Brutally Honest Advice To Myself as a Jr Web Developer

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:19 - Point #1 - You're Not Good Enough
3:45 - Point #2 Chase passion over money
6:27 - Temu (Ad Intergration)
7:45 - Point #3 You are replaceable.
9:46 - Point #4 Play the long game
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[@shemmy2933]

As a junior frontend developer, i find this video really encouraging, thanks Chris 🙏🏾

[@justatheory004]

I graduate college in 2027 as a CS major and always get discouraged when hearing about how hard it is to find a job even with 10+ years of experience. I’m passionate about the field but I also like job security.

[@natecward8322]

A good or great Developer is definitely someone who enjoys the daily struggle. I’m in my second week of learning react and I focused a day on building a todo app with no tutorial and it’s a painful experience but so rewarding when you get it. Definitely a profession of perseverance.

[@boratsagdiyev522]

Did you finished it in one day?

[@natecward8322]

@@boratsagdiyev522 yea but it took a while

[@JustTrendNow]

Did data analytics for a year I couldn't do anything until I started coding even as much as people say it's difficult and a lot of things, I LOVE IT 😊

[@alexintech254]

Thank you for providing a great deal of context and practical wisdom in a dev's path.

[@anthonybeckford5608]

Chris. This is probably one of the best videos you have created. I think a lot of people including myself need to heard this because the truth hurt but it will set you free

[@91dgross]

Thanks bro, ive been learning to code for the last 3 years and still don't have a job. But i haven't given up. I'm relearning js html and css rn with TOP. Hopefully by the end of the year i can be employable. But im also looking to the future- robotics, machine learning, Bio inspired Ai, is what has had my heart and interest for a long time. So continuing to shore up my programming skills and teaching myself cs and maths will be something i'll be doing for some time. Hopefully neat projects on the side will keep the flame burning inside as i look to transition from web dev to Ai later on down the road. Thanks for all the videos you share man. helps alot

[@e.b.7485]

Why dont you go to university or learn something practical?

[@Oreoviking]

Thank you for this video, I needed to hear and see this.

[@jeremiahchinwe1336]

Thank you Boss for this powerful advice

[@trails2913]

This was a much needed video! Thank you Chris!

[@JohnTube2K]

hate to say it but front end developers are a common role. if you stay with that and don’t pivot to cloud you will be limited. i am a tech guy that survived the dotcom bomb, 2008 fin crisis, and 2015/2022 layoff cycles. i was a full stack dev and knew all the layers proficiently. coding to 11-12am at night was normal and i loved it. it was fun back in the day. then i left as I got bored and saw offshore replacing onshore workers. now i moved up the food chain making key IT decisions for an entire org. Also it sounds like you capped out in your salary range in the current market.

[@SRC503]

So what learning path do you recommend for complete beginner?

[@JohnTube2K]

@@SRC503In the beginning it’s important to get the most experience the fastest in the shortest time if you are career focused. this doesn’t just mean hard skills like coding but also soft skills. i would recommend consulting. Back in the day I worked at IBM and traveled 4-5 days a week and got direct business exposure plus had to present and help people with coding. being a well rounded professional is a lot more alluring to employers than just a hard core coder.

[@JohnTube2K]

@@SRC503 For a beginner…. you have to pay your dues and learn the fundamentals. Pick a language learn it, master it (5 yrs), then figure out where you want to be in 2-5 yrs.

[@Horatius_23]

Very good video, can relate to it perfectly. 1.5 years experience as QA and learning to upgrade to a python developer, and I can tell you, if you are not pacing yourself, you can get anxious and overwhelmed very quickly. Thx for the info :)

[@MobileTech_Review]

Thank you Chris ❤, this is the best advice ever!

[@wilast287]

I’ve been following your videos for the longest now since you started in the tech world, and this is the first time you spoke the truth. 💯 respect brother.

[@joshuaimomodu9905]

Everytime i watch your videos, you just give me hope 😢

[@dezly-macauley]

Great video Chris! I'm always confused by folks who say passion and loving your what you do isn't important in tech. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Try working for a boss who is really passionate about what they do, when you are only doing it because you heard it was the "fastest way to 6 figures". And what the heck do they think is going to happen when someone else who is passionate about the technology, and actively seeks to learn new things outside of their given role, gets into the picture?

[@kierramalone4968]

You always make great videos with great advice.

[@victtor-777]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@JustTrendNow]

Started learning coding in December... I felt so upset not being able to put into practice what I've learned, now I learn , take a day or two to work on projects to measure my progress 🇳🇬 not easy here

[@unique__naxeer9164]

I’m also from 🇳🇬

[@RealChrisSean]

Good idea!!

[@ondermartin5961]

Thank you so much Chris. It was the best video ever

[@acordafitnesstv]

great content bro!

[@jonathanjohnson2785]

Brutal truth Chris. Going full David Goggins on us😂 Much appreciated and stay strong bro

[@RealChrisSean]

Lmao

[@japjondo2381]

Wise words. Many thanks.

[@destinyuadiale745]

This is exactly what I needed

[@Krista52912]

Thank you Chris for all this advice, this is what I need. and all my families are using temu, lol to see it here😂it's a good one tho

[@DW293Fam]

We are all great developers. Its about learning the process of developing. And the quicker we learn simple processes, the easier it gets to learn the big processes.

[@nanorbright9722]

great video

[@jackweaver5840]

Can you share about the backend experience and make a video on it? The thing is that CSS is something i dont enjoy at all, I tens to lean towards backend although it is harder but I think more rewarding IMO and I can with python as well, but i would love if you make a video on that subject.

[@RealChrisSean]

Hey bud if you enjoy backend go all in on it. I prefer front end since I tend to enjoy the creative artistic part of css and js

[@brannon1030]

I enjoy backend far more than frontend. I guess it’s true what they say. Frontend is more for people who enjoy the creative aspects of coding and backend is more for people who enjoy the logical aspect.

[@Handlebrake2]

I'm struggling with the basics. Wish I could be more like you How did you get the motivation?

[@CapuXino424]

how to know if you are ready to face real world job as a junior level developer?

[@aricwilliamsdeveloper]

Can you build a crud app? If so you ready... The right company will hire you

[@papalongsvideos3046]

Yeah maybe I can't become the Great Developer... but maybe I can be a Expert Problem Solver, in the world of information technology...

[@zonegamma8197]

I would also talk to my younger self

[@aricwilliamsdeveloper]

Does anyone have experience implementing hugging face models?

[@VtechTheDev]

Nice video

[@unique__naxeer9164]

Can you please share me your suggestion why junior dev complaining no job

[@thisguymartin]

Junior dev jobs have dried up or have already been assigned to an intern.

[@unique__naxeer9164]

@@thisguymartinI guess now almost all companies apart from your skills as a junior dev you also need degree of CS or related fields

[@louiskapend4530]

My take on junior devs jobs is this..when you're looking for a job as junior devs, like any other job in whatever field you can Imagine, there is never time frame to any job..there is so many factors involved.. looking for a job is a job on its own, one can take a month ,the other can take a year, the other 6months, some even longer than the above, what you need to add to your job search is perseverance, also be expectant, fine ways to encourage yourself all the time, the job will come eventually, no one knows the when part but God does, so ora et labora, pray and work ( keep searching...) All the best

[@techjourney2754]

U been smoking that gas or naw, 🤣

[@eleegalz]

Im just scared of the leap

[@RealChrisSean]

Understandable. The way I see it, you can make the leap and always come back to where you were in life after.

[@lewisgarnett869]

Give me a really good point saying “I’m not a good developer. I suck at programming and I don’t know” with that frame of mindset now you’re able to take in more and learn more. Thanks, Chris! Talk to you soon! Via topmate