How YouTube is killing your programming career

A lot of coding advice on KZbin slows your progress to become a Software Engineer. In this video, I'll cover:
1. Coding advice that wastes the time of beginners
2. How to actually learn to code?
3. How to become a Software Engineer?
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[@unseenentity326]

I'm self-taught and my method of learning has always been to jump in with both feet and when I hit a problem, look up how to solve that particular problem, and move on.

[@sahilandsarra]

That's the right way to go. Thanks for sharing.

[@Cneq]

You still shouldn't have to do that in the first place, especially if it's in regards to basic python syntax and general programming concepts and also in regards to the more common modules such as tkinter, turtle or integrating with regex/sql and whatever else. Sure looking stuff up when you're working with extremely complex programs and/or just getting a refresher if you haven't worked with a certain module in years [for example checking out w3schools to get a refresher on tkinter] but you still shouldn't need to look up how to write functions or any other basic concepts.

[@unseenentity326]

@@Cneq I wasn't talking about basic stuff. Like the first time I tried using fauna DB. The basic tutorial on their site didn't tell me how to do what I needed so I went to stack overflow and found the answer.

[@livingbutterfly]

@@Cneq lmao what about beginners? and what is the problem with having to read docs frequently, even on modules that you use daily? i've been working with rust for some time now, working almost daily with tokio, actix, egui… and i check out the documentation frequently (even on the things i use daily). people who don't check the documentation frequently are usually those that either: (1) have been using the technology for a long time/collaborate on the development, or (2) have their ides with things like autocompletion (that most times give you the documentation in the ide itself) it's a great mindset to go and search _even_ the most basic thing. the idea is not to memorize algorithms and things like that (you'll get there eventually, when you _actually_ need them), the idea is to learn and get started 😸

[@call-me-potato.]

hi , i follow similar of your method of learning and its the best, i need your advice , i am looking for cyber security tutorials , for last three days i only found people reading definitions that doesn't add any thing. can you please advice me on that.

[@deepakSharma-db6fj]

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[@sahilandsarra]

😂😂

[@tianacoker8900]

🤣🤣

[@ToThoseWhoVanished]

Hilareeeous🤣🤣

[@aayushx1610]

I dont have degree without science/maths stream but i like coding have intrests, how much it will be hard for me to learn coding.

[@wayln2591]

@@aayushx1610 I also had commerce in 12th but felt like I wanted to to learn web development. So I started doing it. It wasn't that overly difficult. If u have interest then u will learn it. It will take time thou.

[@yahyasalimi3254]

I watched a react crash course and what I did immediately was, start building. Every time I faced new challenges I learned something new. That is how learning happens. Writing code, debugging, facing new challenge, learn new thing, solve that challenge, new challenge and so on. It is like a cycle

[@sahilandsarra]

That's a great way. I'm sure you're a great web developer now.

[@lookupverazhou8599]

Please explain to me what react is for. People talk about this stuff like you need to know it. Like "learn jquery" when all jquery is is shorthand syntactic imperative sugar for longer form declarative vanilla javascript. When you're learning a new language, syntactic sugar is the last thing you should be worrying about unless it is without a doubt the best practice. So, I made my own jquery library, and am building on it whenever I deem it valuable to do so. Same with ajax, next, vue, nuxt. It's all just libraries. I can do everything they can do with plain old javascript. Please explain what the point of these are. Or is it just to speed things up with shorthand language? I prefer to learn things more deeply rather than more quickly.

[@MySUHIT]

But what did you build? I have so many things in mind but not enough knowledge grasp yet(I've just started learning) to build something. I have however tried to tweak the things I learnt in my own ways to start with some coding.

[@yahyasalimi3254]

@@lookupverazhou8599 You can invent the wheel again and again but it is just a waste of time. Similarly you can build very complicated web app using vanilla js but it takes time and energy. Of course knowing how things work behind the scenes is a must, but you don't need to know machine level coding to be able to build websites

[@yahyasalimi3254]

@@MySUHIT Start by making smaller apps for instance weather app, todo app, content management and gradually move to more complex ones

[@punsmith]

Some of those "self-taught" gurus also simply flat out lie about having learned and achieving such a high proficiency within a couple months to land a high paying job. There is a lot of smokes and mirrors in any social media.

[@ffhhffh]

This guy is rly underrated here. He's telling it exactly how it is. Great content, m8.

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks for your support.

[@universecode1101]

great topic, people talk about which language to learn, but little about how difficult it really is to learn it. I started with Html, css, js and then I chose React, and I never stopped learning. There is no learning in minutes or hours, it takes months or years, be prepared to study for your entire career if you choose this path. it is difficult, in fact many people take months to find the job, so work hard

[@sahilandsarra]

Couldn't agree more. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@zzzshawn]

i am new to programming, and i already know html and css, should i start with js or python next?

[@universecode1101]

@@zzzshawn it's up to you, I chose Js and after React. It is suggestive 😊

[@zzzshawn]

@@universecode1101 so like if i start with python and then learn its basics (loops and most of the stuff). Then what do i do?

[@gmgm7619]

@@zzzshawn js

[@suvraneelsaha8973]

Straight to the point , honest advice . Thanks for saving me from my endless youtube binge watching habit of getting to know how to code and actually not coding . Will definately try to be a good programmer as you . Lots of Respect

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks. Glad you found it helpful.

[@oxey_]

I think a very big oversight in a lot of advice/videos I see about learning a language is that the first time you do it, you're not just learning a language, but programming itself. You'll see the result of this confusion a lot on the learnpython subreddit for example. "Everyone said python is easy, but I'm struggling so much!" It's not that python isn't easy and that those people are wrong, it's that they're not just learning python, they're learning programming as a whole! That's completely different

[@zoriskokorosko9317]

Love this content! Only way to learn programming is just constantly coding kinda on your own. Because this KZbin coding videos are just overwhelming for beginners so never give up do your best1

[@zacharymilo]

Great video! It's always different when you have to sit in the driver's seat versus watch someone drive from the passenger seat. The only way to get good is to try, fail, learn, repeat. I saw a few others say that the only way to learn how to code is to start building and dive in head first - I'm only a few months in and that statement is the best advice you can get to actually learn.

[@raziasultana1966]

Very honest, truthful and straightforward video. Thank you. Your advice, roadmap are practical and are really worth applause.

[@sahilandsarra]

I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks!

[@Callmeniyu]

Exctly💯

[@Sike1111]

I m a 12th grader soon entering college thanks for the advice "As chanakya said learn from others mistake as life is too short to experience everything "

[@JohnSnow32]

Subscribed. I really appreciate your tips. I'm from Italy. I start my startup this year with one friend that is a Full-Stack developer. Now, I'm trying to learn how to code to help and maybe one day get a job if the startup doesn't work. You saved me a lot of time. I just did at least the half of what you have done in the past year.

[@aj__love5919]

You know what I was literally doing this mistake because this head of a certain company was like I need to know a lot and expand out. It’s ridiculous because there are endless videos 🤦🏻‍♀️ thank you so much for saving time!!!!!! You also said it so nicely so thank you 😊

[@sakanademon777]

I've been studying for 10 months, from knowing nothing to able to build simplified version of github, having knowleage in serveral progamming languages, data base, frameworks. It was a hell of ride. Your content is extermely helpful and thank you

[@alexlitvin1297]

I totally agree with you, you just need to focus on one particular programming language or area you like the most, learn coding/programming by doing and you will succeed.

[@Fahad-ch3wk]

I can so much relate facing all of the issues highlighted in the video. Been through that for the last 5 years atleast. Thanks for the much needed advise!

[@sahilandsarra]

Happy to help.

[@mosaicbrokenhearts2886]

As a 1st year cs engineer, basically a beginner will look out for these kind of videos. Thank you for the advice. ^ ^

[@khuramshahzad9089]

Great explanation, i was stuck in these tutorial loops for almost 3 years, focus on core concepts of single language that we selected for mastery

[@sahilandsarra]

Good luck!

[@taz2392]

This is absolutely right! Perfect advice. I’m learning power bi and looking for projects that I can work on.

[@Blazingle]

Funny thing is... I had one of the 4 hour tutorial videos open and ready to go thanks for this!

[@alfinfikaroyuzak845]

Coding youtubers actually designed for people who experienced in programming. Good for intro/showcases to new language or stack. It helps me to know what am i getting into, and decide if it worth to invest my time further in the docs or sandbox env.

[@qurdedu4032]

Yeah, very useful video. Thanks a lot. You are honest, it doesn’t matter, it hurts or not.

[@flovous]

Big respect for keeping it real. Good content.

[@krithi4309]

I really don't subscribe to channels and wait for new videos. But this is one channel which I m wait mode to see what next. You speak the reality. I have spent hours seeing the short programming videos. It has not helped me even for 1%. Though I i m in software industry for more than a decade. Thanks for telling reality to youngsters. Hardwork using the right approach is the way to succeed. Thank you so much for the wonderful content as usual.

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks 🙏

[@JDMorris81]

Love how you keep it real in every video. I too was struggling and feeling overwhelmed learning all the different frontend languages. Thankfully, I came across another youtuber dev who suggested an alternate path focusing on python and going for AWS certification so I'm going to give that a try and see how it goes. I believe there is a lot of good advice here like your videos and some others but there's a lot of misleading things as well so you have to be careful.

[@bri4498]

I think i saw the same person youre talking about. But go ahead and search the jobs with AWS. Every job i see requires years of experience and a lot more than just python

[@JDMorris81]

@@bri4498 Yeah but I've seen the same thing searching for jobs requiring html, css and js. Even the supposed entry-level ones are asking for years of experience and many other languages. I think most of these postings are deliberately asking for too much to keep their applicant pool down when in reality the requirements are lower and they will go with the best fit who applied.

[@mukeshchoudhary1853]

This is the best channel I have ever seen.. soo much genuine guy..

[@archivio6954]

I'm Grateful To Have A Friend Like You ☺ Your Content Is Genuine,Helpful,Practical And Very Informative Thanks For Your Efforts ❤

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks very much

[@archivio6954]

@@sahilandsarra 😊

[@rkkasotiya]

So relatable. Thank you making this channel putting content. Watched many videos so far and everytime it feels like I'm learning from my future-self. Thanks a lot.

[@joshuasimmons696]

I really like the realism in your style. At 44 I’m learning now, and I don’t expect to land some crazy famous job, but I believe that I can get a job. Even if the pay isn’t 6 figures, as long as I can pay my bills and have a little left over I’m happy.

[@justjukebox]

Thanx brother.....😊 I love how your videos are so straightforward and detailed.... Lots of love for you both 💜... Hope you guys are doing well 😊...

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks! We're doing great ☺️ Glad you find our videos helpful 😁💜

[@ManishGupta-de9qf]

I faced the same thing then I switched to Udemy. Practical courses along with self practice helped me a lot. I also keep practicing DSA on Leetcode from time to time.

[@pablom2274]

We are lucky to have udemy courses for so cheap, they are A LOT better than youtube because you have the whole roadmap but be careful because there are very short courses that are basically youtube channels.

[@asibulalam5777]

Can't thank you enough.As a beginner it helps me a lot. Please keep helping us.Have a good day.

[@sahilandsarra]

I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks

[@vovantiensy4940]

This morning, I was about to watch a 7 hours video to learn HTML and CSS. And I accidentally came to this video. Thanks for saving my 7 hours. Now I will focus on only the basic concepts and try to do small projects (like building my own basic website) and learning new things every time I get new problems. -- is that what you want me to do ? --

[@sahilandsarra]

Yes and try reading a little bit on MERN stack. Good luck!

[@sagar_bhalerao]

Are you talking about video by Super simple dev?

[@dimasmusa221]

goodluck, remember to read documentation to improve ur understanding

[@solarchat9413]

So you would start building the project without even knowing the basics lol

[@vikasni95]

I really appreciate you came forward to talk these things, thanks 😊

[@sahilandsarra]

Glad you found it useful.

[@surjo2003]

I appreciate the way you are making us aware. with love and regards from India

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Rajdeep.

[@Daniel_WR_Hart]

6:38 Those long videos can be great if you pause regularly to take notes and practice a bit with whatever you just learned, but realistically you'll want to break it up over multiple days

[@gadgetboyplaysmc]

Pretty cool perspective on KZbin coding tutorials. There's definitely a lot of time-wasting content out there but I never really thought they were a problem. I mean, those videos probably also have some pretty good intentions that beginners could also even use effectively. You mentioned (1)Short Videos, (2)Learning X in Y days videos, and (3)Learn X in X hours courses. How you could probably use them effectively: (1) gives you a rough overview to literally get started in minutes. (2) gives you a rough roadmap of how you can also structure your learning journey. (3) gives you a huge amount of structured information in a single video, taught by someone who's probably read and used that technology for a longer time than you have. Then again, the reason why you'd be watching that video is because you literally have no experience in that technology at all. Learning from someone who knows more than you would obviously help. But that might also waste your time because you'd have to spend hours on a video when you could instead just read the docs. (Also they probably took a lot of time and thought to make too). Sometimes you'd also have misconceptions from watching these videos like: (1) Mistaking that learning is easy after watching a short video on it. This should be a no-brainer that you can't fit a technology in a single TikTok or 5 minute video. (2) Doubting yourself because other people are learning the technology in "7 days". These are just videos that document their experiences. You shouldn't even be expecting that these videos will help you in the first place. Just watch them for entertainment you would watch vlogs. Also, be open to the idea that they could also be fabricating the story they're telling, they have every power to do it, they're literally telling the story. You'd never really know what happened unless you were actually there watching them struggle on the same problem you had. You don't have to follow the same pace they had. (3) Doubting yourself that you're not getting it right away because the tutorial author uses it flawlessly. I think people forget that it takes a lot of time to structure content in a way that can fit in a small time-frame, when normally you'd have to learn them for weeks/months. The beauty of KZbin for coding has always been that there's so much free and valuable video content that condenses the right amount of information for you so you can get started with them right away, especially when reading the docs can be a little more daunting. Just like how reading the docs helps you get started with some technologies, you can also watch 1 to 3-hour courses with 2.3x speed so you can see how people use them and what they use it for.

[@enlancercreative6522]

Can you recommend some Good KZbin content?

[@blueberry4397]

You are very honest person. It's first time to see you but it's nice to seeing you with this straight videos... it's really helpful to encourage everyone... thank you so much ...

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Javed 🙏

[@shreyajain7817]

Hey. Just wanted to let you know that your videos help me a lot. I am thinking about career transition and it's very difficult for me to figure things out about what should iy learn and from where and how. It's really new for me and your videos help me a lot.

[@venomlovekitties]

Hey. Let me know if you need a code buddy. I am also new in coding and also I am thinking of career transition from designer to a coder. Yes, it is hard but if we set realistic checkpoints and goals then it will be possible to achieve.

[@aswinvignesh3985]

Just watched 2 videos on your channel and im a subscriber now . Great quality is all we require

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Aswin!

[@tobby0075]

Worth taking advice sir (Speech 100).The way you told the thing which we don't need to do makes your a senior which every junior dreamt of. Thank you very much . I wish i met you after getting good job to thank you in person.

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks! We'll meet some day.

[@flourishingmusic79]

A very insightful video. Always great to see new content on the channel and refreshing perspective. Be well.

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks very much.

[@NDM007]

How to avoid toxic programming content in in 8 min and save your lot of months. Thanks to make such a useful video.

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Nadeem! I'm glad you found it useful.

[@emonarefin1830]

Thanks a lot for enlightening us by giving some realistic advice. Please upload videos more frequently. ♥

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Emon. I've been traveling recently. But, I'm back now. Will upload more often now.

[@mirshakir]

Just started my job as a software developer and and I regret that I haven't seen this video before. I too wasted a lot of time learning html,css,js,django ,node.js etc. Now I am using java and as you said learning along the way as the tasks are assigned. This video is very helpful and recommended for every aspiring software developer.

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Mir! Good luck!

[@ad1h4rj48]

what is better language for creating website or web app for beginner ? python,php or js ?

[@lalithrockz]

@@ad1h4rj48 since browsers run javascript engine better to learn javascript?

[@vikramofadafax37yearskotia77]

@@sahilandsarra im 38 can I start learning now from scratch will my age be barrier in getting job

[@ashu6539]

Omg finally someone whom i can call yt code mentor! I was scared about where is online coding resources going but finally someone dares to speak against the big pillars. Underrated videos like this will not get a mil views but python under 5 min? lmao...

[@AsaduzzamanSohel]

Thank you. Absolutely this video is talking real things about how to learn new tech and improve self , also keeping away from bad things.

[@sahilandsarra]

Glad you found it helpful. Thanks

[@hayabusaTravels]

Great video, my friend. I've been working in web development since 2004 and from 2012 I started my own company. From 2016 untill 2020 I also teached web programming for adults at a school for job reorentation. The student had to pass an exam at the end to obtain a diploma recongnised by the Ministry of Labor form my country. So, it was a serious job. If you want to learn web programming you need to learn the mind set. Every language has a sintax. Most of that never changes so it's important to learn the mind set. My students had to right code in notepadd++ and the entire class time was focused only on the reasons and logic of how thing works. And who to debug, to reqognise errors and fix them. Programming its like learning a new language. First you have to understand the grammar and after that you can expand on words. It's imposible to even learn everything in just a few hours as my course lasted for 6 weeks only on HTML and CSS, 5hours/day for 4 day a week. Also I still write code. I like it so I keep developing along side my team. If you don't use a language for some time you start loosing stuff. That's why it's important to develop a solution seaking mindset. When I started programming there were no help on the internet. If you got stuck you had to find a solution without having the resource available today. Nowdays you have the interneti and many ways to get unstuck just by asking google. So you guys have it easy. Once I got stuck for 4 days on a issue just to discover it was a .htaccess issue. That's why the difference between a good programmer and a good one 90% stands on the fact that the first has the experience and already encountered a few issues and fixed them along the years. I had to make notes of how I fixed things because even that is hard to remember when you had to deliver 10 - 15 websites a month. Some of them shops, other corporate and other mixed. There were no frameworks back then so... as I've said: you guys have it easy.

[@sahilandsarra]

I agree with you. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@_pro_grammer_]

Happy to see your channel growing💙💙💙

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Rafiul. 💜 💜

[@sumit5970]

In starting what u tell is perfectly relevant to me .Brother u are my inspiration! I am lucky coz i find your channel as i am a non technical student (commerce- Economics ) and i want to learn code and become a software engineer but many people tells that without degree u cant become an software developer so i get demotivated and after some times i found ur channel and it seems like god bless me by your channel. Right now i am learning python and in future many more things to learn . God bless u sir . Hope u will read my comment and u will reply. your reply will be a big motivation for me.❤

[@sumit5970]

@@anshitayadav4251 Thank you very much 🥰

[@anshitayadav4251]

@@sumit5970 🙏🙏

[@ASQ3RD]

From Now On, I'm going to follow all your advice and new videos, You are 100% right!!!!!, You are the Saviour of Beginner Programmers, you deserve 50M subscribers

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks 🙏

[@flyeagle320]

Thank you Sahil for showing actual reality of coding world . I am glad that I follow your page . I am gonna unsubscribe the page which give bad positive image of learning fast . Thanks Sahil once again 🙏❤️

[@raidenshogun978]

You are the best bro. Really love your contents. It helps me keep going and to stay motivated.❤❤

[@suman9622]

This guy is damn true 100%. While i prepare I always go for long descriptive videos. How can you learn programing in 10 min. Omg. Power couple I found your channel whiie preparation for product based companies. Your way of explaining and voice is superb man. Love your content always.

[@saimalykhan]

Great bro your advice is very valuable and I'm also relate this situation because I'm also face this situation in learning of web development and I'm depressed that I can't do coding I'm non computer background student and really hard to learn programming

[@karnaghose4784]

Man, you're really underrated! You deserve more than 2 million subs

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks very much for your support.

[@ZeroTo_Hero]

You are right, best way to learn is keep practice and doing tasks! No need to waste time on 10 hours videos!

[@OkurkaBinLadin]

Subscribed. Thank you for honesty.

[@soumyaranjan403]

The video boost my confidence brother, I think I'm not good enough for choosing coding as a career option . This video help me a lot. Keep making video like this. & Guide us as an elder brother. Lots of love my side😘

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Soumya 🙏 keep it up, never quit!!

[@soumyaranjan403]

@@sahilandsarra thank you brother, made a roadmap video on how a absolute beginner / non tech background can learn coding and make a good career path.

[@sahilandsarra]

@@soumyaranjan403 we already have a couple of roadmap videos on the channel, definitely start from there and let us know any additional suggestions you may have ☺️

[@rajasekhar6257]

I couldn't close the current tab without like this video. Thank you very much by watching u r videos changing my thought process

[@sahilandsarra]

I’m glad you found video helpful

[@PGBlanks]

Utility based learning is the way to go, love the term for it. I learn best when there is a fear of getting fired if I don’t learn it well enough 😂

[@dinahjoysalazar1308]

Such great content, as always! I couldn't agree more when you said, 'I hate to break it to you but coding is really hard.' Been learning coding for a couple months now and your videos have been really helpful and motivating. Thank you so much!

[@sahilandsarra]

I'm glad to hear that. Good luck!

[@ashketchum5357]

What are you learning right now? And what have you already learned?

[@mehrabhasantanim338]

Always love your works and activities... May God shine us one day...💚💪

[@sahilandsarra]

You're already shining bright. Good luck, Mehrab!

[@bryanfeliciano4102]

This is the exact advice beginners need, it's taken me a year and a half to get to a place where I'm making it to the last stage of interviews and get offers . Granted I fell off the wagon for a while when I encountered this same problem so I focused on Haskell and Blockchain development (which is super starved for talent right now so I've had good luck there)

[@sahilandsarra]

Congratulations for the offers, Bryan. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@vaibhavbansal6668]

Love it, no BSing around straight to point, Good video

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks 🙏

[@mohdjibly6184]

Thanks for the tips on how to avoid the bad youtube tutorials bro :)

[@muhammadbilalalam6578]

Thanks alot bro this video is really informative and motivating ❤️

[@slimyslice]

That's why I watch talks rather than watching tutorials...documentation is your friend and books written by professionals who have a very deep understanding on those specific tech stacks.

[@sahilandsarra]

That's a great way to learn. Thanks for sharing.

[@karanbansal1388]

I felt the same , after buying a lot of courses.I now prefer doing programming exercises if I don't have a project in mind.

[@Cloudio126]

This video helped me so much.. i was actually depressed thinking people could learn 5-10 technologies much more quickly than me. I was currently watching videos on full stack MERN and I wasn't really understanding how everything works.. i mean i barely got the basics of react.. well guess I'll slow down my steps and master react first

[@sahilandsarra]

That's great. Good luck!

[@kusasalakhehlongwa4199]

Great video king 👑. I myself had a hard time learning C and i believe the way i learnt was incorrect i have to re-learn. Please recommend me books to get on Python, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Also recommend good online courses

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks! Will try to cover it in coming videos.

[@vismithapv6302]

Finally someone is speaking about this 👏 🙌 🙏

[@vibhushittrivedi9155]

Thanks sir for your valuable content As always , the advice is very beneficial for my kind of students who never know where to start as a beginner Once again , Thank you so much for your efforts.

[@sahilandsarra]

Glad you found it useful.

[@sudeepapal9999]

My friend yesterday telling me that he had learned full stack web development in 10 days 🙂🙂🙂🙂 and I’m putting months in these but still feeling that I actually do not know many things and reading documentation and applying that on my ide 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂. Really needed this video , thank you so much 😊😊

[@xtyfdthkhfgyggcsse]

Sometimes I run into the issue where I want to work on a web project to practice backend development, but then I realize I need to also learn front end just to build my sandbox.

[@damientheodore]

Some very good advice, I needed such a video to share to people who constantly come up to me for asking how do I start learning to code. I will use this video as a what not to do! PS: I really love your sweatshirt, pls gib link.

[@asgrhoasohugouh]

For all aspiring programmers, I really recommend getting really big and scary looking books on coding languages you want to pursue. I'm 16 and I started learning C and C++ this way. It's crystal clear, and the way these books teach you makes sure you have the problem solving tools you need. Also, don't worry about whether the book is 2 years outdated. You can do 99.9% of the things companies do with old systems and principles, as they are the same everywhere.

[@aadhil9270]

Book name?

[@edboss36]

I totally agree. A programming language is just the interface between the coder's brain and the solution to a problem. The specific coding tutorials (such as how to build a calculator in python) are much more helpful than the generic (how to learn python).

[@almousafir4041]

Amazing video👍 Good to see you again!!

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️

[@SandroWalach]

Scary that the same hour I decided to "give up learning programming" this video popped up on my recommended tab. Makes you think. My little story began two weeks ago. I've been using a "game engine" called Twine. It was extremely easy to use, and I feel like I almost mastered it in under a couple of days. I wanted to make a game, but I quickly noticed that the stuff I wanted in it couldn't be made in Twine without either a lot of workarounds or convoluted out-of-engine fixes. So I thought to myself, "Hey! It feels like I at least know something about how coding works, maybe I can learn real coding and made those edits I wanted that I couldn't in that Twine engine or what you can call it? Might be harder, but I should at least get somewhere in some sort of timetable?" Oh, how naive I was back then… I started learning html/css/javascript because what I wanted to make isn't really that "advanced." The html part seemed easy. Easy because you hardly seemed to use much code there. It was more of the "walls and floors of the building." So after a few basic tutorials, I went over to css to learn the styles, or "design and paint on the building" if you will. Quickly I found that it was also a rather easy thing to learn, using one or two words you got pretty much what you thought you would get. Some weird things here and there, but overall it wasn't that bad of a time learning the basics. Then I continued with javascript, the last of the three titans of computer knowledge stood before me and I raced onward… *SMACK* It felt as if I hit a brick wall. Stars swerved around me as I walked side to side, dazed. This wouldn't be as easy as the first two giants. "Oh well," I said with a shrug. I'll just open up some youtube videos for some tutorials, just like I did before. Maybe add a few webpages I bookmarked while I was learning html and css while I'm at it. My first video talked about the very basic of basic things. They used a very down to earth voice and seemed rather calm. I quickly became uncomfortable with how "detailed they were when they spoke about the basics." For minutes after minutes they explained, over and over again what a variable was, they gave me thousands upon thousands of examples. "It's a box," they said. "It's a container," they continued. "It's where you put something you want to keep," they said with the same calm collected, and ever more condescending sounding tone. I sighed, "Might as well watch it through, don't want to miss something important…" I was on my third video. So far, each one seemed to stop just when they've explained the basic things. It was rather weird, but now I thought that, "because they all seem to say that this is the level of learning for beginners, then maybe I'm not a beginner? I might be smarter than your average bear-I mean person?" So with newfound energy, I searched for the problem I thought I would first stumble upon in my quest to remake the game I wanted. I was not ready. I saw things from your worst nightmare. Rows upon rows of code. Duplicated lines of words where a single letter differentiated one insane concoction from the another. Blocks of repeating words, dots, parentheses inside parentheses inside brackets inside parentheses scrolling forever down into the abyss. And I was foolish to look down into its depths… I quickly closed the window. "I-I better return to those basic tutorials," I said to myself. As if I wanted to check if my voice still carried in the ever damper room I sat in. Had it always been this cold inside? I did as I told myself and started browsing for another tutorial. I watched so many videos, and they all fell short. They showed me how to add one number to another, and then print them on the screen. But I wasn't satisfied. I had to know more. I couldn't work with just simple math. But there was nothing. Nothing between "I have never heard of this word 'code' before" and insanity. I was in limbo. The world between knowing nothing and knowing everything. And I didn't know where to go. "Let's focus on one thing at a time, let's search for this one thing and learn it first!" I said as I typed away. For three days, I studied to learn that one thing. A single, simple (in my mind) thing. Harmless. Unnoticeable. Easy. Those were my thoughts. Now all I can think about is that spiraling block of code falling ever down into the blackness. It feels like I will never get away from the dark tendrils. They will forever haunt me. My story doesn't end well. It doesn't really end at all to be honest. I'm at a loss. I wanted to do such a simple thing. But I couldn't find an answer to it. And I can't even describe it, but I'll try: Think about that box. That empty, tiny box. You place something inside, like a car or a person, you know. One of the two things every tutorial seem to use as an example. Now you want to either pick it up, show it to someone, remove it, or change it. How do you do that? The answer I can give does not fit on all the paper in the universe. That's what the youtubers told me. It's too big, like your mo- Sorry, lost connection there, where were we? Oh, yes. It's impossible to learn without 1. Friends who know how to code. 2. Learn in school. or 3. aiosfhjåriohgaruihgaåoirghnbn. This was my SHORT tutorial in how to learn to cope with the loss of hope over thinking you can learn how to program. Stay tuned for the second part where I show you, in only 15 minutes, how to break your spirit, so it can fit into one of those stupid bloody boxes! I'm gonna be honest with you all. This failure hurts. I just hope you don't have to suffer like me. All this suffering just because I wanted to learn how to make a neat little game… :(

[@spandexter1234]

Have you gotten any closer?

[@spandexter1234]

I’m at the same stage as you

[@SandroWalach]

@@spandexter1234 well, yes and no. I have a friend who's a professional coder. He will guide me through the game engine "unity." And if i can't learn still, then I'll guess I'll have to return and use twine. Not much else seem to help me, no tutorial seem to help me.

[@navaneethneeth6094]

In this world of confusion and lots of miss guidance . We students SWE enthusiasts need your structurized guidance. We always look forward to your videos🙏

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks for your kind words. I'll try to do my best.

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

true that!

[@TV-yw9ro310]

Are you in college?

[@navaneethneeth6094]

@@TV-yw9ro310 yes

[@TV-yw9ro310]

@@navaneethneeth6094 So are you doing software engineering?

[@sujanbogati1437]

Bro you nailed it♥️ It's major problem for many beginner who start coding. Great video. Keep uploading bro♥️

[@noobi2721]

hey dude nepal batw ho?

[@sujanbogati1437]

@@noobi2721 yeah bro

[@noobi2721]

@@sujanbogati1437 coding sikirako kati bhayo?

[@pennyhardaway7491]

Excellent video from someone who has real world hands-on experience rather than youtubers who have completed a coding bootcamp they torrented. Which would you recommend out of Java or C++? Im leaning more toward C++ as a beginner. My background is a few years of STEM undergrad, Physics & Math. Dropped out for personal reasons, worked as an IT analyst for a few years since but looking to switch to Softw-Eng. Could you perhaps make a video for beginners intending on taking the C++ route with any useful resources you know of?

[@whitecollarhat3287]

I do agree with everything except for the last one. Those 10hr,15hr videos can be used as a quick refresher.

[@sahilandsarra]

That's fair. If it works for you, it's great.

[@Imaltont]

I think another great way of learning is books on the underlying principles/computer science. General things like algorithms and different paradigms, how it all is just different abstractions over abstractions over the same things in the end. Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen et al, SICP by Sussman et al, CTM by Haridi and van Roy, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Aho et al, Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics by Grimaldi etc. These can be heavy books that takes a long time to get through, but they give a great foundation to work from when learning new abstractions/languages/techstacks. And ofc, nothing comes from just reading, doing the exercises in the books and/or programming on the side while working through them greatly enhances the learning.

[@D_Analyst007]

Absolutely true! I think issue is all these creators are learners, and they just re-inforce their learning by uploading on KZbin! and it's dangerous for the one learning from it on face value. I have seen many ML/AI channels - just ppl practicing what they learnt!

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@ceyzo1]

If I could I would double like this video, thank you for the truth and great content.

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks very much!

[@sanskarvashishtha3112]

I have wasted more than a month now learning HTML, CSS and JS. But soon i realized that to be employable in the tech industry without a technical degree background, only these won't be enough. And i got to know about TCS's NQT exam, who accepts people for entry level jobs with it, and does not have any background related barrier. So currently I'm learning and solving problems using Java and preping for the exam. Hope all goes good. I am pretty confident though.

[@ssc1691]

I see that this channel is so unique and helps me think i should def. Follow this as i am in 1st yr cse.but channel is new and less videos but not a pblm.if u guys have time make videos more. For the first time i am getting motivated and intersting about coding. Lov u man

[@ssc1691]

I got a feeling that this channel helps me go to right path😊

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks for your kind words. We'll try to make more videos in the future. Good luck!

[@ssc1691]

@@sahilandsarra i am actually completing my first yr in full online mode and funny is i know nothing .i totally wasted my time.by ur videos i thought i should start some learning in random videos but didn't worked.and again this video helped a step further.tq broo😅👍👍 and tq for eng videos especially.

[@luqman.t3134]

Keep growing 💗

[@knowwhatyoudonot]

That's a courageous confrontation 👍

[@micr0e]

God knows what's next - > lol! BTW thank you so much for condensing your years of experience and sharing your wealth of knowledge. Chanced upon your channel yesterday, and I have greatly benefited from it!

[@otis2646]

I started html , css and javascript , i was watching a lot of videos and literally all the technology like backend, frontend, app development , everything but there is no growth , i was just watching lectures but not building actual projects and that's why there was no learning Today i realised i had been victim of all these KZbin videos related coding i need to set a proper goal about which technology should i learn and stick to it

[@LoonyPlays]

One Of The Few Honest Content Cretors❤️

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks Adarsh.

[@klaesregis7487]

I agree on most points. However, it is possible to learn a new language in a short time, but only if you have already mastered another language.

[@viveksachan11]

learn to how to find solutions either by hook or by crook, these 24 hr courses helped me , instead of watching them whole ,i watched the segment i wanted to learn , learning to learn is the best

[@beninho]

Exceedingly helpful! Thank you!

[@ritusukhija3620]

Wonderful topic oriented educational straight forward motivating awesome video Good job

[@sahilandsarra]

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️

[@MyLove-zc1xu]

Good to see you again bro...

[@sahilandsarra]

thanks! Hope you like this video.