Why I'm NOT a Software Engineer (5 Reasons)

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[mattsnow]

I learn so much from this dude. If you ever decide "Not become a developer, " become a professor.

[ParadiseBiker]

Your one of the most down to earth, easy to learn with person's Caleb. I appreciate all your videos as they are GREATLY helping me through my college and Computer Science Journey.

[dwhangdoodle]

love the story man.. it's very relatable and genuine

[StephenBeale]

I needed to hear all this right now. At 36, I've been offered a free place on an applied software engineering course at my local university, it's a full-time course done in 3 years but only one day a week of class while I work 4.5 days. I have no experience, just a genuine interest in tech and a desire to learn. The course caters for beginners, too. It's daunting but made easier by your videos. Thanks for all your content and sharing 👍🏻👍🏻

[limitless]

Thank you for being so honest...
I like your work here on youtube man

Keep it up :)

[joshparsons]

I like how you pointed out that the degree was general and the work experience was specialized.

[lukewisniewski]

Caleb, Love love love this video! Here are the top 5 things I LOVE about this video:
1. If feels so incredibly genuine! It's just you being you! Well done!
2. I love the natural setting. It gives the watcher some "background" beyond just the content of the talk
3. The dog. Love the dog.
4. The raw honesty. As a software engineer myself, I know that so many of us have the exact same feelings that you describe
5. The long socks with shorts. Love it. Own it. :)

[basicmillion]

Hi Caleb, thank you for the fantastic content. I just finished your 6 hour Java course, and I really appreciate the transparent perspective from this video. I'm about to graduate from Physics, but still have a lot to do before landing my first software engineering/development role. Moving on to your android app course now as I intend to make a website, an android app, and an ios app, using Django, Java and Swift respectively. Keep up the good work! :)

[qbukhari]

How about becoming a teacher?
You are a rare breed who can be a gift for Computer Science students. Best of luck man

[znull]

I can't tell if you're running for office or trying to sell me Cymbalta.

I use .NET C#, JS, SQL, and Python weekly. I'm also familiar with C++, C, Haskell, LISP, VB .NET, VBA, and Rust to some extent. I can tell you that while it does seem like a monstrously huge field at first, and in some ways it is, after a while pretty much all imperative/OO languages are the same. When I started out, I never felt confident with my work because it seemed like I didn't know enough, but I've come to realize this is true for basically everyone. Just work on projects you enjoy and ship what you can. This field is perfect for me because it feels like I have to learn something new every single day, and I think that's what makes it special... and frustrating.

Just enjoy the ride, and appreciate the fact that Abelson and Sussman were right - we're modern day wizards.

[estelisarva]

I think that is honesty and our capacity, at the same time it means the comfort zone.

[onevsk]

love your tutorials. your style of speaking and explanation reminds me of Samwell Tarly from GOT :D

[erkanbicer]

I started java 1 month ago and I'm halfway through. I was scared at first, but thanks to this legendary man, I've come a long way. Thank you Caleb

[fredericoamigo]

Inspiring and wise perspectives. Thanks for sharing, and thank you for all your great vids. I've definitely learned a lot from watching your vids!

[MAmanalac]

I love your transparency and truth. You are a wonderful teacher and I'm glad to be able to have you as a resource!

[aammssaamm]

Your personality is not just designed for this if you don’t like it. Your are a brilliant teacher. Why should you go against your nature?

[nitinmistry]

Nice video Caleb. I've been a software 'dude' for the past 30 years!! self taught and now work as an architect but write a lot of code because a true architect does not only draw pretty Visio pictures!!

I agree with you, this type of work means you are always learning and there's SO MUCH to learn. So, you have to pick just the stuff you need. And yes as you said, you get better at picking just what to learn. like going to stack overflow and quickly scanning and getting the code snips you need.

But i find that it will wear you out and IF you are a good developer - you're pretty much useless (nor you have the energy to be useful) at anything else, including house hold stuff like shopping for groceries!!
my wife will contest to that.

I often go to bed with a technical challenge "how the F*** am i gonna solve this. Then I wake up at
like 3am with a solution and I HAVE to get up and 'try it out'. Jeeky i know, but that's the life of a software dude!!

Keep your videos coming. I love your dog!!

[idilabdikadir]

I love this! Thank you so much for being relatable.

[wg]

Thank you man for this advice I was feeling the same way, now I feel much better. 🙏🙋‍♂️🇪🇨

[JossinJax]

Wow, I didn’t know I needed to hear all this. Thanks my guy 👋 Always the friendly vibe 😊