You killed it at 5:58 - 6:23 I am not sure if it's debatable or not. But one thing I know is, If one loves or loves playing video games, he would like coding. And by loving video games, I am talking about being obsessed about beating the game, all the challenges the game has to offer, so as to see the end. Such a person would love coding
As a ‘software engineer 1’ now who went to bootcamp and doesn’t have a 4 year degree, when he says you don’t need a 4 year degree, you should understand though that you will need to eventually need to play catch up to those folks who do. About 60% of people who went to my bootcamp either dropped out or still can’t find work due to their either lack of will to continue or lack of academic competence. So if you play video games all day, great, but you should be at least be comfortable in Algerbra and ready to commit to the long haul that is learning code. It’s gonna take a couple of years for your understanding of things to solidify so give it time and don’t give up and you can make it happen. Best of luck!
Thats right! I am on a self-taught route myself, been doing this for about 4 years now. The problem with the statement "Degree doesn't matter" only apply to a very small percent of people who are insane enough to sit at their desk on their computer building software, trying to hack/break stuff ALL DAY LONG. I think I am one of those looneys, this is my life. I have nothing outside of this, so Yes, If you aren;t that insanse. GO TO COLLEGE.
@@dancinglazer1628 mee too, self-taught, no degree no bootcamp. It was a tough grind, but I wanted it badly. We're talking learning every day including weekends for years.
@@johanneswelsch sounds really shitty. Couldnt imagine myself working with IT in my spare time. Thats like asking a cashier to set up their own system at home so they can work on weekends without getting paid. Where does this sick mentality come from in the it world? Ive been working as a data scientist for 3 years with a stem masters and never had to work weekends while I had a full time job.
@@-es2bf Well, I actually enjoy it. And also I wanted to become expert in many areas and I can't do it at work. For those who want to get in without a degree it's a must for 1-2 years. (before getting a job that is, after that you don't have to do it). For example, I am a frontend expert, I can build a better frontend that the vast majority of websites that you visit: lower bundle size, less JS shipped to the browser, less css, clean code. I also know by how much bundle size grows as the app grows with all the different frameworks like Svelte, Astro, Fresh, React etc, know how to use them, know which to use when. Good lighthouse scores close to 100. This knowledge may become obsolete with View Transitions and HTMX though. I am learning Java and Go and SQL in my free time. I have now written a calorie tracker full stack app with Go and SQL, and self host it behind a reverse proxy. You can visit it at the url killfat app with a dot in between the words. I would not be able to do it at work as I don't even touch backend. I am not a designer though :D So forgive me for that :D. So sieht das bei mir aus :D
This is why I can't quit, as a 20 year old still at home and not planning on studying in a mediocre college in a third war country, coding and problem solving is literally my religion now!!
As a fellow developer from a third world country, keep in mind this video’s perspective comes from a first world country perspective, unless you have a solid plan to change countries, you will never be paid the same for the same job
@@ohboi994 you are absolutely right, but even the least 30k is a life changer in Nigeria today, nobody working 9-5 can earn that in 5 years of hardwork.
@@ohboi994how much do you make as a developer living in a 3rd world country? i’ve been thinking about getting back into it since i moved back to my home country
As 10 years of being a software developer, I lost my job two years ago during pandemic. I m done with this as a career. I will start this as a startup. I have worked many years for mediocre projects. Every time I switch jobs I need to hit leetcode again. That makes you feel after years of life you come back to ground 0 like going back to college as a freshman. I have seen too much bullshit in this career. The technology itself is not bad but a good. It is the people who work with you and the people you work for give you the biggest frustration. Fortunately, I made my side hustle into a business and no longer rely on 9-5. But I will come back to take my revenge. I will create a new tech sociology with passion and craftsmanship. I will destroy bullshit kindergarten Thursday kick out parties playing virtual escape game.
I'm changing career from professional chef to software developer for the money and to do a new thing I'm 20 years professional chef but I think tec and software Is more interesting and more better money wise
Isn’t front end more likely to be replaced by AI sooner and is already saturated with wannabe junior devs? When talking to chat gpt it seems to have problems mostly with logic.
UI is far less likely to be replaced by AI than backend logic. Just think about it rationally. Robots aren’t creative by nature, they’re analytical. Backend will be replaced by AI way sooner than front end.
@@programmingjobesch7291 Employers replacing artists with AI in recent years would beg to differ - AI can be quite creative in some contexts, actually. Also, I’m not talking about UI designers, I’m referring to front end developers. If all the logic for programming can be implemented correctly by AI and a designer just has to say, give me a good looking website with a menu for the following pages then I think we’re all screwed but I somehow doubt it’s going to become that simple. The mechanics of making a front end work might become simplified a lot though if the AI can visually detect what’s wrong.
@@wassupdoc7742 Tell that to the thousands of artists who are protesting against AI because they’re out of work. A job title doesn’t have to become non-existent for AI to eradicate millions of people’s jobs.
I have been junior java developer for US company working from Czech Republic making 35K$/year for 2 years now with Master's degree in Information Security. I know I am not best developer but my managers feedback and my performance reviews are always positive. Idk who and where is making these 400K salaries at 21yo ;)
No, you will not receive 400k. A typical Java dev earns under 100k a year. We're talking experts who've been doing it for a long time and who are pretty good at what they do. If you want those big money, it's only at the largest companies, and you have to be really really good to get there, most of the time it means having experience shipping quality products. I enjoy reading people's comments on youtube.
@@SandraWantsCoke Well I work for Red Hat and median US pay for senior java developers in US for Red Hat employees is 185k USD a year while same position in Red Hat in Czech Republic is around 65k USD.
I honestly love coding and as a teenager it's crazy the kind of opportunities I've gotten, like I just finished my internship at Microsoft and I'm just 15.
What the hell happened to Aaron 9 days ago. This video and the last one is a huge change in inclinations and how he carries himself. Bro thinks he is Steve jobs.
Can someone give me advice, I studied Django and now learning vue for front end and I'm unable to get a job. There's so less opportunities in Django in India so I'm starting to like vue too
coding wont make you a millioner. but it might make your life much much easier to enjoy. that its ofcourse if not every single teen these days wasn't trying to get into coding, and companies not hiring from your country but outsourcing it to India for cheap labor
if you are good i think you can become a millionair, when you use that money you earn to make more. You need more skills to learn not just coding and then you can make way more :)
Coding(Software Engineering), is going to to give you a guaranteed 6-figure laptop lifestyle guaranteed. Great work life balance, and one of the best work environments you can get. From personal experience you can make 120K in early 20's if you take this serious. However, you still won't be making big money compared to the guys who started their own business. They will be making 7 figures a year in their early 20's, the downside is that 99% of them fail and I say if your serious about coding and your watching videos like this you have a 99% chance of become a SE.
Someone that is serious about making big money should go into sales, not programming. Sell products, earn commissions ... get promoted and lead a team of people selling products to take a cut of all of their volume. Companies reward sales people for bringing in revenue... Programmers are just overhead! But as much as I understand that (from the databases I get to view), it's not the place for me. At least coding got me many salaried paychecks over the years.
AI soon will replace programmer so those who learning it is investing in thir future jobless. Stop reccomend people dying profession. Era of coding will end soon. That words of famous computer science people like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Every single human now a programmer just with natural language and computer
the question i have for you is what industry in the world currently has the richest billionaires in the world like what made them rich? its software as in "code" from elon musk to mark Zuckerberg to jeff benzos all are in tech and coding and software that eventually made them rich 🤔 better question for you the trading platform you are bragging is the best who are the people who built it 😅😅 or you think it magically came into existance on its own??? most of the world's top paying and billion dollar evaluation based businesses "today" are all in tech of which at its foundation is a code or program at its base and that's a fact👌bro..
Because that’s not realistic, even in SF it takes someone like a decade to get to that kind of total comp. It’s unlikely for someone to work professionally from age 11.
@@ocoro174 For essentially the same reason I described previously. At $2m total comp, only distinguished engineers typically see that kind of total comp and those are far and few between, most I’ve heard of is $4.8m at Meta for a non-executive engineering role. Most people never make it there, even if they’re quite talented and hard working. $400k on the other hand is fairly common in SF for a talented engineer.
"You're on UA-cam right now on a Saturday night, come on" damn, that hit hard
same here 🤣
You killed it at 5:58 - 6:23 I am not sure if it's debatable or not. But one thing I know is, If one loves or loves playing video games, he would like coding. And by loving video games, I am talking about being obsessed about beating the game, all the challenges the game has to offer, so as to see the end. Such a person would love coding
Cybersecurity is a good one too people gone always need someone to protect the stuff that they build and you’d atleast learn python 🐍 if nothing else
Great video! I always was trying to find a video like this
You know I was on the fence about the technical stuff but this video makes me wanna give it a try , fuck it I got nothing to lose
Female, extrovert, currently work as a BA and am so intrigued with coding! Anyone similar that has transitioned into coding?!?!
As a ‘software engineer 1’ now who went to bootcamp and doesn’t have a 4 year degree, when he says you don’t need a 4 year degree, you should understand though that you will need to eventually need to play catch up to those folks who do. About 60% of people who went to my bootcamp either dropped out or still can’t find work due to their either lack of will to continue or lack of academic competence. So if you play video games all day, great, but you should be at least be comfortable in Algerbra and ready to commit to the long haul that is learning code. It’s gonna take a couple of years for your understanding of things to solidify so give it time and don’t give up and you can make it happen. Best of luck!
Thats right! I am on a self-taught route myself, been doing this for about 4 years now. The problem with the statement "Degree doesn't matter" only apply to a very small percent of people who are insane enough to sit at their desk on their computer building software, trying to hack/break stuff ALL DAY LONG. I think I am one of those looneys, this is my life. I have nothing outside of this, so Yes, If you aren;t that insanse. GO TO COLLEGE.
@@dancinglazer1628 mee too, self-taught, no degree no bootcamp. It was a tough grind, but I wanted it badly. We're talking learning every day including weekends for years.
@@johanneswelsch sounds really shitty. Couldnt imagine myself working with IT in my spare time. Thats like asking a cashier to set up their own system at home so they can work on weekends without getting paid. Where does this sick mentality come from in the it world?
Ive been working as a data scientist for 3 years with a stem masters and never had to work weekends while I had a full time job.
@@-es2bf Well, I actually enjoy it. And also I wanted to become expert in many areas and I can't do it at work.
For those who want to get in without a degree it's a must for 1-2 years. (before getting a job that is, after that you don't have to do it). For example, I am a frontend expert, I can build a better frontend that the vast majority of websites that you visit: lower bundle size, less JS shipped to the browser, less css, clean code. I also know by how much bundle size grows as the app grows with all the different frameworks like Svelte, Astro, Fresh, React etc, know how to use them, know which to use when. Good lighthouse scores close to 100. This knowledge may become obsolete with View Transitions and HTMX though. I am learning Java and Go and SQL in my free time. I have now written a calorie tracker full stack app with Go and SQL, and self host it behind a reverse proxy. You can visit it at the url killfat app with a dot in between the words. I would not be able to do it at work as I don't even touch backend. I am not a designer though :D So forgive me for that :D.
So sieht das bei mir aus :D
@@johanneswelsch ok
This is why I can't quit, as a 20 year old still at home and not planning on studying in a mediocre college in a third war country, coding and problem solving is literally my religion now!!
naija boy!
@@davien001 Brother!! 💪🏽
As a fellow developer from a third world country, keep in mind this video’s perspective comes from a first world country perspective, unless you have a solid plan to change countries, you will never be paid the same for the same job
@@ohboi994 you are absolutely right, but even the least 30k is a life changer in Nigeria today, nobody working 9-5 can earn that in 5 years of hardwork.
@@ohboi994how much do you make as a developer living in a 3rd world country? i’ve been thinking about getting back into it since i moved back to my home country
"You're on UA-cam on a Saturday night" daaamn...
PROGRAMMING IS MY LIFE FIRST YEAR IN CS DEGREE WE MAKIN IT OUT OF BRASIL BROOOOOO
Gl fam ‼️‼️
This is a really cool and informative video. Subscribed.
When you said saturday night I said wtf how did he know?
This video is by far the best motivation to learn how to code I've ever seen
As 10 years of being a software developer, I lost my job two years ago during pandemic. I m done with this as a career. I will start this as a startup. I have worked many years for mediocre projects. Every time I switch jobs I need to hit leetcode again. That makes you feel after years of life you come back to ground 0 like going back to college as a freshman. I have seen too much bullshit in this career. The technology itself is not bad but a good. It is the people who work with you and the people you work for give you the biggest frustration. Fortunately, I made my side hustle into a business and no longer rely on 9-5. But I will come back to take my revenge. I will create a new tech sociology with passion and craftsmanship. I will destroy bullshit kindergarten Thursday kick out parties playing virtual escape game.
I hear amen brothers?
lol take your meds dude.
Good luck and God speed, you brave crusader
I'm changing career from professional chef to software developer for the money and to do a new thing I'm 20 years professional chef but I think tec and software Is more interesting and more better money wise
don't call yourself a professional chef while you're still 20
i am 13 and i started coding around 4 months ago. best decision ever
Isn’t front end more likely to be replaced by AI sooner and is already saturated with wannabe junior devs? When talking to chat gpt it seems to have problems mostly with logic.
UI is far less likely to be replaced by AI than backend logic. Just think about it rationally. Robots aren’t creative by nature, they’re analytical. Backend will be replaced by AI way sooner than front end.
@@programmingjobesch7291 Employers replacing artists with AI in recent years would beg to differ - AI can be quite creative in some contexts, actually. Also, I’m not talking about UI designers, I’m referring to front end developers. If all the logic for programming can be implemented correctly by AI and a designer just has to say, give me a good looking website with a menu for the following pages then I think we’re all screwed but I somehow doubt it’s going to become that simple. The mechanics of making a front end work might become simplified a lot though if the AI can visually detect what’s wrong.
@@programmingjobesch7291 LOL... AI can't replace Coders it will only increase the productivity.
nothing is getting 'replaced' by AI, AI will advance more and more to help in different technologies but will never replace dev's or whatever
@@wassupdoc7742 Tell that to the thousands of artists who are protesting against AI because they’re out of work. A job title doesn’t have to become non-existent for AI to eradicate millions of people’s jobs.
I love coding as ability, but it is the most miserable job. If you can even access it. Because competition is nuts.
I have been junior java developer for US company working from Czech Republic making 35K$/year for 2 years now with Master's degree in Information Security. I know I am not best developer but my managers feedback and my performance reviews are always positive. Idk who and where is making these 400K salaries at 21yo ;)
No, you will not receive 400k. A typical Java dev earns under 100k a year. We're talking experts who've been doing it for a long time and who are pretty good at what they do. If you want those big money, it's only at the largest companies, and you have to be really really good to get there, most of the time it means having experience shipping quality products.
I enjoy reading people's comments on youtube.
@@SandraWantsCoke Well I work for Red Hat and median US pay for senior java developers in US for Red Hat employees is 185k USD a year while same position in Red Hat in Czech Republic is around 65k USD.
I honestly love coding and as a teenager it's crazy the kind of opportunities I've gotten, like I just finished my internship at Microsoft and I'm just 15.
you should not be working at the age of 15
How?
How? How did you do it?
@@firestorm9744lying online
I’m 25 does this mean I shouldn’t do this as a career?
Only if someone had created this video 10 years ago :(
I have started learning SWE for the last 4 months and going strong though
What's the light behind you?
This sounds fantastic, yeah not gonna lie..but then why did you step away from it in terms of a long term career?
only in usa is it possible to earn 100k per year as a button designer.
xD
What the hell happened to Aaron 9 days ago. This video and the last one is a huge change in inclinations and how he carries himself. Bro thinks he is Steve jobs.
I see 7, and I feel this was made by a marketer. How do we know Aaron is not secretly a marketer.
Hi I'm also skip the college now my age 18 , learn web development .
But you will be anxious and wondering when you're gonna lose your job to chat gpt
Can someone give me advice, I studied Django and now learning vue for front end and I'm unable to get a job. There's so less opportunities in Django in India so I'm starting to like vue too
Didn't you just say in the last video that ai will replace programmers soon? Which is not true btw
coding wont make you a millioner. but it might make your life much much easier to enjoy. that its ofcourse if not every single teen these days wasn't trying to get into coding, and companies not hiring from your country but outsourcing it to India for cheap labor
if you are good i think you can become a millionair, when you use that money you earn to make more. You need more skills to learn not just coding and then you can make way more :)
What do you think about no code tools like bubble?
Bubble developer ?
even with the threat of Ai?
UA-cam is clickbait
Coding(Software Engineering), is going to to give you a guaranteed 6-figure laptop lifestyle guaranteed. Great work life balance, and one of the best work environments you can get. From personal experience you can make 120K in early 20's if you take this serious. However, you still won't be making big money compared to the guys who started their own business. They will be making 7 figures a year in their early 20's, the downside is that 99% of them fail and I say if your serious about coding and your watching videos like this you have a 99% chance of become a SE.
Someone that is serious about making big money should go into sales, not programming. Sell products, earn commissions ... get promoted and lead a team of people selling products to take a cut of all of their volume. Companies reward sales people for bringing in revenue... Programmers are just overhead! But as much as I understand that (from the databases I get to view), it's not the place for me. At least coding got me many salaried paychecks over the years.
would you need a degree to achieve this lifestyle?
@@icyjoe no, but it's better to have one, it makes applying for your 1st job much easier.
AI soon will replace programmer so those who learning it is investing in thir future jobless. Stop reccomend people dying profession. Era of coding will end soon. That words of famous computer science people like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Every single human now a programmer just with natural language and computer
Trading is the best skill not coding
the question i have for you is what industry in the world currently has the richest billionaires in the world like what made them rich? its software as in "code" from elon musk to mark Zuckerberg to jeff benzos all are in tech and coding and software that eventually made them rich
🤔 better question for you the trading platform you are bragging is the best who are the people who built it 😅😅 or you think it magically came into existance on its own??? most of the world's top paying and billion dollar evaluation based businesses "today" are all in tech of which at its foundation is a code or program at its base and that's a fact👌bro..
Algo
why not put $1M instead hmm? you lil grifter 😹
Because that’s not realistic, even in SF it takes someone like a decade to get to that kind of total comp. It’s unlikely for someone to work professionally from age 11.
@@martinlutherkingjr.5582 yeah but why not put $2M?
@@ocoro174 For essentially the same reason I described previously. At $2m total comp, only distinguished engineers typically see that kind of total comp and those are far and few between, most I’ve heard of is $4.8m at Meta for a non-executive engineering role. Most people never make it there, even if they’re quite talented and hard working. $400k on the other hand is fairly common in SF for a talented engineer.
@@martinlutherkingjr.5582 video should be $3M at 18 years old
@@ocoro174 No, it should have been $33 trillion at 0 years old so one of his subs could pay off the USA’s debt.
Alright bet
Time to learn how to code 🚶♀️