If you're struggling to learn to code, you must watch this

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[@blakecamilletv]

The most discouraging times are when you think you understand it from following along with a course then practicing it. But when you have a test on it you have to code out your own solutions, mind goes totally blank😂. Good lord man smh.

[@direktexe8436]

This was literally me on my final exam

[@direktexe8436]

I could do labs and homework, but the exam was a curveball

[@YouilAushana]

That happens

[@AmahieLewis]

My final exams are next week and I still go blank during quizzes and exams I feel stuck, like I’ll never get it.

[@KwizeraPacifique-xf9dd]

I can relate very much 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vldgrs]

Reader, you can do it! Just don't stop but persist on studying. It won't be easy BUT think about all those options it will open for you, it's going to be great!! I nearly failed school and then went back to studies in my late 20s after working in retail, today I'm a professional embedded developer!

[@oscarmventura]

I will be reaching out 1 year from now ....

[@lastspoil5547]

Thank you!

[@kennymccormick9594]

Just got accepted into my dream school for an MSBA. I have never used coding in my life, anything is possible! Thank you for this encouragement.

[@explorewdvinay]

@@oscarmventura good luck, I have commented as a reminder1

[@terriejonesarellano9523]

so happy for you!!

[@helioflux132]

I am an older lad going back to school for electronic engineering and this is a very real scenario for me. Struggling with a few things, coding being one. Thank you for the encouragement.

[@buak809]

How old are you?

[@pickyyeeter]

I recently got my electrical engineering degree at 40 and code was super tough for me. Now I'm using Python to solve problems every day at work. Just keep at it!

[@masternobody1896]

yes never give up

[@cerealport2726]

I started to code in Python at about 40, with basically no background in coding. It gets easier eventually! keep at it, you'll get there.

[@LeighRobinsonBushcraft]

I'm 41 and learning HTML, CSS and JavaScript. JavaScript is really tough for me. Glad to see the older people getting past the difficulties.

[@deejaybenjamin6812]

I want to express my gratitude for your encouragement and motivation. As a computer science student, I remember my first day when I found myself in my car, tears welling up, as I watched other students solving coding problems effortlessly. I was new to coding and struggled to solve the problems at hand.

[@philbanana1810]

coming from a different field , learning to code is a new thing to me, I feel this struggle of being stuck with solving a problem. I really didn't have this computational way of thinking and wanted to give up but thank you good sir for the encouragement. Hoping for the best in my coding journey. new sub here!

[@oceejekwam6829]

Your empathising with others is very welcome, thank you for taking the time to shoot this (video).

[@marsbovee9680]

i’m at the end of my first year of college studying computer science and i definitely feel this. i can understand the concepts but applying them to my coding projects is a huge struggle. it’s really difficult but i’m going to stick with it for as long as i can because as much as i struggle with it i still enjoy it and i want to be able to do it as my career!! edit: thanks to those who encouraged me but i did end up changing my major at the start of my next semester 😭 i’m honestly glad i did, compsci was very interesting but it was too code heavy for my liking, now i get to do statistics which is more math heavy (my favorite) and still do some code :)

[@vincentwitt1810]

Same I’ve been learning python recently and at first it was easy to understand syntax, strings, control flow, lists, functions, etc. But when i’m asked to solve a problem using those concepts it becomes really hard for me because I don’t know how to start writing the code and if i make an issue it becomes frustrating trying to fix it.

[@alvaro1379]

Stick with it !!!!

[@daphneloustalet9792]

I just finished my junior year studying computer science and let me assure you- it gets better with practice. I really struggled to learn coding my freshman year. I failed my object oriented programming class, got put on academic probation, and was told by my advisor and professor that this major wasn’t meant for me. I’ve managed to come back from the dead (so to speak) found out my way of learning and problem solving, and love programming more than ever. You can do this!

[@terriejonesarellano9523]

same I can explain the concepts, but if you ask me to show you.....nope

[@aidan34i56]

@@daphneloustalet9792 That's refreshing to hear! I'm hoping to pursue an IT degree next September in 2024. I deferred to pick up some skills and concepts to prepare myself. Did you end up retrying OOP and passing?

[@bhanujuneja58]

A much needed video. I was really struggling with programming problems. Thanks 😊

[@dumdumbringgumgum2940]

wholeheartedly agree here. I spent 3 days trying to understand Linked Lists in C and suddenly it just clicked, that investment in time helped me in the future since many other ADTs use linked lists. So don't be disheartened. Keep pushing.

[@digigoliath]

I am 61, getting back to coding & having a blast with Front End Web Dev & Python for ML.

[@jimmykjazz]

My first course in programming was in 1970 using COBOL. I was baffled by the entire concept from the writing of the code on the old green sheets to punching the written code into cards which after read by the card reader, the computer would execute the instructions. My first assignment was simply to punch up already written COBOL and get a clean compile. I finally did it but only after I quite trying to understand everything. I just focused on the code and eventually I was good. Over 50 years of working, I wrote in COBOL, Fortran, PL/1 a number of query languages and for 30 years I wrote millions of lines of SAS. Just have faith and focus on the code.

[@alexab200926]

Thank you!!

[@queenieevergreen]

Just read that article you linked! Thank you! :) Just dipping my toes into CT and CS, and I found it very helpful.

[@DevlogBill]

Thanks to you I was introduced to Python and despite the fact I didn't continue in my journey to become a Data Scientist. I continued learning to code with other languages like JavaScript. At the moment I think I have a decent number of skills to apply to jobs for web development and it all began the moment I was introduced to your videos on Python for Data Science.

[@jamespaz4333]

I am 39 and started learning Python (I am an R fan 😁). I find it somewhat challenging but thanks to your videos I always get motivated. Thank you sr.

[@goblinslayer6375]

Give up already old man

[@simonjunior184]

Thank you for your motivation and article you shared. Nice piece of advice for people like me struggling in coding and programming. Do keep up the good job.

[@frostydog222]

i am 23 and i started learning to code like 3 months ago or something like that, currently learning how API's work and its so confusing when im doing some solo projects, thanks for the video it really made me think why i started this journey in the first place

[@imjustsaying...gaming6909]

I saw this at the right time. I needed to hear this! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@Anayr19]

You are so kind, I needed this so much ❤ thank you very much!

[@uchegenie4018]

Thank you for this video. Very encouraging and motivational!

[@PaulSmith-gb6wq]

Love this guy! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

[@whoevencaresbra-5990]

Thank you for this! This message was much needed I was so close to giving up!

[@fabriziopellegrini9517]

Thanks for the nice video and the link :). The journey for me has started one year and a few months ago. I'm learning DS. The quantity of topics feels overwhelming, but I'm forcing myself to take it one bit at the time. Hope it will turn into a job. Finger crossed!

[@yixi7854]

Such a good video and valuable experience to share with us. I learn that the way and process of working out a real-life problem by coding and debugging are improving my skills and understanding, although sometime, like what you said, it is really frustrating. Thank you again.

[@jd6306]

This is the video I needed. I’m saving this and coming back to it. I love this ❤

[@jesseb4503]

Thank you for this! Just what I needed to hear!

[@InfoLunix]

Thank you so much. I needed this.

[@Science4Ever]

This was exactly what I needed! Thank you very much!

[@K5RTO]

Thank you. Exactly what I needed to hear today.

[@agentslimepunk]

I love your motivational videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@bosiu8]

Thank you for this encouragement.

[@kamaboko1]

Thanks for the post. I needed it.

[@bluecow29]

I recently applied and got accepted to a MSc Data Science conversion course as I wanted to combine data with my Sports Science undergraduate degree and go into the world of sports data/analytics. These first few weeks of the course have been confusing, stressful and rather unenjoyable. I've always been a rather fortunate person that grasps different theories, concepts etc rather easily but this for some reason this just isn't sticking. I've thought about quitting the course, questioning whether its worth the time/money. This video has provided an extra bit of encouragement I need to keep going and hopefully things will eventually "click" and it will open up many doors in the future.

[@ade81816]

Thank you I really needed this

[@momomaniac1234]

Thank you Sir 😃 this video was really motivating and say go forward don't let sadness stop you

[@besmartcok7854]

Thank you so much sir.. i am facing too many difficulties as self learner, i feel tired.. i have been learning to code for about 3 months now, thanks for this motivation.

[@pauleaton947]

I am 3 months in to learning HTML and CSS and this video resonates with me so much, plus it gave me optimisim that i am not the only one who goes through this.Thank you so much for your insight, it really has helped.

[@pauleaton947]

@@AhmedH10 I never said i was struggling were did you get that from, and i am not sure if you know this but people have different ways of learning, and different commitments. Its called life !!!!

[@Blk1908]

​@@AhmedH10Oh, come on. Informatics people are the most toxic. They like to joke others if they know something someone doesn't know. You all have to shut up most of the times. Don't take my comment personally

[@seanleeduncan]

Thanks. I needed to hear this today.

[@abdokotb9504]

thanks so much man i really needed that video!

[@Chris-xl6pd]

I needed this. Thank you.

[@215ariley]

im in a coding bootcamp right now with no prior experience writing code. your explanation at 1:29 perfectly encapsulates how i'm feeling right now after completing 2/4 classes. thanks for the reassurance 🙂

[@Serpico85]

Thank you for your great advice

[@ziguen465]

I really gave up, but came back multiple times trying again and again even when it didn't seem like would go further anymore, and still i am trying, thanks, i needed this... I won't give up... not anymore...

[@Descart-lw1nu]

Sir, Your channel is a blessing to many of Us ,Wish you all the best .

[@user-nz4nw5vo4q]

Thanks for the encouragement, while I’m not learning coding, it still applies to me trying to understand how to use Wordpress. It’s been a struggle and there is so much info to absorb, but I’m slowly making progress.

[@avaneesha9571]

I'm a software developer with 1.5yrs of experience. But still I feel difficult to think certain type of logics. Seeing my colleague do the best way I feel I'm very much outdated. But eventually I'll become good. But meanwhile I must put more effort to think the other way like you told. Thank you for this video 🙂

[@PasscodeAdvance]

my whole college makes me wish I was never born the moment I see them code. it's extremely horrifying. if I can't code (and achieve my fields) and be able to get good grades then why I should live?

[@Aravindh.k]

Hey thanks man...🎉 You said it all what I exactly want.....happy coding.....❤

[@dilshan_ketakumbura_666]

Thank you. I need this.

[@theryanprasad12]

Thank you for this!

[@luthfanalifi1737]

i am currently stuck and starting to doubt myself and barely holdiing myself together to continue, your video really saved me, finally some words of affirmation that i can relate, thankyou very much!

[@user-rd2np5oq3k]

Thanks valet

[@bandurbur]

Hahahahahahaahhaahaah

[@WatchingTheo]

I’ve worked in IT for over 10 years and could never get my head around programming concepts and logic. I begun the CS50x Harvard free online course, and wow! It really breaks it down and after a few weeks, I understand and came write basic C programmes. After C, it moves on to Python and then Web Dev.

[@Learner0102]

Hi! There, I am in beginning level of programming and I am also facing these type of issues means when I am able to understand topic and code also but unable to write it by myself....what should I do? Also learning c++ now.

[@fernandoborges8472]

Just started to learn, it seems amazing, but yes its true that the logic thinking is a challenge, but since i know it is hard and will take time no worries! think deciding what to learn first is the first big "problem".

[@zibusisosiso-sibanda7649]

very encouraging. thank you

[@Rednox77]

Thank u for this! I'm reading Python Crash Course now and starting to struggle with chapter 9 and 10.

[@MyEconomics101]

1:25 start with writing pseudocode (see CS50 lecture 0)

[@Workinghard7]

Thank you for the motivation

[@salvatoreverde4167]

Great motivational vídeo mate!

[@no-fe6lr]

thank you for the video!

[@cerealport2726]

Aside from minimal exposure to coding in primary school, and again at university, I didn't do anything serious about learning to code until about 5 years ago when i started needing Python at work. I doubt I am the fastest to pick it up, but it has mostly fallen into place, and I can write effective code that solves my problems, even though I imagine it isn't the prettiest or fastest. Tutorials have their place, but there is nothing like the satisfaction of coding your own successful solution to a unique problem you need fixed.

[@BiodegradableYTP]

I've only just started to learn Python and this video helped cheer me up a bit. I'm currently wrestling If and Else statements as well as Loops and just trying to remember how they work and feeling a little dejected. I've never been the most technically-literate person in the world, so my confidence in comprehending... well, *anything* has been fairly low, but this video's a good reminder for me to not give in so easily. Thank you :^)

[@rashmi6738]

Same..even I'm stuck in loops!

[@StepDaddyIssues]

i've become the loop @@rashmi6738

[@sunny4367]

Loops are easy. I give a basic example of while loop. At home we switch off and on lights every now and then. Just think when we switch on light while is true. It turns on and it's infinite, it stays on. Right? When we turn it off it stops running?

[@sunny4367]

while True it executes what's inside it and when it's False it's gone.

[@infiniteyouth18]

patients = {"first_name":"John","last_name":"Smith","Age":20,"Patient_status":"new"} person = [] for value in patients.values(): person.append(value) print(f"{person[0]} {person[1]} is {person[2]} years old, and is a {person[3]} patient") OUTPUT John Smith is 20 years old, and is a new patient

[@ansariaasif635]

thank you sir , you given me new hope to learn

[@williambreeze2659]

Thank you!

[@kizitobukenya6057]

Thank you indeed

[@madnessintomagic]

This is exactly what I needed to find. I’ve tried so many different times to learn, teach myself, and I always hit a wall. It’s like being taught a language at warp speed. Lesson a, 3 words, lesson b, 47 words, and somehow lesson 3 is “write an epic poem in sanskrit”, and I’m like…. WTF. Like you said “learning a new way of thinking” - that’s where I feel like I’m struggling.

[@nolanaug]

Thank you man!

[@lowfreekey]

Thank you for this. I saved the video so I can come back when I need to hear this.

[@yarpen26]

That bit about performing actual tasks reminds me of a Python tutorial I took a shot at on LinkedIn Learning some time back. The presenting lady tried way too hard to be funny, but the general examples were rather straightforward and easy to follow (some animal dictionaries etc.). But then, she would wrap up each module with an absolutely batshit exam asking to combine together like three different things she had barely hinted at during the previous few classes, and even then it was in total separation from one another, and to make it even harder, the task involved some needlessly abstract concepts, like preparing an app that would convert binary to hexadecimal based on a lookup table.

[@Neotenyx]

Thanks for supporting very much)

[@fatiamri6790]

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[@aamirbangash985]

Thank you so much man

[@Lahdo]

Thank you.💥

[@adidyu]

Thank you for the encouragement. I am currently so frustrated trying to code a blackjack game. It’s discouraging when I keep changing my code and I can’t fix certain things. I already have a career and I’m trying to learn this on my own. It feels great when I can figure problems out, but quite disappointing when I’m stuck.

[@nashaeshire6534]

So true, At the moment, I'm stuck with compute intrinsect dimension. Maybe I'll get it someday.

[@tomshobbylife]

This dude nailed it. This is exactly where I'm struggling at. I'm hoping I get it in time to pass my Java class. I've never thought like this in my life and I don't know how to begin to think like this.

[@gutchimoto2112]

I am 37 started learning to code about 3yrs ago. Married, got 2 sons,one is 3months, one is 3yrs...its been an upheal.til I realised programming is different from coding...completely changed my perspective and now I know what I'm doing 😂

[@bellyndayikeza4799]

thank man for your advice

[@teachme4842]

I was struggling to code since yesterday. Your motivation made me never give up 💪

[@tiagomota4734]

Since yesterday?! lol

[@cletusclark4988]

Thank you so much

[@Ammarkoka]

Thanks a ton 🔥

[@pitermadepaker9787]

thank you, sir.

[@oscarmventura]

Thanks man for the encouragement ! 02-21-2022 ...I will be commenting back 5 years from now! Who else is joining ? Come on kings and queens let's get it!!!

[@btnstriker]

Thanks again Giles.

[@ankutoonz]

thank you sir for giving us hopes

[@devoiddude]

yes yes yes! you hit the nail on the head!

[@abrahamdream769]

Thank you 🥺

[@johncallahan2256]

Thank you.

[@zarkthepatient]

Tutorial hell it is, thank you.

[@SleepyAizawa69]

Short and useful❣️

[@phineas0053]

Thank you guys, today I commit to solve this issue I'm having with JS

[@rmalsen3052]

I’ve been trying to learn to code for perhaps 3 years now. Only now do i feel that I’m beginning to enjoy it and begin thinking of it as not being that difficult.

[@rajsuriyang3427]

I need this, because I had coding test yesterday never seen before.

[@branaginslaw]

Thanks i need this. stuggle town down here.

[@saifhasanat]

thank you

[@ramseycarolus206]

I found this because I'm at the stage of learning methods in Java. It's been a few days and I still can't get a handle on it😫. I kinda knew I had to just be persistent but this video gave me some encouragement. Thank you.

[@nwakpamishak3869]

Thanks. ❤️

[@TOMTOM-nh3nl]

Thank you

[@adrianarreguin1739]

27 just went back to school. The difficulty went from easy to crazy hard. Mid semester T__T I can barely keep up. Makes me realize I have a lot to learn

[@TheSuperUser]

Jeannette Wing also has a lecture about this subject on YT.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

I have a Masters and PhD in Mathematics, a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (BChE) with a Minor in Russian, and an Associate of Science in Biotechnology. And I am simply incapable of programming. I have struggled with computer programming for 40 years and can do even less programming than when I took my first computer programming course in community college: FORTRAN in 1981. The only language I even remotely care to attempt is Python. I absolutely LOVE doing math. Math, math, math. All types of math: mathematical modeling, computation. But GOD I hate programming.

[@beautiful.imagination]

"Don't give up" is like a sword to cut through darkness, so one will be able to continue under pressure.I never get tired of listening to "don't give up". Code!Code!Code!

[@user-rd2np5oq3k]

Thankyou remember information was always at moms house 😅

[@MJ-ed9sl]

If you are coming from a business degree field older adult , what is the best programming language to learn first? I will be laid off soon, looking to career pivot to technology.