Harvard's CS50 is Hard? How to Make it Easy

0:00 Intro to CS50.
0:36 My experience with the course.
1:17 Too many learning options.
2:18 Only work on CS50.
3:14 Pace yourself.
4:25 Just show up.
5:16 Be patient.
5:37 Be consistent.
5:52 Stop comparing yourself to others.
7:17 Go outside.
7:52 Slow progress beats overnight success.
8:16 Ask for help.
9:29 CS50 Tutoring.

[cacurazi]

“Be loyal to the course. Focus only on CS50. Don’t get yourself into tutorial hell. Don’t jump in between different courses. Start with the course and stay with it until you finish it.”

Best advice ever. Thanks 🙏

[mdem]

Finally, seeing honesty in YouTube for first time.

[cipher]

It is good you mentioned those guys that claim they “learned” to code in 4 months or so, the thing they do usually mention after you watch their videos is, they were unemployed and put in 8 hours a day of learning how to code at least 40 hours a week. Or they quit their jobs lived off their savings and all they did was code all day everyday.
The most believable time frame to me if you have a full time job and are learning to code doing 2 hours a day is 9 months to a year, maybe more depending on where you live, stuff like that.

[bfogelstrom]

"When you finally get the answer correct, you feel so good" I experienced that each assignment that finally comes back all green!

[Alexander-iqyq]

Ive hit a brick wall every week in this course. Its hard, and they show no mercy. I do think the course is great, but theres a canyon between the lectures/videos and the assignments. Perhaps that canyon is filled better in the context of a university, with other students and teaching assistants to help you along. Alone it is quite daunting, but Ive managed to break through those walls more than I ever have before.

[JustBCWi]

3:50 if you are in Harvard, you're not raising a family and working hard to put food on the table. You're taking debt out the wazoo, eating in the cafeteria and staying in the dorm.

[thegentlejesus]

I'm currently stuck on CS50P week 2 and been felling really crappy about myself. This video came at the right time on my recommended. Thank you so much for making this, its helped put me back on the right path. "You should be comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, a week ago, a year ago, a month ago. That's who you should compare yourself to." This quote gave me hope. I'm better than I was yesterday even if I only learn and understand one extra function today or this week I am better than I was!

You got yourself a sub from me mate! 😊

[neutechnica]

What an unbelievably encouraging way to help people to believe that it's possible and how to make it happen.

[brandongranger]

Needed to see this!! I’ve been trying to shove every single video about CS in my head the last few days. I need to focus on CS50 and go!!

[nguyencanh]

I’m at week 4 and having mental breakdown more often lmao

[ReplayMastersTekken]

it sucks because everytime there's a problem set i feel like i have to watch a video on youtube. and i feel like its cheating. and im still on week 1 mario less problem

[stachur]

drink some vodka and stop overthinking 👍

[michaelortolano]

I have felt frustrated in the course because I 10 days ago and I'm already finishing up week 2 but I am not learning.I might learn C in the course because I am starting university in September

[random-xlzm]

Sir i have a small request, can u make a video on what to do after cs 50 introduction bc u know there r 30 plus videos of cs50 on edx now and its very confusing which course to view in which sequnce so that i can b on par with a harvard graduate for a software engineering job

[chrisdon]

do they give you a limited time to submit your assignment or you submit it when your done and can you go past the ten weeks, since your still a beginner and it may be difficult to finish the whole course in 10weeks, is it possible??

[johnxnet]

Totally agree with all that you said in your video, I am taking the CS50 and really enjoying it, you got a subscriber!

[MelbourneShorts]

Man im glad I found this. Im full time so guy trying to do the cs50...its going to take me 6 months I reckon. Full time work and life and im 45....

[MarkG]

This channel deserve million of subs bro

[mokotomolokwane]

Thank you so much. You are truly honest. 🙏 Nice advices.

[reckless_iguana]

Hey, great content! I was wondering, did you paid for the certificate or just watched the course for free?