Coding SUCKS for Beginners | Let's Rant!

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[nikolasmichael]

A quote from one of my CS profs: Learning code as a beginner is like learning every single part of a car individually but having to teach yourself how to put it together.

[okafortomiwa]

The most annoying thing about being a beginner is that you don't even know where to start from you don't know what block of code to put first and how to end it...the struggle is real

[cubewiki]

One of the painful part of being a beginner is feeling like you still don't know anything no matter how much you practice.

[petermanger]

If you can code well enough in language X, have a good attitude, can problem solve, can talk to business - and you don't get the job because it uses language Y - you've dodged a bullet. Don't work for any company that cares THAT much about the language. The language is a hammer - yes, there are some differences that sometimes matter - but good carpenters are good carpenters... (they aren't good "hammer users"). imho. To start, choose one language - get it working, learn the basics of designing, coding, testing, learn how to think like a developer - then the actual language used doesn't matter as much.

[rentristandelacruz]

Birth of a New Framework: A programmer observed that industry is using five different front-end frameworks whose functionalities significantly overlap. The programmer, being a clever individual, thought that he/she can create a new front-end framework that combines the best parts of the five previous frameworks and removes any redundancy. He/she toiled for months developing this new unified front-end framework. After 3 months, the new framework was released to the public and half a year after the release it has been widely accepted in the industry. And now there are six different front-end frameworks that are in use in the industry.

[bane]

As a beginner I will say that that hardest part about the process has been trying to figure out what exactly I need to know, and who/where I need to learn it from. Sometimes I feel like I’m stuck in a loop because I keep pivoting to a new learning path, and at the end I haven’t really learned a whole lot

[treelonmusk]

When you are a beginner, even setting up vscode is a trouble lol

[benconstance]

Not all heroes wear capes.
Some have Nasa tshirts

[williy_cole]

Mike I jumped from Geoligst making maps for the navy to software developer in 8months during the pandemic because you made coding fun, interesing, and easy to understand in your C tutorial. That was the hook that now has me working from home, seeing my family way more often, not out at sea for half the year, and making more than I ever could as a geologist, with constant emails from recrutiers. I am still a noob and have 1trillion things to learn but I had to say thanks man. You really have helped so many of us with our baby steps. Hopefully one day I can give back like you are and up my digital nomad moves(currently working towards this). So hyped for new

[kinkajou]

As a beginner I feel what he is saying

[willwalker]

I feel like the everything you've mentioned was a frustration I have that I couldn't put to words. Thank you for saying this.

[mikhailbandurist]

I just want to say "Thank you" to Mike Dane for his brilliant tutorials without ads.

[mynameismatt]

Ive been trying to teach myself how to program for a while, and I learned the syntax and how to use python and all of that, but by the time I finished my first course I realized I have no idea how to apply what I learned.
I think the best way to teach ME would be to go through an entire complicated project from start to finish.

[jasonplonmlee]

As a beginner I cannot believe how unstructured the industry is. It is like a Wild West. If u want elegant code u should have an elegant industry standards

[chriscuster]

Excellent rant... I have been at this since 1981. So I have seen it all, and I mean all. The best thing you can teach is the basics. Teach a person to develop with NO frameworks. Developers need to learn how to design and build basic blocks and constructs. For example, you can build the entire web site stack with Node and not use any framework. If you do this you will be able to understand how all the fancy frameworks are put together. This puts you into a position to quickly learn that new or other existing thing. I bet you could do a hell of a job teaching all those things you ranted about that interviewers SHOULD ask about. Focus on those. You can create a course for HR, "How to interview a Software Developer"... LOL

[ShadesGameSource]

Programming aside, I just love listening to people sharing their thoughts and dumping out their minds like this. These kinds of videos are some of the most educational, insightful content that you can find on the internet. I love it!

[avantikaroy]

I'm going through it rn. Like I'm having mini mental meltdowns, when all I see is error.

[Blake]

For me the worse is the Experience Wall. Even for Internships or Junior level positions recruiters are asking for skills that you pretty much learn by working. We are expected to know how to use tools that not even people with three years of experience master. The second worse thing after the experience wall, is the coding interview where we code a fucking algorithm that we'll never use in real life.

[ChristianFure]

Just seeing an experienced coder say this makes me feel good, like im not the only one struggling. videos like this are a big relief for new programmers

[sophiad]

I taught myself, in large part by watching his videos. And in 3 weeks I start a software engineering internship cause of those skills. So thankful for him and this channel. Also love this video.