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btw, thank ya so much for the video! I just cannot bring myself to get past errors lol so that's something I gotta work on. other than that, I have tons of things to learn but that's the beauty of all of this, learning through hands-on experience is just more memorable, regardless of its productivity Anyway, thanks again! Looking forward to more !
I started coding, or programming as we called in those days, at school in 1974 with a language called CESIL, which is sort of similar to assembly language. In those days schools didn't have computers so we wrote our code, tested it manually by doing "dry runs" and then transferred it to punch cards using a black pen to mark where the punch holes would be on blank cards. These got sent away to county hall to be run on their mainframe. A week later you got your printout back with your output which was never anything complicated. These days it's fantastic that anyone can get themselves started with python or similar language and get instant feedback and help to aid both their development and love of this discipline. Good luck to all those who are just starting out on this journey.
As a person who did struggle for 1 year to learn to code I would say: avoid most tutorials online, because many are too complicated. You need to walk before you can run, so learn basics first. Get on basic newbie friendly books first. Edit: For those asking, the books that made me learn and develop my coding skills were Javascript In Less Than 50 Pages and Head First Javascript Programming. Learning any other language and concept becomes much easier after you learn that.
Hi! Thank you for the tips!!! I have a question I hope you could answer! I was wondering should I learn Javascript before or after Python then? I hope that wasn't confusing... Thanks again
Thanks for the recommendation, just bought one of the head first books for programming. Their "Head first statistics" saved me when I struggled with statistics in my bachelors as well
After you've done a few projects I recommend looking at how experts structure their code. This is helpful for learning how to organize your code so that other people can easily make sense of and edit your code.
"When I run a piece of code for the first time, and it runs without error, I get deeply suspicious". Oh dear, same here. My typically reaction is "oh - I guess I forgot to actually call the function..."
I find it is magnitudes harder to debug problems that don't cause my code to break so my first reaction is "son of a $%^&*" because it never happens that there is nothing to debug.
I am a little late getting to this video, it was just suggested today. As a self-taught software engineer who has been doing this for ten years and now handles hiring at an eCommerce agency as the Director of Engineering, I cannot agree more with you on this video. This video is full of fantastic advice. That part about being immediately suspicious if code runs without an error the first time never, ever goes away. When I write anything if it runs without an error I immediately attach a debugger and walkthrough because I just assume I made a mistake ... this has saved me many times. Some tidbits I would add: 1. Learn a version control system like Git 2. Always, and I mean always, back up anything you are about to make changes to before you do. 3. Accept someone else will always know more, become a sponge 4. Learn to take critical feedback. It is not personal. When I review someone's code my feedback is always meant to make them a better engineer. Number 4 to me is critical. When I started out I came from a career as a chef, so I was used to getting very critical feedback. When I got my first reviews of my code in a professional setting the other more senior engineers were stunned when my response was, "Thank you, I will get these changes implemented." I had honed humility for years as a chef and it has served me well as an engineer.
ol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.) now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
@@CamiloCura This video tells you exactly where to start! Python is used by MANY huge tech companies and in basically every IT industry/specialization, and it is definitely the easiest language to learn.
Well then you are way less useful programmer than the one who has confident skills of programming, doing on your own, experimenting, solving problems without any help is how programmer becomes much better than the one who is just googling constantly and copy-pasting code, thinking that he understands the code but when he tries to use the same techniques in his different problem, then he find outs that he cant make it and end ups on checking his code how he did it before or again googling same problem. This fits for any categories of learning and mastering something.
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making such a genuine video on how to learn python. The steps are crystal clear and definitely doable. It has given me enough motivation and strength to start learning. Until I stumbled upon this video I had self-doubt if I can learn coding at all. Thank you once again Tina, God bless you good health, happiness, prosperity and peace in life!
Have your sins been forgiven today and forever? Think about this. The God of the Bible, the One True God made You and I to worship him, obey Him, and enjoy Him forever. But You and I break His laws daily. You, like me, are not good at all in the eyes of God. ‘There is no one good, no not even one. (Romans3:10) ‘For all have sinned and fall short of The Glory of God’ (Romans 3:23) You have always done wrong in the eyes of God, this is a problem because Psalm 5:5 reads: ‘...You [GOD] hate all who do wrong.’ ‘But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.’ Rom 5:5 The person who sins is the one who will die. Ezekiel 18:20 All these things and more are counted against us. God is the just judge of the world and one day He will settle the score for all the wrongs we've done. God is holy meaning He is righteous (morally perfect in thought, word, and deed) It also means He is set apart and infinitely higher than us. Being a Good and Just Judge, God will punish You for all Your sin or wrongdoing in the world. This means that if You sin ONCE, God will cast you in hell for eternity. Because He is good and He doesn't turn a blind eye to sin. So how can God forgive you and me of all our sins? But there is good news. 2000 years ago Jesus the Son of God came into this world and lived a perfect life ( He never sinned once) and He died on the cross taking the wrath that we deserve and paid the penalty for the sins we committed. The bible says that if you will repent (confess and forsake your sins) and trust in what Christ did on the cross OUT OF HIS LOVE FOR YOU-(He took the wrath of God against you for your evil deeds and thoughts). Then all your sins will be forgiven and when you die you will be in heaven with God and all who have believed in The Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the true Gospel of Jesus: Jesus died( Bore the punishment for your evil sins and heart, so that you can be forgiven. He took your special spot in Hell) and on the third day, He rose from the grave(So that you can have true life and His spot next to The Real God.). Verses: ‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.’ Rom3:24; ‘Because I Live You also shall Live’ Jhn14:19 Get right with God today, don't wait. Once you die after that comes the judgment. It's the most important thing you can do. If you repent and trust in what Christ did on the cross for You then you will be born again. Right now you're dead in your sins and you can't see the beauty of Jesus Christ but after you trust in Christ all the things you hate about God like obeying him, serving Him, loving Him and others, reading the bible, praying, and going to church, you will love to do those things because God changes your heart. That's how you know you have been forgiven? That's how you know you have been born again and forgiven. Please think long about this, and most importantly please take at least 5 minutes a day to read the Bible. Start in 'Matthew'. An eternity in hell (darkness and a lake of fire the bible describes it, with weeping and gnashing of teeth) or an eternity out of that place and into the loving arms of God who is infinitely glorious, has infinite knowledge and has infinite power to do all that He pleases. You decide. [ *Truth is independent of human conviction, meaning that what you believe does not change the fact that Jesus is your only Hope* .] Have a great day!
@@lilz-.5145 I am just following the road map suggested by you. Studying "just enough" and I must say it is working well. Initially I did not know where to stop, now I have started undertaking that point. Thanks to you once again. Covered Python, Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib and scikitlearn. Started taking small projects already done and trying to understand the approach and code on my own. While doing so, i get to see new learn new things which I need to go back, learn and come back. 😅😁😁
@@carsanovadidrifto800 I find it funny seeing someone copy and paste 20 verses with no context, out of nowhere. I love it, most people dont remind us about sins especially in a youtube comment section about coding.
I was sat down looking at my screen while gaming for however many hours in a row and then I thought that my computer is literally allowing me the access to gain any knowledge and tools so useful in this day and age. I was thinking about learning how to code for years now, this time I'm actually planning on making a start and this was the very first video I've watched on my coding journey. Thank you so much for your video Tina
Thanks for this. For us beginners it is important to know that it’s OK for code to run into problems and that this is normal. It’s easy to get frustrated and start doubting yourself. Great video
Great advice. I've been coding 21 years and I'm still learning new things all the time (a major reason I watched your video). One trap you can get into is getting too comfortable in a job. Then you stagnate and wither. It is better to try new things from time to time. I can't offer any better advice than you have. By the way, Stack Overflow is my go to place when I am stuck, which happens very often when I'm learning new things and sometimes when I'm improving on things I already know how to do.
I am extremely demotivated to study programming and it sucks. All my collegues are men, every professor I work with is a man, they are great but I do not feel represented tbh... now that i've seen your video, i feel so much better! We really need more women in programming! Thank you! 💖
My daughter is super excited about learning Python at school... I'd like to think the near future will see a shift towards a far better mix of software engineers. (Also better reporting of women who are already active or have been pivotal historically, both of which can get overlooked by mainstream media, of course...)
I agree with you 100%, I wouldn’t be surprised if CS has the lowest percent of women out of any college major. The stereotype that programming or CS is only for sweaty, fat (male) nerds has got to go 😭
Code academy has been a life saver. I tried couersa and it wasn’t help for true beginners. I will definitely take a couersa class in the future but id definitely start at code academy and work your way up to couersa. I tried learning code 1 hour a day for 4 days but it wasn’t helpful. So I’ve been learning to code 2 hours a day and that’s made a huge difference in my progress. Great video.
@@azizhani33 I don’t think Tina is negating additional resources. Stack, often has the answer you are looking for. The ability to search it out, and utilize it, without having to post is spot on. I believe she’d agree that there are many resources as you suggested that will be of great assistance. For example, I utilized Discord the other day for the first time and within ten minutes a fellow coder jumped in and assisted me in a resolution in just a few minutes. I find answers on Reddit as well. More resources, more answers, amazing community out there.
I've watched many "getting started" videos on coding but i must say out of all them this has been the most informational and helpful one till date that's also nicely explained for noobs to easily understand which... was all said within 13 minutes. Truly amazing video!
Have your sins been forgiven today and forever? Think about this. The God of the Bible, the One True God made You and I to worship him, obey Him, and enjoy Him forever. But You and I break His laws daily. You, like me, are not good at all in the eyes of God. ‘There is no one good, no not even one. (Romans3:10) ‘For all have sinned and fall short of The Glory of God’ (Romans 3:23) You have always done wrong in the eyes of God, this is a problem because Psalm 5:5 reads: ‘...You [GOD] hate all who do wrong.’ ‘But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.’ Rom 5:5 The person who sins is the one who will die. Ezekiel 18:20 All these things and more are counted against us. God is the just judge of the world and one day He will settle the score for all the wrongs we've done. God is holy meaning He is righteous (morally perfect in thought, word, and deed) It also means He is set apart and infinitely higher than us. Being a Good and Just Judge, God will punish You for all Your sin or wrongdoing in the world. This means that if You sin ONCE, God will cast you in hell for eternity. Because He is good and He doesn't turn a blind eye to sin. So how can God forgive you and me of all our sins? But there is good news. 2000 years ago Jesus the Son of God came into this world and lived a perfect life ( He never sinned once) and He died on the cross taking the wrath that we deserve and paid the penalty for the sins we committed. The bible says that if you will repent (confess and forsake your sins) and trust in what Christ did on the cross OUT OF HIS LOVE FOR YOU-(He took the wrath of God against you for your evil deeds and thoughts). Then all your sins will be forgiven and when you die you will be in heaven with God and all who have believed in The Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the true Gospel of Jesus: Jesus died( Bore the punishment for your evil sins and heart, so that you can be forgiven. He took your special spot in Hell) and on the third day, He rose from the grave(So that you can have true life and His spot next to The Real God.). Verses: ‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.’ Rom3:24; ‘Because I Live You also shall Live’ Jhn14:19 Get right with God today, don't wait. Once you die after that comes the judgment. It's the most important thing you can do. If you repent and trust in what Christ did on the cross for You then you will be born again. Right now you're dead in your sins and you can't see the beauty of Jesus Christ but after you trust in Christ all the things you hate about God like obeying him, serving Him, loving Him and others, reading the bible, praying, and going to church, you will love to do those things because God changes your heart. That's how you know you have been forgiven? That's how you know you have been born again and forgiven. Please think long about this, and most importantly please take at least 5 minutes a day to read the Bible. Start in 'Matthew'. An eternity in hell (darkness and a lake of fire the bible describes it, with weeping and gnashing of teeth) or an eternity out of that place and into the loving arms of God who is infinitely glorious, has infinite knowledge and has infinite power to do all that He pleases. You decide. [ *Truth is independent of human conviction, meaning that what you believe does not change the fact that Jesus is your only Hope* .] Have a great day!
@@invisibleink2759 hey, it is because the person of Jesus Christ, who is our only Hope, gets introduced in the book of Matthew. This is not to say that the old testament isn't important, its best for someone seeking the truth about Jesus to start in the new testament.
Something I would add is just know that you'll always be teaching yourself stuff on a daily basis as a software engineer. Don't think you can just learn how to code and then that's it. Your whole career is learning how to code, constantly.
I just started learning python with Angela yu’s course (100 days of Python) and each day actually takes me about two days to complete! I definitely feel like I’m slow to really get to grips with things but this video is a great reminder to go at your own pace
im not the op but around 2 years ago ive also started that same course; i got to day 53 or so but stopped learning because of some life stuff. im now trying to go back into doing anything in my life again, and i started doing that course form the start. it is a great.course and i recommend it.
Omg Tina have you ever thought of being a coach, tutor, something along those lines? Literally I was listening to you explain all the things I went through and that I’m still going through! You’re very clear and to the point with great examples! You’re really good at explaining really hard concepts in a simple manner. All I can think about now is arrays arrays arrays library Python project simple start ❤️ thank you soooo much for the encouragement and tips to continue this journey.
from my experience teaching people to code, most people have an issue with coming up with projects and finishing projects. it seems to be one of the largest obstacles, it takes a particular mindset that many people are just not that interested in. It is similar in music, many people can learn to play an instrument and read sheet music, but it takes a particular interest to learn to write songs and improvise, and most musicians are not interested in that.
I recommend you to put cc/subtitles for better understanding not that I don't understand what you are saying whatsoever you are good at speaking and teaching(I'm a fan ) it just it is hard for me to comprehend some words or things you are saying so if there were subtitles that would be pretty helpful. you are amazing and my inspiration. thank you so much tina :) also one thing naruto reference ahhhh you just won my heart I would love to see anime references more in future haha
I am so happy to have found such an intelligent, positive, empowering woman who also knows how to teach others in simple terms. New Subscriber. Thank You!
Hey Tina, From my childhood I always wanted to be a cardiologist but when I understood what they do, I really didn't want to enter that profession, I have found coding very interesting and am really improving at it. You have been an amazing inspiration, thank you for all the amazing videos :)
Man, must faster way - find menter. And do not ask him questions like "how to do this?" You mus him self offer options. Menter will just guide you in the right direction and you will figure it out faster. P.S. Sorry for my english im just study not long.
I just started learning python a couple weeks ago and this video was so good to watch! I was totally getting caught up in the details, but I’m going to take your advice and just keep pressing on. I like how you have lots of real world examples of projects that we could do. That’s helpful too
@@irvinbustillos4054 lol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.) now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
Free Code Camp videos have been so helpful for me They have a youtube channel where you can practice along with a video Also take it slowly too Like pause the videos often to try and switch up a concept you learned to do something else Such as changing up numbers and figuring out how to get other results It gets your brain working more and repeating it in a new way helps learning
4 hours of studying basics sounds scary to some (me) but anyone stepping to this level of dedication, be sure to spread that time out in a day and have fun in between new knowledge! don't burn yourself out when you don't have to, best of luck to everyone honing and manifesting this useful skill in the age of information and the internet 🤝
Don't worry fam, if this person who is a 5 year seasoned programmer can forget what API stands for, everyone still has a chance at becoming a programmer themselves. Keep coding!
Programming is just so vast in terms of knowledge base that you will be learning for the rest of your life. That's not even taking into consideration the new techs that will pop up every now and then.
As someone currently studying programming (and self-learning other IT-related topics) I can say it's definitely easy to forget some acronyms because there's just too. damn. many. I can't blame her at all for forgetting.
Yt recommended this all of sudden when i was stucked in doing one of my java program.This is Inspirational and to the point.Thanks alot,Keep bringing more content like this.
I Google so much when coding something! I love seeing all the other comments about that too! I also love the dive in approach! I worked for a professor that did research on the idea of using the take an engine apart and put it back together approach to learn about it with coding. I loved her ideas and the lessons she put together! Love the emphasis on being comfortable with errors and trial and error process!
I've watched a number of 'getting started' videos, and this was honestly the most well packaged and comprehensive, without being a daunting amount of time. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I'm in my late forties and haven't done programming / coding since the days of BASIC and Pascal. Recently I've felt the urge to get back into it, and it's overwhelmingly confusing without a bit of guidance. Your video has helped and I feel better about having chosen to learn Python first. Thanks again!!
Same. gw-basic and a little C experience. But it's time to learn python and make a come back at 45. I think my biggest hurdle will be to learn Object Oriented language. It just seems confusing.
@@justingreen8006 Well, with all the free resources available nowadays, I'm sure you'll run across something that speaks to you and makes it very clear. Best of luck from one old coder to another!
I've been in school for so long and have always struggled with programming, despite it being my major. The more I listened to you, the more lights that came on in my mind! Thank you so much for this video! I'm sure I'm not the only one that really appreciates it! :)
I would push back a little on setting up the environment. I did it all when starting out, and configuring alone will teach you lots. Especially about what NOT to do.
couldnt have come at a better time! im just starting to learn python to prepare for my college course and i nearly fell victim to some of the mistakes you mentioned... thank you for this video!
I would say that this is a great video, however I think writing notes is a good way to learn if you are practising as well, I always look over my notes when I forget something and it helps me more than if I googled something, the notes I write however aren't filled with big words or have lots of info, but I usually write an example of code and explain it in the notes in a way that I understand. Oh btw i still Google stuff I don't know but if I went over something already then I use my notes because I've written them in a way that helped me grasp the concept of the code when I wrote them.
Awesome video. Really like how you emphasize projects cause coding into the blue doesn't really help with staying motivated. That's also why I like web development so much because it's kinda like being a digital creator and you visually see the outcome.
I love the way you explain things... how direct and honest you are. Im just starting this journey and Im dealing with the overwhelming part. Wish you could be my personal coach🥰
When you're taking a CS class in college but the things you're learning and working on (on your own time) are things that come in later classes, but you can't skip the classes because of the "curriculum", making you feel like you're wasting your money on the class........
I'm not one to judge or anything, I often find classes frustrating or uninteresting. But in my experience a lot of the time - not all of it : ) - the classes will in fact be covering things in a deeper or wider sense. A lot of the ad-hoc knowledge you get in practice, specially starting out, can come with some problems - since you're starting out, it's hard for you to filter all of that yourself. Also, chances are if you understand the topic well you can leverage the contact with your teachers through the classes. Of course all of this will chance from person to person and class to class, and sometimes what you're looking for is simply not what the curriculum is designed for, but just thought I'd throw my 2 cents as someone who has felt the same.
This is why I’m probably not gonna finish college. I started going back to school for CS to get a job, but quickly realized that I don’t need a degree to do so.
Ive found that having a teacher and peers who you can get feedback and advice from can be super beneficial too, in a way that you don’t have when self-studying. Especially when you’re first starting out, even stack overflow can be confusing. I have done both but I didn’t mind relearning the basics, I just feel like I have a better understanding of them now
@@babyqeels THIS. I learned THE MOST from programming with other people in my classes. Being able to explain your solutions to others, and trying to understand different solutions is essential to being a good programmer!
This is truthfully the best video for beginners I've watched... I needed this straightforward advice which is surprisingly harder to find than I'd hoped.
Your point about the environment being the greatest barrier for a new programmer is so accurate and sadly too often neglected. There is analysis paralysis, the difficulty of matching the correct versions of a development stack to different tutorials, and other traps that are really the proper domain of the IT professional.
Thank you for this, i just started going hard on learning c++ and I was reading a book and taking page long notes. So you pulled me out of that trap early on.
I wasn't thinking "that's a short period of time". I was thinking "Wow, where am I going to get 4 hours a day to study after an 8 hour work day, cooking/eating, taking care of my dogs, and spending time with my wife?"
haha v true. I think that kind of schedule would only be feasible if you're a student during break or currently unemployed/working part time. For most people would have to proportionally decrease time/day and increase number of days.
@@TinaHuang1 I watched this because the nature of my dev job is about switching between like 10 apps that all have pretty different tech (we're working on getting everything to the same language), so I haven't really felt specialized in anything. Some of the tips are really helpful for my side studies, so I appreciate it :)
Who needs a wife when having an IDE? I mean sex is cool and all but have you ever troubleshot something for 2 hours and finally find the one line which is causing all the trouble?
Meal prep. Ask your wife to help you with the dogs. Tell your wife you're going to be taking extra time to study so you won't get to spend time with her every day or you can sit next to her but you'll be focusing on your studies. Study during bathroom breaks, daily commute, while waiting for food to cook, in the mornings before work, etc.
I started with no experience or education. Started with Java. It was very difficult in the beginning After the first year I began to get the hang of it. After 7 years of success I left the coding field because of the stress and stagnation on my body. Starting revising for my own company and enjoying it.
The Odin project is the best for setting up your environment and Angela Yu The complete Web Development bootcamp 2021 also does a great job. They both tackle what you need right at the beginning.
+1 for Odin, currently overseeing a friend who is looking to enter the tech industry and he is going through Odin's coursework. Been really impressed with the quality of materials and the breadth of topics covered. As a working software engineer would 100% recommend from what I have seen thus far.
Thank you, I really appreciate the time you took on this video to explain things! Going to start working towards Python and making use out of it, coolest thing I found was when a young lady created a simple app to take songs she like from UA-cam and was able to add them to her playlist on her phone by just saving them or liking them not sure it's been a while.
Every time I wanna know something and learn about it and click search your channel ALWAYS on the top gurllll !! I appreciate u sooo much your channel is a treasure to me
@@Namuggah Slowly. 😬 I'm told that feeling is normal, so I'm trying to just take it easy at first and not be in a rush. I'm hoping at some point I'll learn enough for new knowledge to have more context and start snowballing a bit. I've had a few gaps, too, what with moving and starting a job and other life stuff. Hang in there! Maybe in a year you and I can make sense of it lol
Awesome video! I had to teach myself coding for graduate school, this past year, since a lot of assignments involved a bunch of data analysis or just couldn't be solved by hand to begin with so CodeCademy really came in clutch. One thing I really like though, maybe because my background is more math related but not sure, I sometimes plan out the logic I want to code first and write it out in paper. This sort of helped me if something is pretty complex involving a lot of classes, different objects or nested loops, etc...; and helps add some order to the madness. But all in all rule of thumb is practice PRACTICE whenever you can and try to make it fun when possible.
Great! I had an idea for a consumer electronics product, but never Coded before at all. I built a proto from Sensors, delays, relays & more. Then realised simply had to learn to code, to do it properly. Since my main interest was programming electronics hardware functions, I went with Arduino & C++. Had to quickly learn I/O, display driving and various timing methods. Finished an equivalent (but much better) coded prototype in about 6 weeks (breakthroughs @ 2am etc..) from scratch. I did copy some small parts from others, but reshaped every single bit, just to show myself how it really worked. Did about 20 hardware experiments to prove & learn various functions. Trialled the finished idea with many customers who really liked it! Then got an Engineer to redo in straight C and design me a great SMD display. I now await production of the first major batch to sell. While I do customer competitions & demos with the first 'engineered batch', to raise profile. Now I LOVE the challenge of coding my ideas and have more protos on the way. My ancient electronics knowledge now has a huge boost for creativity. I did much of what you happen to advise, it sure works.
Hi Tina, I am Geethanjali, I would love to thank you for helping me start my coding with little kick start learning n I did my first project today. I am so happy and thankful to you. Your video made me do my own project thank you once again. Little about myself, I am manual tester and did automation course but no real experience I have 5 plus years of experience from 2 years home maker with 2 kids. Learning python now n did a small project looking forward to learn more.
Today is my first day learning python, which also will be the first programming language i've ever learned. This video got me super pumped to start this journey into the world of coding! :} plus you earned a new subscriber! Well done!
This was incredibly helpful! I was having the same problem where I was trying to learn all details and understand all the syntax before just getting into the code and playing with it. Thank you!
It's great to get to hear from an experienced coder, thank you for sharing all this great information! I am currently learning to trade seriously after years of casually trading, so I love that you mentioned the example of creating a trading bot, that was right up my alley lol. I'm looking for a career change, specifically one in which I can easily work remotely. I have an Accounting degree but honestly hate my job, it's just not interesting at all to me & doesn't want to let me work remotely full time. I'm hoping I can teach myself coding & get my foot in the door to something new & hopefully more enjoyable for me :)
I have seen tons of (How I would learn to code if I could start over).... THIS IS THE BEST... the info in here is so on point and answers so many questions for me! Thank you.
This is exactly where I wanted to start. I'm going to go deep with Python as my main coding language. The books mentioned are what I want too. I have this other book I started with in the mean time that's also an intro to Python with simple "hello world" kind of simple programs, but I'll definitely check out the 2 books mentioned. I feel we learn the same way and learning syntax and all that... big advice plus to skip that. I'm listening through this video again for the second time. (I missed the books the first time. There might be more I missed.) lol
I learned in just the same way as I learned how to jump from the back door of a plane with a parachute(I didn't want to learn this but I was made to learn)-rote memorization and fast repetition.
I've been getting this video in my recommendations for like 4 months now and I've been ignoring it thinking it would be boring BUT HOLY HELL IT WAS AMAZING! It was really helpful and I wasn't bored for 1 single second! Thank you!
Hi Tina, Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge it helps a lot to see through a Professionals' perspective. I know a few programing languages but sometimes I get into the details too much and forget the bigger picture. Your video has helped so Thanks.
Oh so I have been coding a little bit over a year now lol. Next week I officially graduate from my 4 month fullstack coding bootcamp. Yeah me!!! So anways, if there is anything important that I have learned it's these 2 things. 1. Sometimes it's good to understand the how or how does this code work vs the why or why this code works. 2. As a developer most likely, especially on the job it is super rare that you will start from scratch when coding. Most likely you will start with code in front of you that is not yours and you may have to make changes to it as an assignment. So basically learn how to read other people's code. Because you will most likely work on teams and have to use the technology called git (used in the command line) to make pulls and pushes to the code in order to save your changes. Good Luck out there guys!!!
woah i always love the idea of me being able to do programming stuff but after watching your content i found the joy for learning that not only the need to achieve it. thanks a lot tina! i'm so grateful for watching your video today, its really broaden my perspective about programming
I think you re an incredible smart girl! I learn a lot from you! I also think that learning coding is the best decision of mine cause I want freedom and higher income . thank you for your content! You re Chinese. Chinese people are extremely smart and hardworking!
I love your videos! Yes I am definitely getting more excited to become a data scientist. I’ve always been good at math & took AP Statistics. I’m really interested in learning to code so I’m ready for this next adventure!
I appreciate you recommendation, but I think from my perspective and my experience during my CS degree I would recommend that you start with C or C++ as a start because it will let you know the fundamental, data type, RAM allocation for each data type, signed and unsigned data type, long and long long data type, struct and union, structure and OOP and many more basics instead of starting with high level language like python.
I guess the problem with c and c++ is. It's hard to understand it at first , so lot of people will give up early...that's not the case with python, it's fairly easily
I would say it depends on your goals. If you're learning to code because you are interested in CS then yeah start with C. If you're interested in automating stuff you do (or just want to learn for job things) then I think it's best to start with a higher level language. But I'm just a noob so what do I know
ol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.) now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
@@bodigames There will always be a time and place where you could be enabled to learn it, learning to code in college is not really the best way to learn since you're under pressure and on a time limit for the sake of a grade and an overarching GPA and have to worry about your financial situation as well (I acknowledge that some people can handle this kind of pressure) rather than enabling you to find the right type of work or project to enable you to learn it or interest you, everyone learns it differently. I would say don't give up but I'd like to add that there really is no shame in not learning coding it's just in demand for businesses so they have a higher pool of people to pick from which probably explains why a semester of coding always feels so similar to a deadline at work. :]
Thanks for this Tina! I just quit my job to take some time off and pivot into a more technical role, and this really helped reinforce my mindset starting from square 1.
THANK YOU!!! for doing this video, your expertise coupled with your cheerful demeanor helped me a LOT. Learning to code is such a daunting prospect after all. :-O
These videos are really helpful, I watch them with my friends on Voicely whenever we practice coding. We all agree that we learned more from UA-cam videos than from school lol
Hey, Thanks, Tina....I just started my journey and to listen to you makes me feel all is good with me :))) I'll come back to you in several months..and who knows, maybe even faster. May all go well for you! :)
How would you suggest finding an internship as a beginner coder? Also, can you describe the difference between github and stack overflow? Thanks for explaining with stack overflow is! Also, really appreciate how you make your videos understandable to everyone, not just those who know about the material :)
6:20 Stocks trading bot, sounds interesting, saw that you’re also studying about the trading fundamentals on some of your study with me video. Are you making a video about it? Very interested :)
Hiya data professor! Yeah! Plan is to be doing a livestream of Jake Amaral and I coding a trading bot next weekend :D just waiting on account approvals :)
No idea why was this in my watch later but I'm glad it was. I remember seeing this randomly when it was just released, and now again that I've decided to take on Python. Thank you Tina for the memory jog 👌
Hey friends! Coursera reached out to me letting me know that there's a 25% off promotion going on from April 28 - May 12, 2021 for the python for everyone course mentioned in this video: bit.ly/3vVbEzL (full disclosure: this is an affiliate link and I receive a small portion of sale price at no cost to you)
@Bard Erland ok boomer you missed a tl:dr
btw, thank ya so much for the video! I just cannot bring myself to get past errors lol so that's something I gotta work on.
other than that, I have tons of things to learn but that's the beauty of all of this, learning through hands-on experience is just more memorable, regardless of its productivity
Anyway, thanks again! Looking forward to more !
@Bard Erland nopez
@Bard Erland 😂 lol okay I must be getting old then
@Bard Erland It's less about how much text there is, and more about how insufferable it was.
Remember in coding - you will never know everything - don't be afraid to google something - Great Video Tina :D
Don't be afraid to Google everything*
I swear google is like half of coding
I feel like this is like steo 1-100 at times
F it Google everything 😂🥴
When I code it's mainly copying things off Google ngl
I started coding, or programming as we called in those days, at school in 1974 with a language called CESIL, which is sort of similar to assembly language. In those days schools didn't have computers so we wrote our code, tested it manually by doing "dry runs" and then transferred it to punch cards using a black pen to mark where the punch holes would be on blank cards. These got sent away to county hall to be run on their mainframe. A week later you got your printout back with your output which was never anything complicated. These days it's fantastic that anyone can get themselves started with python or similar language and get instant feedback and help to aid both their development and love of this discipline. Good luck to all those who are just starting out on this journey.
You guys walked so that the programmers of today could run
Wow that's actually incredible, tech has come such a long way.
Salute to all of you old school programmers! * Bending a knee*!
That's amazing bro. I was 5 yo in 1974. Today Im a C++ dev using an amazing gui rad tool to make UIs very fast.
very cool 👍👍
As a person who did struggle for 1 year to learn to code I would say: avoid most tutorials online, because many are too complicated. You need to walk before you can run, so learn basics first. Get on basic newbie friendly books first.
Edit: For those asking, the books that made me learn and develop my coding skills were Javascript In Less Than 50 Pages and Head First Javascript Programming. Learning any other language and concept becomes much easier after you learn that.
Hi! Thank you for the tips!!! I have a question I hope you could answer! I was wondering should I learn Javascript before or after Python then?
I hope that wasn't confusing... Thanks again
@@Eli13248 You should lean x86_64 assembly as your first language. Anything else isn't worth learning.
Thanks for the recommendation, just bought one of the head first books for programming. Their "Head first statistics" saved me when I struggled with statistics in my bachelors as well
What's the book called ?
@@leandro7508 "head first programming" it teaches programming with python
After you've done a few projects I recommend looking at how experts structure their code. This is helpful for learning how to organize your code so that other people can easily make sense of and edit your code.
Amazing video Tina, needed this
"When I run a piece of code for the first time, and it runs without error, I get deeply suspicious".
Oh dear, same here. My typically reaction is "oh - I guess I forgot to actually call the function..."
Haha omg yeah that is generally reason number 1
I find it is magnitudes harder to debug problems that don't cause my code to break so my first reaction is "son of a $%^&*" because it never happens that there is nothing to debug.
I am a little late getting to this video, it was just suggested today. As a self-taught software engineer who has been doing this for ten years and now handles hiring at an eCommerce agency as the Director of Engineering, I cannot agree more with you on this video. This video is full of fantastic advice. That part about being immediately suspicious if code runs without an error the first time never, ever goes away. When I write anything if it runs without an error I immediately attach a debugger and walkthrough because I just assume I made a mistake ... this has saved me many times.
Some tidbits I would add:
1. Learn a version control system like Git
2. Always, and I mean always, back up anything you are about to make changes to before you do.
3. Accept someone else will always know more, become a sponge
4. Learn to take critical feedback. It is not personal. When I review someone's code my feedback is always meant to make them a better engineer.
Number 4 to me is critical. When I started out I came from a career as a chef, so I was used to getting very critical feedback. When I got my first reviews of my code in a professional setting the other more senior engineers were stunned when my response was, "Thank you, I will get these changes implemented." I had honed humility for years as a chef and it has served me well as an engineer.
@@CamiloCura I’m in the same spot as you I don’t know where to start
ol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.)
now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
Bro Im in a very similar a situation cook to IT. Ive come close to saying yes chef to the senior techs lol
@@bodigames Its never too late to start
@@CamiloCura This video tells you exactly where to start! Python is used by MANY huge tech companies and in basically every IT industry/specialization, and it is definitely the easiest language to learn.
Don't be afraid to Google? Lol, that's all I do.
same lol
And it makes me feel fake but I can' t stop lmao
it's like carrying a dictionary on your first trip abroad after learning a language for a couple months...it's ok ^^
@@methanier3274 Ty :D
Well then you are way less useful programmer than the one who has confident skills of programming, doing on your own, experimenting, solving problems without any help is how programmer becomes much better than the one who is just googling constantly and copy-pasting code, thinking that he understands the code but when he tries to use the same techniques in his different problem, then he find outs that he cant make it and end ups on checking his code how he did it before or again googling same problem. This fits for any categories of learning and mastering something.
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making such a genuine video on how to learn python. The steps are crystal clear and definitely doable. It has given me enough motivation and strength to start learning. Until I stumbled upon this video I had self-doubt if I can learn coding at all.
Thank you once again Tina, God bless you good health, happiness, prosperity and peace in life!
Have your sins been forgiven today and forever? Think about this. The God of the Bible, the
One True God made You and I to worship him, obey Him, and enjoy Him forever. But You
and I break His laws daily. You, like me, are not good at all in the eyes of God.
‘There is no one good, no not even one. (Romans3:10)
‘For all have sinned and fall short of The Glory of God’ (Romans 3:23)
You have always done wrong in the eyes of God, this is a problem because Psalm 5:5 reads:
‘...You [GOD] hate all who do wrong.’
‘But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up
wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will
be revealed.’ Rom 5:5
The person who sins is the one who will die. Ezekiel 18:20
All these things and more are counted against us. God is the just judge of the world and one
day
He will settle the score for all the wrongs we've done. God is holy meaning He is righteous
(morally perfect in thought, word, and deed) It also means He is set apart and infinitely
higher than us. Being a Good and Just Judge, God will punish You for all Your sin or wrongdoing in the world.
This means that if You sin ONCE, God will cast you in hell for eternity. Because He is good
and He doesn't turn a blind eye to sin. So how can God forgive you and me of all our sins?
But there is good news. 2000 years ago Jesus the Son of God came into this world and
lived a perfect life ( He never sinned once) and He died on the cross taking the wrath that we
deserve and paid the penalty for the sins we committed.
The bible says that if you will repent
(confess and forsake your sins) and trust in what Christ did on the cross OUT OF HIS LOVE
FOR YOU-(He took the wrath of God against you for your evil deeds and thoughts).
Then all your sins will be forgiven and when you die you will be in heaven with God and all
who have believed in The Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This is the true Gospel of Jesus:
Jesus died( Bore the punishment for your evil sins and heart, so that you can be forgiven. He
took your special spot in Hell) and on the third day, He rose from the grave(So that you can
have true life and His spot next to The Real God.).
Verses:
‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ
Jesus.’ Rom3:24; ‘Because I Live You also shall Live’ Jhn14:19
Get right with God today, don't wait. Once you die after that comes the judgment. It's the
most important thing you can do. If you repent and trust in what Christ did on the cross for
You then you will be born again. Right now you're dead in your sins and you can't see the
beauty of Jesus Christ but after you trust in Christ all the things you hate about God like
obeying him, serving Him, loving Him and others, reading the bible, praying, and going to
church, you will love to do those things because God changes your heart. That's how you
know you have been forgiven?
That's how you know you have been born again and forgiven. Please think long about this, and most importantly please take at least 5 minutes a day to read the Bible. Start in 'Matthew'.
An eternity in hell (darkness and a lake of fire the bible describes it, with weeping
and gnashing of teeth) or an eternity out of that place and into the loving arms of God who is
infinitely glorious, has infinite knowledge and has infinite power to do all that He pleases. You
decide. [ *Truth is independent of human conviction, meaning that what you believe does not change the fact that Jesus is your only Hope* .]
Have a great day!
Hows the learning going?
@@lilz-.5145 I am just following the road map suggested by you. Studying "just enough" and I must say it is working well. Initially I did not know where to stop, now I have started undertaking that point. Thanks to you once again. Covered Python, Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib and scikitlearn. Started taking small projects already done and trying to understand the approach and code on my own. While doing so, i get to see new learn new things which I need to go back, learn and come back. 😅😁😁
@@carsanovadidrifto800 I find it funny seeing someone copy and paste 20 verses with no context, out of nowhere. I love it, most people dont remind us about sins especially in a youtube comment section about coding.
@@pavithrasellaperumal7675 hows it going now
I was sat down looking at my screen while gaming for however many hours in a row and then I thought that my computer is literally allowing me the access to gain any knowledge and tools so useful in this day and age. I was thinking about learning how to code for years now, this time I'm actually planning on making a start and this was the very first video I've watched on my coding journey. Thank you so much for your video Tina
good luck, I just started learning python yesterday!
Thanks for this. For us beginners it is important to know that it’s OK for code to run into problems and that this is normal. It’s easy to get frustrated and start doubting yourself. Great video
Try being almost homeless, that will light the fire under your ass for sure.
Watching this made me realize I'm no longer a beginner.
Yay! 😊
Yeah! Same here!
Same here... Haha
I felt the same as well :D
PogUs
Great advice. I've been coding 21 years and I'm still learning new things all the time (a major reason I watched your video). One trap you can get into is getting too comfortable in a job. Then you stagnate and wither. It is better to try new things from time to time. I can't offer any better advice than you have. By the way, Stack Overflow is my go to place when I am stuck, which happens very often when I'm learning new things and sometimes when I'm improving on things I already know how to do.
I am extremely demotivated to study programming and it sucks. All my collegues are men, every professor I work with is a man, they are great but I do not feel represented tbh... now that i've seen your video, i feel so much better! We really need more women in programming! Thank you! 💖
My daughter is super excited about learning Python at school... I'd like to think the near future will see a shift towards a far better mix of software engineers. (Also better reporting of women who are already active or have been pivotal historically, both of which can get overlooked by mainstream media, of course...)
I agree with you 100%, I wouldn’t be surprised if CS has the lowest percent of women out of any college major. The stereotype that programming or CS is only for sweaty, fat (male) nerds has got to go 😭
Code academy has been a life saver. I tried couersa and it wasn’t help for true beginners. I will definitely take a couersa class in the future but id definitely start at code academy and work your way up to couersa. I tried learning code 1 hour a day for 4 days but it wasn’t helpful. So I’ve been learning to code 2 hours a day and that’s made a huge difference in my progress. Great video.
Title: How to learn to code
Tina: "stackoverflow is your best friend"
Yep
@@azizhani33 I don’t think Tina is negating additional resources. Stack, often has the answer you are looking for. The ability to search it out, and utilize it, without having to post is spot on. I believe she’d agree that there are many resources as you suggested that will be of great assistance. For example, I utilized Discord the other day for the first time and within ten minutes a fellow coder jumped in and assisted me in a resolution in just a few minutes. I find answers on Reddit as well. More resources, more answers, amazing community out there.
@@TheJacklwilliams Good to know, thanks.
As much as we all shit on Stack, it is genuinely good for beginners and almost always good for moderate questions.
Stackoverflow, more often than not, is actually your enemy and moderated by idiots.
I've watched many "getting started" videos on coding but i must say out of all them this has been the most informational and helpful one till date that's also nicely explained for noobs to easily understand which... was all said within 13 minutes. Truly amazing video!
Have your sins been forgiven today and forever? Think about this. The God of the Bible, the
One True God made You and I to worship him, obey Him, and enjoy Him forever. But You
and I break His laws daily. You, like me, are not good at all in the eyes of God.
‘There is no one good, no not even one. (Romans3:10)
‘For all have sinned and fall short of The Glory of God’ (Romans 3:23)
You have always done wrong in the eyes of God, this is a problem because Psalm 5:5 reads:
‘...You [GOD] hate all who do wrong.’
‘But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up
wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will
be revealed.’ Rom 5:5
The person who sins is the one who will die. Ezekiel 18:20
All these things and more are counted against us. God is the just judge of the world and one
day
He will settle the score for all the wrongs we've done. God is holy meaning He is righteous
(morally perfect in thought, word, and deed) It also means He is set apart and infinitely
higher than us. Being a Good and Just Judge, God will punish You for all Your sin or wrongdoing in the world.
This means that if You sin ONCE, God will cast you in hell for eternity. Because He is good
and He doesn't turn a blind eye to sin. So how can God forgive you and me of all our sins?
But there is good news. 2000 years ago Jesus the Son of God came into this world and
lived a perfect life ( He never sinned once) and He died on the cross taking the wrath that we
deserve and paid the penalty for the sins we committed.
The bible says that if you will repent
(confess and forsake your sins) and trust in what Christ did on the cross OUT OF HIS LOVE
FOR YOU-(He took the wrath of God against you for your evil deeds and thoughts).
Then all your sins will be forgiven and when you die you will be in heaven with God and all
who have believed in The Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This is the true Gospel of Jesus:
Jesus died( Bore the punishment for your evil sins and heart, so that you can be forgiven. He
took your special spot in Hell) and on the third day, He rose from the grave(So that you can
have true life and His spot next to The Real God.).
Verses:
‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ
Jesus.’ Rom3:24; ‘Because I Live You also shall Live’ Jhn14:19
Get right with God today, don't wait. Once you die after that comes the judgment. It's the
most important thing you can do. If you repent and trust in what Christ did on the cross for
You then you will be born again. Right now you're dead in your sins and you can't see the
beauty of Jesus Christ but after you trust in Christ all the things you hate about God like
obeying him, serving Him, loving Him and others, reading the bible, praying, and going to
church, you will love to do those things because God changes your heart. That's how you
know you have been forgiven?
That's how you know you have been born again and forgiven. Please think long about this, and most importantly please take at least 5 minutes a day to read the Bible. Start in 'Matthew'.
An eternity in hell (darkness and a lake of fire the bible describes it, with weeping
and gnashing of teeth) or an eternity out of that place and into the loving arms of God who is
infinitely glorious, has infinite knowledge and has infinite power to do all that He pleases. You
decide. [ *Truth is independent of human conviction, meaning that what you believe does not change the fact that Jesus is your only Hope* .]
Have a great day!
@@carsanovadidrifto800 can I ask why start with Matthew? Not with Genesis.
@@invisibleink2759 hey, it is because the person of Jesus Christ, who is our only Hope, gets introduced in the book of Matthew. This is not to say that the old testament isn't important, its best for someone seeking the truth about Jesus to start in the new testament.
You sound like my 9 y/o cousin who literally started programming when they were 3. I truly wish we could resettle to mars, but I was born too soon.
Something I would add is just know that you'll always be teaching yourself stuff on a daily basis as a software engineer. Don't think you can just learn how to code and then that's it. Your whole career is learning how to code, constantly.
Probably the best comment I have come across.
@@faisalsaed9526 Is that a good thing?
@@2Calam I guess that's what makes it fun and drove some of us to start coding in the first place
@@faisalsaed9526 great attitude 👍🏻
She does mention this near the end, that you're always going to be learning as a software developer/coder
I just started learning python with Angela yu’s course (100 days of Python) and each day actually takes me about two days to complete! I definitely feel like I’m slow to really get to grips with things but this video is a great reminder to go at your own pace
@@isabellapabon3046 do it
did you finish the course? how'd it go?
@@disgracefulmaiden130 they never answer
@@natasdabsi1138 I hate it so much
im not the op but around 2 years ago ive also started that same course; i got to day 53 or so but stopped learning because of some life stuff. im now trying to go back into doing anything in my life again, and i started doing that course form the start. it is a great.course and i recommend it.
Omg Tina have you ever thought of being a coach, tutor, something along those lines? Literally I was listening to you explain all the things I went through and that I’m still going through! You’re very clear and to the point with great examples! You’re really good at explaining really hard concepts in a simple manner. All I can think about now is arrays arrays arrays library Python project simple start ❤️ thank you soooo much for the encouragement and tips to continue this journey.
Maybe motivational speaker.
Idk how this video got recommended to me but but this is so heartwarming, I'm like stressing over coding rn, starting to fall off in cs classes :(
yes same :( we'll get through!
@@paigesmith4176 yes!!!
Perseverance is integral for us cs/stem majors. Hang in there.
same bruh, i needed some coding inspiration to get back into habit and then this video got reccomended to me.
@@charliedalton167 me too!!
from my experience teaching people to code, most people have an issue with coming up with projects and finishing projects. it seems to be one of the largest obstacles, it takes a particular mindset that many people are just not that interested in. It is similar in music, many people can learn to play an instrument and read sheet music, but it takes a particular interest to learn to write songs and improvise, and most musicians are not interested in that.
How can one get better at creating projects?
This is the most understandable and digestible video about how to start learning to code. Thank you.
I recommend you to put cc/subtitles for better understanding not that I don't understand what you are saying whatsoever you are good at speaking and teaching(I'm a fan ) it just it is hard for me to comprehend some words or things you are saying so if there were subtitles that would be pretty helpful. you are amazing and my inspiration. thank you so much tina :) also one thing naruto reference ahhhh you just won my heart I would love to see anime references more in future haha
I am so happy to have found such an intelligent, positive, empowering woman who also knows how to teach others in simple terms. New Subscriber. Thank You!
Hey Tina,
From my childhood I always wanted to be a cardiologist but when I understood what they do, I really didn't want to enter that profession, I have found coding very interesting and am really improving at it. You have been an amazing inspiration, thank you for all the amazing videos :)
I'm so incredibly happy to hear that! Perhaps you can integrate your passion for cardiology with coding and explore it from a different angle c:
@@TinaHuang1 ya I would love to do that :D
@@lightpearl1495 try going for application of AI in healthcare, especially, radiology. All the best bro👍
I've been practicing jutsus every day but I'm not getting better at programming. What am I doing wrong??
But did you do a project???
Your best bet is probably automating Rasengan to defeat Pain 👍
Do simple projects
Man, must faster way - find menter. And do not ask him questions like "how to do this?" You mus him self offer options. Menter will just guide you in the right direction and you will figure it out faster.
P.S. Sorry for my english im just study not long.
Watch more Naruto
I just started learning python a couple weeks ago and this video was so good to watch! I was totally getting caught up in the details, but I’m going to take your advice and just keep pressing on. I like how you have lots of real world examples of projects that we could do. That’s helpful too
Been 6 months,how you doing on coding?
@@bishwaskc8623 Guess she gave up
@@irvinbustillos4054 lmao don’t say that😩
@@irvinbustillos4054 lol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.)
now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
Free Code Camp videos have been so helpful for me
They have a youtube channel where you can practice along with a video
Also take it slowly too
Like pause the videos often to try and switch up a concept you learned to do something else
Such as changing up numbers and figuring out how to get other results
It gets your brain working more and repeating it in a new way helps learning
4 hours of studying basics sounds scary to some (me) but anyone stepping to this level of dedication, be sure to spread that time out in a day and have fun in between new knowledge! don't burn yourself out when you don't have to, best of luck to everyone honing and manifesting this useful skill in the age of information and the internet 🤝
Don't forget that you can space it out more, this was just an estimate based on a two week period
Don't worry fam, if this person who is a 5 year seasoned programmer can forget what API stands for, everyone still has a chance at becoming a programmer themselves. Keep coding!
Programming is just so vast in terms of knowledge base that you will be learning for the rest of your life. That's not even taking into consideration the new techs that will pop up every now and then.
Then what to do in interview if he asks any concept and can't explain 😢
As someone currently studying programming (and self-learning other IT-related topics) I can say it's definitely easy to forget some acronyms because there's just too. damn. many. I can't blame her at all for forgetting.
Application Protocol Interface?
Yt recommended this all of sudden when i was stucked in doing one of my java program.This is Inspirational and to the point.Thanks alot,Keep bringing more content like this.
I Google so much when coding something! I love seeing all the other comments about that too!
I also love the dive in approach! I worked for a professor that did research on the idea of using the take an engine apart and put it back together approach to learn about it with coding. I loved her ideas and the lessons she put together!
Love the emphasis on being comfortable with errors and trial and error process!
I've watched a number of 'getting started' videos, and this was honestly the most well packaged and comprehensive, without being a daunting amount of time. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I'm in my late forties and haven't done programming / coding since the days of BASIC and Pascal. Recently I've felt the urge to get back into it, and it's overwhelmingly confusing without a bit of guidance. Your video has helped and I feel better about having chosen to learn Python first. Thanks again!!
Same. gw-basic and a little C experience. But it's time to learn python and make a come back at 45. I think my biggest hurdle will be to learn Object Oriented language. It just seems confusing.
@@justingreen8006 Well, with all the free resources available nowadays, I'm sure you'll run across something that speaks to you and makes it very clear. Best of luck from one old coder to another!
Loved your reference of Naruto learning rasengan and how he advanced this technique over time lol
Me too
Literally just watched that episode before watching this 😆
I've been in school for so long and have always struggled with programming, despite it being my major. The more I listened to you, the more lights that came on in my mind! Thank you so much for this video! I'm sure I'm not the only one that really appreciates it! :)
I would push back a little on setting up the environment. I did it all when starting out, and configuring alone will teach you lots. Especially about what NOT to do.
couldnt have come at a better time! im just starting to learn python to prepare for my college course and i nearly fell victim to some of the mistakes you mentioned... thank you for this video!
I would say that this is a great video, however I think writing notes is a good way to learn if you are practising as well, I always look over my notes when I forget something and it helps me more than if I googled something, the notes I write however aren't filled with big words or have lots of info, but I usually write an example of code and explain it in the notes in a way that I understand. Oh btw i still Google stuff I don't know but if I went over something already then I use my notes because I've written them in a way that helped me grasp the concept of the code when I wrote them.
Yes I love writing it because it helps me remembers the concept better
Awesome video. Really like how you emphasize projects cause coding into the blue doesn't really help with staying motivated.
That's also why I like web development so much because it's kinda like being a digital creator and you visually see the outcome.
I love the way you explain things... how direct and honest you are. Im just starting this journey and Im dealing with the overwhelming part. Wish you could be my personal coach🥰
When you're taking a CS class in college but the things you're learning and working on (on your own time) are things that come in later classes, but you can't skip the classes because of the "curriculum", making you feel like you're wasting your money on the class........
I'm not one to judge or anything, I often find classes frustrating or uninteresting. But in my experience a lot of the time - not all of it : ) - the classes will in fact be covering things in a deeper or wider sense. A lot of the ad-hoc knowledge you get in practice, specially starting out, can come with some problems - since you're starting out, it's hard for you to filter all of that yourself. Also, chances are if you understand the topic well you can leverage the contact with your teachers through the classes.
Of course all of this will chance from person to person and class to class, and sometimes what you're looking for is simply not what the curriculum is designed for, but just thought I'd throw my 2 cents as someone who has felt the same.
I feel You
Especially with online classes I feel like I could learn more on My own but I'll need that stupid paper in the future
This is why I’m probably not gonna finish college. I started going back to school for CS to get a job, but quickly realized that I don’t need a degree to do so.
Ive found that having a teacher and peers who you can get feedback and advice from can be super beneficial too, in a way that you don’t have when self-studying. Especially when you’re first starting out, even stack overflow can be confusing. I have done both but I didn’t mind relearning the basics, I just feel like I have a better understanding of them now
@@babyqeels THIS. I learned THE MOST from programming with other people in my classes. Being able to explain your solutions to others, and trying to understand different solutions is essential to being a good programmer!
This is truthfully the best video for beginners I've watched... I needed this straightforward advice which is surprisingly harder to find than I'd hoped.
I am actually planing to learn to code in summer so I will just save this! Thank you
Your point about the environment being the greatest barrier for a new programmer is so accurate and sadly too often neglected. There is analysis paralysis, the difficulty of matching the correct versions of a development stack to different tutorials, and other traps that are really the proper domain of the IT professional.
I will be forever grateful for this video, I come back to it every time I'm struggling with my learning journey, thanks a lot
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!
Thank you for this, i just started going hard on learning c++ and I was reading a book and taking page long notes. So you pulled me out of that trap early on.
I appreciate your feedback
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Though writing helps with committing things to memory.
I wasn't thinking "that's a short period of time". I was thinking "Wow, where am I going to get 4 hours a day to study after an 8 hour work day, cooking/eating, taking care of my dogs, and spending time with my wife?"
haha v true. I think that kind of schedule would only be feasible if you're a student during break or currently unemployed/working part time. For most people would have to proportionally decrease time/day and increase number of days.
@@TinaHuang1 I watched this because the nature of my dev job is about switching between like 10 apps that all have pretty different tech (we're working on getting everything to the same language), so I haven't really felt specialized in anything. Some of the tips are really helpful for my side studies, so I appreciate it :)
Who needs a wife when having an IDE?
I mean sex is cool and all but have you ever troubleshot something for 2 hours and finally find the one line which is causing all the trouble?
>spending time with my wife
What?! You spend time with your wife?!
Fake.
Meal prep. Ask your wife to help you with the dogs. Tell your wife you're going to be taking extra time to study so you won't get to spend time with her every day or you can sit next to her but you'll be focusing on your studies. Study during bathroom breaks, daily commute, while waiting for food to cook, in the mornings before work, etc.
Just decided I'm going to code and this is the first video I found. Great advice!! Wish me luck!
I started with no experience or education. Started with Java. It was very difficult in the beginning After the first year I began to get the hang of it. After 7 years of success I left the coding field because of the stress and stagnation on my body. Starting revising for my own company and enjoying it.
Can I ask what you are doing now?
That is great!
@@ridef0rlife They have their own company now.
The Odin project is the best for setting up your environment and Angela Yu The complete Web Development bootcamp 2021 also does a great job. They both tackle what you need right at the beginning.
+1 for Odin, currently overseeing a friend who is looking to enter the tech industry and he is going through Odin's coursework. Been really impressed with the quality of materials and the breadth of topics covered. As a working software engineer would 100% recommend from what I have seen thus far.
Odin Project can be fun but how about the School Launch? I like it so much more.
@@DumbestLD what is Odin? I have zero experience, looking to get into this.
Thank you, I really appreciate the time you took on this video to explain things! Going to start working towards Python and making use out of it, coolest thing I found was when a young lady created a simple app to take songs she like from UA-cam and was able to add them to her playlist on her phone by just saving them or liking them not sure it's been a while.
Definitely just reinforced my confidence in wanting to switch over into learning coding. Thanks for the vid!
Every time I wanna know something and learn about it and click search your channel ALWAYS on the top gurllll !! I appreciate u sooo much your channel is a treasure to me
Thank you so much! I'm just getting started learning to code and this was tremendously helpful for me
How is it going so far? I just started and I feel like I’m losing it. 😭
@@Namuggah Slowly. 😬 I'm told that feeling is normal, so I'm trying to just take it easy at first and not be in a rush. I'm hoping at some point I'll learn enough for new knowledge to have more context and start snowballing a bit. I've had a few gaps, too, what with moving and starting a job and other life stuff. Hang in there! Maybe in a year you and I can make sense of it lol
The mic quality has improved so much from the past videos 🥳🥳
Thank you!! That took me a while lol
0:32 I misheard as "crack mentality" and thought I clicked the wrong video 😂
Very necessary
Awesome video!
I had to teach myself coding for graduate school, this past year, since a lot of assignments involved a bunch of data analysis or just couldn't be solved by hand to begin with so CodeCademy really came in clutch. One thing I really like though, maybe because my background is more math related but not sure, I sometimes plan out the logic I want to code first and write it out in paper. This sort of helped me if something is pretty complex involving a lot of classes, different objects or nested loops, etc...; and helps add some order to the madness.
But all in all rule of thumb is practice PRACTICE whenever you can and try to make it fun when possible.
the food rec program sounds GENIUS!!!!!!!!!
IMO the most relevant thing about starting coding is thinking before you start learning what you actually want do and work with.
I was starting with code academy and loved it but cisco has a more complete Python program. I actually understood some concepts better with Cisco.
I’m in the process of writing a motivation letter for coding school and this gave me a lot of good points to include🙏🏼
Great! I had an idea for a consumer electronics product, but never Coded before at all. I built a proto from Sensors, delays, relays & more. Then realised simply had to learn to code, to do it properly. Since my main interest was programming electronics hardware functions, I went with Arduino & C++. Had to quickly learn I/O, display driving and various timing methods. Finished an equivalent (but much better) coded prototype in about 6 weeks (breakthroughs @ 2am etc..) from scratch. I did copy some small parts from others, but reshaped every single bit, just to show myself how it really worked. Did about 20 hardware experiments to prove & learn various functions. Trialled the finished idea with many customers who really liked it! Then got an Engineer to redo in straight C and design me a great SMD display. I now await production of the first major batch to sell. While I do customer competitions & demos with the first 'engineered batch', to raise profile. Now I LOVE the challenge of coding my ideas and have more protos on the way. My ancient electronics knowledge now has a huge boost for creativity.
I did much of what you happen to advise, it sure works.
Facts!! Learning every details makes learning boring and slow
Great Video! I am guilty of doing a deep dive into everything instead of moving forward. This is good advice that I am going to follow.
I feel like you explained some topics that most others gloss over. You just earned this subscriber!
Hi Tina,
I am Geethanjali, I would love to thank you for helping me start my coding with little kick start learning n I did my first project today. I am so happy and thankful to you. Your video made me do my own project thank you once again.
Little about myself, I am manual tester and did automation course but no real experience I have 5 plus years of experience from 2 years home maker with 2 kids. Learning python now n did a small project looking forward to learn more.
11:01 , Getting comfortable with not knowing things, being Ok, stay calm, and figuring it out.
Today is my first day learning python, which also will be the first programming language i've ever learned. This video got me super pumped to start this journey into the world of coding! :} plus you earned a new subscriber! Well done!
I dedicate 7 hours a day to learning, I really want to be good at it as fast as I can.
This was incredibly helpful! I was having the same problem where I was trying to learn all details and understand all the syntax before just getting into the code and playing with it. Thank you!
It's great to get to hear from an experienced coder, thank you for sharing all this great information! I am currently learning to trade seriously after years of casually trading, so I love that you mentioned the example of creating a trading bot, that was right up my alley lol. I'm looking for a career change, specifically one in which I can easily work remotely. I have an Accounting degree but honestly hate my job, it's just not interesting at all to me & doesn't want to let me work remotely full time. I'm hoping I can teach myself coding & get my foot in the door to something new & hopefully more enjoyable for me :)
I have seen tons of (How I would learn to code if I could start over).... THIS IS THE BEST... the info in here is so on point and answers so many questions for me! Thank you.
This is exactly the type of video I was looking for! 😁 Thank you Tina!
This is exactly where I wanted to start. I'm going to go deep with Python as my main coding language. The books mentioned are what I want too. I have this other book I started with in the mean time that's also an intro to Python with simple "hello world" kind of simple programs, but I'll definitely check out the 2 books mentioned. I feel we learn the same way and learning syntax and all that... big advice plus to skip that. I'm listening through this video again for the second time. (I missed the books the first time. There might be more I missed.) lol
I learned in just the same way as I learned how to jump from the back door of a plane with a parachute(I didn't want to learn this but I was made to learn)-rote memorization and fast repetition.
I can't believe I just landed on your channel. Thanks for all your info, I'm loving this, your channel is beyond amazing !!!
Great video. A lot of this applies to IT in general TBH. Keep up the great work!❤️
I've been getting this video in my recommendations for like 4 months now and I've been ignoring it thinking it would be boring BUT HOLY HELL IT WAS AMAZING!
It was really helpful and I wasn't bored for 1 single second! Thank you!
Yay I’m so glad to hear that!
I've been a coder for seven years and kind of slowed down due to lack of inspirational projects. I started coding with codecademy too.
Hi Tina,
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge it helps a lot to see through a Professionals' perspective. I know a few programing languages but sometimes I get into the details too much and forget the bigger picture. Your video has helped so Thanks.
Oh so I have been coding a little bit over a year now lol. Next week I officially graduate from my 4 month fullstack coding bootcamp. Yeah me!!! So anways, if there is anything important that I have learned it's these 2 things.
1. Sometimes it's good to understand the how or how does this code work vs the why or why this code works.
2. As a developer most likely, especially on the job it is super rare that you will start from scratch when coding. Most likely you will start with code in front of you that is not yours and you may have to make changes to it as an assignment. So basically learn how to read other people's code. Because you will most likely work on teams and have to use the technology called git (used in the command line) to make pulls and pushes to the code in order to save your changes.
Good Luck out there guys!!!
woah i always love the idea of me being able to do programming stuff but after watching your content i found the joy for learning that not only the need to achieve it. thanks a lot tina! i'm so grateful for watching your video today, its really broaden my perspective about programming
I think you re an incredible smart girl! I learn a lot from you! I also think that learning coding is the best decision of mine cause I want freedom and higher income . thank you for your content! You re Chinese. Chinese people are extremely smart and hardworking!
I love your videos! Yes I am definitely getting more excited to become a data scientist. I’ve always been good at math & took AP Statistics. I’m really interested in learning to code so I’m ready for this next adventure!
I appreciate you recommendation, but I think from my perspective and my experience during my CS degree I would recommend that you start with C or C++ as a start because it will let you know the fundamental, data type, RAM allocation for each data type, signed and unsigned data type, long and long long data type, struct and union, structure and OOP and many more basics instead of starting with high level language like python.
I guess the problem with c and c++ is. It's hard to understand it at first , so lot of people will give up early...that's not the case with python, it's fairly easily
I would say it depends on your goals. If you're learning to code because you are interested in CS then yeah start with C. If you're interested in automating stuff you do (or just want to learn for job things) then I think it's best to start with a higher level language.
But I'm just a noob so what do I know
ol I went to college to learn to program. had to leave after 5 months because my grades were bad and insufficient. if I didnt leave I would 1. fail the year and 2. lose all the money I had to pay to college. ( you get all your money back if you quit the first half of the year.)
now I dont know if I will ever learn coding.
@@bodigames There will always be a time and place where you could be enabled to learn it, learning to code in college is not really the best way to learn since you're under pressure and on a time limit for the sake of a grade and an overarching GPA and have to worry about your financial situation as well (I acknowledge that some people can handle this kind of pressure) rather than enabling you to find the right type of work or project to enable you to learn it or interest you, everyone learns it differently. I would say don't give up but I'd like to add that there really is no shame in not learning coding it's just in demand for businesses so they have a higher pool of people to pick from which probably explains why a semester of coding always feels so similar to a deadline at work. :]
Thanks for this Tina! I just quit my job to take some time off and pivot into a more technical role, and this really helped reinforce my mindset starting from square 1.
How'd it turn out for you. I'm in the same boat like you were a year ago
This is the best video of this type i have seen until now! This video description goes soo hard
you're so helpful, i'm glad i found your channel
people that disliked probably just had their screens upside down
THANK YOU!!! for doing this video, your expertise coupled with your cheerful demeanor helped me a LOT. Learning to code is such a daunting prospect after all. :-O
These videos are really helpful, I watch them with my friends on Voicely whenever we practice coding. We all agree that we learned more from UA-cam videos than from school lol
Hey, Thanks, Tina....I just started my journey and to listen to you makes me feel all is good with me :))) I'll come back to you in several months..and who knows, maybe even faster. May all go well for you! :)
How would you suggest finding an internship as a beginner coder? Also, can you describe the difference between github and stack overflow? Thanks for explaining with stack overflow is! Also, really appreciate how you make your videos understandable to everyone, not just those who know about the material :)
0:55 So glad you recommended this language! #myfav 😍
My first python program also involved food! 🤣😂
Hiya Luke! Yes same here :D Haha food is very interesting and motivating 😅😋
6:20 Stocks trading bot, sounds interesting, saw that you’re also studying about the trading fundamentals on some of your study with me video. Are you making a video about it? Very interested :)
Hiya data professor! Yeah! Plan is to be doing a livestream of Jake Amaral and I coding a trading bot next weekend :D just waiting on account approvals :)
@@TinaHuang1 Wow, that's epic, Jake's got a great channel, awesome you guys are collaborating. Looking forward to it! 😆
No idea why was this in my watch later but I'm glad it was. I remember seeing this randomly when it was just released, and now again that I've decided to take on Python. Thank you Tina for the memory jog 👌