6 Of My Personal Tips When Learning To Code

Here are some of the things that have always helped me learn to code.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Focus On The Fundamentals
2:41 - Study The Docs
3:27 - Learn From Other People
4:22 - Go Beyond The Tutorial
5:26 - Immerse Yourself Into Learning
6:38 - Never Be A Know It All

[@atozoo7]

Please make a documentary on a live project 🙏🏼. How you spoke to the client and understood the request. How you created wireframe. How you designed database. How you built entire project. Etc.

[@joelswitzer4229]

I'd love to see that, as I will be expected to be doing this in my new position within a few months.

[@EDS432]

"design database" what are you talking about... Doing some tables in photoshop right

[@AIUndercover]

Great idea, would love to see that ✅

[@policeislam2846]

Yes please I want to see that too

[@akdarklight156]

Amazing idea

[@parthkumarchaudhary]

Brad is my best coding friend. I'm learning more from his experience. Awesome Brad. Keep it up.

[@emmanuelwhesu]

Brad is a great teacher. His style of teaching makes writing of code simple. He has a good organisation of code. I have gained much more from him compared to other tutors. He is so vast and confident. What a great programmer he is!

[@patkendall5089]

"always try to be a student and a teacher" - that's a good quote. Something which has helped me learn to code is iterative learning. I go all out learning a language for two weeks or six weeks, then I switch to another topic or focus on exercising for a month. I stole this idea from the concept of Agile project management and it has served me well. After three or five iterations, you are in that sweet spot of learning which feels great. This is speaking as a hobbyist.

[@faridguelmi7123]

My approach is very similar to yours and it works for me, so far.

[@kokodev3719]

I do not see this working for me. I’m very much of the “if you don’t use it you lose it” mentality.

[@faridguelmi7123]

@@kokodev3719 The thing is that I use what I learn in between those "learning sprints", so yeah, you're right, and for me everything in life is such. use it or lose it. it's very rarely the case where we don't use knowledge and yet retain it. happy coding

[@patkendall5089]

@@faridguelmi7123 I agree. It's all about those personal projects. Build that portfolio!

[@salimsuleiman7984]

Brad, you like my coding dad, I enjoy learning from you so much!

[@TraversyMedia]

Come on, big brother. I am way too young to be your dad. Lol thanks for watching!

[@kiran-nyayapati]

@@TraversyMedia I thought you will say "Ok Son... Enjoy the feast!!!" 😛😂

[@snerketryne]

Thank you for this. As a fellow recovering addict I can relate to the struggles. I'm a bit further behind you but slowly and steadily getting there. Hats off to your amazing turn-around operation. You are definitely someone to look up to today.

[@kc3998]

hey brad, i'm also in recovery! you were the first person I bought courses from a few months back (html/css). sometimes I want to quit because I feel like I've destroyed my life already and I'm not cut out for this, but knowing that you went through something similar in the past is incredibly inspiring and motivating. thank you :)

[@TraversyMedia]

You are cut out for this. I can't tell you how many times I felt that way. I still do some days. It may never go away. I have learned to tell that part of me to shut the f*ck up lol. You will too. Believe me, I did so much drugs and harmed my body and brain when I was younger. That can all recover.

[@nica1]

@@TraversyMedia I'm so grateful I found your channel. Our bodies are always healing; we are more resilient than we give ourselves credit for. You have inspired so many people with the adversity you've faced. Much love from Canada.

[@thoughttime277]

I reallly hope you did well on that one, and even if you didn't it's not late.Been there so as well.

[@jusyF]

You have no idea how often i had this feeling that I have already irreparably destroyed my life and health did not allow me to follow the path that I really wanted. But the very thirst to do something says that you have talent. And then I thought, if for so many years and troubles this idea of becoming a developer does not gone away and has not died yet, then i must do it. And I got up at 40+ and started doing. I've been doing this for a year now. And I quit smoking according to Allen Carr's book The only way to stop smoking forever. I advise everyone who has gone through this. God bless us.

[@LuisNunez777]

I’ve been following your channel for years now , loving the new video setup , looking crisp and great lighting

[@TraversyMedia]

Thank you man. Still working out some quirks, but I'm happy with it.

[@DevPool]

I totally agree with you. Fundamentals and theory of programming is definaly something to focus on at the beginning. With that knowledge, you are not learning a language or framework, but the tools that will allow you to pick up any language in a matter of hours.

[@nieczerwony]

If you wanna be good in web dev apart from programming concepts itself, I strongly recommend getting knowledge of network. Not saying to go and do CCNA or something, but I would say Cisco trainings, books and materials are one of best to get familiar with networking. And other this is OS concepts. Again I don't say you must go and start writing compilers etc. Finally also there is database concept. "The relational model for database management " book is free. Although it's quite old it's still one of the best I could advise to read. Personally I have straight close to metal background as electronic/computer engineer with embedded system design, but I don't say one should start from there, although it can help quite a bit especially when it comes to back end stuff and IoT, as you will know communication protocols. Not only networking. If I would have to advise one to read any books I would say: "Operating system concepts"- any edition would be good but get as latest as possible. "Understanding Linux kernel" again it's 1000 pages and I don't expect you to go whole way, but read at lest introduction chapters. Also DB book I mentioned above. People often talk about environment and they think about client or server, but often forget that OS (even for server) is environment also and whole network as well.

[@chelseacheevers8256]

Thank you for this video! Honestly, both your code/tutorial, and more generalized "life" advice videos have been such guiding lights on my journey. As someone who is also a former drug user/addict, and starting the code journey later than many, I am just so grateful for your presence. Wishing you the very very best and can't wait to see what's to come!

[@TechIndustryAnalysis]

Thanks for this brad, you have so much wisdom, so having it shared to the community is so important

[@codeo4469]

When it comes to these type of videos, I tend to listen but not watch. However, this video was something else. It seemed like I had one-on-one session with you and you were talking to me directly. Also, the room ambient was calming and relaxing. Great quality. You really tend to stick out of the crowd with the way you create content and I appreciate it!

[@TraversyMedia]

Awesome. That’s exactly what I try and go for. Thanks

[@montassarmosbehi7945]

Brad is genuinely a wonderful person; thank you so much for paving the way for us.

[@CosmoColson]

Great video. Thanks for being so down-to-earth, knowledgeable, and willing to share what you've learned!

[@zb2747]

I appreciate you brad, definitely an OG when it comes to teaching all things computer programming. Much love brother 🙏🏾

[@emmanuelasika1590]

Already good with HTML and CSS (learnt from your videos years ago) but still purchased 2 of your starter courses last month just to make sure I didn't miss anything fundamentals concerned. Thanks Brad

[@blakeneely21]

Thanks for the video, Brad. I like when you just have a sit down conversation with us from time to time. It's a nice change of pace

[@raveneliette7948]

Thank you for this advice. Very precise words coming from what you have experienced. I think it helps a lot for the people who just begin in the dev world. I love watching your video tutorials. Keep up with the great content brad.

[@rahsalghul]

I appreciate your real talk. We all have moments where we want to smash the monitor but educators rarely acknowledge that frustration. Knowing I'm not the only one feeling that way makes me feel better when my brain does want to explode.

[@nyashachiroro2531]

Thank you. I have been trying to really focus on the fundamentals. This field of tech moves so fast that its easy to feel left behind if you don't jump into the trendy frameworks and stuff. But it's worth it to study the fundamentals for a while. Its worth it. It makes it easier to pick up the abstractions or any stuff that's built on top of the fundamentals.

[@TraversyMedia]

Yeah and there are fundamentals to everything. For example, understanding the fundamentals of HTTP will help you with ANY language/framework. Learning HTTP is much more valuable than just learning the syntax of an Express server. Some people don't understand this. Learn what is happening "under the hood"

[@shrunkensimon]

The Harvard CS50 course (online and free) is worth following along with, you get some idea of the fundamentals within computers themselves e.g. binary. There's even a MOOC called Nand-to-Tetris that goes right from the transistor level upwards until you've built a working game. I think it's worth understanding these things, even to just a shallow depth, as it helps you feel a little less like you're in the middle of a boundless ocean.

[@thatoneuser8600]

@@TraversyMedia do you recommend MDN's HTTP module on their website for learning it, or something else?

[@patkendall5089]

@@thatoneuser8600 The MDN docs is generally an excellent reference. Traversy Media has a crash course on HTTP which is worth watching. The CORS MDN HTTP docs are worth checking out.

[@haraldcarlsten6238]

You are great Travis! Thank you for your own content, your great attitude, and your generous way of pointing to other great content makers! Thank you!

[@robf5550]

Your advice and content is some of the best ive found so far! thanks for all the good vids!

[@banyarnaing2597]

I really love these advice videos. Thanks Brad!

[@JamesQQuick]

Golden advice as usual!

[@rafapioli75]

Your tips are amazing! I have 30 years of experience with programming and I always learn something from your videos!

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks so much, that's awesome

[@NishantCosmos]

whoa great, btw how it feels like being this much experienced

[@rafapioli75]

@@NishantCosmos You discover that every decision that you make has its pros and cons. From naming a variable when coding to choosing between a monolith or microservice architecture for your project. After these years, you see more clearly "the best" option/tool for that moment. Because there is no "the right" solution, there is no "silver bullet" in IT.

[@newmania]

You continue to impress me with your insights. 'immerse yourself in learning ' is a great tip

[@AIUndercover]

Awesome Video and absolutely agree. Can't stand know it all as if they have never been through the learning process and failed. You have been for years now been so generous in your content and inspiring so many people. Keep up the good work and hope you health and family are all well . Big love ❤️

[@sglasgowaz]

+5000. I don't know how many times I come across know it all types or people who pretend to know it all, or think they create job security by holding back information not knowing if they die tomorrow, someone needs to step in. True development is not just being able to figuring out how to solve a problem or puzzle, but sharing that knowledge. Never assume you know everything, because you don't. And always be able to take in information from others, even if it is not correct, it is still a learning experience. Tech changes, and adapting and learning it how you progress and build you skill and never take anything personal.

[@linting]

Spent a couple of years learning by myself and attended various occasions related to programming. I still learned tips from this video. Love this!

[@unheardofworld]

I am feeling proud that you are my teacher. I learnt from your videos when I was struggling to figure out where I should start from. You gave me the path with your easy methods, Building projects with explaining each minor step and details. Sometimes I miss you on the video on your channel. I know it has grown bigger and it is business now. But no one can teach like you.

[@63montywilliams50]

Your tutorials are always top notch. Been following you and coding for about a year now. Enrolled in a course but i still go back to your 📹 all the time. I definitely need to start reading more docs, RTFM!

[@jayrietzke2749]

As someone who is just getting into programming, in and the grind of learning, I like what you said about always being a student and a teacher. That resonated with me. Great video, thanks man.

[@coder2917]

Brad, you're one of the best instructors I've ever seen, I really learnt a lot stuff of techs from you and now I'm working as a Frontend Developer in a big company thanks man for all your effort, I'm really glad to hear your tut today, good job as usual. Keep going, man.

[@idcbusinesscomms]

I am just starting out coding React with a Node JS backend which requests information from another API, and the sense of achievement when that requested information appears on the webpage is immense!! So totally agree with the content of this video..

[@sayedahmadnaweed1]

Man of courtesy. I learned too much from you. All advices were GOLD but "Immerse yourself in learning" was DIAMOND.

[@jpbehrens7061]

I have been watching your videos for a very long time. And thanks to you and others who share their content on KZbin, I've become a pretty decent programmer. I wanted to say a big thank you for that. Of course I also read a lot of documentation but watching videos makes me feel like I'm part of a cool community. Thanks also for this video and have a nice week Best regards from Germany JP Behrens

[@SimarMannSingh]

Always a pleasure watching your videos,… I must say, you were one of my motivation sources… Some time ago, I switched my career actually. I never got any computer science degree but watching your videos always helped me stay on track, and it’s been six months now working as a full time software developer. Thanks and keep doing it,… 🙏

[@nikhilwadekar960]

"Looking at learning as a meditation session.." Nobody has put it that way ever before. Genius! Thanks Brad.

[@mahdisalmanizadegan5595]

thank you brad you are my best teacher ever i had in my life

[@sorenchristenson3203]

Love this guy! Thanks Brad for all the support and help you bring to all of us! Loads of hours you have made free here on youtube and I will personally support your Udemy courses also from now on. You are the man! Please keep it up.

[@aristide_F]

A lot of advice shared here. Thank you Brad. Glad to see you look up to your feet now. Stay blessed

[@lionatticus9743]

This video was actually super helpful. Like the tip about looking at the docs and other people's code. Thank you. It does really give you high. I've really enjoyed learning this stuff.

[@DorianDevelops]

Great video! Office setup looks amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@BilalAhmad-ie8ui]

You're inspiration to so many people. Great work.

[@tonimojo5859]

You’re an inspiration my friend. Thank you for your content. Its been beyond helpful.

[@limitless1692]

Thanks Man for being upfront and truthful.

[@emilysmith1000]

I love the tip about immersing yourself in learning. It made me realise that when I'm learning I get into a kind of zen and creative headspace and it has given me a new appreciation for that. Overall this video is super helpful and I appreciate your work so much!

[@wyatttowne9357]

I love his honesty about tutorials and being only half the battle to learning a particular language/concept. Tutorials are great - and I typically will use a tutorial (usually a crash course) as a starting point, as I think it both gives a solid foundation to build off of, and also gives some great intuition in a relatively short amount of time about if the topic is what you need to solve a particular problem. If it is, then the compacted content in the tutorial will usually put things into context for myself when I go off and read docs/open source projects/etc. So 100% agree with Brad's comments here!

[@yoga4491]

Greetings from Indonesia! you are the inspiration of many programmers here, keep doing good stuff for us beginners. Thank You mr. Brad !

[@Sergey-rg3ry]

Golden words and absolutely correct things you say to people. You need to learn all your life, this is the enjoyment - strive for something more, you can’t stand still. Thank you very much for your lessons!

[@shivambhatnagar9473]

Hi brad. Thank you for your content. I watched so many crash courses of yours. I learnt so much from you. I promise to give back to you once i get a job as a developer. You have my word. Thank you for everything.

[@Julio860JVL]

Your humbleness is over human levels. Wish you all your wishes come true.

[@princeoguru446]

the feeling of figuring it out is the best feeling in the world

[@rranga99]

You are my inspiration and compassion

[@erinclaudio9211]

I just wanted to say thank you. You have been working as a coder for about nine months now. I work for a great team, and you were part of that. You teach in a very approachable style. You show mistakes. You take about your life challenges and demands. Your sincerity has always kept me coming back for content.

[@chrisjaycle8924]

I think your spot on. Even the thought of knowing it all scares me! Not possible, others I've encountered expressing this condition. Life just teaches us all eventually. Great talk, thanks.

[@naggayidaphnepearl5044]

Just started my coding journey, my mentor recommended this page. Thank you for the content.

[@joaquinortiz1396]

Thank you so much, Brad. I went from not even knowing what html was six months ago to being able to design full websites, all thanks to you and your videos.

[@abdirahmanfarah4886]

Grreetings From Somalia you are one of the best tutors happy to see you back .

[@mangai3599]

5:51 this advice is quite helpful and important. Thanks a lot.

[@johncarlmusic]

Just drop by to say I'm happy to still come across your channel time to time. I remember wanting to learn coding and I found your Crash course for CSS and HTML. I didn't get far and completely abandoned it, however I had fun creating a webpage during that time. Also, your voice has ASMR-ish vibe lmao, so you are still my go-to channel whenever I want to learn something about coding. Cheers!

[@jorgevazquez654]

'Like this guy' :D I love your approach of being straight-forward and transparent. Fundamentals matter, and documentation is the best place to start.

[@dahatmalindien]

nice person. one of the best channels about coding for beginners i found yet. Thanks for you content :).

[@kindoblue]

Brad always put a pill of wisdom amidst the tech stuff in his videos. A special guy who deserves his achievements 👍

[@TomDoesTech]

Great tips brad! Personally, I found the best thing for me was to make side project after side project. I woul get obsessed with them and stuff so many features in that I learnt how to make a lot of really cool things.

[@shivansh901]

You're one of the best mentor Brad, your HTML crash course was the first video I watched 2 years ago when I started my web development journey, and now I've proud of myself what I've achieved and I never back down to help those people who wanna start this journey like me. You've been a great help sir, Love you and your passion for teaching.

[@Southpaw101]

Be a lifetime learner not just in technology but in life . This will never fail you, if nothing else it will give you lifetime of enjoyment and feel relaxed within yourself

[@Moccar]

I got into coding the first time I had that high you described of solving a problem with code. It is amazing, and although I don't get it as often any more it is something I am strangely addicted to and crave 😅. I think if I lose that craving I will stop coding, but 4 years in and going stronger day by day. Thank you for giving so much to the community all around the world, Brad!

[@NiagaraThistle]

THanks for this video, @traversymedia ! Your 'immerse yourself in learning' really hit home today. I've been trying to find focus for months and have been in a real funk over this time. I look at my code and can't even get started to work on it. Haven't been able to even sit down and start the number of tutorials I bought months ago to learn new / sharpen current skills. I really want to finish and monetize a side project I've been working on for a long time, but can not find the motivation to get back into it. For some reason, your comment of 'use the time as a meditation exercise' got me motivated to do just this. I have watched your videos for the past several years and you are very inspirational and a great teacher. Thank you for the much needed motivation today. Hopefully it is the kick in the a$$ I need to get myself out of this rut.

[@TraversyMedia]

That's awesome and extremley rewarding to hear. I get into slumps all of the time. As long as you don't give up, you will find your way out of it.

[@sabuein]

Thank you, Brad, keep going on.

[@zackOverflow]

Thank you Brad, More Power to You.

[@ccanyanwu]

Thanks for the tips Brad. I owe you much

[@CryptoConduct]

Thanks Brad!! Couldn' agree more, especially about reading the docs. I was learning Django Rest Framework and I noticed everything was in the docs.

[@archiem6323]

Learn, learn, learn. Be a student and a teacher. Well said, Brad. 👍

[@romulororizz]

You're a blessed soul brother

[@codeSTACKr]

Lookin good! 😄

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks man. I have some stuff to workout with the camera. Right now everything is on auto. I like it though.

[@jallara3]

Great tips! the opening music chords to these videos are also so great!

[@keshavpriyadarshi5044]

Really your video gives me motivation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas from your experience. 🙌😊

[@zouhairsahtout9682]

Brad, thank you so much , i really appreciate your content and i am so glad and grateful, that we are having someone like you, you make, to me the world is my oyster. i am following right now your course JS and i am learning so much. Thank you brother By the way in your course JS, i am going too slow on it like literally, like a turtle hahah because i am taking notice and write down almost everything, because, all you are saying important so .. Do you think is fine just keep going and not worry even that my friend who am study with, they moved to jQuery because as you said, most people going to fast

[@code_magpie]

Thanks a lot. Sir! You are somebody very kind and sincere. Great advices.

[@moreish7193]

thanks for your content, really helping. used your crash course on html and CSS. helped me loads! thanks again.

[@fearisthemind-killer]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!! I just went through your JavaScript class a few months back. I was just basically making sure I wasn't missing anything. I did it through Safari Books Online (video courses). I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE JACKED!! Your voice did not let on. Anyway, I'm starting your Angular course now. Thanks for all the good work.

[@MeezanTheFairBloke]

Brad, you have been instrumental to my journey bud! Thank you!

[@gothparadigm]

as someone who meditates, i love that you made the analogy when talking about immersion.

[@juliansmith4463]

Always keeps it solid in my opinion appreciate it!

[@sunwarulislam7402]

Thank you so much. Very helpful advice. You are the best!

[@ElmehdiGrola]

Thank you for these golden advice !

[@netminescollege]

Thanks Brad ..your videos are always very useful.

[@user-lq1jp1iv3l]

Great teaching great advice and all these surrounded with great personality of this man.

[@lazarristic4157]

Thank You, Brad! h Have a good one!

[@noquit739]

I just said thanks a lot I found this video just in time. I couldn't agree more with what you said. In my own struggles to learn development by myself, I ended being not even pushed forward in my learnings. This is the best advice so far I have heard from a developer.

[@danielalbert4077]

Damn everytime i hear the theme song on the intro i feel satisfied man.. Your pieces of advice and tutorials really got me going. God bless you man. 🙏🏾

[@user-vm3ie6ft9g]

Thank you so much. This channel helped me so much!

[@Ali-lm7uw]

Looking great man. Good video as always.

[@fluntimes]

This is a timely video for me, as I'm in full developer growth mode (just been made redundant). I have so much on my plate that I want to learn, so getting to the fundamentals had been a life saver. And Brad, your Crash Course vids have been really great at getting me on the path.

[@morchellemusic2829]

Thanks for the tips! Useful as always!

[@sharpirate2904]

production quality is through the roof Brad!

[@alanlane5961]

I stumbled on to these videos, and they seem to be very complete and created in a way that I can absorb the knowledge. I have stuck with one tutorial company for a while, but a fresh perspective may be what I need to move ahead as a soon to be developer!

[@sallabou3903]

Brad we really apreciate your help... Thank you verry much👏

[@karsongrady]

Great video. Love the setup and the message. Cheers