I finished Colt Steele's web development bootcamp at the end of December 2018(html, CSS, js, node.js, express.js, mongoDB etc.). My plan is to build real world projects from beginning of this year (going well so far!) And hope to have learnt react by the middle of this year and have a decent understanding of JS. Then, hopefully by the end of the year I'll be confident with the MERN stack, maybe a couple of other things too(mySQL, backend PHP maybe), and then start applying for jobs here in the UK. Sound realistic?
I started coding December 8, 2018. I have only missed 5 days since. I just started 100 days of code a week and a half ago too. I'm studying 15 hours per week minimum but trying to do more. I had two weeks off for Christmas break (currently an educator) and I spent the break studying full time. I feel relieved that you say in 6 months it might be possible to start applying for jobs. My plan has been to start applying in June but knowing realistically it might take a few months longer to hone my skills based on what interviewers tell me. I am hoping to get a job in development by the fall. Could you do a video on white boarding? I feel like doing most of my studies with books and online classes I haven't had much practice with white boarding. Also you mentioned making sure social media is up to par. What do you recommend or not recommend for social media? I have been using Twitter to write about coding but I don't really say much on my personal fb or Instagram yet because I want to stay employed until I am ready to switch fields. What other social media is good to have and what is the ideal information to showcase there?
Feeling ready is a big thing for me. Its tough to get an idea of what ‘ready’ is. Regardless im confident that my passion and desire will get me where i belong. Im graduating in fall with a business degree and studying programming on my own. I took CS courses but switched to business after hitting a college slump where i stopped believing in myself. Business was not any easier than CS. I would have probably done better staying in CS. I will never let self defeating, negative thoughts hinder my pursuits again. Ill tell them that in the programming interviews, too.
So, I don't know if I have mentioned this, but I was coding off and on for four and a half to five years because I've had a LOT of life inconveniences. I worked three jobs for a year, and decided to quit one so I can take coding seriously. I've been going at this since May of 2018. I've been coding consistently since then, making absolutely SURE that I am ready for a job. My weak point so far has been JavaScript, so I decided to take a JavaScript course on Udemy and I need to work more on the JavaScript 30 course. I'm actually going to start applying in the February/March program. You got me OUT of tutorial purgatory and I am grateful. Thank you
@@Fvneral_moon Right now I'm doing the 100 Algorithm Challenge Course by Dylan Israel. Plan on doing more JavaScript courses along the line as I start applying for jobs
Great video, thank you. Discipline is one of the most important skills here. Sadly it took me two years to go from 0 to junior full stack developer with Java and Angular because I was super lazy. Listen to the man and nail that job! :)
My plan is to finish few more web development tutorials i have have planned to finish, get some confidence in JS and databases, get a feel for project workflow at the same time, then start to look for a job while expanding my knowledge on wider stuff, like algorithms and php and Java maybe. The clock is ticking!
Thanks for the video, Andy. I've been writing code since 2014, but I'll be honest and say that I probably haven't been coding as much as I could be in recent months, for various reasons - one being college, which I am if-y about completing at this point. Nonetheless, I am mostly comfortable with basic-intermediate HTML5, CSS3, basic ES5/6 JS, and I'm learning Python/Django right now, but I have nothing to show for it in terms of projects. I realize that I should start building real projects along with what I am learning. Only then will I have the most confidence to start applying to jobs. Now if only Nebraska had a wider variety of web development jobs.........
Awesome video. I'mjust starting out as developer. It's been really challenging and sometimes I just come on UA-cam to watch these kind of videos and I get fired-up again. I'm definitely joining the facebook group.... Hopefully I'll share my success story soon enough....
I wish I had started following your advices at least 2 months ago. Now I'm reading the head first book, now I'm studying with time and plan. But I've been studying JS for almost 1 year and still have a hard time with logic and algorithms. I'm getting better though. One magic week is helping me.
How much would it help if I had two fully functioning, useful applications being used everyday by two different companies to show off in my portfolio? I reached out to a family member who owns his own trucking company that runs hot-shot loads all over the country and we are in the process of talking about an application that can help him and his partner in the office and that they would be using every single day. It's not a super complex app that's gonna change the world but it streamlines a manual process for them and would be used by them everyday. The other is an app that would solve a problem for myself at my current job as a maintenance man at a furniture plant. It's gonna be pretty a pretty big app but again will be used everyday and also make the adjustment period much shorter and easier if/when I ever leave there.
Interviewing for a job is an art form of its own. Learn how to interview, the more interviews you go to, the more experience you get. Sure you will make mistakes, say the wrong thing but the more you interview the more confidence you will build. After each interview set down with someone and debrief yourself what did you did right and what you did wrong, then work out ways to improve your interviewing skills. Plus look up the company, that you are going to interview with, know the most you can about the company and their product before you go. Remember that that the interviewer is looking for a person that will fit into the work force seamlessly and that thinks the way the company thinks and then act the roll.
I think after one year of coding. If you really wan`t to do good. And it depends on how many projects you have been working on and how it all went. It is easy to get stuck. So you need experience.
Hi, big fan of your content!!! I was wondering if you have any books you recomend for programing in 2019. I am aiming for a front end approach and was recomended the JavaScript Cookbook: Programming the Web 2nd Edition and Web Scraping with Python: Collecting Data from the Modern Web. If you got a chance to reply to this comment I would appreciate it a lot. Thanks!!!
Really liked this video! Even though Iam learning programing games with C# in unity. I think what you told applies even for me and it gave me a lot more confidence and new point of view on this stuff. I liked mostly stuff you said about 1 year of learning. Even though when you normally think about it, it makes perfect sense but up till now I still viewed myself same way as all others 1 year learning programmers, I still couldnt view myself any better than others so I guess I should take another look on myself regarding this stuff 😅😂😂
Greetings Andy! I joined your group just now. Just wanted to touch base and let you know I've enjoyed your videos for the last couple weeks(fairly new subscriber) and on facebook i go by jahrik. Hope you accept my membership request. Thanks and keep up the good work!
You can use either one, all tools you need are available for both. Windows probably has more different tools available though. You might also consider a Linux system, if you feel up to learning a new operating system. My recommendation would be whatever you've used so far and are more comfortable with
Is it alright to apply a programming job for python 3 years at the age of 16? Without a college diploma? Just finished high school so I want to know whether it is suitable or am I going to get accepted without any of those degrees just the experiences? I have made apps... websites... and done AI coding etc etc... just because it's my hobby and I take it seriously. So do I still need to finish college and get a degree?? :v
You do not need a college degree to get a job just need to be 18 and have a highschool diploma, with the neccessary programming skills with a portfolio of your best projects then make a good resume and you should be fine
The recruiters will run a program. If you twitter account used the word 'dipshit' twelve years ago that could get your cv into the round file (trash can).
Problem is that in almost all cases employers will take a person with a degree over someone who is self taught (for good reason). If you are self taught with no previous experience and apply for a job and a person with a CS degree also applies for that job, then you are almost guaranteed to not get that job (unless you are really convincing). Lucky that there aren’t enough people with CS degrees out there - unfortunately that’s also one of the reasons why there are so many bad developers in the industry.
![Biggest Self-Taught Programmer Mistakes [RANT]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/s4uS0n9uuwI/mqdefault.jpg)
What is your plan to start applying for jobs? Did you set a specific date or are you waiting to "feel ready"?
I finished Colt Steele's web development bootcamp at the end of December 2018(html, CSS, js, node.js, express.js, mongoDB etc.). My plan is to build real world projects from beginning of this year (going well so far!) And hope to have learnt react by the middle of this year and have a decent understanding of JS. Then, hopefully by the end of the year I'll be confident with the MERN stack, maybe a couple of other things too(mySQL, backend PHP maybe), and then start applying for jobs here in the UK. Sound realistic?
I started coding December 8, 2018. I have only missed 5 days since. I just started 100 days of code a week and a half ago too. I'm studying 15 hours per week minimum but trying to do more. I had two weeks off for Christmas break (currently an educator) and I spent the break studying full time. I feel relieved that you say in 6 months it might be possible to start applying for jobs. My plan has been to start applying in June but knowing realistically it might take a few months longer to hone my skills based on what interviewers tell me. I am hoping to get a job in development by the fall. Could you do a video on white boarding? I feel like doing most of my studies with books and online classes I haven't had much practice with white boarding. Also you mentioned making sure social media is up to par. What do you recommend or not recommend for social media? I have been using Twitter to write about coding but I don't really say much on my personal fb or Instagram yet because I want to stay employed until I am ready to switch fields. What other social media is good to have and what is the ideal information to showcase there?
@@christinichka dont forget linkedin
I feel ready but I want to finish school and study CS first. Not for job opportunities but because it really interests me.
Feeling ready is a big thing for me. Its tough to get an idea of what ‘ready’ is. Regardless im confident that my passion and desire will get me where i belong. Im graduating in fall with a business degree and studying programming on my own. I took CS courses but switched to business after hitting a college slump where i stopped believing in myself. Business was not any easier than CS. I would have probably done better staying in CS. I will never let self defeating, negative thoughts hinder my pursuits again. Ill tell them that in the programming interviews, too.
So, I don't know if I have mentioned this, but I was coding off and on for four and a half to five years because I've had a LOT of life inconveniences. I worked three jobs for a year, and decided to quit one so I can take coding seriously. I've been going at this since May of 2018. I've been coding consistently since then, making absolutely SURE that I am ready for a job. My weak point so far has been JavaScript, so I decided to take a JavaScript course on Udemy and I need to work more on the JavaScript 30 course. I'm actually going to start applying in the February/March program. You got me OUT of tutorial purgatory and I am grateful. Thank you
What JavaScript courses did you take on Udemy?
@@Fvneral_moon Right now I'm doing the 100 Algorithm Challenge Course by Dylan Israel. Plan on doing more JavaScript courses along the line as I start applying for jobs
did you get a developer job?
@@sogggy Meh
I am extremely curious how did things turn out for you? I hope the best!
Great video, thank you. Discipline is one of the most important skills here. Sadly it took me two years to go from 0 to junior full stack developer with Java and Angular because I was super lazy. Listen to the man and nail that job! :)
My plan is to finish few more web development tutorials i have have planned to finish, get some confidence in JS and databases, get a feel for project workflow at the same time, then start to look for a job while expanding my knowledge on wider stuff, like algorithms and php and Java maybe. The clock is ticking!
Duuuuude, you are a huge inspiration. Thank you for being you.
Thanks for the video, Andy. I've been writing code since 2014, but I'll be honest and say that I probably haven't been coding as much as I could be in recent months, for various reasons - one being college, which I am if-y about completing at this point. Nonetheless, I am mostly comfortable with basic-intermediate HTML5, CSS3, basic ES5/6 JS, and I'm learning Python/Django right now, but I have nothing to show for it in terms of projects. I realize that I should start building real projects along with what I am learning. Only then will I have the most confidence to start applying to jobs.
Now if only Nebraska had a wider variety of web development jobs.........
Damn great video quality!
I feel like I should be applying for jobs. But I find my focus going into making my projects, when I have my focus at all. Thanks for the perspective.
Awesome video. I'mjust starting out as developer. It's been really challenging and sometimes I just come on UA-cam to watch these kind of videos and I get fired-up again. I'm definitely joining the facebook group.... Hopefully I'll share my success story soon enough....
Damm, I love this video, FACTS! straightforward clean cut answer
I wish I had started following your advices at least 2 months ago. Now I'm reading the head first book, now I'm studying with time and plan. But I've been studying JS for almost 1 year and still have a hard time with logic and algorithms. I'm getting better though. One magic week is helping me.
How much would it help if I had two fully functioning, useful applications being used everyday by two different companies to show off in my portfolio? I reached out to a family member who owns his own trucking company that runs hot-shot loads all over the country and we are in the process of talking about an application that can help him and his partner in the office and that they would be using every single day. It's not a super complex app that's gonna change the world but it streamlines a manual process for them and would be used by them everyday. The other is an app that would solve a problem for myself at my current job as a maintenance man at a furniture plant. It's gonna be pretty a pretty big app but again will be used everyday and also make the adjustment period much shorter and easier if/when I ever leave there.
Interviewing for a job is an art form of its own. Learn how to interview, the more interviews you go to, the more experience you get. Sure you will make mistakes, say the wrong thing but the more you interview the more confidence you will build. After each interview set down with someone and debrief yourself what did you did right and what you did wrong, then work out ways to improve your interviewing skills. Plus look up the company, that you are going to interview with, know the most you can about the company and their product before you go. Remember that that the interviewer is looking for a person that will fit into the work force seamlessly and that thinks the way the company thinks and then act the roll.
I was thinking about the same...thanks for video
this guy just made me more confident 😃
Big one right here... I love this question
I think after one year of coding. If you really wan`t to do good. And it depends on how many projects you have been working on and how it all went. It is easy to get stuck. So you need experience.
Hi, big fan of your content!!! I was wondering if you have any books you recomend for programing in 2019. I am aiming for a front end approach and was recomended the JavaScript Cookbook: Programming the Web 2nd Edition and Web Scraping with Python: Collecting Data from the Modern Web. If you got a chance to reply to this comment I would appreciate it a lot. Thanks!!!
The Head First series are highly recommended - as in Head First into JavaScript. I have that one and it's excellent.
Really liked this video! Even though Iam learning programing games with C# in unity. I think what you told applies even for me and it gave me a lot more confidence and new point of view on this stuff.
I liked mostly stuff you said about 1 year of learning. Even though when you normally think about it, it makes perfect sense but up till now I still viewed myself same way as all others 1 year learning programmers, I still couldnt view myself any better than others so I guess I should take another look on myself regarding this stuff 😅😂😂
For this video, subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
Great video, thanks. I'm wondering if i should learn framework as well before applying for positions, or just master the language itself?
i think most of the companies expect you to know a framework, since it speeds the development so much more, and you know that time = money.
Hey Andy, love your Videos man, i really like you to make a video about the Difference between Software Developers and Cyber Security.
Thanks for this video
Love your vids.
Greetings Andy! I joined your group just now. Just wanted to touch base and let you know I've enjoyed your videos for the last couple weeks(fairly new subscriber) and on facebook i go by jahrik. Hope you accept my membership request. Thanks and keep up the good work!
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Thanks Andy
Good video, what where the questions he ask you, so I can ask them to myself to se if I am ready or if I still need to work on it.
I like your answer
so, what exactly did your mentor ask you? If I can handle those questions, than I feel ready, too.
Hi Andy. Do you use Mac of Windows? Is one better than the other?
You can use either one, all tools you need are available for both. Windows probably has more different tools available though. You might also consider a Linux system, if you feel up to learning a new operating system.
My recommendation would be whatever you've used so far and are more comfortable with
I think it's when you can build at least two projects without taking help from anyone online or offline
Not so much without any help. But for sure without just following some tutorial. I think googling some stuff is fine as long as you understand it.
Really helpful
hey candy how much time did it took for u to get the job after u finished ur studying
Is it alright to apply a programming job for python 3 years at the age of 16? Without a college diploma? Just finished high school so I want to know whether it is suitable or am I going to get accepted without any of those degrees just the experiences? I have made apps... websites... and done AI coding etc etc... just because it's my hobby and I take it seriously. So do I still need to finish college and get a degree?? :v
You do not need a college degree to get a job just need to be 18 and have a highschool diploma, with the neccessary programming skills with a portfolio of your best projects then make a good resume and you should be fine
Jt Hopkins Ah I see thank you very much for the reply.
In my mind I want to see my github history half green and 2-3 shipped projects :D
You mentioned social media. How is that important beyond not having anything embarrassing?
The recruiters will run a program. If you twitter account used the word 'dipshit' twelve years ago that could get your cv into the round file (trash can).
Dude how about telling us the code exercises and questions your friends told you, it who have been much better video.
It will be nice to have a tutor, but all the people that I meet are like "pay me for that"...
How to get a job with 0 YEARS experience?
Problem is that in almost all cases employers will take a person with a degree over someone who is self taught (for good reason). If you are self taught with no previous experience and apply for a job and a person with a CS degree also applies for that job, then you are almost guaranteed to not get that job (unless you are really convincing). Lucky that there aren’t enough people with CS degrees out there - unfortunately that’s also one of the reasons why there are so many bad developers in the industry.
Recruiters only want one thing and it's diagussting 😭
Don't do it!.... It's a trap!