Watch This If You Need Motivation To Learn Coding & Programming

[@DorianDevelops]

If this video helps at least one person it was worth it. Thanks for watching!

[@miguelvasquez7022]

Good advice no matter what the goals are. Thanks for sharing those disadvantages you had. God bless sir, keep shining that light.

[@amongthestars8751]

Thank you! Seriously man, that was exactly what I needed to hear!

[@javieleetoo2213]

1000 likes for you bro

[@_Hadda]

You have helped me, thank you!

[@distrivetperu3563]

I'm 32 right now and I want to improve my income. Spanish is my native language but I'm learning english in order to get better opportunities. This week I started creating an account at hacker rank and taking the 30 days coding challenge. I'm in day 4. Become a developer looks so far away, that's the reason I was looking for some motivation. Thanks for sharing this video. I will try to keep learning. I'm thinking about adding a comment every week from now until I get a job as a programmer for stay motivated. By the way is very daunting when you see code that you are not able to understand :/

[@kimverciglio3240]

Hello Dorian! I am a 51 yr old woman with 5 children and 2 grandchildren and I am learning to code. Your video's are very inspiring and really hit home on a lot of things. I kind of feel like I'm the only 51 yr old out there doing that but I can't imagine that's true. Anyway, just wanted to say I really enjoy your video's. They are very inspiring. Keep up the great work!

[@maxdevjs3457]

You are not the only one, cheer up 😃

[@gSys1337]

You are not the only one. I started to study computer science together with a 40 year old woman. Keep it going!

[@resilient5557]

Love it!! Inspirational! This comment was 4 months ago. Have you finished school and/or working in the field?

[@Brian.rapsey]

Keep it up!

[@neel6978]

Wow💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 u r strong. I'm 28 and yet sometimes I feel it is late for me.

[@akillutes6298]

You’re inspiring bc you show us that you’re not perfect. The world wants us to believe that we should have our life already set/planned out when we graduate high school. And if you don’t, you’re classified a failure and your life is over.

[@joelgallegos7740]

Well said!

[@DorianDevelops]

Man I'm almost 40 and I still don't have it figured out lol. People do a good job at making themselves seem like they know what they're doing, especially on the internet. I do appreciate you saying that, I'll keep telling it how it is and we can all figure this stuff out together because no one is perfect!

[@HarishKumar-ef4gr]

I'm going through something similar, I'm from India and currently doing my masters and still I haven't figured out which Field I should be working on and trust me a lot of people here judge rather than help you or comfort you! Thanks for put it out!

[@helionzerx817]

@@DorianDevelops Almost 40, bro you got no wrinkles damn you got good genetics.

[@pxrisxiv]

@@helionzerx817 literally, he looks like hes in his 20s wtf

[@jonasrahlin4177]

Dude! You are easily one of the most uplifting guys on KZbin when it comes to coding. Keep it up!

[@DorianDevelops]

Thanks that really means a lot to me!

[@preachercpt]

@@DorianDevelops Mate you have no idea how much you helped !!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!!!!! cant say it enough !

[@johnpuebla7754]

I am currently in the stage of losing motivation in coding. It is a blessing that KZbin miraculously recommended this video to me. Thank you for your inspiring message, Dorian. Keep up the good work!

[@DorianDevelops]

You got this! I'm really happy that the KZbin algorithm recommended my video to you as well. Keep it up and don't stop until you accomplish what you set out to do! Good luck and keep me posted on your progress!

[@JRis44]

​@@DorianDevelops How's the journey going buddy? I started learning on my own back in February. At 32 its about time to shift over to programming finally since I've been passing it up for the past 10 years. Hope you're doing well though man!

[@boratsagdiyev522]

It's been 3 years, any updates?

[@MM-cs3yz]

This is an Etremely Valuable video. In my opinion, you could read many motivational books, go to motivational seminars, and trust me, you learn and get all the motivation you need in this 14 minute video. I'm going to save this link and offer to send it to anyone who I think should listen to it, or when I come across someone who decided to give up on the idea of a better future. I come across these situations often. WOW !!!! Thanks Dorian. An added note. Many of my friends who did time in prison, (nothing violent) became successful. I always asked how they did it. The answer was always the same. "I had no choice. I had to do it myselft. It was next to impossible to get a job and when I did, it barely paid me a living." Two examples, a friend of mine opened up an MMA Studio, and another made a nice income as a Barber and eventually opened his own successful Barbershop. PS. I don't know about you guys (gender neutral) but this video has taken my mind to the next level. Wonderful !!!!!

[@abhirajkumar882]

I have saved this video in my playlist. From now on , every time I feel like quitting, I will watch this :) Thanks for posting this .

[@justarandomguy1704]

24 and on my 2nd year of college majoring in CS. I was a high school dropout and came back to get my GED at 22 and now I'm moving forward. Whenever i lose motivation, I always see myself coming back to this video. There's days when life just hits me and I feel like I'm wasting my time by still being in school, but like you said, i gotta keep pushing and stay discipline!. By the time I'm 28, I'll be in a better position in life and I'll be able to make money and invest.

[@joelgallegos7740]

Hey Dorian, I watch every video u make. Im here at my construction job crying like a child right now listening to this episode. Im glad u told us your story. Im almost exactly like you. My dad died of alcoholism wen I was 17 n I started going down the wrong path too. I was in n out of jail n while in corrections i earned my ged n promised myself I wud change forever n never go back to that life. Now I'm 10yrs sober from opiates n alcohol n hope to be a programmer. Keep making videos for us brother! Keep giving hope to the hopeless!!

[@DorianDevelops]

I wanted to make sure that I responded to you before any of the other comments this morning. Joel, I'm really sorry to hear about the lost of your father at such a young age, no one deserves to endure pain like that as a child and I hope that you are able to find peace with it. My mother was an alcoholic when I was younger and throughout my childhood, I remember many nights having to take care of her and worrying about her all the time. Also it's ok to cry dude, I grew up being told that men don't do that and that makes you soft. That's toxic and I wish I knew that sooner, I still struggle with sobriety and I'm getting help for my mental health now after so many years of keeping that stuff bottled up. You being sober inspires me to know that I'm not alone in my struggles, the same way my videos inspire you to know that you're not alone in the journey of learning to code and the struggles that come with trying to improve your life. I wish you the best and if there's anything that I can do to help you out let me know. If you haven't done so already consider looking into counseling, it's been helping me a lot. People like us grow up thinking that we're not meant to succeed in life so let's change that by achieving everything that we set out to do! Good luck brother, I truly wish you the best!

[@joelgallegos7740]

@@DorianDevelops Thank u Dorian! Hearing your story set something off in me. Knowing that you're Hispanic like me, went through the same struggles like me and still became successful is exactly what I needed to hear. You showed me its really possible to have a new beginning. Crazy u say but I actually did seek out counseling to help me out. I've had anxiety n depression since I was young n think thats wat caused all my problems. Doing a lot better now! Keep the videos coming Dorian! We really appreciate them!!

[@joelgallegos7740]

P.S. Did u see all the Hispanic last names commenting?? You're an inspiration to our people!! I mean it!!!

[@DorianDevelops]

@@joelgallegos7740 yea it's pretty crazy to see that because I had no idea that I had that many spanish viewers. I wish my written spanish was better than it is. I hardly speak it anymore, really only when I talk to my mom. Good luck with coding bro and if you need help just reach out to me and I'll do my best to answer questions that you have when I can!

[@joelgallegos7740]

@@DorianDevelopsYa, im one of those who didn't learn it good like I should have, but I'm definitely gonna teach myself that too. Im from Colorado, particularly the San luis valley n a article on the Denver post jst a few days ago talks about how our dialect is dying. We speak a kind of "old world Spanish" from Spain down there with a French influence. Ive heard that we have a different Spanish but I didn't know it was that rare. N I definitely will. Thank you!

[@MerlinSingh]

Im 42 and beginning to code. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Very inspiring.

[@Chibi_Sentai]

I'm 32 now...been consistently pushing off coding for one excuse or another. Just got married this year and looking at kids and a house finally. I have a GED. Your story hits on a level that seems I was meant to hear. Thank you sir

[@DorianDevelops]

I'm glad that this video found you and I hope it helps. Just keep at it and you can do it too!

[@idougy18091809]

Same here!

[@Mwtorres89]

Im 32 now with a kid and learning to code.. just never give up until you reach your goal.

[@Raw-Lii]

Same here man! Great vid!

[@adedotunmeshach8037]

In few months, I will be 38years.no kids, no wife yet. The pandemic affected the company that founded and funded. I am just started to learn coding. This video is made for me coz everything seems hard for me. Work menial jobs here in Nigeria to buy airtime for internet access. Hoping that someday, I will be able to become a full stack programmer...

[@JH-ww2ut]

Hello Dorian! A 30 years old here. After getting laid off, I am starting a new career path as you did. All the doubts from people around me and from myself have been haunting me at nights. Thank you for the video!

[@akiraink4953]

Hey Dorian . Thank you for the motivation. I’m 29 years old. I have a similar origin as you. Although I’m a native English speaker I grew up in poverty without a father. I had my life awakening at 24 and decided to get an education. Spent 4 years getting a degree in Financial Economics while working as a fine dining server. I’m about a year into my career as a teacher and am looking for a change. I have been worried about being 29 with no coding or IT experience. Your content has truly motivated me to keep at it. I was recently extended a job offer to teach in Austin Texas. When I get there I’m going to enroll in a software development associates program and get some certifications and possible a boot camp under my belt. Thanks so much man.

[@josephanyanwu658]

You hit the point.Very encouraging video.Thanks for expressing yourself.

[@akiraink4953]

@@josephanyanwu658 10 months since I made this comment and I have completely changed careers ! I made it in tech and now work at a VR game studio with Google !

[@alle4068]

@@akiraink4953 Congrats! How was your journey, can you tell us about it if you don't mind?

[@akiraink4953]

@@SISAX-trades You can do it if you put the work in ! I was recently hired at Meta for SysAdmin position ! Between that and the position with Google my life has completely changed in 1 years time

[@Triple._.A]

​@@akiraink4953 Wow this is actually so inspiring! I was about to reply to ask how your journey has been going so far but just saw your replies. That gives me a ton of hope. I'm a second year in CS but honestly, I never felt like I've grown in the last two years. I'm starting to realize more and more that self-taught is probably the most important path to take when it comes to programming. I won't drop out but I'm planning to constantly work on things when I'm not busy with my studies. If you don't mind me asking, what approach did you take when you decided you wanted to learn programming? Did you end up going through a BootCamp? Any specific path you would advise me to pursue?

[@newstart229]

I really respect you, I'm 24 and I've wasted my life on videogames and not gaining any real life experience out of anything,I've been pressured my whole life from my family to study and get a good education but I just was a lazy person in general and didn't care much about anything, just videogames and having fun. Entered the army at the age of 20 and got out at 22, then once I got out I worked as a security guard for a famous club then decided to drop it since it won't get me anywhere in life, then decided to put my degree in good use and started working in a resturant, it still doesn't get me anywhere and I had the exact same thought as you, I just looked at my 40 year old grumpy boss and said "I'm NOT going to let my life to end up like that" and just dropped the whole thing and started this coding journey, I may be overwhelmed but i'll get there eventually. ik it's long but you're pretty much relatable to me xD

[@JRis44]

How far are you in your path bro?

[@newstart229]

@@JRis44 I found a call center job that pays well, money's good and it was a little bit of distraction from my journey, but I'm coming back eventually.

[@kirilcherry7612]

@@newstart229 Kepp going bro you inspire me too

[@johnysins69696]

@@newstart229 where are you now sir have you learned coding?

[@newstart229]

@@johnysins69696 Yes, I have a decent grip on python.

[@tauserdev]

I'm from Argentina and I don't know how did I get here, but you've really motivated me!

[@Crashman1012]

Watching this before a coding interview today! No matter what happens, I will never give up and never stop learning to code. Thank you so much Dorian, truly. Also: 2k subs at the time of recording? 26k now, GREAT JOB! So glad you’re a part of this community. Edit: I got the job!

[@peterfdrv]

congrats!

[@joshjewell1960]

How’d the interview go?

[@BusinessWolf1]

gg

[@celinej-l4861]

Congrats!!!

[@vishnu2407]

Congrats bro

[@dipokchandra264]

I am 38 years old and I am a freelance graphics designer. I lost my Fiverr profile and started how to learn code. Fiverr was the only marketplace where my money came from. I have $0.85 in my account. Man, you just made me cry! I am learning javascript now. I don't know how long it will take to learn web development but I am not gonna give up. I was looking for some motivational videos and here we are! I found you. You are the guy I was looking for. I subscribed and will follow your next instructions. God bless you.

[@Salamanca-joro]

Hi man how are you doing ?

[@dipokchandra264]

@@Salamanca-joro Hey, i just wanna let you know here i am after a year. I visited Dubai this year and stay 10 months. I had a job in a luxury car customer company. Its a luxury brand in Dubai. I work as a Brand Identity Designer. I got another job offer from UK 4 months ago and i had to come back to my country (Bangladesh). Now i am working in the company part time and joined to the UK company as a full time worker. Doing freelance work now. Soon i will be there hopefully next year. I have joined to the UK company as IT team manager. And about my web development? Hell yes i never give up. Still learning Javascript and almost very close to start react. Its not easy maintain the time when you have responsibility for your family, your parents. Still coding every single day... Its not easy, bro.. if you are feeling same like me just wanna tell you, you are almost there... never give up. God bless you.

[@dipokchandra264]

​@@Salamanca-joro Hey i am good. I have a good job now. Still learning Javascript. I never give up

[@motorolohead]

Wow en serio hablas español, no tenía idea de que eras latino. Yo veo tus vídeos desde México, me están ayudando mucho, no sabes lo que agradezco no sentirme solo en esta búsqueda por recuperar el tiempo perdido ya que estoy en mis 29. Muchas gracias Man. Saludos

[@Phindihlophe]

I needed to see this now I’m motivated, thank you so much for this video

[@DorianDevelops]

You're very welcome!

[@ivearies4187]

Your confession brought tears to my eyes. I am thrilled to hear that you turned things around for you and your family. My respect!

[@arkmeta]

You basically told me my life story up to the age of 30.. Im 37 now.. Im going to keep pushing. I'm a year and a half in code, and I'm drained because Im not getting hired for a web development position but I love coding. This video is exactly what I needed Dorian, I appreciate you friend, you basically braught tears to my eyes bro, God Bless.

[@dipokchandra264]

Here i am 38 years old. I am learning javascript now. I don't know how long it will take to learn web development but I am not gonna give up. You are not alone brother. God bless you!

[@ConnorsHike]

I was in the same place you were. I slept on the couch of a small apartment that I shared with my single dad. My mother was a meth addict and my dad an angry drunk with OCD and (recently diagnosed) bipolar disorder. All I want is to be somewhat better than yesterday by any percent. You are amazing that you have 61000 subscribers from 2000 by 1 year! Awesome!

[@rbg7186]

Im 21, turning 22 in a few months and I thought that I probably am too old to start coding or even to dream about becoming a programmer, thx for opening my eyes :)

[@programmingkitten1326]

The fuck your talking about 22 is not old for anything

[@theepicologist8811]

I am 33 and at a dead end job in investment banking. I will start coding with free code camp and will start applying for development jobs within my firm hopefully (Goldmansachs). I will give anything to be 10 years younger! You’re a child mate!!!!! 22 is considered nappy age!

[@programmingkitten1326]

@@theepicologist8811 33 is this not too late tho! You are still pretty young :). I would say an age where it's a little too late is around 50 but even then not really.. never is too late

[@dipokchandra264]

Here i am 38 years old. I am learning javascript now. You are not alone brother. God bless you!

[@lukewood2662]

This might look a bit all over the place for YT standards, but you're clearly speaking from the heart, and that's refreshing and motivating. Thanks, dude. 7 months in and I slowed down quite a bit this month (trying to create a todo list with weak planning skills and disorganized way of coding is so tiring),.but I'm hyped again.

[@runricksanchez]

Hola Dorian! Estoy en el punto justo donde empecé a aprender a programar, esta decisión vino también con la necesidad de poner en orden mi vida, tanto a gran como a pequeña escala. Veo este vídeo no con la idea de "si ese tipo pudo por qué yo no" sino "así como él pudo, yo también voy a poder". Ver tus vídeos me ha dado muchas ideas para muchas cosas que durante toda mi vida he tenido ganas de hacer pero nunca me he sentado realmente ha hacer con dedicación y perseverancia. Es hora. Gracias.

[@ahmedalfuraiji]

MAN I JUST WAS WATCHING A VIDEO OF YOU THAT WAS POSTED 6 MOTHES AGO ... AND KNOW IM WATCHING THIS !! YOU REALLY CHANGED YOUR LIFE THANK YOU

[@mugZvw]

Watching this video and it’s insane how you went from 2k subscribers to 47.7k! It’s motivtating how similar our situations are. I’m 29 and I wasted my 20s with a bunch of nonsense, switching jobs all the time. I started training BJJ and Kickboxing at 26 and my coaches pushed me but I was too lazy and I also dropped out of computer science. But thanks to you and bunch of other life circumstances, I’m now training 4 days a week and learning Java Atleast an hour a day. Thank you Dorian!

[@sergiucarcea]

Here you had around 2000 subscribers! Man,you are gold! Good luck!

[@NavRellan]

Much respect for the transparency, Dorian! Sub'd for life.

[@curiousity_strikes3854]

Thank you. This is what I needed to hear. I'm turning 28 soon with no goals in mind because I feel like I am lost in the world of abundance and excessive things that is meant to distract and prevent you from achieving focus. I know my worth, yet deep down it's so hard to reach it because of the obstacles are in the journey. And I blame society but that's the problem, right? Me blaming something isn't going to fix it. I just have to go out and fix it for myself. I've been teaching myself how to program and code on and off, but I always feel like quitting. Now I know. The key is perseverance. I need to endure the scars along the programming journey. The scars will make you the better person. Keep striving folks. Thank you again Dorian.

[@PalozachSSJ]

Hey Dorian I’m 30 years I’m in coding bootcamp after 2 months of self studying. I’ve never been more mentally tested in my life, going back to this video really helps me stay focused. Sometimes I lose hope as quickly as I get confident but I’ll push through and this video and your path to this career is a daily reminder of what I want to achieve

[@RatKingRussian]

This gives me hope. Im 23 and got outta rehab a year ago and been bettering my life but still finding myself. Ive learned about coding and stuff and used ta have an interest in it but didnt believe i could do it. This past week ive been more and more fascinated with it and realized i can still make something of myself i can still BE the man i always thought i was incapable of. Your story means a lot ta me man. Thank you.

[@MedinaZyzz]

Thanks for the motivation man, I sometimes feel like I'm not making progress because I don't understand everything I learn, which makes me think I'm not good enough for programming... perhaps I'm just too hard on myself. I really wanna change my life and my family's life, I'm willing to sacrifice everything, so I'm gonna take your advice and keep going forward. Thanks for being authentic, you really are an inspiring person. One more thing, I would like to translate this video to spanish if you don't mind, I want more people to see videos like this.

[@DorianDevelops]

Trust me it's perfectly normal to not understand this stuff and feel like it doesn't make any sense. But believe me that if you keep working through it and keep learning, little by little things will start to click. It doesn't happen right away and it can sometimes feel like it never will, but the more you do it the better you get at it! It's really just a skill you learn and no one is great when they first start out. If you're willing to take the time to translate it I think that it would be awesome! I never had anyone offer to do that before, you can dm me on discord whenever you have time to talk about it!

[@science-y9209]

You still haven't!

[@yousefhussain9945]

You weren’t a loser, you weren’t able to win there’s a difference, until you knew that you could you didn’t so amazing for giving this a go and now inspiring others!!! 🎉

[@harmoniousT]

This is very appreciated man, hearing your story had me tearing up because I can relate to the struggles you've had growing up and this video has boosted my confidence in saying that I can do this, just as you. Thank you for this motivational video!

[@anthonyhanson5769]

Hearing you say you have 2k subscribers in this video and seeing that have 150k when I came across it is crazy

[@hectornash1323]

Your videos have really helped me, I’m 29 and starting to learn code from 0 , your story really motivated me to keep working and studying hard with resilience ! Dios te bendiga amigo!

[@Thezazaas]

How’s it going so far??

[@peterdellaquila3611]

Thanks for an honest opening up of the book. You are a true gentlemen who has the honesty and integrity to open and flip the pages... for the benefit of others. To put forth the effort to produce and upload and... bravo. Subscribed.

[@isharadulanjla1137]

I like your thumbnails , they are like looking in to my soul. I watched many videos of programmers finally I found the best channel. I will keep watching your videos because you are honest. Inspired. Thank you ! Working for the progress.

[@DorianDevelops]

Glad you like them because I have such a hard time making them and never feel confident about them! I also really appreciate your kind words! Thank you!

[@yemisiodedeyi0613]

Hey Dorian, I'm 33 and feels almost like you are talking about me..... Just when I decided to pick up coding and I bumped into this video.... I am greatly inspired. Thank you.

[@chiltoncharles]

You just made my day I'm 28 and started to code I was scared, but you saved me I love you my brother ❤

[@djohnworthy3327]

How is it going? Did you manage?

[@RyanLBuchanan]

Thank you for being so honest. I have a similar background and I'm definitely feeling that horrible depression of imposter syndrome. You are a true inspiration. Thank you for being encouraging in an honest way. I really needed this today.

[@seekergx8096]

I really appreciate you making this video man, I'm in a super similar situation of wasting life away but I love technology and programming. I needed to hear something real like this from the heart putting your mistakes out there, subscribed.

[@livelaughlovedrink]

Hey Dorian, I just came across you videos TODAY and I want to say thank you for your content. I’m 40 years old and I’ve been stuck in customer service and sales for over 10 years and started looking into tech side of things a couple years ago and after interviewing at scamy boot camps I finally came across a code camp that offers scholarships and I got in (I can’t believe it). I’ve never stuck with anything really but I been on this journey and I refuse to give up once I finally start class next week

[@andrejota1151]

You are doing great work. Your story is similar to mine in a way apart from doing drugs and not having a dad around, but I did spend my 20s drinking too much beer and playing video games 😂. When I left School, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I decided to study Microsoft’s network security and Cisco CCNA. It got me nowhere in life I never followed that path as I didn’t enjoy it. So, I just got a job in London doing construction for most of my life and I’ve now reached a point where I want to do something different as my current job requires lots of time away from home and family which sucks, and the work isn’t consistent as it used to be. At school I wasn’t great and struggled to read and write as well. This coding Journey I have decided to start is my way of finding stability in life and my biggest motivation is where will I be in 5 years from now and if I don’t go down this path. It worries me to think about it, but I need to take one day at a time and just keep chipping away at it. I don’t believe in motivation so much I think the act of the behaviour of doing something positive every day no matter how small a victory is. Marginal gains are the path to victory even if today or tomorrow doesn’t feel like it. “The doctrine of marginal gains is all about small incremental improvements in any process adding up to a significant improvement when they are all added together”. I turned 40 this year and it’s not too late I’ve been teaching myself to code for the last month now and it’s not going to bad. I’m actually enjoying it and wish I had chosen it as a subject instead of networking. Thanks, Dorian, for your helpful videos.

[@DorianDevelops]

I remember hearing a quote that went something like "Discipline succeeds when motivation fails" and that always stuck with me. I also agree that long term goals are only accomplished by achieving smaller short term goals over a long period of time. 40 is young and the great thing about coding is that you can pick it up at any point in life! Thanks for watching and good luck on your journey!

[@solferox]

I’m 27 right now and your story is very similar to my story. You are a very kind man, you deserve much more followers.

[@samia8023]

Hello thank you for your video. It is very inspiring 🙏 I'm 38 years old I'm from morocco and I always dreamed about being good in programming. I'm starting with html CSS and then javascript and python. You're my hero and I hope someday I'll be like you good programmer . Thank you again. Ps. I downloaded your video to watch it when I feel not motivated. God bless you and your family.

[@dipokchandra264]

Here I am 38 years old. You are not alone. God bless you!

[@justindiaz1991]

Man seeing this rn is motivating. As someone who also wasted their 20s in their 30s now tryna change things around. Have a daughter I’m raising on my own. Studying for my comptia a+ and self learning coding it’s been difficult and I feel like some times I should just give up. I know this video is a couple years old but I just want to say I really appreciate the motivation

[@MasterofPuppetsx]

Man I needed to watch this today. Thank you dude, you’re great. I’m early 30s making the jump over to programming, so hearing someone speak like this is the motivation I need to grind it out before my day job tomorrow

[@michaelc8876]

I wasted so much time, especially since the pandemic. I lay on my bed every day for these two years. I'm a comp sci student. I graduated this May. And I'm struggling to find a position. Regrets are always full of my mind. I'm touched by your words.

[@mehdiyaici4645]

I wasn't really searching for motivation, but this video is so precious and motivated even more, just Thanks for this video !

[@type-dev]

Very inspirational! Keep coding, and pushing until you get it. You keep trying until you get it. Not for you to give up.

[@chxncy7723]

Definitely made my day! I grew up almost the same way, but now I feel more confident in myself and what I can do.

[@deblina19]

You're such a sweetheart, Dorian. Sending you lots of love and light. You might have just saved my life. I had lost all hope. But I feel better again. Thanks a lot!!!

[@alektg1]

Hey Dorian you absolute legend 🙂 I too come from a background without father and poor socioeconomic circumstances :) thanks for the motivation to keep learning, love from Ireland 🇨🇮🔥

[@DorianDevelops]

There's many people like us out there! Let's prove all the statistics wrong and make something better of ourselves! I'm part Irish myself as well, erin go bragh!

[@erikwargles630]

Dude. 32 here, ex-addict to many things, drop-out, GED at 19, just kinda skimming by til last month. Learning Front end- to back back end and hoping to do something with my life and make something for myself and my wife and future kid. Are you me? But you are an inspiration to so many.

[@Dipstick67]

Hey man thanks for this, I’m 33 and been learning programming for a year (currently in a CS degree and learning html/css/js/react). Luckily I stuck to one language mainly (except for uni work, no choice there a lot is theoretical though). Finally after a year I feel like I actually understand it if that makes sense? I currently work as a part time super market worker but this week I have a technical interview for a front end dev job (react). Just getting this far is a dream as I just feel like I could never even get my foot in the door. I have showed up everyday for a year and I will not give up! Inspiring mate

[@DorianDevelops]

That's great to hear! Wishing you the best for your interview! Don't put too much pressure on yourself, be honest and show them how much you want it! Good luck!

[@hank2948]

Hey man! Just seeing this comment, as a 32 years old man starting in the same exact path, I wonder how it went? Did you find a job? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated man!

[@Dipstick67]

@@hank2948 hey man, yup I have a job as a full stack react Dev now. I didn't get that job but after a few interviews I got a job, I am actually going to be looking for another position soon to step up further, less stressful the second time around though

[@ggwell2595]

@@Dipstick67 hi Jamie, what did you do to learn html/CSS/JS/react? Online courses or KZbin?... Hope you can help me

[@starfish3182]

YOu helped me. Thank you. Currently self teaching myselfcoding through The Odin Project and I really needed the boost. Your awesome.

[@ZeusGod-Oficial]

Damn you had 2k subs 🎉 so happy to see how you’ve grown I can identify with many things you said . Started few days ago determined to become a software engineer one day . ❤

[@leticiaespino7251]

Thanks for being so humble. I am also a server and I have doubts about not writing well and not good at math. Thank you so much for your honesty.

[@nicandromartinezsotelo3300]

More stories of spanish-speaking inspiring devs please! Muchas Gracias. Este inmigrante te agradece esto

[@DorianDevelops]

De nada mi amigo, todas las gracias a ti!

[@Snip3r97]

Dorian we have a similar background. Fatherless, cruel world, had to figure shit out myself. That IS why you ARE inspiring. You’re an ‘in spite of’ man. In spite of your background look at where you are. The system was rigged against you, but here you stand. Godspeed.

[@iss9280]

You're the best bro. I'm so glad I found your channel on Reddit

[@DorianDevelops]

Glad you found it too. Thanks for watching!

[@N19HTBR33D3R]

Really needed to hear this right now, couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks man

[@mk20130470]

Hey man, I'm going through a similar situation and videos like this help me almost everyday. I'm 26 with no job anymore because I quit to learn to code. It's very stressful and most days it's hard to sit down and get somewhere with my website. I have eliminated dating for the time and since I just bummed my knee, I can't do most of the things I used to do for fun like sports and whatnot. I really REALLY want to make a video exactly like this one day, looking back at this stage in life and be proud of myself. Idk what the point of this was, but just know you're helping me at least so thank you.

[@EliteProAli]

Update us sir!

[@josesilva-ej2xt]

Dorian I come from the same background and also a father and husband took up a bootcamp course and have been struggling came across your video and inspired me to continue! I’ve been constantly thinking if I can be successful in this field but im going to continue to push through and show up everyday thanks for this video!!!

[@xavier673]

You’re a good man Dorian. Appreciate your message. Thank you 🙂

[@DorianDevelops]

Thank you!

[@GabrielAlfaroCossio]

Im you in your 20´s im 26 rn and I've been learning on and off (life gets in the way sometimes) and I keep coming back to coding. Just wanted yo let you know, 2 years later you still inspire people.

[@selfstudy6123]

I watched this with my tears. I'm 23 years old and I'm dumb too. I just nothing . But I choosed coding and think about it in last couple of month. My native language is not English.. so next few years will very hard challenge to me.. thank you very much for making this video . It's helped me to see big picture of my future.. sorry for my bad english

[@sapnanayak1453]

Don't be sorry. Just keep working on yourself. Hope you get all the love and success

[@manulakshan4777]

Same bro😑

[@tremendousvic9022]

Thank you Dorian, I'm 48 now....changing industries for the 4th time. I've started learning how to code but was unsure about if this is possible for me now. Thanks for putting this video out. I can relate to a few points you made. Please keep putting out info. I'm subscribing now.

[@lookatthesky4223]

Man you are awesome, almost each video of yours help me to move on , and learn how to code although sometimes I feel like quting it seems impossible to remember all that stuff and apply, I wish I started learning code when I was younger, now I'm thirty , and I want to change my life and become a dev. Thanks again man!!!

[@DorianDevelops]

The best time to learn something is right now! Don't stress over the time frame, I did that a lot. Truth it that you're never too old to set goals and accomplish them. I'm glad that my videos are helpful and I wish you luck with learning to code! Thanks for watching and I look forward to hearing about your success story in the future!

[@stevefox646]

Hi dear Dorian! I'm 38 years old. I coded in 2001 but then left for long time. Now I'm mastering JS. Your videos give me Feul and push to Keep Moving Forward. Thank You and God Bless You for being Honest and humble. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@Noname-di3yz]

This really was motivating, thank you!

[@DorianDevelops]

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!

[@gamewhipess]

Thanks. 28 years old, from a decent family but I'm the underachiever. Helped me get out if my funk. After 6 months, I just haven't coded for the last 3 weeks but I'm not giving up on game development( I know, not web development) . Even if I'm doing the sweeping the floor equivalent in coding, I will get there.

[@Classsed]

So inspiring! Really well done mate!! I look forward to see more of your content 👍

[@DorianDevelops]

Thank you very much!

[@DarrellMcAdams]

Keep it up. Your life story was great to hear. Thanks for being vulnerable when so many people don't even know what vulnerable means.

[@ricardourbieta]

Hey Dorian, I've been watching your videos for a couple months now, and dude... your story has a lot of similarities with my life, I'm a 29 years old Spanish native speaker, I've been trying to learn how to code for eight months now, since my first career path isn't giving me enough to give the life my two little girls deserve, accumulating debts that I cannot pay anymore and renting a house that is falling apart is not what I want, I'm from a very poor and corrupted country from South America and some day I will migrate too, hopefully in five years maybe I will get good enough as a software developer, so I can land a job in a first world country. Today was my birthday and I didn't have any money to celebrate, and also I didn't feel like studying today, so I was looking exactly for this, some kind of inspiration, so thanks man! PD: I saw you train BJJ, I'm a purple belt and I miss training due to this COVID shit I'm not training for about a year now. Keep doing this kind of videos bro! OSS!!

[@DorianDevelops]

Everyone's got their struggles and there's things that we can control and there's things that we can't. You're doing what it takes to control the things that you can right now. Keep learning and keep working on improving, the pieces will fall into place as long as you're working towards your goals. Things take time and life is a bitch sometimes but just keep at it. Also have you thought about freelancing or trying to find some development work locally(not sure where you're at)? I don't know everything you've learned so far but you might be able to find some side work that can help bring in a little money and get you some experience until you can find something fulltime. Oh and yea covid sucks and I'm also a purple belt. Haven't trained in a year and now I'm fat haha went from light heavy to super heavy 😂

[@ricardourbieta]

@@DorianDevelops dude!! Never saw your response until now that somebody else liked my comment! Hahah I’m super fat too. Now trying to get into some calisthenics. And yes! Just about a week ago I’ve decided to start freelancing. Now I’m seeing which are the best ways to do websites fast. Learning some bootstrap and node.js right now. Also I’ve left my job as a physiotherapist and a few months ago and now I’m on a company working as a implementer of an ERP called Odoo. Not a dev but kinda closer towards my goal. I’m from Paraguay, not a big market here but I think I could try fiverr or something alike to start freelancing. Thanks for your response!!

[@fernandokuhn9430]

Yeeeah i just found the video to warm up every time i feel down. Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks Dorian!

[@1godlessmonkey]

Whoa, did not know you spoke Spanish. Que bien. Me encantan tus videos.

[@DorianDevelops]

Muchas gracias lol I'm like the whitest looking Cuban ever!

[@manuelrosquete6818]

@@DorianDevelops Lol I knew you had to be cuban , so am I and I’m teaching myself how to code as well , thaks for the great videos . 👍🏻👍🏻.

[@JasmineTea127]

Hi Dorian your story is so raw, honest and moving. It’s reassured me I can do it too. I’ve been fumbling through my whole life.

[@AntoineJacques]

This is inspiring man

[@DorianDevelops]

Thank you very much!

[@robertorguez8148]

Words have power man, never Say You are/were a loser never Say anything negative about yourself. And that goes to everyone reading this. The only person who determines who You are or who You become it's yourself. My first language is spanish as well, i'm from México, i taught myself English,. Man! i have a very similar background as yours. Almost the same. Now i'm teaching myself to code and without people like You this would be very hard. Thank you so much man, YOU ARE AWESOME!! You can tattoo that in your neck! Your kids should be very proud of You..i bet they are. Send You lots of love man✌️ Keep the good work going

[@nicolelove6230]

Well it’s a thing of time & patience and i guess I started teaching myself HTML without a computer just started off with mimo code app and writing it down I started waking up and going to sleep to teaching myself how to learn as fast as I could and it became so time consuming and exciting I almost couldn’t stop reading and studying and writing code it was crazy but OMG ITS SO MUCH THX for this I’m still open to all info as possible and man hearing u talking abut ur experience is the best thing for us beginners and inexperienced coders, plz keep the info coming we eat this kind of information this is our food and water source to stay alive to code everyday now! Thanks agin and thank u tomorrow and next week for wen u post more information!!!

[@DorianDevelops]

Thank you very much for the kind words, I'm really happy that I can help people who are learning. I was there once and I know how lonely being self taught can be. I'll keep the videos coming and thank you for watching!

[@SufiKingdom]

Wow! Same here, grew up without a father, and an immigrant mother. I am literally in Software Engineering education NOW and I am also 32. This story is truly inspiring, didn’t even finish watching the complete video yet, but I am sure many of is can relate. 🎉😊

[@abongilejankie4164]

I don't think i need motivation to do things. But thank you for this. But most importantly, i am writing this to motivate you to keep up with the videos. Thanks to you, i bought a laptop i can afford to learn how to code, instead of saying that to learn to code i need those laptops in 007 movies and so on. Cheers

[@DorianDevelops]

Thank you I really appreciate it! Also glad that you found a laptop to get you started on your progress towards learning how to code! Good luck!

[@Bryan_Koala]

I really appreciate your authenticity and your willingness to be vulnerable. In this vid you said you had around 2k subs, and after the year since this was uploaded, you're at 26k. I know you said you aren't a role model, but you certainly are a great example and a fantastic motivator, especially for someone like me who is only just beginning to learn programming. Thank you Dorian, much love!

[@miguelvasquez7022]

Late bloomers where yall at?

[@DorianDevelops]

Crazy one of my best friends growing up had the same name as you! Never too late to accomplish your goals!

[@miguelvasquez7022]

@@DorianDevelops hah, yeah neat coincidence :) . I just hit 29 and decided i want more than just struggling in retail. Like you said, just gotta do the work, its nothing magical. Take care and keep up the good content!

[@ZeeshanHaider-ey9gk]

You are one of the most modest and humble people I have seen. Your expression is truly inspiring. You articulate incredibly well. I wish you the best in your life and career good Sir.

[@codeWithCharles]

Hey Dorian, thank you honestly for everything that you do. It really does help me to stay motivated as honestly I do struggle with coding. But you give me drive. Seeing what you have been able to achieve given your background, in the best possible way makes me believe that I can do it to. Originally I used to work in Aviation and I wanted to try to become a pilot but unfortunately due to this year I have had to put this all on hold and coding has allowed me to see a new future that I hope I can achieve. Thank you for all that you do brother. Wish I was stateside to offer you Coffee. Always look forward to your videos. Thank you for opening up, much love my man.

[@DorianDevelops]

Thank you Taylor! I really appreciate you saying those things and I'm really happy that you're finding my videos helpful and that they're bringing you value! I worked with someone, who like you was pursuing a career in aviation and made a shift to coding and became a programmer. Keep at it and you can do it too!

[@andrescamilomejiaramirez9007]

I´m Colombian. I'm currently trying to learn to speak English and to start programming, I consider this has been one of the most important videos in my life because I feel completely sure that I want to start this career. I'm almost 22 years and the next year I'll start the university. Thank you so much for helping people to realize their own potential, I'm sure I'm going to study it.

[@JordantheComputerScientist]

Lol I know the exact video of “you gotta want it as much as you want water” you’re talking about.

[@DorianDevelops]

haha I swear at one point while I was learning how to code I must of listened to that guy on repeat for a month straight! I also have been thinking about the collab and will keep you posted. Think you would want to do an interview about pursuing computer science and how all that is going for you? We can talk more about it on discord later and iron out details if you're interested. Also thanks for watching and keep it up on your channel, loving the content you're making over there!

[@mjw711_crypto]

This is genuinekly the kick up the ass I needed. THANK YOU for telling your story.

[@TwelveEleven]

vulnerable yet inspiring. Thank you for being this open and honest..

[@drankenstein5241]

I want you to know that you made a difference, your story is the same as mine. Im 37m homeless, in rehab, 7 months clean, and this is my chance to make something g of myself. I feel ready for class now I starts in a few minutes. Front end web dev classes. Thank you, I can't say this enough

[@santiagocolina]

thanks for the honesty. its so hard to open up about our frustrations with others...i am a dropout myself, and it´s hard to trust that things will eventually workout for me..thanks

[@acyx8603]

I'm a 16 yr old teen and just started doing productive things 2wks ago. Rly regret wasting my past few years wasting time. I was getting distracted but luckily I saw your channel and it make me want to accomplish more. Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@houseofentertainment2534]

Thanks dude. That helped me.and I m 52. What your saying is bible. I needed to hear this. I was on the great turn around, got hooked up with a old friend and started going backwards and it ain't nice. He is in jail right now and getting out of the hell I knew better to get back involved. Love ya .

[@lxy2670]

You have my biggest respect man! It's not easy to get his life together especially when you had to grow up like that. Keep going! I am only 15 years old and i am really in love with your videos

[@gretchenlorraine]

Dude, all the videos out there are like "I learned to code without a CS degree!" And it always turns out that they still graduated or went to college and were "playing around with code" as a teen and now they're 24... It's SO nice to find someone real to relate to who also struggled doing whatever they could to get by and is in their 30s. I know this video is a year old but thank you!

[@Coconutgameplays]

Your are mirroring my life i am 32 and recently started Thank you so much for your words i have saved your words every time when i fall i will see your face and words rhyming together to motivate and learn how to code.. Outstanding