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Great talk, thank you!

I'd rather renovate kitchens and build houses.

I have never heard such nonsense! Devs should focus on how to build solutions. So build your own thing! If you NEED a job as a dev, then you're not a real dev.

In Canada, DEI is also a factor as well as certain preferences for international workers, so for the average Canadian theres zero chance,

Aye it’s too late tonight man. Maybe tomorrow

Not late for math wizes and geniuses that could crunch math, CS. Too late for dreamers, dabblers, bootcamp, tubecamp coders.

its always too late

I am interested still

Yes

Yeah it's too late... for clickbait youtube titles and thumbnails. I clicked, but I'm not gonna watch it hahahahaha

Pro tip to university students. Niche thyself. Specialize your major

ZIRP it's the end of ZIRP

Another AI denier lol

AI wont take software dev jobs but definetly it will lowe the barrier of entries. Meaning there will be more competition in the job market. Now something worth noting, AI will bring new roles as well. There is a gap yet of what roles would look like. But certainly learning on AI models and how to apply them in business situations would a plus and a must for the future. Our industry is being transformed definetly but it is not the end of the world. We need to transition as well.

I graduated with a Master's in computer science, 4.0 GPA, in August of 23, and had been looking prior with my Bachelor's under my belt, hoping that the Master's degree would help, and its a wasteland, there is nothing. So I have been a little more than a year graduated, and no luck, so now I run a couple of businesses that are not even software engineering related, because I couldn't find anything at all in that area. So now I just have a bunch of college loan debt, and literally nothing to show for it.

Dotcom bubble => tech was bad. 2008 crash => tech was bad. UK growth currently out performing all G7 countries => tech is bad. This one is definitely different...

My team got laid off in 2020 during peak COVID time.. That was a turning point in my career. My perspective about job is changed from there onwards for better.

yes.

Man, I only know how to code in VBA for Excel. It has kept me (barely) afloat so far, but I guess I should start looking into learning new languages, since the business seems to be slowly dying out. It just seems like such a daunting task to learn a whole new language, especially since I am no spring chicken anymore and I am unsure where to go from here...

Can't believe I stumbled across someone who isnt actually out there to scam you and who doesnt treat you like youre some mentally ill clown. What's up with these content creators with their ''a day in the life of'' and then just straight up lie to your face trying to get you to believe their job is easy and they're living some disney princess life. At least youre honest and straight to the point. I'mma be honest the only reason I wanna become a software developer/engineer again is for the money but the burnout that comes with it is terrible.

i grew up with computers and ive been able to code since i was 12 ive never worked in programming for over $10/h and ive never had a real girlfriend i dont believe a single word you said here because none of it works for me. you may as well be a different species.

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Itss tooo late

I’m in community college barely starting, by the time I’m out of my BA program in 2028 things should be a lot more stable

Scrum!=agile

Congrats on getting another job! 😃👍🏻 You give so much hope to other developers

Apologies for the sound quality on this one. I had a mic issue, where the mic wasn't actually plugged in properly 🙃.

I am a 67 year old software engineer, I use it to extend my career and write about 25% of my code. No offense but a kid coming out of college wanting to replace me? I don't care if they can't adapt.

It's pretty cool that Simon Pegg went into software development

'Is it too late to become a software engineer?' The answer is obviously no it's not too late, and you should quit watching these type of video.They're nothing sort of discouragement, doubt and putting skepetism in your mind. I've answered your question and saved you 28 minute of your life. You're welcome.

if you don't have a degree, the likelihood that you will make it in today is very low. Go to a college and get a degree. AI is not taking development jobs or dba jobs or devops jobs or noc. AI is a buzzword to keep people scared. All AI can do is give you shitty written code that will require engineers to modify it for this company's coding standards.

Thanks so much for making this! :) Helps me get a better idea of where I'm at and what goals I want to achieve. I already am comfortable with HTML/CSS. I've built a "full stack" project with PHP/mySQL using XAMMP, and am comfortable with OOP concepts as well. So I think my next step is figuring out npm and node.js and seeing if I can build a project with that.

just come to China, we have coding schools for students who want to join tech companies. You can from nothing to a senior developer in 6 months , learning 16 hours a day 7days a week with your classmates, cost about 3000 usd.

Sad reality of companies today, is they are gradually investing less and less into their employees. Essentially we are all going to end up as contractors in the long term. This would mean better pay as an individual but it also means you need to take care of retirement/health etc on your own with no guarantee of work after a contract ends. Being a contractor in places like europe is awesome as you always have the national healthcare service to fall back on. As devs we also gain the ability to be mobile (if without kids) or you can at least arbitrage the value of your work with where you live. We are seeing this with Indian developers slowly getting far better than they were and new regions like Argentina and Eastern Europe becoming very competitive.

AI has hugely benefited me as a student in my third year. Rather than Google for the answers, reading posts by people above their station on stack overflow, or waiting days and weeks for my lecturer to get back to me without a straight answer, I can now use AI to ask specific questions, explain to me in various levels of details, give me links to further reading, and examples of how the code works. Is it cheating? I don't think it is that different than reading a book on a subject when you are in employment.

What do you suggest to someone with Unity experience do in the meantime? Seems like no one wants to do anything with them

I'm a little concerned with where I'm headed down. I've been working using Power Platform for a few years now, not able to find a job elsewhere and now I'm worried I've locked myself into this field. Yeah it's somewhat interesting, but I don't see myself as a no-code developer type. I'd rather be working in backend/devops, something away from front-end apps. Hope it's not too late to change.

I’m 21 and in college for marketing. And I’m starting to realize I chose the wrong career path and I’m a senior in college so I feel compelled to finish. But as of a week ago I started really watching and try to learn how to code and it’s been entertaining if I gotta be honest. I’ve always been interested in tech and fairly good with tech since a little kid and hearing that you probably thinking why didn’t “why didn’t you go to college for computer science “ I honestly have never been good at math and that’s what scared me away. But seeing now that there really crazy math needed really peeked my interest. I hope I can learn to code and get a job by around the time I graduate. If anyone has a project going on rn I’d love to hop on and learn more.

I hope it's not too late

Imagine all the bariatric surgeons watching their careers slowly evaporate with the Ozempic craze. No career stays the same forever.

Honest video thank you

Learn to weld hehe

Great tips, Steve.

Hey Stevo, Thanks for this video! The honesty you share is exactly what we need today, especially when so many tech gurus are hiding the truth. Here’s my situation: I’ve been self-studying coding for the past 18 months, but I haven’t landed a job yet. My background is in customer experience analysis at a large tech company, which isn’t directly related to coding. Interestingly, since I started, no junior positions have opened up, whereas there were plenty before, echoing what you mentioned. Balancing work and study has been challenging, leading to burnout. Thankfully, I managed to switch to part-time, giving me more time to practice coding. Now, I’m considering applying for a master’s in software engineering to stand out in this competitive market, especially given my non-technical background. However, I’m torn between this and focusing on mastering a specific coding language on my own. ( I have to admit that the thought of giving up also has been knocking my mind , since I haven’t been able have a concrete outcome. Questions such as is this really for me ? I am lucky I don’t have a family to financial support otherwise I would be in a really bad situation). Based on your experience, what would you recommend? I’d love to hear your perspective!

so my computer science study was a waste :) nice !

Tech is probably the worst industry to get into now, it’s oversaturated

It should probably not be possible to embed javascript from a different domain.

Cheers fellow techy

How the fuck did that happen