What Makes A Great Programmer? 10 Characteristics

In this video we will look at some common characteristic traits that many great programmers have in common
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[@fdc_8507]

- Having patience - Being a problem solver - Passion for what you do - Love of learning - Being a team players - Not being arrogant - Being proud of your work - Good Time/Task management - Having good focus - Listen to other

[@spicemasterii6775]

AymanMorsy I read this comment and stopped watching the video. Looks like I'm lacking in #1

[@fdc_8507]

​@@spicemasterii6775 some of this points related each other e.g when you love sth you'll get the patience to continues ... so start by loving what you learning what you doing and don't worry about patience

[@midhunrajr372]

Thankyou

[@mostafaashraf3738]

3ash😂, frontend wla backend wla fullstack ya bro?

[@lowkeygaming4716]

I changed the playback speed to 1.5 but this comment saved more time.

[@CodingPhase]

#6 is my favorite of the list... I hate people who are arrogant and make people feel dumb for no reason

[@zeeshanalikhan7562]

yeah i also. i was demotivated by many such kinda peoples.

[@aammssaamm]

Nobody can make you feel dumb except yourself. It’s your choice. Other people have no control over your feelings.

[@aammssaamm]

Then it’s not yours if you can get demotivated by other people.

[@tacticolfire]

@@aammssaamm You sound like you know it all. People can get influence by others when they are at the beginning stages when they aren't certain if that's their goal. I assuming you play life at easy mode. Sins you aren't aware of this simple thing

[@aammssaamm]

It’s simple common sense, nothing new. People cannot be easily demotivated if they really want something. That’s basic. Everything else follows. Influence and demotivation are common excuses only. Nothing new again.

[@marcob5822]

Some addition from my experience in corporate environments: 1 - Communication, Communication, Communication 2 - Achiever’s mindset 3 - Flexible mindset 4 - Striving for high quality, avoid perfection trap 5 - Compete only against your past self, not others 6 - Remember that not everything in life is binary

[@zeeshanalikhan7562]

5th one, I loved it

[@felixlipski3956]

>mindset ok hr

[@yahyeabdirashid9716]

i have been to perfection trap

[@ridl27]

Brad! Just wanna say really big thank you! Thanks to your lessons I found a job as full-stack (MERN) JS developer. Sometimes it was too hard to learn all of this stuff, especially in the beginning, but your lessons and practical examples are treasure! You are the lifesaver!

[@gileneo6999]

hey Alex, would love to know more about your learning experience and how you got a posiiton as MERN JS? did you learned through his course?

[@Mustis1524]

Yeah, could you talk a bit more about how you got to that point to where you got a job as a developer?

[@bigchunk1]

-Not being Arrogant: this profession humbles me when I have a hard time getting something to work. Glad that's an actual quality.

[@amandamariep128]

" Compete only against your past self, not others" Yes in all areas of life really, I wish more developers had your mindset Brad :)

[@Noble909]

I have to say, this gave me a lot of encouragement. Thanks man!

[@ronaldjohnson4470]

Thank you for the video. I need to improve #8 (Good Time/ Task management). I am glad you added it to the list, I will post it on the front of my desk as a reminder.

[@lumigg2556]

1:10 - Having patience 1:49 - Being a problem solver 2:38 - Passion for what you do 3:40 - Love of learning 4:37 - Being a team player 5:23 - Not being arrogant 6:15 - Being proud of your work 7:36 - Good Time/Task management 8:43 - Having good focus 9:31 - Listen to others

[@programmermail3794]

Thanks gor that

[@munch6814]

MY respects to this amazing teacher. Honestly, you are a better teacher than any I had in my entire life.

[@frieza-fan5791]

Thank you very much for this video. I found your channel a couple of days ago and I went through your HTML5 and CSS3 crash course videos. You are a great inspiration and a super good teacher. Please keep it up :)

[@vkiperman]

I appreciate this video!! The skills outlined in this presentation are all intangibles. For example, how would I measure my peers' love of learning or their pride in their last completed task? Here are the things that great developers must do (if you ask me): 1. Actively understand requirements: Reach out to those who wrote them (if you don't) and get clarity. If you don't it will show, and that's not great. 2. Test your own code: No one is perfect and eventually you're going to open a pull request that doesn't quite meet requirements (that's not great, see #1). But... test your own code. Consistently missed requirements or buggy PRs tells the rest of your team you're not that great. 3. Refine your own code: So you've just opened a pull request after having tested the latest feature you wrote. And it meets all requirements while not introducing any bugs. Congrats, you're halfway there! Consider this, tomorrow, next week, or next month someone will inevitably have to come in and write an enhancement to the code you just proudly submitted for review. That someone may even be you. Take a look at your own pull request with the eyes of your code reviewers. Is it easy to read and understand? Is it well factored? Can anything be improved? Do so without being asked. If your code reviewers are asking you what things mean in your code, that's not great. 4. Cover your code with tests/specs: (See #3) Don't wait for someone to point out that you've missed coverage. That is definitely not great. Code coverage is a great productivity tool. It enables us to write enhancements confidently knowing we haven't botched existing specs and prevents us from having to regression test everything around our little change. 5. Adhere to all agreed upon team processes. Don't take shortcuts with team processes. If you do, your team will know that you're not great. 6. If for some reason you were forced to write something inelegant or hacky, or due to time constraints you've introduced some tech debt, leave behind a comment. Accountability is great! 7. Of course there's this: Don't repeat yourself, don't hard code values, etc... 8. Once something has been pointed out, don't keep making the same mistake. Not great!

[@kppriest]

Love everything about this down the slide deck format. Great advice. Thanks.

[@BatteryProductions]

i graduated from systems engineering, and school thought me NOTHING.. all the skills i use in my everyday i learned with tutorials, docs pages, and github examples...

[@Kingchris0489]

BatteryProductions same ! School just teach you how to learn

[@hasebohaleyc4686]

lmoa dnt say that..... I did IT 10 yrs ago......

[@MarlondaVeiga]

Unfortunately, many colleges don't teach properly, but we still need to prove we have one diploma for some areas.

[@ifedolapoajetunmobi6258]

Thanks for going after your passion and blessing us with your knowledge. God Bless You.

[@amirhosseinahmadi3706]

Fantastic as always! You're doing a really valuable job, Brad! You've got our respects! Good luck buddy...

[@MurrTuck]

Love your stuff! Thank you, I needed to hear this.

[@RonBee-li6jk]

Thank You Brad for all that you do! Your teaching style matches me perfectly and I purchase as many of your subjects as I can. Your passion for this field shows through your love for learning. Continued Success!

[@MyReviews_karkan]

All apply to me a 100% except 9. Focusing is a major problem for me. Life is too hectic to focus constantly, especially when you're broke as hell with two kids. lol Thanks, Brad. You're a good man.

[@MurrTuck]

Thank you Traversy Media! I actually really need to hear that. Keep up the good work my dude!!

[@lootster]

Hi Brad, thanks for making such high-quality educational videos! It's a blessing to have good programmers like you who are willing to share openly to newbies like me who are just starting with web development. God bless you!

[@MohammadOla]

Your words made me confident and realize I can really do it. Thanks from the heart.

[@clockwerkz]

Awesome list, Brad. I think you covered them all. #1 for me on that list is natural curiosity.

[@maxyankulov6539]

I was about to comment the same thing. We think alike! :)

[@chuckrock3798]

Your the best Brad! So knowledgeable and inspiring!

[@reynaldlamury4772]

Thank you Traversy Media this video really gives me so much energy and motivation

[@lemueljunior]

Every time I watch one of those videos about programming life I feel like I'm recharging my batteries and just feel great again! Thank you for sharing those kind words, sir =)

[@jeansantos2452]

hello

[@lemueljunior]

@@jeansantos2452 OMG! After Brad you're my second motivation source!!!

[@jeansantos2452]

@@lemueljunior lol you re joking

[@lemueljunior]

@@jeansantos2452 not at all!

[@rowlandoka]

Thanks Brad, always providing something valuables for beginner like me.You are really an inspiration.

[@dgleitaocontratos]

Thanks for the advices!

[@esfa5679]

I Really appreciate the way you explained things. Certainly, the points raised are baselines for any carrier. When it comes to being a developer, being proud on something you have built makes you passionate!

[@caitlinc96]

The education you provide is invaluable. I can't thank you enough. Also, this channel has the most wholesome comments

[@wasiquehaider4727]

Wew nice topic brad. love you ♥

[@HE360]

Thanks for this video!

[@zeeshanalikhan7562]

Thanks a million Brad ! You're so nice and your speaking style and all the stuff is really motivating. Thats what I needed the most because I was demotivated by many guys out there. I was almost quitting programming but now when I watched this video, I realized that I have most of the traits to become a great programmer. From now on, I will follow your all videos and will ignore those arrogant people. InshaAllah ! :)

[@markr8820]

I would add persistence. This is a great video Brad. I appreciate your work.

[@longingheart77]

Thanks for putting these videos out Brad. Helpful as always :)

[@tyrrelldavis9919]

What up fellow doomer

[@tyrrelldavis9919]

People like us need to stick together, considering the views most programmers have , I know that's just the big big companies, but still

[@anmol_tomer]

Great video man, I feel I really need to work on #6, #10. A bit on being a team player as well.

[@BiancaAguglia]

You have that gift of making your advice feel personal regardless of what job or personal situation we are in. I'm studying data science so coding is not my main focus (although I've been spending a good amount of time learning Python and its libraries), but I find your advice both useful and encouraging. Thank you for another great video. I can't think of anything to add to your list (but if something comes to me later, I'll come back and post another comment. 😊)

[@motorcitymamma]

Whew! That number 8, Good Time/Task management! for me the eye opener in my 1st attempt towards freelancing. Taking on projects without understanding, utilizing and implementing project management cost me a good penny. Not being able to project the amount of time can be a confidence killer for you and your client.

[@ademyildizlanguages]

Before I watch this video, I made my own list and % 60 got close to you. I'm actually new at coding but you clearly explain everything, Thank you !

[@bankoleesan2129]

Thank you Mr Traversy... My hero... You always come through... I don't know how you do it, but you always know exactly what to say and just what I need, and I think a lot of people might need too. Thank you sir. It's an 8/10 for me. I'm having a little difficulty with managing my time (there's always so much to do - I have a small, non-programming but computer related job, but I have like a ton of tutorials I really want to go through but I'm always so exhausted / busy after work everyday). And I don't think I'm much of a team player, not because I don't want to be, but I think the reason is that a lot of the techniques and technology I use (most if not all of which I learnt from you), seem to be a bit (if not a lot) more advanced than what a lot of my peers are used to. For instance, ever since going through your 7 part portfolio project course I always use node-sass now instead of just plain css. So, I try to teach, but it doesn't turn out very well coz they think I'm showing off or something, and I'm really not, nor even trying to.

[@ultimatereveal1687]

Amazing video Brad. Good job.

[@TavoZapata]

PASSION FOR WHAT YOU DO! This is crucial.

[@caroldanvers265]

I really like the whole video. Definitely my favorite qualities are being patient, being a problem solver, and having lots of passion for programming.

[@hasebohaleyc4686]

Thank you very much......... Keep coin what you do..... u r good at it

[@takitogr]

Thanks for that. Ive got at least 9 of them down to a fault. Been self-teaching myself for 6 months now and loved every moment

[@barisbayramoglu8573]

Thanks, Brad :) I've learned a lot from you.

[@teriyakov]

You should do a conference by yourself man. I honestly think it would sell out! Thanks again.

[@WinnerSingh]

Again awesomely great video, most important in my opinion is to learn everyday, for example till 2016 I was using dreamweaver and after that we all now using vs code, atom etc which are totally new level and great.

[@zsoltoroszlany7172]

I always hear this at work "It doesn't work as it should" and than I ask the question, "do you have any idea or suggestion about how should this work?" the response "I 've no idea, but this is not right". At the and I'm titled as arrogant because I try to find out how could I improve the application. Like these things really makes live hard at work.

[@rafihasan7787]

I feel like Brad is the kindest Genie out there, I can think of anything I need to learn or know or take advice about, boom he has a great video about that.

[@norwen]

Great list. Thank you! Special thanks to "Be proud of what you've done". I think lots of us need to remember it. Wanna add these: - question everything - learn and improve your skills constantly

[@Stratopeter87]

Great list! I think you also need to have some coping strategies to deal with frustrating and stressful situations. There may even be something like a sense for "code aesthetics" if you want to be a really good programmer, but I'm not sure how to even describe that. Interestingly, these are all (in different proportions) very relevant for designers, too.

[@hyaenas7850]

Amazing video. Thanks

[@LucXX36]

The point #7 made me smile. Thanks for that. :)

[@misterjaypeasmith]

Lovely clear design on these slides btw

[@ammarhassan_]

Hi Brad, great video. Can u do a video on active and passive learning. How to keep yourself accountable if ur learning or not and what to do if u get stuck while learning. I got ur tutorials and I seem to be stuck and I keep hopping on other tut to find a way around but in tutorial hell .

[@faustvandrake8676]

Hi Brad, I've been following you for over two years and your tutorials have helped me a lot specially when I built my portfolio. My main weakness is that even if my friends, family and teachers appreciate my skills in programming my confidence is at the very bottom. I am afraid that if I start as Junior I won't be able to be on the level, considering that I'll be working with people with many years of experience.

[@hasebohaleyc4686]

Hi how r u? I am Bright from South Africa and I hv downloaded your HTML n CSS videos. I believe u r a good teacher

[@rochito6301]

Brad thank you so much for your videos. You make the learning so easy and friendly. I would like to request a Panini/Foundation layout training when you have time. Also, I like so much that you develop in Windows. Some people believe that web development only can be done in Mac, so it is nice that you can teach in win and mac.

[@osmangoni2376]

Thanks for good advise....

[@jaymarlagramada4649]

Thank you for all the tutorials you made, its very helpful but can you make a channel manager tutorial? :)

[@konstantinospapaioannou5573]

This applies not only to programmers but to every profession. Very nice list.

[@RareTechniques]

Thank you, Brad!

[@ashutoshpanda4336]

Man... Finally I see a place without mad people... Everytime I see unlikes on your videos I wonder who is mad enough to do so... So finally I see 0 unlike 🤗🤗🤗... Thank you so much for all the help... My whole career is all because of you 💓💓💓

[@alonzobarnes2683]

You spoke too fast... One unlike is up there now(Im sure more will come)... Can't make all these crazy people happy... Don't worry about it...And wouldn't play like that... So it's not me. I definitely like Brad....

[@rafik.arif.83]

dislike = arrogant people who know it all ==> not going far, as Brad said

[@ashutoshpanda4336]

@@alonzobarnes2683 Definitely... He is doing so much can't ask for more... And the people disliking are for sure arrogant and ungrateful

[@ejazahmed1658]

In most cases usually it's bots.

[@btm1]

spot on!

[@captainalpha4853]

Thanks a lot man

[@agilasadi9642]

9. Focus, that's something I really lack. A have a ridiculous undiagnosed ADHD, I work very well in short time frames but through out the day I'm all over the place. Something that I have to take care of very soon.

[@FelixTheDev]

Excellent video, Brad. Thank you. I agree that you should be proud of what you accomplish, despite how small it may seem. Also, I agree that you don't have to be arrogant to be a great programmer. There's a line between being arrogant and confident. In my opinion, there's a balance to it. Keep up the great work.

[@shivandana]

This was such a great video. I like you.

[@radovansurlak7445]

Thank you Brad

[@dzengiztafa510]

I find #7 to be the most important in my own progress-story. It helped myself a lot.

[@Ash-em5pm]

2:54 speaking of Hobbies , do you still use your Pioneer DJ system Brad? Why not teach us some audio mixing sometime as a side video :)

[@TraversyMedia]

I actually switched to Vinyl (With DVS). I got a Pioneer DJM-S9 mixer and 2 Pioneer-PLX 1000 decks. I use it almost everyday. Working on beat juggling and advanced scratching. I am thinking about starting a music channel but I don't feel like I am good enough yet.

[@lardosian]

@@TraversyMedia Hey Brad, i recomend try music production and create your own beats as well. You could buy something like an MPC X that is the first ever standalone hardware DAW.

[@TraversyMedia]

Yeah I was thinking about getting something like that. I just have so little time to learn. I use my turntables in the basement at night after the kids go to bed, it's the only extra time I have

[@landon3139]

@@TraversyMedia My brother makes hip hop beats and he is 16. I could ask if he could help you?

[@Kljopa]

@@TraversyMedia scratching, that is cool and fun! Takes time to get the muscle memory tho! I really like chirp and crab scratches, but just dropping vocals is most fun i think.

[@Ath9493]

Much appreciated brad

[@khalilurrehman3149]

amazing insights

[@aungkhantzaw]

Understanding complex things piece by piece

[@abhi3407]

Greater Characteristics of programmer Very Nice Video Thank you

[@spinning-around]

make a video on future web tech (wasm, rust, net 5) and what's your take on em

[@stuartp4326]

You have got it spot on. Your videos are inspiring. Sorry to be negative, just one thing missing if you want to be employed... young!

[@AmanVerma-yp1zt]

Thank you

[@ginorusolo3152]

hi brad from the uk great vid man coding is the best node .js express cool rock !

[@arditgjondedaj6143]

And a good teacher like you

[@oop_web7707]

Thank you :)

[@arnoldoumana3932]

Thank you Brad, could you make a video on ionic4 and vue or javascript.

[@carlosgaleanohn]

Agree with the ten points!!!

[@eneotujoe]

Insightful

[@lbobrov]

Today, 20 years ago (9.7.2000), I started my 1st ever work in HiTech company... Started to be productive after about 3 months, worked there 1.25 years... That was in VB6 as a software developer... In the most recent work, I started to be productive since the 2nd workday and worked there 8 years and 8 months (same workplace), as an Automation engineer... (QA automation engineer/automation developer... Haven't learnt anything about QA/Automation within the CS degree in university)

[@DuyTran-ss4lu]

Tks a lot

[@MegaOsama99]

wow i have the same factor that in u .. i love coding and that make me relax

[@Huan2259]

1000k likes for this. Great Work Man.

[@thinkinteltech]

Thanks

[@annac2851]

#3 Absolutely agree! It's a type of meditation for me:)

[@laminetheory5563]

Thanks .

[@milosstojanovic9355]

Idk if you make presentations from scratch all by yourself but you have the best presentations

[@shomendrapradhan9558]

Could you please make a video how to write an efficient and readable code and how to improve your coding skills.

[@valantech372]

thanks

[@pjlraqedst]

Fabolous info video...

[@ljybc]

i am working hard for it

[@deepfuchsia7204]

most freaking quality is to be freaking curious and be able to stick to one thing for a large amount of time, so you will actually do some progress in that specific area. I'm getting bored pretty fast, so I like to do some non-practical but interesting to me at the moment things.

[@ghazikerkeni7031]

I think one important aspect of being / becomming a great programmer is to have had that vision and have worked hard to reach it.

[@syntaxfm5741]

This video relates to Albert Einstein's quote its not a genius that makes a great scientist its the character. Brad thanks for the video of which it turned out to be an amazing motivational video as well thanks man keep it up.