Youtube could be ruining your software engineering career

[@EngineeringwithUtsav]

Hello folks! The video may be a bit jittery for a few minutes in the middle in some formats, especially on TV. Looks like my render settings got tweaked when migrating from desktop to the M1 MacBook Pro. Apologies 🙏🏽 And thank you, for all the awesome comments (and likes), I read them all and appreciate every single one of them! Cheers!

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[@s_3095]

Hey please reply to my comment written in comment at 8:45 pm ist

[@bboyrynan2800]

Does data structure and algorithms need high level math ? If so can you refer to the best books ? Thanks

[@masternobody1896]

RIP me I cant stop yt

[@nathanhedglin931]

@@bboyrynan2800 no but it helps if you're going to be developing new algorithms (virtually no one does)

[@tonyfield5407]

As an enterprise web developer with 22 years of full-time experience I can say that I wholeheartedly agree with your points. Well done and thank you for making these points!

[@rebelsdeveloper367]

as enterprise developer also , i make video for tutorial and most some of them my real life code . For some of us , we dont have time to play around new thing . Some stuck with old tech .

[@alb12345672]

Agree, doing it since the late 80s in HS.

[@rollsroycecanada]

Lately, I was getting overwhelmed with all the content around and started losing interest in basic DSA and Software architecture. This was really helpful! Thanks a lot keep up the awesome work :)

[@festus-obi]

its helpful to filter the contents and stick to the ones you find to be really beneficial

[@zackcarl7861]

Select one person or channel to learn from and stick to it do t bounce around till it's finished

[@rounakdutta6164]

I literally laughed when you said that "don't spend your time watching desk setup videos". every thing you said is exactly correct. thanks Utsav, for making this video.

[@RavitejPudi]

Lol thats how i started watching Utsav's videos.

[@aaronramirez2176]

@@RavitejPudi Same

[@arshanshaikh2958]

Every point mentioned by him is true. I can say that because I've made the same mistakes and I'm realising everyday as I progress in my career🙌🏻

[@cutecatshorts3464]

what are your mistakes if you could share?

[@redbaronlast]

I am not in software engineering (or computer science) at all (I am a psychologist), but I still think that this video was very valuable and thought provoking. I really think you are right. We are too often looking for "short cuts" that will in fact just make us waste time....

[@mattecscc]

Great vid! One point that I don’t fully agree is related to the more “technical” aspects of programming, like data structures and algorithms. Most devs aren’t working in companies dealing with billions of requests per second, so most devs won’t need more than a basic understanding of these topics. And maybe if you try to build simple apps or backend applying the same techniques, you’ll be over-engineering or creating unnecessary complexity, upsetting the biz people that just wanna deliver a working feature to a client. What I mean is that, yeah, it’s super important to understand the more complex or “academic” topics of CS, but if you don’t really know them yet, it’ll be ok to release apps in production in a lot of times. It shouldn’t stop you, or create impostor syndrome. Try to learn them, but don’t obsess about it - I know bc I used to 😅

[@HAHA-ix9vx]

Great practical point. Thanks

[@scvnthorpe__]

Yeah, been thinking this. Around a third of professional devs on StackOverflow don't even have a compsci degree; this is stuff that will take you from an ok dev to a *great* one as your career progresses but starting out not so much. You have to be committed to teaching yourself new things as you progress in any case.

[@carldrogo9492]

Data Structures and Algorithms is more for performance tuning...just use Arrays for everything.

[@scvnthorpe__]

Like yeah for a high volume application ofc you want to up the ante however conceivable, but this habit of filtering candidates on that shit at the door and not even giving them the change to *use* that information for a good year or two anyways is really dumb Like yeah ok buddy you have the complete works of Marcus Aurelius in your office but you can't just shoot me some time to read up on linked lists as professional development? Well too bad

[@hil449]

@@carldrogo9492 more like use dictionaries and lists

[@bronsonschnitzel7493]

Agreed. The top KZbinrs in CS/Software development rarely have any real world experience.

[@omni-man3137]

The Coding Train, Paul Lewis , Nasser Hussein , Kent C Dotts , List goes on...

[@funkeyfreshbballer]

I’m in robotics software and KZbin has been helpful learning the basics of data structures and languages like C++, Rust, Julia, and Python. However, your point about false competence really hit home not just because of KZbinrs who think they know what they’re doing but myself as well. Writing production grade code needs to be learned from experience; just because I watch a video doesn’t mean I can actually use it in my job. Also, your point about tools is true in robotics: we use Python and C++. There’s little incentive to learn a new language because we don’t need one.

[@yayitsmelody4948]

The whole video is so full of truth that I even got scared lol, I used to be one of the people who fall into false competence just following youtube tutorials but if someone would ask me something I would be just lost... Thank you!

[@rodrigogavel9827]

The world works this way for almost everything. TikTok, reels, Instagram or KZbin shows a life style of how looks to be a software engineer. This is a little mind blocker when someone wants to be a better developer :( Bro, I love this channel, you are very honest talking about this topics... PS: The new design of those subtitles in the video looks pretty good!

[@realagentpenguin]

Wow! This video was so insightful! I started to learn CS in May 2021 and started with C++. I couldn't find any good resources online and switched to Java. I'm happy with Java but I also started to learn Full stack development. I started DSA and I haven't completed any of these. I had been roaming clueless all these days. I'm gonna go and finish DSA in Java now. Thank you again!

[@vulpixelful]

I'm a software engineer and I've been looking for info like this. There's a lot of crud (ha) to wade through on YT! Subbed.

Thank you Utsav for your advice and your insights. A am kind of at a analysys-aralysis stage and can't decide how (or to a far lesser extent-wether) to kick start my software engineering career. I would say I am a false beginner in IT and nothing specific is more lining up with "my context", than something else. Since you said in your video that you try to read every comment, I am going to risk asking you potentially annoying, yet natural question-where/how would you advice to start. If you will actually take time to answer, I am going to take your advice seriously under consideration. Thank you regardless (wether you will or won't take time to answer).

[@FlavourlessLife]

"There is no verification for content quality on KZbin"... doubly true now that downvoting has been removed.

[@KpFriendly]

The difficulty with learning programming is all the misinformation. Not everyone knows computer science and software engineering are two similar but different fields. Half the influencers are computer science students and tend to recommend difficult topics that don’t really pertain to everyone, and 30 percent of them are salesmen trying to sell their course. Learning to program isn’t very hard In it self, its just a tool. The skill of problem solving, however, is very difficult skill to learn and takes time to build and proper guidance from professionals no matter what industry your in.

[@catwhisperer911]

I've been in IT in one form or another since 1977 (yeah, I'm an old fart but still thoroughly engaged with modern development) and I can tell you that what Utsav suggests in this video is 100% accurate. I urge those first entering into the field to master the fundamentals and master your craft and you will have a leg up when it comes to surviving and thriving in the current trend of HBD (hyped based development) and language/framework/library dujour. Utsav, with this video your earned my respect and I am now a subscriber. I look forward to watching your catalog of videos and new content.

[@barrabasz]

As a software developer with 87 years of experience I agree

[@pluto8404]

strange coincidence, I am looking for a junior entry level software engineer with 87 years of experience. Are you interested?

[@carlos483]

Amazing video. Thank you for your honesty. I'm an aspiring developer, and there is a lot of videos and blogs saying "don't learn X language, learn Y instead". Months ago I decided to learn Java and someone said to me that it was a bad idea, that I have to learn C# instead, because we are not in the 2000s, etc... I think is also really difficult for front-end developers, because there is always a new JS framework.

[@carldrogo9492]

Don't be in the habit of hopping from one JavaScript Framework to the next. Most of them are just fads that'll dissipate quicker than turd in a tsunami torrent.

[@anthony4571]

"don't spend your time watching setup videos" shit...you got me there

[@balaprince87]

One of the best videos in your channel, I see a worrying trend in instagram promoting half baked concepts and shorts on the trending topics (like data science). Heck they amass a crowd with their shorts, call them "insta family" and start a business stating that they mentor people to enter and excel in that specific field. This is as bad as clickbaiting.. they are just cashing in on the trend, things have become entertainment rather than passion and hardwork

[@GermanLarez]

I was one full of courses, tutorials.... and so on and on... you've just got yourself a new subscriber my friend! a harsh truth a few people will recognize ...

[@aliensonmars3662]

I can't control my self to give a thumbs up for your content. Every time you just come with an idea that changes my entire perspective. Very happy you don't make frequent video, but worthy content.

[@RooonilWazlib]

"Don't watch desk setup videos", "a mechanical keyboard doesn't make you a better engineer" why the personal attacks bro??? Lol this video was amazing, you even applied you own criticisms to your own channel, awesome content! Liked and subscribed.

[@fravoredstunner5]

I found this channel today 14th Dec 2021 and subscribed. This is what i needed before the year ends. Channel clean up next.

[@eastsideozzy]

I'm so glad the algorithm recommended this video because after watching hundreds of videos from the top KZbin verse and software development, I was getting a little discouraged and confused but somehow the algorithm is recommending some of these people who actually add value and have experience in the field and they're not 22 years old and millionaires

[@yashmjj]

"Next day your professor is teaching you some algorithm class using some *ancient language like C++* " HAH! I studied algorithms in C in the very second semester and it made no freaking sense until 2nd semester of masters

[@danylfernandes6741]

Can NEVER thank you enough for making this. This is also the case with Twitter. Would love to see you talk about that too! Love from India!

[@zackcarl7861]

Basically guys 1) select one good youtube channel that can teach you what you want to learn , it can be mit open course ware or any youtuber with experience . 2) stick to that one resource , remember you don't change collage and bounce Between may of them , so stick to one course and video playlist at a time , do t bounce around 3) youtube is a awsome place to learn things and , the amount of free co tent available on it is equivalent to any thing a collage course will teach you ,you just have to know what to search

[@jliby1708]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. I'VE BEEN SO TIRED OF THESE TRIVIALIZED CS VIDS ON THE NET. THANKS FOR SHEDDING LIGHT ON THEM

[@arturfil]

I think the general message here is take everything in KZbin with a grain of salt. Everyone has their own bias. I do believe that there is a programming language that could benefit one purpose than the other. I also do agree that there are some videos that could be misleading so for the same reason, people should take all content in KZbin with a grain of salt and do their due diligence researching about the content creator.

[@EngineeringwithUtsav]

Hey there baddy! Hope you are doing well!

[@arturfil]

@@EngineeringwithUtsav Hope you are well on your end too! I'm trying to release new content soon!

[@thilinarajapaksha6361]

I found this channel at the time less than 1k subscribers, and he was talking data structures and algorithms. That was the point I started look back into the boring stuff I learnt in first year of college. Even now I am learning some of the DS, design principles and patters. It helped me lot in my first interview. Thank you so much!

[@daniellehunt380]

Hi Utsav. I appreciate your candid advice! I sorta accidentally "fell into" a dev role earlier this year with very little knowledge or experience, and the field is massive and often difficult for a newbie to navigate. I've begun to replace my evening KZbin entertainment with videos about development, but I'll be viewing them more critically now, and I'll try to focus more on long-form lectures about things like data structures -- which are actually very interesting! As someone totally new to the field, data structures can seem boring at first blush, but every one of them feels like learning a new kind of arcane magic. Not letting go of my mechanical keyboard though. ;)

[@rohitpol]

What an Honest video 🤗 Simple advice for all is stop running behind thumbnails and work hard instead of searching for shortcuts 😌

[@theolindsey3]

This is the message that I needed to hear, thanks!

[@mrsingh5351]

This video is pure! Every beginner should be getting the right firsthand information which is rarely on the internet.

[@_zetrax]

I started watching and learning about infrastructure and architecture about 4 years ago, I remember commenting on the "Mastering Chaos" video from Netflix a couple of years ago because I can't understand anything he was saying. Today I am much more equipped and I can understand how everything is working not as deeply as I want but night and days compared to when I began. I see people say programming is easy, yes but I've learned through time being a great software developer has nothing to do with learning a simple programming language. I hope this helps some out.

[@ggg-ox3hr]

It’s weird when a bootcamp graduate quits their job after 4 months and starts a KZbin channel to give “career advice”

[@yashtekena]

Totally Relatable!! and this perspective is often ignored

[@EddieTheDamned]

I work as a software engineer and this video is the one of the most down to earth I've come across on the platform. Thank you for this, people need this

[@camels_are_sober]

This is absolutely true. I have been working with JS for couple of years the over sell of every JS framework is so annoying. Its refreshing to see someone on KZbin talking of software engineering instead of just code and languages . Software Engineering is much more then just code .

[@latest_disaster_videos_globe]

I like your dimples while you talking. It's looks like your smile coming from your heart.

[@pratikthacker]

Exactly what I always wonder, some KZbinrs are not working as engineers but make KZbin videos

[@mark-chen]

Hey, Utsav. It is a great video to share! It reminds me to rethink and reflect on what I am doing as a computer science student.

[@abhinavsawant2948]

Amazing!!! He just explained how to implement recursions in real life to become successful software engineer! It's really so kind of him to direct future tech geeks in profound and solid exposure towards this industry!

[@rostamboroumandrad7703]

great video thank u so much, I am currently a junior coms ci student

[@nathanhedglin931]

Amazing video. Subscribed. We have too many fake gurus in all areas. Of course without dislike counts we can't know.

[@saumenroy8710]

I started watching your videos about a week ago and I wish I had a mentor like you 2 years earlier.Thanks a lot,mentor.

[@clarmso]

"False Competence" manifest in different ways among the undergraduate students even before KZbin. The year 2000 way of dissing the professors was "I want to learn Visual Basic so I can get a job. Why am I learning the paradigm of programming languages, data structure & algorithm etc". Usually, the professors defend the curriculum by saying, "the university teaches you big ideas and not on performing on specific jobs." Many professors had been in the academia for a long time and didn't have concrete examples why the topics are relevant for real jobs. Thank you for pointing out, as an experienced professional, why learning some boring topics such as distributed systems is beneficial.

[@YashKakrecha]

Very good video. I know some people who only doing clone of instagram, twitter from watching KZbin... they are basically copy pasting from youtube instead of coming with the idea from themselves

[@sagarsingh4951]

The level of awareness you have about your field is just on another level. This is the level pf self awareness any creator should have before spreading any mass idea.

[@HolisticDeveloper]

This is one of the best video I have seen in a while. It is packed with a lot of valuable information.

[@loadiam]

Data Structures and Algorithms was best class I ever took at University and the most fun I had learning about computer programming.

[@johnnyt.2523]

Any recommendations on creating scalable, production level Django restful apis would be very welcome!

[@AmreshTripathi]

Solid gold advice for new engineers

[@shubhamdwivedi1476]

I can't figure out that why the number of likes on this video are so less as compared to the views. 😅 the viewers don't even want to force their thumb for just to save energy to type messages not considering to appreciate this kind of valuable content on YT. Well I love your content and love from 🇮🇳.

[@supersim1357]

I enjoyed this video and I appreciate the fact that it's critical of the culture around programming. However, after about 5 minutes, your footage is uncomfortably laggy and difficult to watch. Maybe this is just a problem with my device, but I doubt it since the footage of the talks you include is smooth.

[@arvindg7950]

Immediately subscribed after this Thank you utsav

[@imnblmi]

I really love your channel, cause I always find genuine advices. Thanks for the knowledge !!

[@i.am.gaurav.khanna]

Hi Utsav, Just stumbled upon this video and everything said is so true. Thanks for creating such quality video. Happy New Year and keep up this good work.

[@adarshshinde4969]

As always great piece of content, sharing this with all my friends almost everyone goes through this tutorial hell, this video surely helps with that. Thanks Utsav

[@tomvsaji474]

Wo. Took a hit. Still answered may questions in my mind. Thanks for being raw and transparent.

[@tenthconcept]

Truth be told, the presence of KZbin ruins it all. I have worked as a professional Automation and Controls Engineer since 2005. In the last three years, I continue to witness Senior guys that will not read documentation and head to KZbin first for answers. As a matter of fact, my last director would send me YT links to troubleshoot issues within the organization (and they had SLAs!). At the end of the day, if you don't learn to have some type of discipline yourself to research and read the correct documentation with respect to APIs, or other technical documentation, you will loose in this industry. The new generation believes they know anything because they are able to Search, Google for answers. YOU CANNOT GOOGLE EXPERIENCE.

[@abdallamunir4958]

This is THE BEST video I watched on KZbin or any other platform for that matter about software engineering. I know you put so much effort into making this video and others, and your effort payed off, it is impressive and captivating. I could not help but to finish watching it. I appreciate the high quality production. THANK YOU

[@StevePlaysBanjo]

I love this message so much. Deep reading is essential. Books still matter. Don’t skim. Don’t skip the hard stuff.

[@BarakaAndrew]

Agree with you 100%. I always tell people, learn data structures and algorithms they laugh, then we start a big project, 10 users crash the server. Have interviewed hundreds of people who can’t solve even basic problems. A full stack engineer that doesn’t even know difference between hash map and array is a bomb waiting to explode.

[@cybermonk373]

You just got a new subscriber and promoter from this video. Thank you for the content.

[@Krazness]

Excellent video. The goldfish point really hit home

[@AccessCode101]

tbh I clicked the video because the lights in the background made the book in the thumbnail similar to the new Thomas Cormen's Introduction to Algorithms, and I was like, how did it get the book? It's coming out in March 22. Having a closer look, it's the same ol' edition. As for the content in this video, yes, I prefer to take my software development advice from a professional, a professor, a good book, documentation; not a video.

[@tech_and_sundry]

This video is so on point! I make software engineering videos, but it's only sharing my own experiences - not trying to front like an expert at something I am not! Looking forward to watching more of your videos and learning from you! :)

[@jorgevaladas788]

I've been noticing that even places like Stack Overflow can be a source of bad advice because they lack enough context. It doesn't matter if the person that made the question actually needs what they need help with and this can perpetuate bad practices. Platforms like Leetcode and the like also promote bad habits that have no place in a real world project. It seems like it's all about making something work in as few characters as possible, sacrificing readability and even performance to do so.

[@stugeh]

The most annoying trend on swe KZbin is people who push this mindset that you need to code 28 hours a day to be a good developer.

[@baltimorebjj]

Agree with your points for sure. What I think these quick video are great for is picking up some of the options and strengths that are present in the newer tools. There is a huge business market for small to medium size apps that will never need the architecture/infrastructure of Instagram. But clients are familiar with what an app like Instagram can do, so they want something similar (and of course quickly). These new tools/frameworks were all created to solve certain problems in the modern programming world, and if you pick the right one for the problem you have, you can make your life easier. These kind of videos help you sift through all the options. But yeah, if you really think that's how Instagram works, you are in for a rude awakening.

[@NullLabs]

Love your content and thanks for putting it out there! I honestly struggle with this myself. I make a some educational content and I worry about leading people down the wrong path! You know, I want to help share the little knowledge I have gained over the past years working as a professional, but in a way that encourages the right absorption. Anyhow. I don't have it figured out, and loved hearing your thoughts on it and would love to hear more from you on "Ok, you are a tech education content creator, how do you manage that and ensure you are giving your masses (not masses in my case :) ) information that is going to keep them headed in the right direction. Anyhow. thanks again. your videos always look and sound awesome.

[@JkyLi]

I need this video to get me out of confusion. I should have watched it earlier.

[@baaii]

You got a new sub. Solid guy to new programmers

[@manuelgamezz]

Thanks for sharing with the community. I agree with you, but some channels have a very good instructors, we need to take the important thing of them and practice and need to investigate the documentation too. The most of application that we want to depelop we need a plane in paper(Idea, basic arquitecture, basic structure data base, what we need to develop, what cloud we need, etc) and develop mvp to have the first version. All this path has a lot of work to do. And many developers jump from video to video and lost their path.

[@pablohernandez4305]

Thanks Utsav for your videos, in this days I can feel lost about my software engineer way and your videos always feel me great, ok now I need read more and more practice

[@axaysushir]

It's true man! We only gather experience only by working on real word project and what complex issues we have to face in product level apps, even small change can takes lot of time & involvement into lots of part of application. And the debugging, no one talks about it on KZbin. I spend most of time in debugging rather then building features, that's real learning.

[@nasratt]

Really amazing true advice for young beginner software engineers like me, thanks very much and keep up the good work ❤️

[@unekuejiga9817]

Its a little bit true, for example, i don't watch old tutorials especially from 2019 and above...unless there no other good/clear/available one. i try to stick to the most recent video like last year or 2020..

[@VENICEFANSUB]

Wow, your video changed my perspective on my learning process in this field as a beginner. Thanks a lot

[@ChocolateMilkCultLeader]

Your False Competence point is very similar to a problem with many people trying to break into Machine Learning. They think that the fancy tutorials/courses where you build fancy deep networks with 20 different activation protocols to get 99% performance is ML. In reality it's a lot of banging your head against the wall, running lots of checks to tease out relationships between your features. That is what will give you a hint on how to best clean, preproccess, and the best learning for your problems

[@GustavoDiaz93]

I believe building clone apps by your own specially at the beginning of your career or when you're learning a new programming language is great, however I agree that once we have some experience is better to learn more about the fundamentals and how to scale systems no matter the stack.

[@ds7338]

Thanks for making this video Utsav. Great content.

[@istudy9]

I am starting my journey pivoting as a strategy consultant to comp sci with UPenn MCIT program. I appreciate the “algorithm and data structure important “. It’s all about scalability not PoC development.

[@premalupadhyay3555]

Great advice sir, subscribed your channel because of that false competence point that actually changed my way of thinking, thank u so much sir for sharing your experience.

[@Mutual_Information]

This video made some excellent points - theres a lot of hastily made videos with bold claims out there. I don’t think I’m making the same mistakes. My vids take a long time and aren’t designed for growth.

[@Saleca]

its good advice but its hard to believe someone would watch desk set up videos to pregress in a carrer, rather people do it to see gear or pass time.. there is time for work and licour

[@dogmaquest2281]

thank you very good video! can be applied to almost any topic on KZbin for sure

[@cspeacock]

Mister Utsav, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I heard each and every word and will immediately apply these advices.

[@7th_CAV_Trooper]

I disagree with the premise that competition in this industry is fierce.

[@namansingla2009]

completely agree with you.. these days freshers just memorize some lertcode questions and get into faang, after that they started youtube even giving advise about system design.. these youtubers are polluting young minds

[@sanskarsharma9494]

Thanks for the video Utsav. It makes a lot of sense :)

[@nimeshgautam4426]

Thanks for the guidance Utsav. I just started my programming career (currently a student). I want to be the one to develop the library and frameworks and IDE's, etc like django and dont want to be the one to use it. My point is I want to know the in's and out's of how the things are done under those library and frameworks. How do i go about it? What would be my roadmap ? What would be my career choices? Can you give some roadmap? Thanks for your work.

[@khalidkhabouz]

Thank you Ustav. Neat & clean as always.

[@JayeshDhandha]

Your words have really deep thought and it shows how deep your understanding is for software field. I have learned many things from your 1 video and would like myself to follow those to use youtube in a better way!!! You are just Awesome Utsav... :) :) :)

[@hamzanasirr]

YES YES YES YES. Thank you for speaking on this Utsav. Much needed video.

[@bhargavpandya9189]

This video was eye opening! Thanks Utsav!

[@omjogani]

Absolutely Superb context here in this video!!