How Coding Changed My Life

Hey guys, in this video I'd like to tell you my story. How I became a developer, a bit about my university days, and what it really felt like for me to be a software engineer.
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[@withmarko]

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[@05jessejames]

Not exaggerating, the best app I have downloaded since getting my MacBook. Such a simple, yet powerful app. I recommend to anyone I come across that has a Mac.

[@aboxninja]

2 uploads in 3 days???? Amazing

[@withmarko]

Hey thanks 🙏 I’m trying to improve 🙃

[@abdelhake2673]

you are totally right the when you become a developer is like having a skills that's other don't and i like it and the part when you think about new project always get me excited 😅 ...good luck

[@allisonm6554]

You have such an encouraging and uplifting approach to what you do! It is truly inspiring for a beginner coder like myself. Keep up the great work!!

[@ElaineParra]

When the video ended I had a happy smile looking at the screen, thank you Marko!!

[@nicolasaguilar9209]

I love It, thanks for sharing Marko!

[@flovous]

Yoo marko, i really really enjoy having your vlogs on the background when im working, im also a junior dev in a brand new startup, hearing your stories is inspiring! It would be awesome if you have your own playlist of these vlogs so i can listen to them on loop. Thanks in advance for the great videos

[@itzpsych0513]

I used to watch you a lot in my first CE year, gained much inspiration to keep going. I havent watched you in a while cuz of exams and projects and now i realise youve reached 200k subs, its so amazing. Much love Marko. ❤

[@beastnighttv]

bonus video!!! thanks a lot marko :D

[@withmarko]

Hey yes 😃

[@SilentGamingDad]

make my day, good content as usually , and 2 uploads , amazing my friend !

[@jimprix179]

Love your videos mate! Keep up the amazing work. You really inspire me to keep on dreaming to be a software engineer.

[@withmarko]

Hey thank you, I’m really glad you liked it 😊

[@christoc4356]

Hello Marko, I love your narrator voice, it makes your videos so easy to listen to. I am a digital product manager and a hobbyist developer on my journey to full-time dev. Your videos are inspirational, congrats on the 200k subs 🎉

[@rotzztf]

I love your videos, I learn a lot but I get inspired so much! ❤

[@tifart]

Hey Marko, I have been following you for a while and I just wanted to shout out how much I appreciate the content you are producing! I love it! I myself am a CFO and totally fascinated by IT and even though what you are doing is a totally different area, you just fascinate me with your videos! Thank you for this and keep it up!

[@withmarko]

Hey thank you my friend, this means a lot! 😊 I happen to watch a lot of finance content in my free time, haha 😃

[@2bloodyfox]

Thank you soooo much 🙂 As a IT consultant (Helios Nephrite) I was forced to learn SQL, data structures and so much more. Can 100% relate to go to my flat from work or on rainy sunday just sit down and try to learn something more. Your vlogs helped me a lot . Regards from Czech Republic, Michal

[@purplebanana4325]

omg I am Czech as well. Do you have discord?

[@2bloodyfox]

@@purplebanana4325 Ahoj :) nemám, nepoužívám. Ale kouknu na něj a případně se ozvu.

[@tommyasek]

@@purplebanana4325 same here, from CZ :D

[@josefminar9157]

@@purplebanana4325 omg I am Czech as well :D

[@withmarko]

Hey guys, thank you so much for the nice comments 😊 fun fact, I’ve been to Prague 5 times, and can navigate it better than Belgrade 😂

[@HunzaTech]

Beautiful, thanks Marko. I don't work as a developer, yet lol, but in hindsight the most fun I've really ever had was learning to program. I loved it. Thank you for your insights, excellent 👊👍

[@lurst]

When you start working as a dev, I hope you'll still enjoy learning because the learning doesn't ever stoo. A good thing if you like it

[@rkendtoend]

Congrats for 200 000 subscribers 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@KodeWarrior]

I really can appreciate the perspective you lend here. I'd even say if you are experiencing 'negatives', you can simply adjust where and how you are working....development provides for that!

[@withmarko]

Yep, that’s very true, you can always change where you work 👍👍

[@aizn28]

Very inspiring video, thank you! 👍

[@farhanyudaputra6422]

thanks for helping me reignite the spark for coding i've been missing with this video

[@withmarko]

Hey I’m so glad you are feeling motivated, that’s awesome 🙌

[@alejorag]

Loved this video, it just reaffirmed changing my career and becoming a developer (almost 5 years ago now!) was definitely my best idea ever. Love my career, love my job, love my side projects. Really well put, thank you!

[@davidrichard4768]

And what about the money at the end? Ok ? Or not enough ?

[@alejorag]

@@davidrichard4768 Definitely worth it. I'm formerly a journalist and I'm now making about 3-4x as much as the top earner from my original college cohort while working from home (could be even more but I'm kind of in love with the startup I work for right now so I'm not looking to switch). First job as a developer had shit pay tho lol, gotta power through while you get enough experience/abilities to start climbing towards the better jobs. Go for it!

[@williamdevalliere291]

Currently studying to work within cybersecurity and really find your videos inspiring - keep them coming! :)

[@dannotes9396]

Thanks for being an inspiration Marko ❤ Love from India 🇮🇳

[@SamtheSWE]

Another great video!

[@lucioderosa1147]

Really inspiring thank you

[@DonCafecito]

Love your videos as always Marko! They truly keep me inspired and interested in trying to push myself to change careers and get into software development (especially since I have so many creative app and game ideas I would love to create!) Anyways, my question to you since you've been in the industry for quite some time now: Do you think that AI is going to get advanced enough to where it replaces developers (like yourself) in the near future completely? If so, what are you doing to combat that or at least preparing yourself for that next level of change?

[@naoladugna4667]

Marko is back like the old days.👍👍

[@selenic7813]

Great work my man

[@withmarko]

Thank you 😃

[@user-nm2wc1tt9u]

You are inspiration, I aspire to be as good as you one day.

[@withmarko]

Hey thanks, I’m sure you can do better than me 😃

[@sathyanarayanan1654]

Congratulations for ur 2 lakh subscriber bro🎉

[@withmarko]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Sebastian_Evans]

Just stumbled across your video while I'm currently transitioning careers to a software developer. Super curious about the book you mentioned at the beginning of the video.

[@MartinAaberge]

I've been following you for a while :) Love your story. What sketching app is that?

[@lazarkap]

This video is Amazing 🤩

[@withmarko]

Thank you my man 😊

[@frederickgreen5220]

very good video Marko! by the way what is the brand of your keyboard? it looks very good. Cheers.

[@maximobaez8947]

Show us how you manage your taks / calendar / productivity overall

[@SokPannhaMak]

Really enjoy your content. I'm curious what Ipad you use for drawing wireframe?

[@Gingerbearded]

Svaka cast!

[@IvanMixtapes]

Odakle si

[@zulfiqarlaili2859]

The part that "Wow I cant wait to get home today to try new accounting trick" really gets me

[@fepamer]

I am not a software engineer, but all your words make sense for all majors, You have to buy a flight ticket without seeing the invoice and come here "Mi casa es tu casa" kind regards from Peru, thank you for your videos, not miss any.

[@marcotuliocnd]

some of the reasons you listed were the same reason I had when i started studying computer science. First of all, it's one of the easiest way to start your own business, you can literally test any idea you want without spending 1 dolar. And second, it's one the only professions that allow you to work remotely to any country in the world.

[@withmarko]

Hey yes, exactly 😃

[@grunkxd6395]

Hello, I have been watching your content for a while now and I must admit, that your channel is one of my favorites. I am still learning to become a backend engineer, but recently it feels like I am walking at one place and I am not making any progress. Do you have any advice for people like me?

[@Indro57]

Marko you are my insperation to start my coding journing

[@withmarko]

Hey that’s awesome to hear, good luck 😃

[@DevlogBill]

Marko, excellent video! Where you been man? I think you got lost? You haven't published a video in a while.

[@harrytakar151]

Hi Marko. Great video, I am moving away from digital marketing and into coding, what do you think the best coding langauges are the best to learn at the beginning of my coding journey ? thank you for your help.

[@darthkroxis]

I love your videos.

[@darthkroxis]

Раз Марко серб, есть ли у него хоть какое-то знание русского языка?

[@darthkroxis]

Zdravo, Marko!

[@withmarko]

Zdravo! 🙂 Hvala puno ☺️

[@AliImam-cs9ni]

My favourite youtuber is back

[@withmarko]

Thank you 😊😃

[@mikelinsi]

thanks

[@wandanny3889]

hey Marko, I'm kinda like the opposite of you I study physics although I also get passions on CS 😂 wanna ask what's the name of the java book you mentioned at the beginning and can you share your wallpaper cuz it's really beautiful. you got a sub btw

[@1MelkaZ]

Markooooo ❤

[@withmarko]

Heey 😊

[@Sanguinej]

If I may ask, what backpack do you use? I notice it in these videos when you pull out your laptop and I like the silhouette a lot.

[@user-ir3yw8bs4i]

May be I am the only one who missed out on struggles what u mentioned at the beginning of your video? It would be interesting to know what it cost you outside of your coding hours? Health , relationships, friends, sun? That would interest me more than the good „happy“ time

[@Razye.]

I just came back to this channel after quite a while and noticed you've taken off your first videos/the ones where you still worked at Kahoot. If this wasn't you, then my bad, but if yes why have you taken those videos down. They were the reason I first subscribed to your channel. Thanks

[@aymanafzal]

Whenever I feel low on coding, I watch your vlogs and then BOOOM Coding Starts.

[@HeToxic96]

I really enjoyed about your channel, and i gonna to become a frontend developer but i dont sure, i everytime ask my self about "am i on time? there are a lot of developer and huge competition" can u gimme advice, is it not late to become developer?

[@jorgegimenezperez9398]

Man you gotta roll that wallpaper...!

[@jorgegimenezperez9398]

I didn't say anything, I have just found them on your site I think

[@withmarko]

Glad you like it :)

[@ahmetceran00]

Keep using music. That makes your videos more cozy and relaxing 👌

[@insomicraiddict]

How can I entertain the idea of subscribing when I'm already subscribed!

[@withmarko]

Haha, fair game, thanks 😃

[@BoogeyMan-fu5yn]

AWESOME video! What vscode theme do you use?

[@withmarko]

Hey I use the default dark theme, I think it’s called dark modern or something like that 😃

[@NonameViewr]

Nice Marko, I like it 👌🏅🎈 Correct me if I’m wrong, okay? At 2:37, the discord tag “alt” isn’t it supposed to be: …alt=“Discord logo”/> ??

[@withmarko]

Why not? 😃

[@NonameViewr]

@@withmarko isn’t it because the tag is meant for Discord? Help a brother 😹

[@sheikhquadeer5965]

that end music is of pedrotech

[@AsadbekCodes123]

you made One Menu Project. Does python make django?

[@MiroslavJahelka]

wow CSS programming and markup engineer :DDDDD

[@webcoderph]

Woah nice 🎉

[@nikichashadow]

Can you ask one of the mods to get me unbanned there has been a misunderstanding

[@webcoderph]

@@nikichashadow from Marko’s discord?

[@nikichashadow]

@@webcoderph yes

[@yuhanasyulianto3683]

this is a 100% reality

[@camilomolinos2101]

Which is the best way to start in dev world??

[@adamrasti]

Hi Marco :) - can you write what program you use on iPad in the video (0:49)

[@darkemperor9006]

Hey Marko. What is your opinion on using AI(ChatGPT, Copilot) while learning software development? Thanks.

[@withmarko]

Hey I think it’s a great tool for learning and exploring. Just make sure to double check the output 😃

[@pugg3762]

Marko you’re the best but what is that mouse 😂😂😂

[@withmarko]

Hey this is the Mx master 3s 😃

[@andykenward]

🙏

[@DontAsk12]

nice vid

[@JY-fr5zd]

0:04 I'm new user to Mac, may I have the name of this app?

[@AsadbekCodes123]

hello marco I would like to join the Kahoot! campaign you are working on. What do I need to do to get a job here? I will wait your answer

[@withmarko]

Hey you can checkout what positions are open here: kahoot.com/open-positions/

[@user-of6ls2ng5l]

Bro, it's so painful to watch when you drink coffee over your macbook)

[@royhonders]

You have anxiety 😅

[@raeestheviewer224]

It just like he said: he not earning as much as others people, he's just earning the typical salary

[@UuU1001.]

yea bro, you’ve got to share some with the MacBook, you selfish selfish man

[@gamer_garage]

I spilled my coffee on my MacBook last week it's all over the keyboard, I'm surprised it's still working 😅(don't try this at home)

[@aymenfeu1493]

hi Mr.Marko i hope you're doing well! am a 4th year software engineering student. and am lost, i can't decide which programming language to learn (i know am too late) and i feel like i've wasted my time going to this field.

[@friendly__drone9352]

If you've tried a few languages through school, then pick the one you like. Otherwise you can look at what languages are used in the job descriptions for jobs you want to apply for. If going into web then you have to learn some Javascript.

[@aymenfeu1493]

@@friendly__drone9352 thank you for your reply

[@withmarko]

Hey this is excellent advice, I would also add that you can choose a language based on the project you are working on, or the kind of projects you like to work on in general.

[@nerviantone]

THis is great. May i ask how old are you ?

[@withmarko]

Hey thanks 🙏 Im 30, soon 31 😃

[@jakubkracina1583]

Hey, what is that ipad app you use for drawing? Thanks!

[@aisflai8277]

would be nice, if u could reply to this comment when he answers. I also wanna know

[@friendly__drone9352]

I would also like to know

[@withmarko]

Hey guys, it's called Concepts :)

[@petrzurek5713]

Nice perspective. What was the name of that Java book?

[@withmarko]

"Java 2: The Complete Reference" by Osborne :)

[@petrzurek5713]

@@withmarko thx, seems like there's already a 13th edition and still thiriving

[@ayoubafk4189]

what is the name of the JAVA book you mentioned in the video ?

[@withmarko]

"Java 2: The Complete Reference" by Osborne :)

[@marsimoydawit3486]

can you please make your mac window manager for windows please i like your mac window manager but i cannot afford Mac so if you can please make your mac window manager for windows

[@withmarko]

Hey thank you! I will probably make a windows version at some point, but to be fair, windows already has a very nice window manager :)

[@user-xe5uc4ex3u]

Hi marko , what type of MacBook pro you are using?

[@withmarko]

This is MacBook Pro 16 inch with M1 Pro from 2021

[@luthecoder]

Can I please get the download link of your desktop Wallpaper.. of the contour lines 🔥

[@withmarko]

Hey you can get the wallpapers at withmarko.com/wallpapers for free :)

[@luthecoder]

@@withmarko appreciated🔥🔥

[@tallha4805]

Hello Marko i appreciate your uploads, however i was one of your first subscribers and was also in the Discord server actively chatting. My Account was unfortunately falsely banned. Hope you can do something about it.

[@withmarko]

Hey thanks for supporting me. What is your discord username, I will check with the mods?

[@tallha4805]

@@withmarko it appears like my comment was removed or I didn't push it. İf it wasn't you happy to write again

[@Kraked312]

hello Marko! can you tell me the name of the wallpaper please ?

[@withmarko]

Hey you can get the wallpapers at withmarko.com/wallpapers for free :)

[@Kraked312]

Thank you

[@paulcardus8784]

What tablet are you using for notes and sketches?

[@withmarko]

This is the iPad Air 4 :)

[@SriramSridhar]

what is the app name which you use in ipad for drawing?

[@withmarko]

Hey it's called Concepts :)

[@engineeringmadeasy]

Which software did you use at 0:57? Thanks

[@withmarko]

app is called concepts :)

[@hj1331]

Hi, I wanted to ask how to do learn coding in Java?

[@withmarko]

I would try www.freecodecamp.org/news/tag/java/ :)

[@hj1331]

Thanks

[@ApurvoPal]

Why are you using safari for web development is it good??

[@withmarko]

Hey for some basic stuff like pure html and css like in this video, It's totally fine :)

[@ApurvoPal]

@@withmarko got it

[@lavatr8322]

Does it pay well?

[@withmarko]

Pays ok, nothing spectacular, but enough to live comfortably :)

[@lavatr8322]

​@@withmarko I currently work as a 3D artist, although the it is (soul) fulfilling but it isn't Financially fulfilling. And Money Matters the most i realised that very late . I'm 27 and switching towards Data Analytics, How's the salary of Data Analyst, if you have any idea or friends?

[@nikichashadow]

So can I get unbanned

[@BrianRiendeau]

what was the name of the java book?

[@withmarko]

"Java 2: The Complete Reference" by Osborne :)

[@mohamedabdelkader8003]

Why you don't back again with the old videos

[@withmarko]

Not allowed to film anymore in the office :(

[@mohamedabdelkader8003]

@@withmarko Oh I'm sorry to hear that but it was given me energy to keep going, that why all the office videos has been deleted??

[@In_Visuals485]

1st comment💝

[@withmarko]

So fast, thanks! :)

[@lizziethelemon]

Hey Marko, it's been a while, how're you doing? 😊😊

[@withmarko]

Heey, yes! :) I'm doing well, how are you? :)

[@lizziethelemon]

@@withmarko Glad to hear, I'm doing good as well. Waiting for spring/summer :-)

[@JadWorkspace]

What's the name of that Java book?

[@withmarko]

"Java 2: The Complete Reference" by Osborne :)

[@utibeabasiumanah]

Is that an iPad? If yes what model?

[@withmarko]

Yes, it's the Air 4 :)

[@Beyram1501]

Did you voice change?

[@withmarko]

Haha, yes up until now I was recording most of my voiceovers late at night. But this one I recorded early in the morning instead, while my baby is sleeping and this is what it sounds. :D

[@aminebahlaouane3604]

what's the book ?

[@withmarko]

"Java 2: The Complete Reference" by Osborne :)

[@igorfilin8342]

Where do you work? Northern Europe?

[@withmarko]

Yes, I work in Oslo, Norway :)

[@H4KnSL4K]

Dude, I'm seeing a Macbook, just as you're asking me to subscribe!? No way man, get a real PC

[@H4KnSL4K]

At least you've got a good mouse, you can presumably right-click. (I have extremely little experience with MacOS since I'm so biased against them ... does it actually support right-clicking now?)

[@withmarko]

Hey guys I'm older than you think. I used everything from the cheapest Toshiba dual booting Windows and Linux, to the Mac. As of now I use the mac because of the hardware and battery life. :) Yes, Macs have right click.