How ONE YEAR of Coding DRASTICALLY Changed My Life

One year of coding drastically changed the trajectory of my life, Here is how.
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[@AgentZeroNine1]

As a Black dude who's also in the software development world as a freelancer, I'm very happy to see you posting. Wishing you the best from the other side of the US.

[@mitchelloliver18]

Hey man, I want to say thank you for your videos. I was a warehouse worker and learned how to code. I invested 2 years of my life learning, and it paid off. I'm a software engineer at a big tech company and can support my family; I don't worry about if I can put food on the table. What I worry about now is growing. Thank you for your videos it really got me through a lot. For any black people watching this channel, keep going, and don't be afraid to ask for help to get where you want. You can even ask me lol

[@dummycodes]

this made my day!! Im so happy for you

[@IsraTech1]

Hi Olivier when did find your first position. Is it still possible in 2022/23?

[@yusufansari790]

Happy for you brother.

[@mitchelloliver18]

@@IsraTech1 I found my first position at a company called Atlassian. Anything is possible, but don’t put a timeline on yourself. When I started, I just kept doing it every day, and I thought I would get a job in 5 years plus. Doing it every day and tackling new challenges made sure I was ready for the opportunities and didn’t have to get prepared for the opportunities.

[@kvncnls]

Dude you can do so much with one year. I learned frontend development and UI/UX design simultaneously over the course of 7 months when I got laid off back in 2020- They're life-changing skills and give you so much confidence in life in general. There are only a few skills out there that scale infinitely and allow you to make shit out of thin air: sales, coding, design, copywriting, marketing and content creation. You can trade way less of your time for $$$ in these areas. IMO, $$$ = freedom. You stress less about day-to-day stuff and opens you up to more opportunities BECAUSE there's less shit to stress about. Today I'm the Lead UX Designer at a large e-commerce company based in California and freelance in the Web3/NFT space as a UI/UX designer and frontend developer. IMO, you HAVE to be a self-starter if you're trying to get into tech (especially if you're self-taught). Being passionate about tech makes it easier to be a self-starter. 👌 Passionate people tend to be self-starters so they learn, build, explore, make mistakes and fix things all on their own- regardless of fear/uncertainty/doubt.

[@basheebrah3551]

Man it’s crazy seeing not just your progress but your transition into something different, I’m currently doing Harvard free courses for coding

[@jcnot9712]

I'm a senior mechanical engineering student who's only ever worked clerk jobs before. I can relate to that previous self-destructive mindset you spoke of. It's pretty common in retail and service industry to operate that way, because you are taught that you exist to work and not work to exist. I'm hoping to find a decent company like you have while I pursue my PE license. Congrats and best of luck, man.

[@dummycodes]

Hi, long time no see :)

[@JeremiahPeoples]

A video??? You’re too kind. Thanks for gracing us 🎉

[@dummycodes]

Ahah just tryna get like you!!

[@juliegladden4065]

Just came across your channel. I got started about a year ago and got my first SWE job back in June. Instant subscribe over here. You have a great personality! Keep it up dude. :)

[@RodrigoGarciactg]

Had to pivot from personal training to tech Jan 2022… it’s now Jan 2023 and I’m in tech.. keep pushing guys! You can do it

[@christiannnaylor]

Glad you’re back dude

[@dummycodes]

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[@FabioTheGreat]

It’s good to see you back ✌🏾. * Also to know you are doing well .

[@polycarpatalor8109]

Good to have you back. It's been months. Welcome back

[@sul-dev]

I'm binge watching your whole channel bro 😂🔥🔥

[@terrell-gentry]

larry you and tommy are killing it. im beyond excited to see your guys become new people. its so cool haha

[@JMRP04]

I’m glad to see you back Larry! And happier too! I hope to see more videos coming soon lol

[@guayo1969]

not into coding but I always enjoyed your personality, vlogs, and all that. good to hear you’re doing good 🫡

[@dmh20002]

Hey I watched your channel back then. Glad to see you are doing alright.

[@KingHenrySB]

I'm glad to see you're doing good bro it's been a while!

[@dummycodes]

thank you!

[@EmeraldOceanGlass]

this hit me hard !

[@moyeajinomisanghan8160]

I'm genuinely happy for you as your follower of how far you've come. I know there have been bad times but the fact that you were able to motivate yourself to become a better person really gives me hope that I can also pull through too.

[@zenbrandon]

Dude, I've been following your journey since 2019 and I'm so happy to see all your progress and work pay off! I actually went back to school for my CS degree, and your journey inspired me to do that! Can't wait to see what the future brings for you, amigo.

[@philliphaynes6775]

Very good information brother.

[@DevlogBill]

Excellent video, I like your take on it. I've been learning JavaScript for about 10 months now. I am learning there are all sorts of developers and so far I managed to figure out what I don't like but I am not clear on what I do like. I know without a doubt I don't like web design using figma. I enjoy coding yet at the same time I do like css for basic designs and I am even starting to learn some animation now. From your experience do you know of positions which require from you the basics of css like flexbox and basic things like position, hover, very basic. With knowledge of React but with only with knowledge of 3 hooks only? UseState, useEffect and useRef .Thanks man

[@kevinn1729]

Where have you been bro

[@dummycodes]

Inside overthinking content ahah

[@jefestar]

love seeing my other black techies 👨🏾‍💻 all around the world ❤ FROM ATLANTA 💪🏾

[@meratech6892]

Bro. I used to enjoy watching your videos back in the covid-time while you were talking about not having job stuff and now seeing you like this make my day. you have come a long way. thanks for the post.

[@fredoknowsbest]

Inspired

[@linnjohnsen4073]

Know the feeling😢 I’m having such a hard time and cry a lot out of frustration because its hard learning. Thank you for this video, it comforts me. Thank you❤

[@dakshmakwana2964]

Good work brother...keep it up👍👍

[@josephthecreator]

I'm genuinely happy for you and glad you're sharing your journey. Breaking into this industry required a TON of sacrifice...sweat equity, time, caused doubt, even at times isolation. But in the end, hard work is still UNDEFEATED.

[@Utube87madg]

thank you for being Real . coding is not easy money . you truly show how to be consistent . thanks

[@ekwuemejustin1316]

I think I was one of your first 500 followers, you’re evolution is very inspiring! Thanks for coming back bro!

[@linnjohnsen4073]

Do I need to be smart to learn to code?😅

[@AnnaSzabo]

Man, I’m binging your videos. So so relatable. You’re my spirit-brother. Thank you for your videos. Our journeys are so alike, it’s amusing!

[@innerstand.]

Please keep making videos we need your presence in the Tech space, especially Black Tech

[@MoeGleezzy]

I'll be 38 tomorrow and this has been one of the best years of my life since busting into tech doing IT support. I finally had enough money to travel to my fam for thanksgiving and have another trip planned for Dec. I started coding in Sept this year and haven't looked back since. For the people who are saying its to late, its never to late keep pushing, keep striving to become better. Great video!

[@BadWeatherfreak]

What courses did you take to start?

[@BadWeatherfreak]

@UCrQEsjdHFvHNKLRVRujon9w I did that Google course and so far no one has contacted me at all.

[@MoeGleezzy]

@@BadWeatherfreak I applied to about 50-60 jobs before a call back..😭don’t give up

[@BadWeatherfreak]

@@MoeGleezzy you working remotely?

[@MoeGleezzy]

@@BadWeatherfreak hybrid

[@soulforthekindheart3766]

I’m in that situation right now , I’ve been coding for a little under a year. It’s tough right now but this video reminds me to keep going and that things are going to change for the better and better quality of life.

[@Mankemista]

Man I’m just starting the same journey. How are you doing rn ? Any good resources for learning and inspiration ?

[@GeoFavTech]

Bro! Nice seeing you back. I know why your back. Don’t get mad. 😠! KZbin checks stop coming if you haven’t posted anything in 6 months. What happened the Chex stopped ha. I’ve never heard or see any of the KZbin guru’s talking about it. Shoo that’s why I made 150 videos as standby content. Im growing slow it’s my fault ! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@justinjeffries1554]

My favorite black coder content creator. Keeps it real. Talks about mental health. Unapologetically himself.

[@BadWeatherfreak]

What would you recommend to start learning to code?

[@eiprofesoi]

been watching your videos since 2018, keep punching buddy... something else, have you tried making coding tutorials? some people say teaching is the shortest path to learning

[@champsammy13]

I always happy to see a new post! 👍🏾

[@colinnielsen2158]

Great energy from you man! I subscribed today. I'm also doing dev stuff - with smart contracts on Ethereum. But yeah! Keep the positivity up - I like your story

[@humble_mik]

I've been doing tutorials, but not feeling like I'm consistently growing. Javascript has been quite the challenge.

[@muhammedbojang5495]

dang man, I was very angry with you. you motivated me a lot and all of a sudden you stopped uploading videos. I can always relate to you cuz you are funny and seeing fellow black brothers like you coding keeps me learning more every day... but am glad you are back

[@polikesa]

Cybersecurity field is also another part of tech where you even do more less and more money than coding, learn cybersecurity next its even easir if you already know software engineering 😉😉

[@JoshuaRoston]

Man I found your channel in the middle of looking for a new career and you’ve inspired and kept me motivated. I’m trying to take the self taught route because I have patience financially due to my trucking business but I second guess it sometimes because I’m afraid I’ll do all this work learning and never get a job because I don’t have a degree. But I want yo thank you because your videos always pop up in time to reinforce my motivation

[@jowurani]

Thank you so much for this video it’s a God sent because needed that boost of motivation of my journey learning to code. Especially cool seeing this a black young male myself same age range learning to code. Love and support from the UK just subscribed to your channel cos of this video. To more success bro

[@marcoadev]

This is what I needed to hear from anybody. I feel lost recently. I really don't feel motivated to finish my "audiovisual communication career" and I've been struggling from this because I feel I'm betraying my parents, specially my mom. I'm now studying to apply a coding bootcamp and I feel like I found my element. The way you explain the experience you have about coding and life in general makes me feel motivated and happy. Sorry if my english is bad, but I really wanted to thank you. Thank you for your content and for your pure soul. 🙏🏾

[@cesarsales22]

I can relate to you my man... I've been working as a software developer for 1 year and 3 months and it changed my life too... It's been quite a ride and I'm loving every bump of it

[@Алексей127-г6э]

Even there is a war in my country, this guy says a WORD! Just keep doing what you want, set goals and achive it! Best of luck to you ma man!!!

[@v.jfreeman]

It’s been a journey man!! Can’t even explain how happy I am to see how far you’ve come, and how excited I am to see how far you’ll keep going. Big ups man, I still remember the old vlogs and pranks back in the day. Great work bro!!!!!!

[@AnnorCode]

AYEEE i'm hapy you're back man!

[@basheebrah3551]

I was wondering, did you need a degree to get into software engineering? Does having one make it easier?

[@engineeringmadeasy]

Hi, do you have degree? Did you go to the University?

[@RayGotJuice]

What do I need to get into coding? I don’t even know where to start.

[@Eugene.Berezin]

I am so happy for you. I've been following you for quite some time. Keep going!

[@dummycodes]

Thank you Eugene, always supporting!

[@dengocode223]

Did you went to Faculty of IT

[@hellojoshua3287]

Glad to have you back! Always love the optimism

[@perryetienne5377]

Glad you are back!! Thanks for the update!!

[@molahi5779]

2:50 Thank you!

[@mike-a8874]

Damn im proud of you

[@marlojones7001]

good to see you back man

[@patriotlightning7791]

I hope the best for you my dear. ♥

[@ekwuemejustin1316]

He’s back!

[@josuensumba4199]

Welcome back bro..

[@sipp5657]

Yes🔥🔥🔥

[@innerstand.]

Glad you are back!!!!!!

[@simbol5638]

Longest time

[@sijilo]

☺️👍🏻

[@damonbigsby2901]

Where the white girl at 😂

[@saudwang9891]

I was waiting for you man to post thank you so much for sharing this with us

[@moyeajinomisanghan8160]

Handsome developer

[@engineeringmadeasy]

You are the Legend Bro🫶

[@jocelinjohnston3091]

🎶 p̳r̳o̳m̳o̳s̳m̳

[@WAVY.Y]

You're such a great guy man, all love

[@dummycodes]

appreciate this thank you! :)