225. Getting Through Hard Times and Failures in Software Development

[@TheTplehar]

Thanks for your encouraging words, and empathy for those of us who made mistakes. You're right, we can learn from the mistakes we made, and become better programmers. Love your podcasts on C#. Thanks for everything you do.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@amnesia3490]

Project failure < Losing Job < Losing Career < Losing Health < Death There is a bigger perspective, looks no issue to fail project

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ZSanch]

I had one of my worst moments this week. I was pair programming with a senior dev and half way through it’s like they gave up on me. They said my name in a sigh tone which honestly killed me. This was because I wasn’t too familiar with what I was doing for the certain backlog item. At the moment I don’t think I can ask them for help because of this. They’re not a bad person they’re actually very nice just let out their true emotions on how they felt on my ability in terms of doing my job.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'm sorry, that can be tough. While it will be difficult, the best thing you can do is push through, learn what you need to, and make the necessary improvements. Just feeling bad or doing what you've done in the past will only lead towards more problems.

[@ZSanch]

@@IAmTimCorey I agree, this is why I am here. To improve upon my own skills

[@faisalalhoqani6151]

Great episode dear Tim thank you and keep it up dear.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@alexanderspiegel6747]

Thanks Tim. I believe everyone has hard times

[@IAmTimCorey]

That is true.

[@quicktastic]

When something is successful, most people only see the end result and it may appear that it was easy. They don't see all the failures and disappointments that eventually led to the success. Trying, failing, learning, trying again will always be the way.

[@IAmTimCorey]

That is correct.

[@teamdroid9834]

I think this relates to all other fields of work

[@IAmTimCorey]

Yep

[@janmalawski4339]

I just got from technical interview. I think I blew it but who knows. I feel bothered but this video just dropped 😂

[@sadhappy8860]

Hopefully it works out for you!

[@IAmTimCorey]

I hope it will help. While it is frustrating to blow an interview, the key is to learn from what went wrong and improve for next time. You've got this!

[@rikudouensof]

Thanks for the video

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@snahhhhhhh]

My really hard time is that I don’t know how to break down problems into manageable chunks it’s not easy as I think it is and because of this I feel really really overwhelmed hope your C# master course could help me to learn about this thank you Mr. Tim

[@IAmTimCorey]

The C# Mastercourse will definitely help with that, specifically because it will ask you to do so much practice. That practice will be tiny. However, because it is tiny, you will be able to do it. By doing it, you will get a little practice breaking down problems. As the course progresses, we do a couple of bigger projects. Those will help you take the next step in the process. The key is to actually do the work.

[@montro2220]

To quote Thomas Edison: “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” On the DB Developer part, being there done that.

[@dreamingacacia]

the greatest hubris is to think that you're the only person that's right and there is no better options. some solutions might be better than others in certain sitations, but there is no "best solution".

[@IAmTimCorey]

Correct. Software development is full of different ways of doing things. That's why a senior developer's answer to almost any question is "it depends", because that's the truth.

[@dreamingacacia]

@@IAmTimCorey gotta say if people end with "it's depends", then it's better not to answer. I'd always bring up some examples or ask for more clarification. maybe straight up tell the person to research on the relevant topics which the person might overlooked. it's either provide meaningful answers or just ignore them. sorry if it's kinda come as a bit too aggressive, I had bad experiences regarding this matter and I made an oath to never act like that.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Oh, for sure. It depends is the start of the answer, not the whole answer. If you say it depends, you need to know on what and why. Basically, that's a way of saying "we need to have a further discussion on this because based upon the information I have so far, I do not have enough data to make a clear decision."

[@sirus49]

actually i've never done that before.. forget the where clause on a delete lol

[@IAmTimCorey]

Don't fly too close to the sun Icarus!

[@yasmelfl5146]

How many hours per day a new person should commit daily to become a junior-mid-developer, similar question for a senior developer?

[@IAmTimCorey]

It depends on your situation. If you are currently working, set aside some of your free time. For example, two 2-hour training sessions a week would be amazing. However, if you are looking for your first job, you could do 20-40 hours of training per week if you had the time. The key is to spend most of that time practicing, not watching videos.

[@yasmelfl5146]

In the beginning one knows he doesn't know, so he starts to know, later he thinks he knows, and then his ego starts preventing him from knowing.Thus the old saying, success or failure which is more destructive?

[@IAmTimCorey]

Ego definitely gets in the way of learning for some developers.

[@codefoxtrot]

I know what you did last summer

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'm not sure if I do.

[@brooklynsaia409]

I dunno the dev community feels very isolating, I’m going through a hard time right now and seeking guidance and finding that I may have to pay another developer to sit with me to go through the issue😢

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'm sorry you are struggling through that. I have a question for you: how have you tried to integrate yourself into the dev community before you needed something from it? Have you been a part of a user group? Have you helped out other developers when you could? I often find that people tend to ignore the community until they need something from it. Maybe that's not the case here.

[@brooklynsaia409]

@@IAmTimCorey I’m actually very involved, I mentor students and give back whenever I can. I take part in peer coding and things of the like. I think this is more about my access to better developers and the fact that they seem to be more stressed and busy than before and Understandably so.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Excellent! I'm glad you are doing the work on your end. It is tough when you don't get help when you need it. Hopefully, you can find a place where developers of all levels grow together.

[@brooklynsaia409]

@@IAmTimCorey well I’ve learned a lot from your videos, and the info is out there. Thanks for your work in the community.

[@superbeef1337]

RIP SWE jobs

[@IAmTimCorey]

SWE jobs aren't going anywhere. Just the opposite.

[@superbeef1337]

@@IAmTimCorey let's hope so. Thanks for the videos btw.