STOP LYING, The truth about Software Engineering

The problem with these tweets is that they get insane engagement and they are completely false. You will never accomplish what this guy says.

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[onecalledfrank]

The thing that I love the most of Primeagen is that he keeps it real #5G

[loganpowell]

It took me five years of failure before I finally taught myself how to code. You have to really (really) want it, as you've said.

[th_CAV_Trooper]

Programming professionally now for 32 years. I'm still learning, evolving. Programming isn't a thing you learn one day and then you know it. It's a practice.

[sasukesarutobi]

An important thing to remember about looking back in horror at your old code: it's a good sign, because you'll only do it if you've learned. If you have exactly the same understanding as when you wrote the code, it'll seem fine when you come back to it, so any negative reaction to your old code is a sign that you've learnt since you wrote it.

[DesignCourse]

Same with UI design. People think because there's not all of this logic and code to learn, that it's easier. Nawhp!

[Zenndragon]

I'm around 1.5 months into my self-taught coding journey and agree with what he's saying.
The amount of influencer spam on how easy it is to get into the industry is ridiculous. And the majority of people making the claims don't even code anymore, they just make repetitive videos on how they did it, and how to follow their system.
When I envision the approach to becoming an efficient programmer, I see an endless void of information which seems impossible to cover. It can only be achieved after consistent effort over a long period of time. The most important contributor being your actual interest and dedication to becoming better.

If people think coding is a great profession to learn for the ez money, they've got it backwards, because the time investment alone is the cost of a fortune in itself.

[teej_dv]

Honored to be the face of child prodigies everywhere.

[catsgotmytongue]

I've been programming for over 20 years now. I'm glad there's people out there like you telling people the truth that you aren't going to be good at software development over night, its just not going to happen. You have to put in the effort and keep doing so for years at a time because things change and you change and will get better and better with good practice.

[Kyrieru]

I think one of the other common misconceptions about programming is actually the opposite. A lot of people assume that programming is too difficult and time consuming, when in reality as long as you have specific goals, you can limit the scope to what you need to know. You aren't going to be a pro software engineer in 2 weeks, but you can learn how to make something you want to make in 2 weeks.

[giancarl]

For me this “learn X in 10 days” only applies to experienced programmers, that, in my experience, most of the time, uses or at least needs to understand well more than one language, and studying new things are part of the job. I love your honesty Primeagen!

[mattjohnstondev]

💯 one of my most formative experiences in programming so i tell it all the time:

I asked someone further along in their career "how long does it take to get good at this?" and he said "oh, you never get good at it", it's so real and put me in the headspace of always getting better but never being done

[peterlinddk]

I started programming in 1985ish, and am still learning!! It took me a long time to realize that programming isn’t something you learn first, and then use afterwards. The learning is constant! Programming IS learning, and if you don’t love learning new stuff all the time, you’ll never learn to love programming!

[nikfp]

I found the part about learning to write code to be challenging, and then learning to debug and diagnose hard bugs was equally challenging and took equally long to understand. I work outside the tech industry and code as a hobby for about 20-ish hours weekly, for about seven years now, so it's safe to say I have ~7000 hours under my belt, and I am 100% certain I haven't even scratched the surface yet and I wouldn't say I'm good at it by any stretch. People need to realize that when a company hires you, they are making a bet that you will provide more value than your salary, benefits, and training cost. There's zero chance a beginner gets to that point in 10 days, or even 30 or 90. But if you love it, if it's almost an obsession or compulsion to write code and learn about how software works, you can harness that instinct to keep you motivated. It's a marathon and a lifestyle, not a sprint.

[raptoress]

It's taken me around 1.5 years to get to a point where I start to feel comfortable about my skills (studying on the side and I took some breaks). I still felt in over my head with my last assignment, and I'm getting mentoring soon to get direct feedback and some courses.

[ethSiberianDex]

i started college in 2016, knew next to nothing about programming, did some basics in HS, but it took me until this year to really feel like i actually know what i'm doing... the road is long but if you stick with it, it will be worth it

love the honest, from the heart videos, keep doing what you do

[nulldata]

It took me 6 months of self-studying programming until I realized that I'm really not going to become efficient enough for a job in the following 3 years at least. This video is precisely on point. I decided to drop it and find something easier and more fitting for my intelligence level and that is more corresponding to my already existing skills. I'm 30 btw, and in the last 10yrs I did anything but programming. Right now there's simply not enough time in my life to do it.
My message to everyone: be honest with yourself, constantly reevaluate your skills and time, and don't get overhyped watching popular youtube videos.

[lexolexoh]

Awesome! There's Also the aspect of having to learn to interact with client legacy systems... Refactoring... Testing... Technical writing... knowing to choose the right tools for the right job... Etc. I love the brutal honesty! Constant Professionalism and excellence while staying healthy and happy are quite difficult to accomplish in this field for most once ya at 150k and up and require constant discipline, effort and mastery for us mortal plebs.

[elbaraaabuaraki]

This advice is truly timeless, I watched this a year ago and watching it again and is still one of the best advice anyone could listen too

[waterhermit]

Thank you for this, I recently had a half year long slump and am now starting to go back to my productive times, motivation really is not enough you have to really want it in order to succeed. Hoping for the best soon.

[captainzoltan]

I'm a 3d artist (code as a hobby) but any skill worth having is going to take a heck of a lot longer then 10 days. Took me 1 and a half year to get to a juniorish level with 3d modelling /texturing /sculpting and that was with me already having a background in traditional art fundamentals. Learning what little I know about programming has taken me some time. It's one of those things where it takes time for the concepts to sink in.