How To Think And Problem Solve In Coding

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[@nazimtairov6861]

1. Don’t write a code, take paper or whiteboard 2. Understand problem 3. Decompose your problem into pieces (break down into components) 4. Write algorithms on the paper.

[@imadeosayimwen8437]

nice

[@TechMalaya]

agreed

[@johongirrahimov2343]

@Nazim Everything in life is all about algorithms and data. So people who good at algorithms succeed mostly. And are you from Uzbekistan?

[@thurxs5166]

What about a timed exam where you have limited space for that ☠️

[@gottago1885]

Does writing algorithms mean writing out the technique you’re going to use while coding? For loop/while loops, if statements, OOP?

[@aussieraver7182]

After countless features implemented for work, I've finally decided to analyse the problem first before writing any code. After 2 hours of writing on paper, I felt like I knew exactly what to code to implement the feature. Way more productive!

[@rein556]

wait dont programmers do that by default? As a beginner, I always first understand the problem, and make a basic flow chart, on how I can implement the solution, then I type it into code

[@aussieraver7182]

@@rein556 You are right, you should. But I learned programming from the Internet, not school, so I never learnt it correctly. I just straight away wrote code while Im thinking of the problem. I've never noticed it as an issue until I started working a production environment (i.e work). It's been 2 years now and I've learn alot about software, especially archtecture and good design.

[@artifexpro-000]

This should be general life advice when dealing with everyday problems.

[@ikekeonwu]

I agree; this is practical

[@forkless]

Yep, cutting up the elephant in digestible sizes is pretty good overall method to tackle problems of all sorts.

[@aadarshktofficial]

Totally agree. Be it any problem just take a white paper or board and just break into parts. That's actually first principles thinking.

[@joeyGalileoHotto]

This video is what everyone needs to watch before they write a single piece of code.

[@existence.5806]

Yess

[@LuDaley]

Truth

[@pattech3960]

Woops, too late. I just need to get much much better at problem-solving.

[@Tsoga_Afrika]

Agreed!

[@austin8030]

As someone new to programming, I'm understanding that this is the truth!

[@showlysmooth1661]

started learning programming when i was about 12 but kept failing and telling my self i can't do it , i kept repeating the process of passive learning over and over without even knowing , but thanks to this guy(btw now i am 18) i learn effectively and even made my own app and released it on the playstore :) thanks qazi

[@SMR8344]

@Jimboy weeb 😂😂

[@Mubzzzzz]

waffler

[@kevthedorkslayer9848]

What's your app name? I am interested 😊

[@black_crest]

You finally tasted success

[@ganyrehs]

I feel that is probably the best way to learn before attending college going into computer science. Fail early and learn from your mistakes.

[@god-speed03]

I couldn't solve easy questions on hacker rank but now i am solving medium and hard questions..thanks to this tip...you may think i am joking but I'm not..

[@dinga027]

Bro give tips ! Like help how to get better in mathematical logics !

[@swatideshwal8613]

Yes I need tht too😭

[@god-speed03]

@@swatideshwal8613 @dheeraj a kumar Just follow what he says.... First think how would you solve the problem without any coding knowledge... When you find solution then implement using coding... I got 5 stars on hackerrank In like a week and i am not even that good its just coz i followed this tip and second thing was that i could code whatever solution i had in my mind... Hope it help guys... Keep coding😁

[@madanikaharijan7019]

@@god-speed03 how much money you make

[@biblisabatti10]

How did you do? I'm facing the same issue. I need help please

[@Unused50]

I never thought about thinking in mother tongue while problem solving. Thats a great advice!

[@air_kene3419]

😂😂

[@klingonac79]

11 minutes of talk, for just one line of thought: "Make a plan, before U start coding"

[@kell_alves]

It helps beginners on how to approach coding problems.

[@ALI-se4ph]

It's very helpful for an absolute programmer ..

[@FuzzyDPozzy]

it is very helpful if you dont know how to plan, he showed us how to do it and that is great!

[@rohangupta1789]

Think twice, code once

[@day35ofdebuggingthesamelin56]

Calm down, it was only 10 min 59 sec, not 11 min

[@thespeedyyoshi]

“Let’s think of something easy” Oh okay alright “Like a tic tac toe game” And I’m out.

[@amolbais4805]

me too

[@brucewayne2238]

This actually made me crease 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pricelesspancake]

Thank you. I have been having some trouble at the end of the course I am doing because I kept looking at the problem and just jumping at it all at once just typing out stuff over and over getting frustrated. Now I know to develop my problem solving skills. thank you for the advice!

[@General_Aladeen]

I also struggled in solving some complex problems in programming, now I know the approach, which is to break down the solution into components or step by step functions in order to create an efficient algorithm, this video really helps. thank you.

[@je25ff]

Honestly. this is really my mental block being new to coding. It feels like knowing every word and definition in the dictionary, knowing what story I want to write, but unable to place the words into sentences and sentences in a paragraph. Super frustrating!

[@cinammondream]

This was an AMAZING VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@NETRUNNER_03]

Hi u random person waiting for this thing to start

[@ahmadismail6906]

Shaahid Adams 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@none0n]

You missed the point of the video

[@johongirrahimov2343]

1. Always understand the problem first by writing down exactly what it's that you are building and what functionalities it has. it answers WHAT question 2. Deconstruct the problem. This is important. breaking down problem into sub-problem sometimes not enought coz that sub-problem is still large so in those cases you should keep breaking problem into sub-problems until that problem is reduced down into a single problem that can't be broken down any more and managable on it's own 3. Write Algorithm on how you are going to solve those sub-problems 4. Refactor. This one improves you as a coder and helps you think objectively and helps you when you work with other developers 5. Try to find the solution to your problem somebody else already wrote and critically read their source code 6. Repeat this process infinitely and you become hero programmer

[@shirooooo020]

I am glad I watched this before starting programming, Thank you bro!!.

[@mackysig_ph]

This is exactly what I need to hear and know right now. I just realized that I missed out breaking down into components the feature that I'm working on, that's why I'm overwhelmed and can't seem to start doing it. Thanks a lot for this, Qazi!

[@chrissabre1761]

"how do you eat an elephant ' haha, now how do you learn to think like that...LOL, good one.

[@treeofrich9397]

Break them down into smallest components... Yes one of my senior mentioned this as well. And this is the most difficult mindset to come up for those people who not used to solve a mathematical problem or similar. thanks for video! I hope this tip isn’t late for my 3rd weeks of piscine!

[@humairaatiaraisa3977]

U r the best!!!.....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️....love all ur suggestions !

[@teefkiller]

When you wrote a really long code and when you run it you get ''''undefined''''

[@TheQuantumFest]

Computational thinking and algorithms really helped me out.

[@idontknow-ms8mc]

I just started the MIT intro to python mooc and this is so what I needed! I feel ready to try again in week 2. Thanks for posting.

[@guineapeg3542]

mit?

[@pratyushranjanbohidar9983]

Dude... MIT!!!???

[@nazimhassan2951]

mit really ? 😯😯😯

[@MamaPairot]

@Lets Discuss MIT is like a mecca for technology schools.

[@Spartan-gow]

I am an Overthinker on my first complex code exam Tutors shocked 😂 for how i performed

[@Spartan-gow]

thinking is what I do mostly. First i solve that problem in my head then i perform on laptop

[@johnhazlett3711]

Just by watching this video, I came up with an idea as to how to tell the computer and program how to determine which player is which. Thanx!

[@unroot3471]

3 Steps:- 1. Understand the problem in English 2. Break it down (into smaller problems) 3. Your Plan of Action .... Your welcome.

[@mvrcu9930]

you don't wanna know how much I appreciated when u speeded up the vid when u was writing

[@jonathanlynn6397]

I find a lot of my development frustrations ultimately fall back on these key points. Without a plan you plan to fail. Nice Vid!

[@EddyMunsta]

Why my codecamp did not cover this topic is crazy. Appreciate the insight. I'll apply the logic to problems and advance my skills.

[@merxxibeaucoup9093]

Wow … wow … wow … much needed , this was a problem for me for a very long time … now I know better , thanks to you

[@ikechukwucharles2314]

Your tips help me to plan out my action first before coding. Thanks Qazi .

[@milkyway9225]

People who comment like ,,This video is what everyone needs to watch before they write a single piece of code"' sound like they never used computer before lol

[@404-d6v]

Man you saved my day Thank you now i can continue coding more easier ❤

[@dipu4248]

Hey you...yes you KAZI you are the reason to make me more interested in coding love you man😙😙

[@jinxpc]

Liked the video but I guess general thing that might help you out in long run, it took 1:40minutes to actually get to topic. Which makes a lot of people leave the video before the video really begins

[@spacecase4062]

I love the new glasses dude. Been watching your show for 6 months and you’ve been a big inspiration for me

[@MattaparthiShivaBhargav]

I thought this was a life lesson in beginning ...Later read Title properly and saw Coding

[@itsalorikatpnw]

Really enjoyed this video! I'm doing a Javascript certification right now and I think I'm gonna apply your process to my next coding challenge in my certification. Thanks so much!

[@MohamedHassan-tk5bq]

Thanks man for sharing this, it’s what i have experienced and i cratched my head many times after dived into coding for not understanding the problem and spent so many hrs and days. But promise from tonight i will never touch a keyboard before understanding what to do and how.

[@chhabi8097]

more videos like this please. This is what i needed !! I learned the basics of programming language through articles and videos but when it came to coding for a problem , I get stuck, couldn't code and leave it because I though I don't have logical thinking as others.

[@jkf16m96]

I akready did this Bu I'm glad i found someone else's video talking about it. Because I wantet to assert my knowledge. Thank you!!! And guys, invest in a white board, I have a small sized, one year ago. It's amazing, you don't waste a lot of paper

[@fdhncxfhjvdetuikkbdwwd]

I've tried learning off and on for a while now. I tried a qualification test for a freelance job for the heck of it and it tooks me hours to write a pretty short but working program. Then when it came to explaining my code I was stumped lmao. That was really the problem and made me find this video so thank you for being inspiring and bringing together other helpful internetians

[@saransk3577]

Hereafter I will break the problems into components......❤️❤️

[@lunaticfringe3890]

I wasted a year in programming as all my mates were good in solving problems and I was not able to do none of it. I spend most of the time on watching tutorials and learning syntax still not been able to solve problems even Teachers of my university didn't even taught on how to approach a problem(actually I don't know as most of time i didn't even paid attention in their classes) then after all this I started just copy pasting codes now after a year I knew my mistake . i wish i could have watch this earlier.

[@omikulsum5312]

What was your mistake

[@AnalyticalSentient]

@@omikulsum5312 I think it's quite implicit without having been explicitly stated in the comment lol...I'm going to take a gander though and speculate that the mistake was basically the tendency of rote tutorial and syntax learning (the poor results of which later led to the desperate resorting to copy pasta), rather than smartly using a whiteboard break-down method (or some other such technique) to meaningfully figure out problem solutions and thus also develop accordingly better levels of progressive understanding.

[@jakecastle4426]

Dude holy crap, this is exactly what my roadblock was. I don't know why, I'm a logical thinker, but for some reason this was the roadblock that was blocking me

[@sahej97]

Dude! I've been wanting to say this , you are an inspiration and your videos are so realistic ! I've seen so many tech videos, but yours never disappoint, Also I heard about your story, how you battled through so many difficulties. An absolute inspiration for me personally! Thank you so much. #StayAwesome

[@prachibarathe6490]

Thank you sir. This video is really helpful for me. Because my logical thinking to solve problems is not good and I was not knowing how to figure out this problem. After watching your video I know that thinking logical is important, solving problems is important, actually I was just focusing on syntax but not actual coding .thanking I know my problem now. And I will improve it.

[@LostZenith_]

hey man, i just wanted to let you know that this is a very helpful video.I am just starting my self taught journey in coding and this video definately helped me crip what I'm suppose to be doing when i look at a problem. Where to start and what my mindset is suppose to "look" like

[@Intricatesyllable]

The writings on the whiteboard the first one @ 9:37 "I already know..." is there a video from where you reference this clip? Please share great revelation in this one

[@Xximhim]

your video helped me a lot and for that i'm very grateful.

[@jianzhonghuang164]

Your teaching style is amazing!!!

[@GfoxSim]

I enjoyed this video so much, you are so funny! 😆

[@edtechbymeera]

Yes, agree, coding is so much like Analysing and solving problems much like in business management

[@M911]

Hi Rafeh Thank you for the video Please, which books do you recommend for learning to analyze the problem, breaking it down, extracting the key factors and components, then start writing the code

[@thephotophilic_guy]

Watching it now in 2020. But I got this. Thanks man. What I am gonna be working on as a fresher: I will create a program that could count the no. Of hashtags I have written in a doc. File and it will help me not to exceed 30 hastags as marked by instagram.

[@mitsk2002]

Very helpful, dude. Thank you!

[@shubhankgupta5937]

I am going to use this strategy to create my sudoku solver !

[@TheGeorge9595]

Most helpful vid I've ever watched on programming

[@Techbizhustle]

Great video bro… keep up the good work this is what I was missing

[@danielkamau8436]

This was a nice one, But I think, Since it was a challenge, and chances are high that, those who are or will be watching this, will want to see now the real things that is, literally you coding up the challenge so that there is a match and comparison of approach theory and mapping it on real coding as a video. This would make this more end to end and more intuitive. You can still create a video. Happy I started watching and gaining content from you as a newbie when the channel was 12666 subs, Happy for this growth.and the code fear I had then has since subsided and growth in different job and challenges.

[@tuhinprasad6508]

This is what I was unable to get, why I was forgetting codes after understanding how they worked. Thanks a lot

[@mehemetghazi3099]

thanx ,Rafeh,this will help alot

[@abdullahhosam2717]

Your description is really awesome, but I recommend creating a class called check then create 3 functions for rows and columns then diags

[@syedakhudsiyatarannum5695]

There are so many problems (majority) for which i just cant seem to come up with an algorithm. How do i start making myself able to think and come up with algorithms. I am able to understand the problem but not able to come up with its solution algorithm. How do i solve it is the question arising in my mind. Im trying to think about the problem trying to solve it but to no avail

[@JaswanthSonu]

this video is so helpful for my coding ...

[@moses.muchemi]

Understanding the challenge in my opinion is the most important. You need to learn the rules of the game first. I was struggling with such problems because I did not even understand what I was trying to solve.

[@sumitoli1530]

This is the video which makes a beginner programmer to solve the issues that comes during programming 😁

[@NoLongerTwee]

Pretty dang insightful, thanks for the help!

[@Uflichanel]

yes it's very useful plan if you are programmer:) Also i like your challenge In which you recording video 1 month. I thankful for it)

[@edwardwilson9911]

This is very good for everyone

[@cod-newbie9166]

this is very very good I'm glad I saw this, this just what I needed.

[@myselfbest8609]

Brother which camera and Mic you are using

[@fesalkhaled9579]

One of the best videos I've ever seen

[@Catsnackss]

Ey material like this in Spanish really don’t exist, I was searching something like this . Peace

[@angrybabaji2258]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@51CK33]

refreshing to think high level is to take a birds eye problem to see the overall solution be avaliable in time if the right pieces of the solution are made its cookinga recipie and nnot letting anypart burn too bad unless it bacon we all burn bacon unlss ya rasta in which case bless up selassie

[@shruthiv4566]

Thanks, this is when you create your code. What about bug fixing which was written by some body else's code?

[@anuadebayo7267]

Really needed this video sir, thanks for always being there for us, always making coding easy for us

[@workthentravel]

Now i'm more excited to complete my online course, thanks for this video!

[@shreyan9654]

I was wrong!! But video was with very different content and very important!! Good!!

[@alexandrenarolles7994]

Good video! Thanks for the video

[@techsp6379]

Sir according to you which language will be helpful in competitive coding like code jam

[@DGHere12]

Thx for this tutorial man!!!

[@xavierayala717]

Thanks for subtitles I am learning English I live en Madrid

[@QuickWebWizards]

Very Helpful I need this

[@pauldang9268]

Thank you, this removed a lot of stress I was placing on myself.

[@dimahamdan6126]

this is very helpful .. thanks man , keep up the good work

[@danyos777]

Rafeh, thanks for the detailed insights. I feel ready to start in after watching your video. Your tips will help me map out my learning approach and align it with the actual work I want to do. Cheers!

[@julianthe411]

wow very eye opening thanks

[@nikhilcoder3058]

Very good video. I'm impressed by the way how you explained the topic. This tips will definitely help me a lot. Thank you!

[@RHCIPHER]

thank you bruh

[@balakrishnan5359]

Thankyou for for this useful video and I need to know more fields related to computer science

[@therabidpancake1]

That was very helpful . I can't believe I forgot that you need a function to run the other functions . I am looking for how to compile python code to make an entire program however I know the basics .

[@melvinstinson4277]

Where can I go for the video challenge other than Instagram? By the way, GREAT STUFF!

[@Kirubakaran_Alex]

wanna know your daily routine from day on to off ...kindly make a video about that...

[@kawsarahamed3318]

I am not a student of computer engineer but I love computers, coding, programming whatever it is and this video was quite helpful but how do I get started as a beginner? Please help

[@DevlogBill]

Hi Clever Programmer, I have a question? JavaScript out of all the other languages is the most confusing. I know Java Is considered an Objected Oriented mid-level language, Haskell is considered to be purely functional language. I know JavaScript is a highly scripting language that is prototypical. But when I ask developers is javaScript primarily a functional language or object oriented? This is where it gets confusing. Can it be said that JavaScript primarily a functional language, similar to Haskell? I googled prototypical languages and I got a very broad answer which wasn't clear to me.

[@francismannion7075]

Wow! That was great. I have been avoiding the problem solving part of Python just concentrating on the syntax. It will be great to go to the next level. Thank you for both the motivation and the method I can use to achieve my goal.

[@mkmllrc]

How did you solve problems? I currently got stucked at this medium Python problem

[@virtuous_views]

A problem I've to solve if anyone is interested! We will be given a circle with radius 'r' and we have 'n' 2d objects of irregular shapes with it's 2d boundary points and certain 'height's of their own. We have to select and put as many of those shapes into that circle condition being that the object with the smallest height must be placed in the center and move outwords accordingly. If anybody can help. It is like a best-fitting objects problem.

[@eternal7773]

Please tell me how to benifitt the computer science subject