How I'd learn to code if I had to start over

I've been stuck trying to figure out how to code since 2011. The advice all over the internet is basically the same. People love to tell people to "build projects," however, you cannot build something if you do not know how to build something.

I wasted pandemic years sleeping instead of learning to code, and now I'm starting over.

Im an absolute dumb dumb when it comes to Math, Chemistry and all the fancy science stuff but I always had a burning passion for computers, gaming and softwares...I managed to learn coding in less than 2 years, self-taught and then two courses. You can 100% do it if you have the right mindset, lock yourself in and give up on social life for some time 😂

Software development process: 0. I can't fix this 1. Moment of crisis 2. Questioning career choice 3. Questioning life itself 4. Oh it was a typo. Cool

"Make coding a daily habit" I really need this.

Tip1: never try to memorize code, only try to understand it.

Im 30 years old... An introvert.. barely go out... and i need a well paying skill. Might as well. Tired of being broke lol.

New subscriber, and here's my story. I'm 62 years old and have decided to learn Python in order to better perform data analysis for my month-end reporting where I work. What I've been doing for years is dumping data out of SAP into Excel, and then manually sorting/sifting/counting out the data points that I need. I really appreciate your insight here. I'm holding on to the phrase "master the principles". Thanks.

1) develop the right mindset understand everyone goes through the same thing and understand it’s difficult but once you let that pass it’ll be easy 2)focus on learning efficiently constantly test yourself and practise spaced repetition 3)get the quick wins 4) find a circculum online 5)learn data structures and algorithms 6) master the principles 7) create a project

I watched the video with subtitles because I'm still a beginner in English, but your video is great because it's straightforward and doesn't beat around the bush.

"there will be moments where you will think you dont have what it takes" 100%

I'd add a few things to your section about studying efficiently, based on my experience backfilling vital algorithm / data structure / OOP skills, and professionalizing my dev work generally, all on my own time: • Read books or websites far more than you watch videos. • Read everything twice (with some recharging time between) before you try it out. The first time, you read it all, push a little when something is confusing, but allow yourself not to get it all and to move on. When you reread it, so much more of it will be crystal clear. • Write down what you've learned, in complete sentences like (I assume) they told you to in school. It forces you to reason it out. Pretend you're the teacher — and your own first student. • If you still don't get all of it, write the code involved anyway, and that will often reveal what you missed in the text. • Remember that in many cases, code examples have unhelpfully condensed code, useless variable names like a, b, and c, and no explanatory comments. That's on them, not you. • Whatever examples you code yourself, write them better than that. Meaningful names and comments are your friends. Doing this helps you learn and rely on it for reference later. • Whenever you write non-algorithm code (for instance, you are doing a web page example), go just a little beyond what is asked for. Just a little. It makes a difference. Yeah, it's a lot of work. But damn, you really learn it, and years later it will still be ready to use in your brain. And in conclusion: Good video.

This exactly. I watched a 4 hour video on JavaScript. After that, I was trying to solve some basic problems but didn't know how to solve jack. Got a book and became 20x more competent.

I started learning code a year ago, but it's my first time listening to something realistic. It isn't easy if you have never worked with math or any engineering. Thanks for your advice.

I highly appreciate Catherine for her no-nonsense explanation to bring this topic clearer to the audience. I perceived that a lot people thinks that they can jump easily on the hype to make fast money with it. Cannot be more far from the truth.

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As a 13 year old I’v always had a love for coding and tech in general. At 3rd grade (aka 8 years old) I started Java Script and now I am making a roblox game that hopefully,y will reward me

1:18 the dog like “let me out please ” 😭😭😭

I am learning with the Odin Project. I’ve moved onto the CSS portion of Foundations and completely lost my spark. Once I figured out html and felt confident I went on to learn css and started to feel completely defeated. This is such good advice. I woke up from a nap just now and this video was playing.. I take it as my sign to jump back into it.

i started to learn to code during outbreak of the pandemic. Went to bootcamp. 3 years later i realized that coding was not for me. After getting laid off i walked away from coding and never looked back. It really sucks because i wanted to work as a programmer but i lost the drive and motivation to continue. Right now i am looking to get into a trade. I am more a physical hands on type of person