This ONE Skill Will Land You a Coding Job (Self-Taught)

In this video I explain the one skill that landed me a coding job (without any previous tech experience).
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[@AndySterkowitz]

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[@JJFlores25]

I think i realized you just STUDY enough to have a grasp on the subject such as html,css,JS and then practice building projects for a couple of weeks in order to retain/struggle/learn.

[@AndySterkowitz]

Bingo. Studying is an ongoing process anyways…you will be studying as you struggle to build.

[@Kytrion]

For me I don’t just study. I do mini projects that use basic constructions and i do more and more with that. I then do it more and more until I feel like I won’t forget subject and also understand it. Then I know that I can move on.

[@houssssouheib9969]

Could just do a video on mini projet, i have learned html,css,and C, and I'm starting js , but I don't have a project. So please do a video

[@agent-qm7oe]

@@AndySterkowitz yes, however, if you think about this like your forssed to do it instead of enjoying it, it will not be fun, at all!

[@shadatoosaucy3445]

I JUST got out of that knowledge seeking loophole. Keeping it simple and putting things into practice is definitely the way. Information overload must...die!!

[@AndySterkowitz]

Indeed!

[@Adam-kk7nw]

Shada I don't want to dies I'm too young

[@ELCAPITRUCH0]

I got a BS in Computer Science in 2019 but didnt feel like i knew enough, while working on projects my nephew got sick and i just had to take any job i could get to make money so i fell out of coding. I tried to go back but like you said i didnt get into the grind, as soon as i started to struggle i slowed down. In march i started working out every day to help with the loss of my nephew and overall be healthy. Watching this video made me realize i am capable of putting the grind time in because i am doing it for at least 2 hours a day in the gym, now i just need to do it with coding as well.

[@SquirrelsLoveAcorns]

As a programmer for 15ish years now. 100% spot on. I’ve learned so much and gotten so much farther just jumping in. I still feel times when it feels like I’m in over my head, but that for me means I’m still learning and that’s a great thing. Be comfortable jumping in, be comfortable learning continually.

[@sam.shock924]

love this! definitely something that took me a while to fully embrace, but looking back on my journey so far, the most success and improvement I've seen is during the times I've been neck deep into my projects :)

[@AndySterkowitz]

Glad to hear Sam!

[@ilker2540]

Hello, we wish you good work. I am the leader of the freelance software team of 4 people living in Turkey. We want to do a business that will be profitable for both parties due to the exchange rate difference. We are making mobile application + Website + Admin panel. We get a price between 5K and 10K. We complete it in 1 month. If you agree, we would love to meet you. Note: I will give 10% to those who bring me a job. Suleyman İlker Yurtbay

[@HolaMexicoo]

Great video as always. Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@joeltastet5666]

Good advice !! Than you for sharing 🙂

[@nersesarslanian6751]

Been avoiding projects for over a month 😅 I really needed to hear this.

[@sparker599]

Leetcode-style problems are really important too though, because most companies ask them in interviews.

[@ernieverse9124]

This information is GOLD!

[@AndySterkowitz]

Thank you!

[@haronclement]

good video! it is the same for many things you can do in life! if you want to become a better runner? you need to run MORE! if you want to become a better coder? you need to code MORE! just lookin at people run and explaining you the best running technique is helpful , however you need to actually go out every day and run to get faster and better.. it is no different for coding / web dev .. you need to built projects and write your own code.. it is a simple as that

[@ilker2540]

Hello, we wish you good work. I am the leader of the freelance software team of 4 people living in Turkey. We want to do a business that will be profitable for both parties due to the exchange rate difference. We are making mobile application + Website + Admin panel. We get a price between 5K and 10K. We complete it in 1 month. If you agree, we would love to meet you. Note: I will give 10% to those who bring me a job. Suleyman İlker Yurtbay

[@hajimeippo804]

Project is the key!

[@cr370]

Thanks for what you do. Im new. Can you describe the jobs you have done and in general go through all the tasks you did to complete that job. I would like to see a series of videos about job descriptions offered and how it was worked on so as see what to expect in jobs offered. Thank you.

[@tbcfrankee]

The real skill is patience and low expectations.

[@getoverhere4465]

This is making more sense

[@jamielewisstax]

I love this! Ever since I started programming with Python, I try to apply the new things I learn into a small project. I have created 30+ projects that are getting more complex each time and I'm having so much fun! I do have a question about the mentorship program / personal call though, does it have any value for people on a tight budget?

[@muhummedrabbani5649]

Impressive. May I have a look at your portfolio/projects? I am starting out on building projects, looking for inspiration.

[@lifting_and_coding]

It's all about the action

[@vobalks]

I started programming 6-7 months ago as hobby and i feel like my brain is gonna blow up. Started with Python and then js, then said “i should make a mobile app for this code” then React Native, “i should learn e-commerce etc.” Then Express…Nextjs etc.. Now im struggling with embedded systems like Esp32 with microPython, trying to handle Ota Update but now asking myself “Should i learn C++?” The sad part is all of my projects laying down in a folder on my desktop and i cant publish my codes because of thinking “wow, so many genius guy out there, they will probably laugh in the office while they drinking their coffee and looking my code” That thought pushes me to write clean and efficient code and test all of parts. And also this brings another problem: feeling the project will never finish. Sad.

[@wilfredodiaz5957]

You need a network. Connect with as many developers and recruiters as you can.

[@lemn1sk856]

learning by doing basically

[@Theblackboy265]

It was exactly what I taught.

[@TsoiIzAlive]

just build projects and make spend hours figuring out how to do a dropdownlist with the select tag only to find out hours later that you cant really customize the select tag and do it with divs and span and position absoloute instead

[@AndySterkowitz]

Lol true

[@thecodingchef9292]

Yes and next time you want to do it, you will know the wrong way of doing it

[@ahmedtehar6348]

@Andy Sterkowitz can u send me some links that helps in practicing building beginner friendly projects especially in js I didn't spell the names that u mentioned correctly thanks in advance

[@katlegomtsweni3700]

Then I need me a laptop 😭 Coding on the phone is tedious.

[@RealAwful]

Buy a Chromebook for $150 and you're set.

[@darktealglasses]

I'm struggling to motivate myself

[@t_share8032]

why no links for the sources in your description video?

[@AJ213Probably]

Projects are the only thing that keeps me interested. It's probably how I got hired

[@ahmedtehar6348]

can u please send me some links of sites to practice building projects

[@aphiwebilalcishe80]

💝💝💝

[@akramlahmouri6101]

It's true bit what happens to me everytime is lacking ides for projects and when i start working on something let's say basic html css website and i get stuck i find it hard sometimes ro find solutions since i don't even know what to look for .(if you don't already know there let's say something called transition how can you google it xd )

[@ahmedtehar6348]

can u send me some links to practice building projects please

[@navigatorsystem]

road map is hard

[@David-gu8hv]

Hey! Pi K subscribers!

[@wpcoder783]

In short Learn by actual coding real projects.

[@obatochukwu2675]

edabit

[@chaosopher23]

The same applies to: Author, Photographer, Artist. You write, take lots of pictures, and go through gallons of paint & wear out brushes on acres of canvas. Programming? Sit down with it & do: code. I learned line-number BASIC (Tandy color computer) and C this way. A glossary and a project... C++ and Pythons came somewhat easy to catch, then, but I got lazy with computers for a little while. Now? Geany starts when Cinnamon starts. All of my old code has a bug in it, in that I don't test for numeric input when I int something and cin >> something; . Toss in alpha and it barfs, so I need to build in a bug catcher. /* GPL2 or higher License * (cL) Dalek * C++ Source code for: * ohmwatts_2.cpp * * ...so you wanna copy this? * Go ahead, but it is recommended that you write your own bugs. * */