4 Years of Programming - Everything I Got Wrong

[@Throllfinn]

Impostor syndrome is real bro. It is keeping me from applying to my first job nowadays. I feel you.

[@andrewcodesmith]

@@Throllfinn definitely just apply, as you’ll get feedback, which is really crucial

[@MuhammadArslan-px1sm]

Just apply. When I applied to first few jobs, I got 3(probably 10-15 jobs I applied at that point) interviews. I didn't even know the basics back then. And guess what, I failed at all of them 😂. But one interviewer told me where was I lacking and what should I do to get the internships. Then after 6 months of learning and training I got my first real internship.

[@Glocktopus03]

Love the honesty and the imposter syndrome is real i just started but i feel like even when i grasp something i doubt myself.

[@remember.772]

This is exactly for me. It's been a year since I started my coding journey, and I haven't applied to a single company because I'm working hard to improve my skills.and sometimes i scared what will i do if i fave new errors new thinga but now I'm making great progress now, alhamdulillah, and I am now a full stack developer.😊

[@itsjustme684]

Tahniah bro. Boleh share portfolio?

[@connormalone4700]

Love your honesty mate. I’m retraining now at 29 so it’s great to hear how you’ve been getting on.

[@Jim49267]

Finally, someone admitted that programming takes more than a year to master, not three or six months. I completed a year this month learning programming and I am still continuing.

[@andrewcodesmith]

One of my favourite articles is ‘how to learn programming in 10 years’. But narrative of patience and going deep doesn’t get traction unfortunately

[@RogerThat902]

The thing is nobody knows everything. One of the best engineers I worked with would be like "I don't know" if it was something he didn't have experience. Now he could have figured it out if he was asked to, but outside of the things he cared about he admitted it was a blind spot and didn't care. When you work you realize everyone has something they have no idea about. That's actually why someone w/ little experience can be valuable quickly. Go deep on a subject and it will put you ahead of 90% of very smart people who just haven't devoted the time to that area.

[@nikolazivojinovic3765]

Love the video, not a lot of engineers talk about the bad side of the job and daily struggle that we have to go through (deadlines, pressure, burnout), thank you for addressing this!

[@andrewcodesmith]

@@nikolazivojinovic3765 that’s why I made this one 👊🏼

[@chelseaesanson]

Appreciate YOU and this video. I'm currently in the same beginning position as you as a current Wordpress Developer and wanting to expand into a developer/engineering role working with more code. Excited for more videos!

[@andrewcodesmith]

Thank you 🖤 it’s a big step for sure, but I took it slowly and I loved pushing myself intellectually, so enjoy it

[@ivychen3097]

This is encouraging!

[@zaynablunat3368]

LOVE the style of this video and speaking through your experience! Cant wait for more

[@andrewcodesmith]

@@zaynablunat3368 thank you ☺️

[@Layal_Melodies]

Super interesting! Thank you for sharing

[@RealChAuLa]

thanks bro , much love

[@driodandroidgamer4305]

Hello Andrew I'm a big fan of your vlog and I would love to ask a question that bothers me. Should I ask my question 🙏

[@redlight8752]

Really important question. Is the path of the digital nomad too lonely?

[@UloRostand]

okay. very useful.

[@shibdassarkar9357]

Sir do you earn 100k pound sterlings a year as a software engineer in uk? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.

[@ZamzamHersi-j2u]

Thanks for the informative vid! Would you say it's worth breaking into tech in 2024 with AI impacting the industry? Thanks :)

[@andrewcodesmith]

@@ZamzamHersi-j2u 100% Tech jobs constantly change and evolve, and you get new roles/industries appearing all the time (cloud computing roles like SRE for example). That can be frustrating, as you’re always learning, but it also means people who work in tech will adapt to change. But with more software and AI being integrated into our lives, there will be more opportunities too. Check out the ‘jobs of tomorrow’ by WEF for actual data on this

[@antt-i3j]

Wisdom 👊🏼

[@gorkemgozukara4538]

Hello brother,My work was disrupted due to the earthquake. I am developing Kotlin. I am a 3rd year student in computer engineering. I have a dream of working abroad. I live in Turkey, it seems difficult not to do an internship abroad, but if you have any advice for me, such as making my dream of working after graduation, I would like to hear

[@_Nova_Prime_]

Hi do you need a editor as by hiring a editor you can get more time on focusing on your content side rather than editing the videos for hours

[@etterathe]

Hey bro, can you drop me id for this ecru shirt? It looks great

[@andrewcodesmith]

It’s from Zara, I’ve been trying to buy most sustainability’s brands but really liked it. It’s on the online store right now

[@timz5082]

Is Codesmith your real family name? Cuz I’m a Progsmith, 🤝

[@andrewcodesmith]

@@timz5082 🤝 noooo I picked it one Sunday afternoon, kinda random

[@diamondbeats2024]

Did jquery die ???? It doesn’t work anymore

[@andrewcodesmith]

If you want to supplement React, in 24’ it’s better to focus on learning the DOM and vanilla Javascript. Other than working on legacy projects it’s not relevant (imo)

[@diamondbeats2024]

@@andrewcodesmith I tried to use it in a project and it wouldn’t work when I went to download the library . I think I’m repeating myself, but what I’m trying to say is yes I’m just doing vanilla JavaScript .

[@NadidLinchestein]

How many LeetCode Questions did you do?

[@andrewcodesmith]

Overall I think I’ve done 60. But I did only a project for the interview for this current role I have.

[@MuhammadArslan-px1sm]

Following

[@MuhammadArslan-px1sm]

​@@andrewcodesmithdo leetcode helps in getting a job or getting better at logic. I did 35 easy problems till now, and I'm not sure if that helps. I prefer reading books. Books also have problems at the end of each chapter, and those are better than leetcode. What do you say??

[@andrewcodesmith]

@@MuhammadArslan-px1sm I struggled with the logic side of programming for like 2 years, but the number one thing that improved me was codewars, then leetcode. i got infinitely better when i started doing them

[@wes337]

If you have imposter syndrome maybe you should listen to it. Maybe you need to get better