languages when you learn a language after that you take a test and you recive proof that you are on a certain level.

[lux.]

nice video as always, sir :) thankyou..

[thestraycat]

These tips are great for anyone really lol

[Mjws]

So, in context of this video, how does one get started on Github?

[abulsyed]

Hey Tim, what type of projects do you recommend uploading for beginners? I am currently doing your java masterclass on Udemy and at section 4, I can confidently answer the coding exercises on your course in section 4. Are they fine to upload to GitHub? asking as feel as they may be overlooked due to its simplicity and wondering if I should upload them or wait til I get a better understanding to upload more advanced projects.