How I learned to code in 3 months (and got several offers)

[@CodingJesus]

Sorry about the loud 'ding' sounds when images are presented in the video. This was one of my first videos and I wasn't so hot at editing yet! Please forgive me! 🙌

[@sree5989]

That's absolutely fine bro 🤜 And thanks for this video 🙌

[@kensei4237]

I just realized your name...

[@enricobonadiman9429]

U forgive us everyday Jesus, for one time u ask I forgive u.

[@vincegironda5470]

You are forgiven, my son......

[@Omaya256]

Can you tell us what books did you read and what online courses you took to learn?

[@52hands]

I've been coding professionally for +20 years and enjoyed this video very much. You have the drive to do what most don't.

[@Cat_anf_dog8121]

Hey hii could guide how IT course choose

[@soulcpp]

This video is perhaps the best guide to learn anything you want. Currently implenting it, and I got to say. It works like a charm!

[@mayank_upadhyay_19]

This guy taught himself C++ on his own, not much people has such courage 🙏

[@errorgrisha]

In 3 months? Ok.

[@heavydirtysoul1491]

@@errorgrisha this is just funny, isn't it?

[@errorgrisha]

@@heavydirtysoul1491 I suppose that 3 months is too long. In nowadays people should learn CPP faster than 24 days!

[@sherklokholmes-er4mw]

I learned c++ in 5 days .

[@ThunderAppeal]

Only morons like you think its that difficult.

[@philippebackprotips]

That's really cool. I am 52yo and learned C++ all by myself in 1991-1992. This led me to code damn cool systems and understand how the system worked under the hood. Fast forward to present day, I am running my own business since 22+ years and everything had been paid by writing code, specs, and stuff related to code in this beauty of a place I would never ever have dreamed of when I was debugging low level concurrent serial port code in the corner of the bedroom. Code is power.

[@juhsouza5468]

I really believe that you can learn to code in 3/4 months, but learning to code well takes time

[@bassplayer807]

Could I learn it well enough to get a job, if I only worked 30 hours out of a 4 day work week ( keep in mind at my job we work 10 hour shifts) and spent 6 hours on my days off practicing coding each day for 3 months, studying MOOC’s, and keeping logs of notes?

[@juhsouza5468]

@R3BOUCAS sim :D

[@nickpunafamilylaw]

Anyone can learn to code but çoding good is tuff

[@juhsouza5468]

@R3BOUCAS boa mano, vai estudando bastante e se dedicando que vc consegue

[@HiFisch94]

@@bassplayer807 It depends on many factors. What do you want to learn, where do you want to work, what background do you have and how can you represent yourself? Also how smart are you and how used to teaching yourself are you? Search for a promising technology and start to learn it. Maybe think about a small project you'd like to do and work on it. At the same time you should learn about coding fundamentals and good coding practices. Good luck and keep on it. Learning to code is hard in the beginning, but the longer you keep going the more rewarding it will be :)

[@christianonyango7460]

Everytime I feel down, I just come and re-watch this video and it gives me some motivation. Then i go back and try understand WTF is Djikstra Algorithm

[@brandonruiz1746]

thanks for putting out this information and telling us about your journey. I have always struggled with code but also always knew that I really need to be just sitting down and forcing myself to know it intimately if I want to really get a good job somewhere. I look forward to watching more of your videos and reaching out from time to time when I get discouraged with the process. thanks again.

[@catgurl26]

A degree that costs a lot but qualifies you for nothing. Whew I felt that I went to art school LMFAOOO

[@CodingJesus]

LOL! Yes... It's unfortunate..

[@clowndriver5576]

Art isn't that bad. With art you have background in design, with design you have a lot of opportunities out there, specially in front-end.

[@snehabhat4876]

I think you can get into UX research or front end with that art degree

[@catgurl26]

@@clowndriver5576 yea I eventually went that route. I went to code bootcamp though. With art it still depends on the kind of art you major in. A lot of people who don’t major in industrial or graphic or interior design are screwed lol

[@catgurl26]

Plus art is sooo saturated. That’s really the point too. I have a ton of friends that went the coding / UI/UX route and couldn’t find a job, hell I barely found one. Now I do 3D rigging which has a higher chance of getting a job :) but I went to school for medical illustration so I had to take extra classes

[@MkItReign]

I always keep coming back to this video for some direction!

[@TheCoderCareer]

Great video, inspiring stuff! I chipped away at coding for an hour or two a day for a year before learning full-time for 8 weeks until I get my first job. It's a grind but one I'll never regret

[@jordanb9363]

It's incredible that you did ALL of this in just 3 months. Honestly, I would have have sat just with one of these for more than 3 months. Shows me where and what I need to work on(mostly mental). Thanks for this video. Hope you upload more content

[@apoorvkapoor5780]

Coding Jesus you are great man. Really love your content. Big Fan :)

[@CodingJesus]

Thank you

[@FMATheQuiet]

This video is completely unedited, and he really talks about his experiences, I love this guy.

[@PugFaceMillionaire]

Thanks for the advice bro! Im on a similar path, just did 4 years of business and honestly, I feel like if a person wants to study business take micro/macro economics and watch CNBC for 6 months. Alot of business comes down to policies and procedures and studying algorithms and being able to create software puts you in a much more powerful position in a business setting. I'm self studying programming and will use you tips. Thanks again.👍

[@CodingJesus]

Awesome!

[@meeknkosi]

never been this motivated , currently working in a non I.T field but my goal n heart is in I.T thanks for sharing this !

[@CodingJesus]

You got this!

[@AdityaGupta-je9vh]

Hey Dude, It’s been 3 years now, have you made the transition?

[@meeknkosi]

Im on it brother, still on jnr front end dev The end goal cybersecurity

[@AdityaGupta-je9vh]

@@meeknkosi that’s awesome man, all the best!

[@meeknkosi]

@@AdityaGupta-je9vh thanks mate!

[@leeduhart105]

I love you story. Watch your video for the second time today. I find that it's hard to focus in on one thing and you have done a great job of it. Technology is such a large topic. Thank you for the video, honesty, the passion, and energy you bring to us. Again thank you. There are so many youtubers with videos out there and you can tell it's not genuine and honest.

[@dionysios4714]

One of the best vids on this subject I've seen on YT, and I've seen a lot.

[@CodingJesus]

Thank you! Please share if you enjoyed it.

[@leninair]

He really did this in one take. You sir are fantastic.

[@nekitakot8264]

Thank you for your story, sir. I’m 30, CFA L3, work in IB, but I started to feel what you felt in PE companies :) the pure finance / lead advisory practice is enough for me. Your story gives me a hope.

[@yorionenthusiast170]

Holy crap man I've been watching you and you were interested in so much stuff I was and now in this video you mention Cave Story. My favorite game lol. Thanks for the vid.

[@yuichichi]

His advices are pretty practical. Grab that book and learn your basics! And drill those leetcode, but 300 of them is too much... 100 should be more than enough as long as your practices are deliberate. If you want those good size company and good salary, you will need those basics and leetcode - unless you have got some super duper awesome unforgettable projects.

[@christophergabriel7518]

This moment I just have a cellphone and no laptop or desktop, but this inspires me to code with what I have in hands or gaining more estabilished focus starting from that point. (Also using this comment as a notebook for picking up important stuff): 1. Books 2. Videos. 3. Leetcode problems 4. Pet Projects

[@filhanislamictv8712]

Me too buddy

[@markymark6229]

very cool with the pet projects, agree that a portfolio is important but yours were quite outside the box

[@gothampartners888]

Great video! Can you also make a video on how your days looked like in those 3 months when you were learning how to code? It would be interesting to learn more about your study techniques/approaches and if you used coffee etc. to overcome fatigue. That would be very interesting and helpful for a lot of people. Thank you for your great content!

[@MichaelRomeroDuran]

I love you in a brotherly way 😎 thank you for using your energy to teach us your wisdom and understandings 🙏

[@colinmaharaj]

Yes. This year I started with some pet projects. 1) an etl tool 2) an awk clone for windows 3) a scripting language whose main feature is talking to serial and network connected devices

[@RowNumbers]

This channel is a hidden gem! I really love your videos CJ!

[@jers132]

LOVE the descipline!

[@martineden355]

Wow, can fully relate to your experience. I'm currently doing the job I don't really like and I wanna become an iOS developer. Will make a career change within half a year from now.

[@josephore9613]

Still switched careers?

[@willyvids1457]

I subscribed because of your name and the thumbnail 🤣 man really is coding Jesus huh

[@CodingJesus]

:D

[@oasdfe1691]

i am an experienced programmer, i recently learned i suck at algos and data structures. i feel exactly as you are. i recently failed. i am going to start over

[@spicefiend]

Hi, for C++ interviews at these fintech firms, a lot of them would ask questions about the nitty gritty of C++. For example - what is / when would you use a deque vs a vector, and how are they implemented under the hood? - How would you implement a simple consumer/producer program using two threads? Have you ever encountered questions such as these, and what part of your learning process would you say prepared you for these questions? ie. the courses, the pet projects, etc

[@Pitacosdajulia]

Simply the best video I've watched, about it! Thanks Jesus!!!!

[@teenytinytoons]

one of the best videos out there and i've seen a shit ton.

[@CodingJesus]

Thanks!

[@leeduhart105]

great video, love your motivation! It's inspiring.

[@alphatradingvol]

What a story! Well told. Good on you! And thanks for sharing. This can be a useful lesson for young minds considering their options.

[@mrmatias42]

Loved this! just what i needed to hear and find out about! thanks man :-)

[@CodingJesus]

No problem

[@oleksijm]

oh yeah. a guy who just thought 'I like C++' and learned it. much respect.

[@dajackhammer525]

Grinding leetcode might be good for passing interviews, but not that helpful in actually being a developer at a company. Doing ten a day just sounds ridiculous. Projects are better for preparing for the actual job.

[@CodingJesus]

You definitely didn't watch the full video.

[@marklenon7250]

Who told you to do ten a day. You are right projects are helpful for the actual job but you need to have the job first now don’t you. Unfortunately, that’s how the system is if you aren’t good at data structures and algorithms well good luck with FAANG

[@dajackhammer525]

@@CodingJesus I did. You talked about projects, I'm commenting on the fact that that much leetcode isn't necessary. You can get good enough for interviews with just doing a couple a day until you're sufficiently good. You're setting people up to think they have to do 10x more work then what's necessary. It largely depends where you're applying. If you want a FAANG job maybe. Anything else, no.

[@CodingJesus]

@@dajackhammer525 Ah, got it.

[@EsotericNY]

Enjoy your channel. Keep up the great work. Self-taught, as well....in grad school circa 1991 to see if I could do what I could do in FORTAN... long before the "interweb" and public repos. }:-\

[@connermcnicholas547]

Tomer DUDE! KZbin just randomly suggested and autoplayed this video and now I'm officially weirded out! I was like "WAIT - I KNOW THAT GUY!", and right then I hear you start talking about learning q/KDB+ at BitMEX where I literally used to help you with that on the reg haha! Looks like you caught some serious inertia back then, congrats! -Conner

[@ganeshshetty625]

This was so helpful. Thank You for making this video!

[@melaniejasmine9462]

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[@Злата-о1т]

Wow. Love your energy, thanks for sharing!

[@CodingJesus]

It's all about the energy ❤️🙌

[@prasadm3614]

Great stuff! Appreciate your confidence 👍

[@CodingJesus]

I appreciate that!

[@prasadm3614]

@condingjesus1 fake

[@aey2579]

Probably the best video I've watched so far. Would love it if you can share your syllabus on the topics you've covered in the 3 months (high level). I'd offer to pay for it ;P

[@CodingJesus]

Thank you! This is definitely something I'm thinking of doing.

[@alisheruralov5587]

Bump

[@TravelAllaRici]

Thanks for sharing this was very insightful

[@vishutunes]

I found the guy very genuine. Thanks for Sharing your journey. It helped me. Pls share your linkedin profile link

[@CodingJesus]

I don't use LinkedIn, I have a video on why I don't.

[@vishutunes]

@@CodingJesus okay :) but anyway thanks for this video

[@CodingJesus]

@@vishutunes No problem

[@Upper_Room_Studios]

So informative. So motivational. Great job!

[@melaniejasmine9462]

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[@JM-ln2zm]

Coding Jesus... the greatest name on YT, great video! :)

[@inesmraidi6657]

12 hours a day, wow! And here I was thinking of myself as hardcore with 4 hours a day😂

[@1000timka]

This is so real. Idk where these mfs find this time. Probably my fault though 😅

[@ankushhpartap6804]

I like your honesty

[@georgiosdoumas2446]

I have only see 2 other of your videos (recent ones) , and I am curious if you have a video about suggested books to learn C++.

[@isha4965]

I needed to hear this! Thanks

[@furdhiek]

Hey Jesus, I am loving your videos. I am wondering what books you used to learn C++.

[@andyatmosphere]

Coding Jesus - I’m here to be blessed! Show me the way!

[@kuramainfinite]

Thanks KZbin algorithm for this wonderful video. I think I got this suggested Because of leet code. But wonderful journey sir. I definitely got inspired to do those crams more rigourously

[@CodingJesus]

You are most welcome

[@mohdjibly6184]

Cool video and great advice...Thanks for sharing

[@minezgio3175]

Damn bruv this channel is fire🔥, how is it so underrated.

[@RahulSoni-xg9wh]

Personally this the video I am looking for. I am also learning C++ by my own and currently I am about start learning DSA. And Suprisingly I also have interest in finance market. My interest in finance market lead to me learn about trading so I taught myself how to understand chart pattern which Popularily known as technical analysis. I always used to think that how can I link both this knowledge and then I found your video dude. Thanks for sharing, this it gave me a lot of clarity about my next step....!!

[@Linked_Out]

Such a Great video and insightful. Currently doing the 100 days of code on Udemy for Python.

[@nouhailakhalil5905]

I have a question related to technology, I'm an economics Major and would like to change pattern toward a technological field that will be in demand in the future, What would you recommend? Should I go for AI, machine learning, software engineering? Quantitative development? Data science? WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? I am SUPER LOST! Thank you!

[@financebros7803]

Thank you so much man! I’m doing a masters program but they only do classes based around JAVA and I would love to be more on the fin tech side- are there any other languages you would recommend on top of C++ like SQL or something?

[@LukeAvedon]

This is such, such, such such a great video.

[@cs-ope]

Plural sight is awesome!

[@MyKneeHurts]

I have a bachelors degree in biology and now i just started my masters in computer scinec( conversion). I am learning at a good rate but am really worried about the job market. I dont know if i will make it. i do enjoy coding and can see myself working in this field but damn I am scared

[@YyNRCyY]

The best advice that I can give you is that you need a project. If I had to guess, you'd most likely be applying to entry level positions due to not having a CS, CE/EE, SWE degree when entering grad school. That means that you're going to need to a good project. From everything I've seen from practitioners and well respected individuals in the field I'm interested in, you need something that you spent more than a few weeks on. 6 months seems to be the time that is most thrown around, but the numerical time doesn't matter. Your project should be a display of your interest, desire to go deep on a topic, and problem solving skills. If you're able to talk about what you did by framing it around the obstacles that you had to go through, code wise, then you can convey to whoever you're trying to "impress" that you're knowledgeable. CS and anything software/programming isn't going away anytime soon. What is does mean, is that due to the giant influx of cs majors from 2020 - now, and the huge layoffs of recent time, you're going to need to be better than just getting a 4.0 in class.

[@ronan4681]

The hardest part about coding…learning how to type. I have been programming since the late 70’s and still can’t bloody type.

[@cryptokazekage1372]

I actually been looking into learning how to code because of crypto as well! I don’t have any background when it comes to tech. Thank you for this video!

[@Kelberi]

I don't know about others, but you are my Coding Shiva

[@kme3894]

I love your channel’s name!

[@melaniejasmine9462]

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[@kme3894]

@condingjesus1 as if pal. Reporting you instead

[@Leetcodegirlca]

what was ur Algorithm when u turned water into wine?

[@arrjunan1212]

dude , to build a game and play it with your interviewers. legendary

[@thatwasprettyneat]

The gift that you have, and I'm sure you're aware of this on some level, is that you know what you want (you knew you didn't want to do front-end web development, and that you wanted something specifically related to finance), and you have the drive and the wherewithal to do it. I want to learn to code really mainly to move on from the retail job that I have, and also to hopefully be involved in game development someday. Is there a language you would recommend for that specifically? C++ is intimidating to me and I've also been given to understand that you should really know more than one anyway, so I've already bought a book on Python, but like you, I don't really want to do web development.

[@ago255]

Can you share the books you used in the description? Thanks!

[@zheruili1639]

I have a business degree which is a degree that costs a lot of money but pretty much qualifies you for nothing

[@CodingJesus]

Welcome to the club.

[@hachiko6610]

Like what do i even do with a business degree 🙂 i still haven't found a job🥴

[@ppa1983]

Any road map towards Blockchain development...even simple Bitcoin programming curriculum that you recommend? Thank you for the video

[@samuellambert8919]

Hi everyone, Problem here: in middle school i filled out my math books on my own and was allowed to draw or write afterwards. I highschool I couldn't be bothered with learning definitions and symbols in maths, therefore I suck at it at age 24. Obviously I regret it now, as i love to think randomly about probabilities but don't have to quantitative skills to actually proof anything. I do fill in hard sudoku's pretty fast. Should i try programming or just take private math/statistic classes? kind regards

[@111jkjk]

Bro, the aesthetics of your room 😍

[@melaniejasmine9462]

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[@Nmdt-d]

underrated channel.

[@paraspasricha5106]

Can you please share the "Bond Pricer" project link again? It doesn't work for me. Thanks

[@sonurr]

I want to become an artist.... But sad reality is that parents want me to do job and settle just like them.... I completed my graduation this year but it means nothing to me 😖 i am dying inside 💔

[@PrafulPrasad]

Thats the simplest problem ever. Get a job and please your parents so that they'll keep their mouth shut. Hustle after office hours on your art and make it grow so that you earn more than your current job from that side hustle and then switch to it full time. That way your parents won't be dissapointed

[@SweaterSwagg]

Being an artist can be very discouraging, especially with parents who weigh down your creative spirit and choices. I don't have all the answers, but what I can say is if art is what you love then keep your hand moving. Keep being creative best you can, your life will unfold and connect how it's supposed to.

[@alexanderbosker6997]

CJ, you've just established my next 2 years

[@ShivinUnitholi]

Hey CJ...quick question. Did you have subjects like FRM and Data Analytics in your Business degree that actually helped you crack Quant Dev interviews. I am teaching myself how to code and last I worked with a Reinsurance broking company for 5 yrs where I knew ppl who were FRM certified and they'd talk about Quant trading. That's how I got to know of subjects like FRM and Data Analytics etc. I had Math until pre-grad yrs and I am also brushing up on concepts like Lin Algebra, Prob and Matrix, and Precalculus. Do you think someone like me can still make it as a Quant Dev.

[@Laz0r_packets]

I need to make the leap!

[@Escape_the_9_to_5]

Very good content, keep on moving 👍

[@CodingJesus]

Thank you! Will do!

[@sunnya7708]

Is it C++ or python mostly used for quant developer, plz gimme answer as either C++ or python?

[@Infernat0r]

Hi Coding Jesus! Chanced upon your channel yesterday and I must say you make great educational videos! I just graduated from an engineering degree and I find most entry-level engineering jobs require a some what decent level of coding experience. Since last year during lockdown, I have been trying to learn how to code and create simple applications, but I get really lazy and unmotivated at times. Yea but leetcode problems are way over my level :( My friends said its because my understanding of Data structures and algo is not strong. What are some books you might recommend and how do you stay focused?

[@CodingJesus]

I have videos on which books are recommended for data structures and algorithms.

[@garthgao3793]

For finance...or let's say trading application ( e.g. : quant) developers, do you think Python would be easier for beginner ?

[@scarfo441]

thnks for the video..i tried to learn java..i got as far as arrays...man it was sooo hard,but looking at this video,i think ima give it another try.Im going to try C++

[@ateetkhandelwal4271]

Bond pricer link is not valid...could you please update it again?

[@mihirkumar2887]

This is the exact fucking video i was searching for.

[@DarkBrotherhoodMurderer]

Those 3-4 months you were teaching yourself for 12 hours a day no weekends, how did you not work? Did you stay at your parents?

[@mrtrader3036]

Did you also learn html, css and javascript or just c++. Why not python? is it because c++ is better for trading "creating algos?"

[@Rokhutz]

Your method is exactly what i did but with python (minus books, because python is luckily quite easy and doing pet projects is enough) after a corporate finance degree. Now, i'm leading towards c++ and wanted some guidance and it seems that my initial method could work again, but with a bit more efforts :) I am also strangely confused by the fact that this video has been posted on my birthday haha

[@mikehawk817]

What pet projects would you recommend to learn python?

[@rupulstilskin]

Happy Birthday

[@yandhi4202]

1:40 - wait so privatr equity wasn't stimulating? can you expand on that please, because im similar since i have a business background as well, and we know how lucrative PE is

[@toms_tech]

Lucrative ≠ stimulating

[@yandhi4202]

@@toms_tech i guess that's what he meant lol. Just want to hear his take on it

[@aileenchan3741]

Thank you for sharing your story!! 🙏☺️

[@CodingJesus]

No problem 😊

[@kranatz6387]

Hello CJ, the last 2 links of the 3 githubs you posted lead to an error page! Would you mind correcting them? Tx

[@CodingJesus]

I made the projects private. Too many people were just copying them.

[@SuperReddevil23]

Wanted to know, if someone has a good understanding of Python, can he/she break into the finance industry as a quant trader or an HFT….?

[@wellynrose823]

Your username made me click on this vid, and the actually helpful tips had me subscribed. I needed to hear that bit about interviewing first with companies you don't actually wanna work at .. to practise.

[@CodingJesus]

Cheers

[@anfieldroad114]

Hi Coding J, For compiling the codes in this Book, did you used a comand-line compiler or an IDE. And for what reason you did that, I mean maybe some benefits first using a command line compiler etc? Thanks in regards

[@CodingJesus]

Command line compiler.

[@anfieldroad114]

@@CodingJesus thx, which one you used?

[@CodingJesus]

@@anfieldroad114 g++

[@anfieldroad114]

@@CodingJesus thx 👍🏽