Stef's Top 10 Rules of Code in 2021 ... Game Changer!

[@randyriegel8553]

As a developer with 20 years experience in many different languages I can vouch for "If you can code one language you can code them all". When I first started C# back in 2005 I lied on my resume and said I knew it. I knew a little but not much. Got the job. My first day I got WinForms project they wanted me to build with FTP integration and stuff. By the 3rd day there I had it done and working. They assumed it would be a week or two to get it done. Programming is more about LOGIC than SYNTAX. If you have a logical sense of programming you can learn the syntax of it really quick.

[@Aj-fd4ne]

Thank you for sharing your experience . Any suggestions on how to develop "programming sense"

[@randyriegel8553]

@@Aj-fd4ne Lot of it just comes to me. But a lot of the time when I get a project I don't just sit down and start writing code. I might spend few hours or even 8 hours writing down notes, drawing something like a flowchart. I don't want to just sit down and start and end up in a rabbit hole because I didn't think the whole project out first.

[@Aj-fd4ne]

@@randyriegel8553 thank you

[@spiegs498]

It's not just about syntax. It's also about paradigm. Most of the programming languages out there are procedural. But there are also functional, logical/declarative etc, etc languages.

[@georgidimitrov9878]

@@randyriegel8553 Great comment!

[@matrixRule127]

I remember watching this video around 4 months ago. Yesterday I got a job at Apple. Somehow, I am here watching this again. I have so much to learn with respect to my behind the code mentality. Its not all about code....there is so much going on behind the scenes!

[@StefanMischook]

Congrats on the job!

[@akashchandra2223]

What role did you get at apple? Can you tell me?

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

@Cop Anders Definitely not. It's a mature language with lots of solutions to help you out from the decades of past developers. It is on the decline for new projects though, so be ready to work with legacy code.

[@mayurtripathi3288]

This guy always come with some positive vibes . Love from India ❤️

[@MrDecasept]

I am a developer with almost 4 years of experience, I completely agree with you! Keep up the good work, interesting videos!

[@nelsonsandoval2259]

Stefan I went from a call center advisor to pro software engineer following your videos and advices a couple of years ago along of course with learning material. There are a lot of technical videos courses but you provide something that it is as important as technical knowledge and that there is no so much offer out there, which is your expertice and the desire of sharing with us. You changed my life man, Thanks. Master the fundamentals, that's my slogan now.

[@StefanMischook]

Congratulations! Glad I could help!

[@coreyeverett5500]

"There's no such thing as a bad programming language" Malbolge: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@infinteuniverse]

I just recently took off the training wheels from tutorial hell. I now work 6 hours/day on projects and 1 hour of tutorials on new material a day. I'll keep doing this while I apply for jobs. It's a matter of when not if I'll get hired. I reckon if there wasn't a pandemic, I'd have already gotten hired. But it's gonna happen.

[@bedtimestories1065]

I remember I had that issue as well. Most people don't realize that the only way to solve it is to do exactly as you did (and so did I); by simply starting your own projects. So good job man, keep it up!

[@Terracraft321]

keep on learning, 2 hours learning a day is good.

[@chris-dd6uq]

How in the heck do you work on projects when you have no clue how to start, or where to start? I don't even know what to write. I've been trying to figure this out for many years now.

[@infinteuniverse]

​@@chris-dd6uq Here's an example for an e-commerce store: As a user, I want to see the landing page. As a user, I want to search for products. As a user, I want to add items to a shopping cart. As a user, I want to checkout my items. We'll leave it at that. Then list out what needs to be done to make it work. I'd probably start out with designing wireframes of the UI so I can visually see what data I will need. Then start designing the backend; determine what database you want to use, SQL, noSQL. Design your tables. Then design what endpoints you think your UI will need and design the server from that. Then actually implement the UI. If you want to add more features, just wash rinse repeat. This is just really basic, it can be more involved, but don't worry about that til you have more practice.

[@hamschh]

That's the way it's done. I had issues figuring out how Promises/Async Await worked in javascript for months because I kept trying to read from books/watch tutorials. Once i had to do a simple database project where the "query" ran on a parallel thread, I was forced to figure out Promises/Async await. I played around with it for about an hour and a half and I understand promises/async await now.

[@llothar68]

40 years of programming, starting as a 14 year old. In my current project i have to use the following: php, javascript - for tiny website scripts ruby, bash, cmake, groovy - for build system C, C++, Objective-C++, Swift, Kotlin, Java - for GUI Mobile/Desktop I develop GUI program ported for all 5 major operating systems. Let me tell you the language swamp is not the big problem.

[@AstonJay]

Honest advice, without all the "fluff". I always appreciate this, which is hard to find in many developers.

[@olasunkanmioyetunji9254]

Thank you so much 🙏 The information here is very important to me

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it helped!

[@Imetalh]

This video validates my 4 years of computer science coursework experiences. Thank you for putting it together.

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it was helpful!

[@olaleyedaniel6957]

I like the way you use your words carefully and the precision at which you relate languages to real time examples. Keep it up sir!

[@indraxios]

This video is absolutely compulsory for all beginners in n programming

[@maxmediagroup9657]

I have been your fan for years...this video is a perfect composite of All you have shared with us over the years...love you my dear Canadian brother...

[@themaggattack]

I appreciate you so much. With all the people out here waging programming language wars, you are such a calming influence.

[@jhgas]

Hi Stefan, I somehow went unconsciously with rule #1 when I enrolled in your program. I had spent a couple of weeks debating between Javascript and Python. I decided to just start, and right then and there I ran into a reference to you as a teacher... So far so good. Tks.

[@monkeydluffy6649]

Thank you for your kind information. This is my first year of college and I am taking a Computer programming major and Just as you have mentioned it, I was kind a worried about what to learn watching that KZbinr are telling to learn these and that. I almost gave up thinking that I can't learn all of those things that were recommended by tech leads KZbinr. After I watched your video I felt lot relief and motivated 😌.

[@sigmachadgigamale]

Word of advice: Vet the youtuber's actual projects. There are a lot of fraudulent 'programmers' that are just salesmen with no idea what they're talking about preying on people who don't know enough to realize that they have no clue what they're talking about. Once you get more experience you'll be able to sniff it out better. This guy's legit though.

[@majamoore6209]

Just found your channel yesterday. I have watched a few videos so far and they are very helpful. Thanks for sharing your advice and experience.

[@StefanMischook]

Glad you like them.

[@Exequetor]

I want to add just one more rule... Learn to use a version control system like git.

[@onkarpatil9426]

Thanks man, this video just helps to remove out all unnecessary things and focus on necessary ones. Good to go 👍

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it helped

[@vladimirpetroski7089]

Thank you for the always incredible advice you give Stef. For the past 2 months I've been learning Javascript at bootcamp, although, to tell you the truth, I strongly believe I'll learn way more with your courses and KZbin channel respectively. Many regards friend.

[@ivanmatusic5540]

Hi. Can you give review, is it better to take this channel or go with codecademy bootcamp or some similar free course?

[@vecseiszilveszter4672]

just found this video by accident, +1 subscriber. Love your way of explaining things.

[@caribe_imperial1945]

“You Can’t Kill Me!” - Lisp / Clojure

[@JPeachyDev]

These are all excellent tips. I can't recommend Fowler's Refactoring more. To add some tips to university students: - Don't be picky about internships. Right out of college you'll be looking for jobs. For every 4 months of internship you have in a relevant field, recruiters see something like +.4 gpa. If you have 8 months of internship and a 2.8 GPA, recruiters will look at you like you have a 3.6 GPA because experience matters that much. Even better if you can have a part time job during Uni. Of course, there's a floor to this where it won't work (1.0 GPA kinda trumps everything else, and you also can't graduate with that XD ) - School gives you enough learning by itself. if you have cool upper level classes or clubs that involve creative coding, use that time to work on personal projects, rather than time you should be studying. - You may have to get some experience at boring places at first. Defense Contractors, Banks, Government Agencies, etc. 2-3 years of experience at these places will increase your chances of getting into FAANG companies immensely.

[@foomoo1088]

Sorry Stef, but I have to disagree with rule #2. I agree write time may be more important than runtime for some applications, but for many applications runtime perf is critical ( e.g. game programming, scientific simulations). However, there’s no reason you can’t eat your cake and have it too by rapid prototyping in a language that’s faster to develop in, then translate to a higher performing language in an optimization pass. In some cases a hybrid approach (python binding to underlying C++ for the “hot spots”) also may be appropriate. Many factors inform the decision for best language choice for a particular project.

[@bla7091]

not to mention algorithmic/automated trading applications where latency is absolutely critical. If those applications don't run fast, it's probably better not to run them at all since they'll lose you money...

[@maximeumbra7235]

Number 3 is domain specific, if you're in a realtime environment like databases or game programming they are equally important, write time speed is irrelevant if the code cannot do the job.

[@NewLondonMarshall]

Asteroid to make people switch to ruby hahaha made me laugh!

[@antonnovo695]

Me2

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

That alone garnered a thumb's up from me. No one verbally assaults Ruby better than Stef!

[@kynan9465]

It could happen

[@NewLondonMarshall]

@@kynan9465 Jynxed haha

[@sunmisolaojo6447]

Same

[@dannyjdhall]

Always love your videos. No BS and just knowledge. Thank you!

[@david341]

This should be the 10 commandments of software development. It really helped me a lot!

[@paborlouise319]

Sir you're a blessing to us(newbies)

[@ΛΞΟ]

Tutorial hell can keep you as a student forever and you will never feel like you are ready. I Escaped it just by setting for myself a goal to make a simple program that changes and writes to files, searched libraries/functions that i will need for that program. i learned that way more and it all made sense. Basically its like learning to swim, you just have to jump in the swimming pool and try it, listening to your coach instructions none stop is useless.

[@infinteuniverse]

Yes, build things on your own. But don't misinterpret Stef. Tutorials are still a valuable asset, but don't use them as the only thing you do.

[@gerard02700]

you are right it took me a month to master a new language but a lot of practice is needed and that's what i did

[@sigmachadgigamale]

8:20 You might be referring to now as opposed to way back when in terms of difference in speed being inconsequential, but it is still incredibly important that your code gets through the network quickly in the scope of websites and web apps. I don't remember the specific numbers, but Amazon published a pretty astonishing study that showed after 1000 or so ms, 30% of remaining users would click off the page and move on for every 100ms of load time. I'd say that's pretty consequential. It definitely doesn't matter how fast your code runs if it takes 100 years to write, of course, but that is not to say you won't get a noticeable increase in retention by optimizing the speed of your code once it is off the ground.

[@Terracraft321]

yeah google, people just get bored lol. Also being optimized in all aspects is a good thing imo, as long as you've managed to do the most important things first.

[@alschneider5420]

1 right on 2 not so fast jack. pacemakers, flight systems??? 3 yep,I will code a str copy and not use canned version. then I can see what happens. 4 yep, the compiler is my teacher never had a class in computer stuff. The best teacher is fixing a bug. have had many bugs that I thought would end my programming days. 5 refactoring ?? its easy to find code that needs refactoring, look at code you wrote 5 years earlier. 6 Design patterns. I guess. kinda new for me. Normally I spend a lot of time looking for a design pattern before thinking of code. this means talking to the client, walking around, and getting a candy bar. Also, all code has a main line. While gatting a candy bar, I worry what might happen if one falls off the main line. 7 yep I have been sent to fix thing or start projects of which I did not know the language. Learn how to read manuals. A head of engineering said, "I don't care if he doesn't know C, he knows how to control motors." My early coding was in Fortran and assembly. 8 yepyepyep. When I start a job, I find the senior programmer, talk to him/her, copy his build code. Then go into the back room and talk to the techs. Then find the users. Management worries how long it will take you to get up to speed. Do that and you will be operational. 9 framework I am confused about this. Most of the time I am adding something to what I guess is a framework. It is already established. I obsrve their coding standards and note the way they comment. 10 Right If you know if,then,else,next you can do it. Get a manual and do a compile. I started programming on a GE timesharing system with fortran in 1970. Presently using Visual Studio 2022.

[@FloppyDobbys]

I generally agree with you on most of what you have said. However, as a C++ developer who has worked in Animation softwares and in Unreal Engine, and a C# / Java / Javascript / Python developer working on VR applications + mobile apps, and HLSL shading here and there... I must say that I think its so much easier to understand practically all the languages you will face if you started with C++ or are experienced in C++. The Nuances of the language and the concept you need to understand to be effective in it require more in depth knowledge, and I believe this transfers well to other languages. Going from C# -> C++ is not the same as the reverse direction. You will run into alot of issues you never had to deal with before. Trust from personal experience lol. With that said though, A good engineer is a good engineer. They always figure it out.

[@stevenhorton8604]

I have a speed intensive application I've been working on for years, and using PHP is not the thing that holds back performance, it's the database.

[@simonleiva4863]

Like the title says: Game Changer! Lots of good stuff here. Question for you Stefan You keep mentioning in some of your videos the importance of learning the basics of coding no matter which language we start coding with, but never really elaborate on what they are, although you did mention about the MVC pattern in this video. Do you have a big picture/overview video that explains more in details what are the top fundamental concepts to understand as a web developer. I can't seem to find the best video about this specific subject on your channel Thank you from Montreal

[@StefanMischook]

Check out my developer courses and the outlines to get an idea. I have so many videos on KZbin I have covered these concepts for sure.

[@bwamuslimdon4715]

@@StefanMischook am in interested in web development and building apps how can go about getting that skill

[@StefanMischook]

@@bwamuslimdon4715 Do my courses: school.studioweb.com/store/course/complete_web_developer People love them.

[@lastfm4477]

This list should have contained "learn something about security". Insecure programming has been one of the biggest issues of 2021 and will continue into 2022.

[@erniea5843]

Just go build something! Quit watching videos about how to be a better programmer or which language is better, etc. oh, and get out the comments section.

[@skytale35]

You talk about the well established languages. There are 2 languages I have been keeping my eye on, and understand . . . I just code because I find it fun, and I want to contribute something to the Linux community. Rust, and Julialang . . . Julialang intrigues me, because it touts execution speeds that are more comparable to 'C' than python, but the code . . . is very pythonic in nature . . . with functional programming being part of the deal. Is there no room for new languages like Julia or Rust since the languages you have mentioned are so well established?

[@crnkmnky]

18:03 I was so expecting a quote from _Dirty Harry:_ “Man’s got to know his limitations.” 😸

[@enjay86]

Bash the Ruby in every video. I love this fela! Great vids!

[@onwusimichealchidi8416]

Thank you so much my fears are over. this was really helpful.

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it helped! 🖖

[@Toaster-v1z]

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. 😂

[@chrisroycroft9104]

This is so interesting and helpful. So grateful you take the time to make these videos.

[@StefanMischook]

You are so welcome!

[@damienkodaseet5915]

Thanks for sharing your experience sir!

[@Скофиэлд]

Mr your videos are a pleasure

[@juandavidsanchezleal]

Excelente intro. Concisa y eficaz

[@petersz7322]

time to take some notes. Thanks for the video, hello from slovakia :)

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!

[@twit5754]

doing refactoring and hating it. fridays usually. not every friday but some.

[@iammojo75]

I feel like this is not accurate for me as a 15+ year developer in Coldfusion trying to break away into something used more often in the real world. With time constraints its just easier for me to continue with Coldfusion than to learn .Net, Python, etc at this point. Concepts never change but I'd love to hear someone in the Coldfusion community's opinion on whether the Language does matter in this situation per Stef's rule #1

[@svur9922]

Great stuff Stef! Keep going!

[@ranellabjata5170]

Thanks Senior 👏

[@mplovecraft]

"Ruby" *badum tish* Thank you, thank you! I will be here tomorrow as well.

[@William_Clinton_Muguai]

Super-helpful and mind-opening. Loved it! Thanks.

[@Ayntak]

Good one! Thank you. Could you do a video about software dev vs web dev?

[@Pace11790]

Man this is GOLD!

[@md.siddiq7165]

Thanks for the advices. ❤️

[@StefanMischook]

Any time!

[@leonardoparada]

thanks for share your knowledgment and experience!

[@ryanceasarborromeo1989]

Groovy language ranking jumps high. Wow

[@dabol6786]

Hi mate love your honesty . I am one of the ageing population did Nursing, then went into data stayed at the same place, doing both, for 40yrs. In the data phase I taught myself visual basics and developed databases for my colleagues. To be honest I miss the coding. I would like to, now that I have retired to learn more. I'm sure that other people in my age group are interested in staying in touch. I would like as you said, to put on the gloves and step into the ring. Is there such a place for old farts like me.

[@StefanMischook]

Sure. I have in their 50’s still going strong.

[@MZMBOTU]

THANKS...I NEEDED THIS!

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!

[@digitalScribr]

Languages have also matured and ironed out all the kinks...

[@paola353]

I love the video quality!!!!

[@busybee6133]

I'm graduating from high school on the 18th, and I'm not planning on pursuing coding as a career, I want be a diplomat but since that is going to take some time and I already know how to code a bit should I be a part time game dev or part time web dev. I need something to keep me afloat while I'm working towards my goal. I really love games but I also know it's a bit challenging, web dev is easier but I don't feel like it would be as fun. I really need advice

[@GDScriptDude]

I really want to use Golang more, but today I bashed out my script in PHP real quick.

[@CheckmateStallioN]

Stef are you thinking of writing a refactoring book in C# or Python sometime in the future?

[@aneesahthequeen]

😍😍❤️❤️💙💙 thanks for this video! Enjoyed this and very needed to hear this....P.S. love the beard💙

[@StefanMischook]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RufusVidS]

Second video I've watched of yours. Subscribing!

[@lukasvolcik5109]

"I was forced to write PHP!".. same man.. same.. the world is an ugly place.

[@RamonChiNangWong078]

I'm going to ask Python/ruby coders to pivot/work with C

[@jameljacobs4207]

realy enjoyed this. thank you

[@umurkaragoz]

Jordan Peterson teaches programming 🤩😅 Great job, great videos ✨🚀

[@catomajorcensor]

I blame Homebrew's slowness on Ruby.

[@dorbie]

Nothing worse that a misapplied design pattern. MVC is probably the most often misapplied design pattern.

[@shawnszoludko7187]

I don't know if it was this video or one of Stef's others. I want to start coding in Python and Stef mentioned environments.. Like Spyder for Python. I could have sworn Stef said one of the languages ran an IDE inside and addition shell or environment? Any recommendations for environments or would you use for Python, Java/javascript and Php? Thank you!

[@YelaDuck]

Thanks, this is exactly how I feel. Any other expert tips that you all(if you are reading this) can give to us noobies coders?

[@blackleeder7643]

When watching tutorials don't just follow along, once the project is completed add more features to the initial project, This helped me a lot, also build a lot of small projects nothing big but do it without looking at the other people code except for the language documentation, no stack overflow you'll be amazed of what you already know but don't know that you already have check 😀

[@aladdinoscopy]

I think you sound like Al Pacino. Good vid.

[@lucisetumbrae]

Great video! Thank you!

[@darshmostafa6044]

Thank You Very Much

[@afif1597]

Thanks for the good advices 👍👍👍

[@StefanMischook]

No problem 👍

[@ssbundestag9668]

Great talk!

[@HackUniversity]

Love this vid! Everyone should see this! :)

[@blitvar1]

So you are pivoting from a to b, but why not go even further and pivot to c?

[@Raymanujan]

Good stuff. Thank you.

[@fredflintstone8048]

When you said an asteroid might strike the planet and everyone ends up writing code in ruby you scared the living cr@p out of me.. Not because an asteroid might hit the planet, but because we all end up writing code in ruby... You're point about learning communication skills. It's critical. I think it's harder for the new generation of millennials because they grew up with their snoot stuck in a smart phone. Many of them are inept at live interaction with other humans, and prefer text and email.. They need to break out of this and learn to speak to other humans... Practice should do it.

Awesome advices, tks a lot!

[@lucasaraujo6.]

Who would say you have a straight foward video

[@lornastamat9231]

thank you, you're a great teacher

[@brianmweu6460]

Nice, thank you!

[@panchothetoypoodle7455]

You have good knowledge my friend

[@spicemasterii6775]

Good wisdom too. Which, IMO, is harder to come by.

[@maxmad3667]

Good wise advice...

[@autogenes]

What did you do before you started coding?

[@logato7128]

Ruby?

[@bravehotsauce]

Thank you!

[@byronrogers4489]

In the past you mentioned learning to code was like a superpower. Could you explain. I understand the income part if it, but does it help in other ways? I'm halfway through your Start Here book and will take your fullstack course once in done. Love your lizard wizard training. Sincerely Byron, the lizard nerdling

[@Turkish_Vanilla]

I believe 99% of the written code in the whole world is actually the same code other developers from other companies have already written.. Almost every coder is basically writing already existing code.. And the 1% of code that never had been written will go through the same process until humanity realizes it is just wasting time.. Or until someone will just build an AI to do all that.. Humanity is just lame when it comes to collaboration.. Peace... Out...

[@johndoggett4657]

Wisdom from the lizard wizard master. I will be following these rules to level up my career.

[@kensg]

Dam great information..thank you🙏🏿

[@StefanMischook]

You're welcome!

[@NSMetaLpig]

No.8 Rule is very hard