Do NOT do this when learning to code

These are ten things I have learned on my computer programming journey that is not helping the process!!!!
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[@localLyricsPh]

One language at a time Use Git as much as possible Repeat coding. once a day Practice Coding Readability - Naming convention - Camel case Learn the basics Its ok, not tobe PERFECT Dont compare to others Get connected to others - Community THINK LIKE A PROGRAMMER Mental Health Don't Give Up. - Imagine what if you Didn't Give Up

[@Death_Metal_Head]

I agree with never stopping. I'm in a CS program and unfortunately about to get a D in discrete structures due to some personal life issues, but I'm not going to allow that to stop me from obtaining my goal of becoming a SWE. I'll just refuse to give up and retake the course and do better next time.

[@thetechdad87]

Hey, setbacks happen, but your attitude is on point! You got this, and I'm rooting for your success!

[@hexadecimalhexadecimal5241]

No worries bro courses can be fk*** retarded, trust me. I once failed the same course 3 times because of the way it was structured and who taught it(they tried to teach but didnt) and the funny thing is that i had 6months of real world work xp in that area which i excelled in...

[@Death_Metal_Head]

@@hexadecimalhexadecimal5241Thanks man! Yeah, I'll for sure be retaking it but it's all good. I'll do better next time!

[@LosTheGuy]

Great video great tips i definitely appreciate them and will keep them in mind

[@NamaDoodoo]

thanks for the advice, hello from UK!

[@wims1799]

Thanks for all these tips

[@noahvanderwyst1232]

What a well made with with some good advice! I am really surprised to see this channel is still small!

[@thetechdad87]

Hopefully we keep growing glad you liked it.

[@TheFramPlays]

Love this brother! Keep being awesome! I'm going the college route and learning computer programming. I want to teach it to kids and possibly build something in my community for kids that want to learn this, give them an opportunity to do so, and possibly build a career out of it. I'm subscribing right now. I want to learn more about your journey!

[@thetechdad87]

Thank you so much and that's awesome that you have a WHY that is so important!! Thank you for the support

[@alisonscustomcodesolutions5500]

Great intro vid to your channel. Amazing job turning everything around, fingers crossed for you to get your first tech job soon

[@thetechdad87]

Thank you x2!!!!

[@DevlogBill]

Self-taught here. Made 2 years learning on my own. Personal experience for the biggest mistakes when learning to code. Switching between different programming languages versus sticking to 1 and lastly. Taking advice from so many different people who are developers versus keeping it simple, there are so many different opinions in how to go about this. The hardest thing is not knowing what you don't know. What no one talks about is getting advice from so many different developers can actually leave you feeling overwhelmed and can also take you off the path you had originally picked. Still program every day and I am getting closer to my goals. The industry keeps on changing and can be very discouraging. Especially when you hear people like the president of NVIDIA talking about "don't learn to code, learn biology". After doing some thinking and checking out the stock market value of NVIDIA sounds like to me, he is under extreme pressure to sell those A.I. computer chips or he is in trouble with the company shareholders. Anway's great video, thanks you!

[@thetechdad87]

This!!!!

[@eliasmunoz762]

Thanks man :')

[@salmaalfawal6155]

when I finished the video I thought you have thousands of subscribers, but nope, but I think you deserve more, thanks for the advise.

[@thetechdad87]

I appreciate that. Thank you

[@kwakucs]

I thought same 😔

[@AhmedEbrahim-vg3kw]

very inspiring man thanks for sharing

[@thetechdad87]

Thanks for watching

[@WaqadArshad]

Good one man!

[@thetechdad87]

Thank you

[@micaiahm1]

Church analogy made that point click for me about being perfect ❤

[@thetechdad87]

Glad you liked it. It made the most sense in my head.

[@dashz4298]

Sup tech dad! Greeting's from Brazil, your video made me question something, where do i find a community of programmers?

[@thetechdad87]

Brazil!!! That's so awesome. I'm not sure if you guys have the meetup app? That's how I found local communities. Since your in different country I might suggest asking on Reddit. Join some programming groups and make a post lots of people willing to help

[@dashz4298]

what a great advice! thx tech dad!!

[@KAIZENTECHNOLOGIES]

Make projects that you would use daily. This was important for me in getting motivated to code everyday. Figure out a problem you have then make an app for it. I was learning python but I wanted to make mobile apps and that resulted in me coding every now and then. As soon as I started learning Dart and flutter, I'm more consistent, making new features, making tweaks to tutorials to have my personal touch on them, and I actually use them daily.

[@thetechdad87]

This is the best way it give the why to learning something which is so important! Thank you

[@TheOriginalDuckley]

I hate using the terminal instead of the user interface the computer provides. Is there any real actual benefit to using the terminal over just clicking a few extra times somewhere else? I can push pull merge just fine without a terminal.

[@thetechdad87]

It's faster once you get more comfortable, remote access for working with servers, automation, being efficient with resources, and probably a lot more I don't know about.

[@BrettRaper-mt7oy]

0:45 yessss Learn how to use git, don't be like me copying and pasting your code from your code editor to your github repo and then have issues arise when they come up. Figure out what you need to know, use it and then learn more as you need to going forward. Git is super important especially when you get your first job. It is essential.

[@thetechdad87]

The lessons we learn the hard way are usually the ones we remember lol.

[@Laveranlan]

hi sir, your videos and thumbnail can be edited better and can be improved, do you need editor? good editing can increase retention and views. let me know, so i can share portfolio your videos are actually helpful to me, just subscribed your channel.

[@thetechdad87]

I do appreciate it but I'm just small fry with no budget for getting help with editing.

[@valtecioc.soeira786]

Remember: "Dad" is right most of the time because he has more experience, knowledge, better advices and wants the best for you 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@thetechdad87]

I mean I do want what's best for you the other stuff is questionable lol

[@valtecioc.soeira786]

@@thetechdad87 after all we are all only humans

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[@thetechdad87]

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[@wogvorph]

When is 'understand enough' to try another language? I started with python, and tried JS and hated it, if I'd start with JS not knowing python at all I'd just be mad that I wasted time with JS

[@thetechdad87]

Well this journey never actually ends so that is a difficult question to answer. But I think a good gauge would be did you learn enough to accomplish whatever your goal is (get a job, build some software) Because there is always more to learn. So find your WHY your learning that language and go from there. Also try teaching someone else and see how well you can make the complex parts easier to understand that is always a good gauge of our knowledge of things.