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  1. I'm 57 and work in Live Entertainment. I've been teaching myself HTML, CSS and JavaScript so I can become a Frontend Web Dev and make better money and do something less physically demanding. I've been at it for about a year now. It's slow going as I have limited time to study and code because of my regular work. I also get discouraged easily, but I'm trying to stick with it.
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  2. 3 months of learning, 9 months of applying, 5 months into my first dev job.
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  3. I loved the video man. I'm actually a self taught junior developer, just got my first job after six months of grinding and socializing, had myself a mentor that vouched for me and recommended me to their company, passed the technical test had an interview and I'm starting out today. Super excited for this new journey and to finally do what I love. I used to work in the Oilfield and hated myself working there so I took a leap of faith and just quit. Took me two years to find my own way and I am thankful for this opportunity, God is great.
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  4. I turned 23 this month. No degree or anything since high school. I live with my parents and have lots of free time. I want to turn my life around & this is the first step. Thank you so much for the video !👨🏾‍💻
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  5. I'm a senior software engineer with a little over 20+ years experience as a professional developer. I have given thousands of technical and cultural interviews over the years. The three biggest misconceptions/mistakes I see from entry-level applicants: 1. They grossly over-estimate what is expected for an entry-level developer to know. We aren't looking for perfection, we're looking for a basic understanding of the job you're applying for, and an expressed desire to learn. So many applicants graduated 6+ months earlier and haven't touched programming since, and can't even explain a for loop. It's shocking. That's almost always a no go. Keep learning. 2. No bullshitters. You cannot bullshit in this field. The technical questions are black and white, A or B. There is no gray area, and we already know the answers. If you start trying to lie and make things up, you will not get the job. 3. Professionalism. You can be a rock-star technically, but there is more to being a professional developer than sitting there hammering out code all day. You need to be able to communicate clearly with business and other teams that may not have a technical background. You need to be able to prioritize and multitask. You will always be juggling multiple things. Colleagues and management will definitely help you, but you have to bring something to the table too. WORK ON YOUR SOFT SKILLS! I volunteer each semester to give mock interviews at the university here. Soft skills are almost always among the weakest of a new graduate's skillset.
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  6. 6 months of self taught programming now im on my 8th year full time as a software engineer. Best decision of my life.
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  7. Full-stack awareness... yes. Full stack expertise... NO. Don't be a "jack of all trades, master of none." Learn about every tier but specialize in what you enjoy building.
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  8. Just got my first front end job after learning online for the past 10 months :) Super stoked! Hope you are recovering well, devsmak! :)
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  9. Learn TO PAGE & CODE as a web dev, CREATE on your computer a few web pages, MAKE YOUR GITHUB, make it accessible, do your RESUME even with no experience but DO MENTION you have a PORTFOLIO (laptop with your creative web pages) THAT'S A START as long as you can show YOUR CODING and you understand the codes, the pagination, how to place text, images etc... DO IT! im over 60 AND DIVING INTO THE WEB WORLD come on kids! SKY IS THE LIMIT... remember that line!
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  10. as a 25 year "veteran" of software engineering, I cannot stress your point enough... focus on learning by creating software that solves a problem or adds value. Tutorials are helpful, but at a certain point, you will hit a learning wall... when you do, that means you need to start doing.
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  11. I work in the construction field and it’s taking a toll on my body, Trying learn to code to help me live a longer life with those I love
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  12. Im starting with front end and then will slowly move towards back end with time. Im so torn down. Unemployed for 3 years and I want to change my life and do something better with my self. Watching videos like these are getting me out of my slump. Thank you for this video.
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  13. Not worth to buy, totally worth getting one from your employer 😊
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  14. It isn’t flexing it’s showing your hard work and inspiring others good job man
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  15. I’m 26 years old and have been in sales for the past 6 years of my life. I graduated with a degree in finance but I realized I didn’t want to do anything in corporate finance a few years ago and I don’t want a career in sales. I’m now learning html and loving everything I’ve learned so far. Great video and thanks for the advice!
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  16.  @AD-wg8ik  I was so fed up with being average and not being able to do more with my family... I locked myself in a room every night, literally lost a couple of friends from going slightly crazy. I wasn't playing around anymore. I mean it was 3 months but of course during those 9 months of applying, I continued to learn but at the end of 3 months I felt confident I could land a job. I'm only making 25% more than I was making at my previous job but it's the fact I no longer feel stagnant and I'm working towards my goal.
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  17. I did a bootcamp at a certain university in the state of kansas in 2019, and it left me totally unprepared to actually land a job. I had a portfolio that I couldn't even fully tell a recruiter or company how I coded it, because they didn't teach us HOW to think, just WHAT to think. Here I am, starting my journey over and I'm 2 months in, feeling pretty dang good about it.
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  18. Stepping away from tutorials is the best thing I've done. I work on my projects and if I can't solve it I just Google and it sticks in my head. Also reading documentation and textbooks is a major help.
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  19. Hey , I’m 27 and currently in school. Struggling with depression and anxiety the last 2 years so school has it ups and downs. Your videos are a good motivation for me to not give up. Thanks a lot !
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  20. 39 yrs old. Studied graphic design got hired by a web marketing company to design print and then websites. Decided to learn to code so I could better understand what I was designing. Loved it. Taught my self to code PHP for a Wordpress site that I had to manage. Years later I'm now teaching coding to HS students. It's been a weird journey but I enjoy where I'm at right now. I plan to make this vid available to my students.
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  21. I’m self taught, learning html, css and javascript. Been about 3 months now, building a simple js app for battleships. Definitely hasn’t been easy. I find that evenings I’m burnt from day job and kids, and mornings i get a lot more done. The struggle continues but I’m optimistic, some days feel like I’m not getting it and others much better. Keep coding folks, no one said it would be easy
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  22. Nice man been watching your vids for a while. Ive been applying and grinding interviews, got an offer for 100k base today (I currently make 53k!!), so its kind of insane the market right now for devs. I did some random react web dev stuff while working as an IT guy and only had a little over a year working on an actual dev team doing agile sprints, jira tickets, code review etc. So anyone reading just know its possible to get it, just be patient and never lose faith in yourself.
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  23. An overlooked tip for when you make these kinds of videos laying out a pathway is to strip away too many options... The worst thing about being a newbie is the overwhelming decision fatigue which then delays making a decision. In this video, you outlay 4 possible decisions which now require additional research. Most people just want one option so they can begin their journey instead of having to consume more videos about more possible pathways. You should interview a newbie on your channel so that they can ask "newbie" questions in which you can use your expertise to answer the questions that every other newbie is asking at home. I guarantee that people in the comments still haven't picked a path because they are still having to research. We just want ONE path to get started. 1. Free Code Camp Org 2. The Odin Project 3. Udemy 4. CS50 - Harvard Computer Science
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  24. Great video dude top notch content! LOL you killed me with the Angular comment!!! As an Angular dev I couldn't agree more with that statement!
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  25. I do enjoyed my first full stack position. Yes, the projects wasn't that big, yes I did everything from CSS to databases and server management, and yes I was underpaid based on the amount of responsibility and value I was providing. But it was a great experience and now I have a better understanding in which areas I would like to focus.
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  26. I would to say that, in long hours usage, the 16gb model would be the recommend to programming studies. But not everyone is able to buy it. In my case, for example, I took the 8gb MB Pro model and I used it about 10 - 12 hours per day. What really consumes memory are the simulators and Android emulators used in my mobile work. If you have condition to take the 16gb model, take it! But, if you don't, don't feel bad! Both are good machines and in few years you will plan to buy another updated model.
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  27. liked and subscribed immediately after he said "I'm not going to make you wait till the end of the video". thanks for being a decent human
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  28. I think that, if you could filter that data by country, you would find out why Windows still takes the lead. You called Macs expensive but, as a Brazilian dev, a new Macbook could cost, easily, 2 years worth of salary depending on where you are and your job position. Some of the Macbooks cost more than some cars around here and the Mac Pro starts at around 79k BRL, which is 20k more expensive than my car that I bought new. Yes, there are a lot of Brazilians using Mac, I'm not one of those, currently on Windows and Linux, looking into the Mac environment and trying to justify the absurd price of a Mac. With that said, I can totally see why Windows is, still, the preferred OS for the major part of developers when you factor in the cost, the familiarity with the system and the fact that it is readily available, pirated or not.
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  29. Appreciate all the advice and definitely going to be implementing a ton of the suggestions you made in the video! This came at a complete surprise but I am extremely grateful for the review as this was definitely needed!
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  30. As a CS Grad I completely agree with you there, I've noticed self-taught programmers generally are better at coding whilst CS Grad students know more so talk a lot in theory (and also that piece of paper you mentioned), but not so much in practice. I unfortunately joined a company in a completely different field from conventional programming as a grad student and now I'm having to relearn to get back into the software field.
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  31. Agreed. I have developed professionally on both Macbook and PC, and honestly there isn't that big of a difference. I have a Macbook M1 and I love it, but I would not spend $3000 on laptop if i was just starting. Also, if you are really into gaming and don't want to have two machines a PC might be a better option for you. You can do the exact same thing on either, so it just come down to personal preference and your financial situation.
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  32. So, I had been using PC exclusively until I found out all the devs and most of the other employees with the company I'm interning with use Mac OSX. And while I could still technically use a Windows machine, the extra steps I'd have to go though to perform the same tasks was just not worth it to me. So, with the wife's blessing, I got myself a new 16" M1 MacBook Pro. And tbh, although there's still a bunch of things I hate about OSX, for coding, it has made my life a lot easier. So I will stick to coding on my Mac and everything else on my PC.
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  33. Dude, I can totally feel you on this. I want to do a career shift at 45+ and it feels so daunting looking into learning web dev because of that lol. Thanks for making these videos and reminding me its nevah to late! ^.^
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  34. I think certifications are valuable if you want to get into IT. If you want to become a developer, then you should probably build business class applications, basically the ones that you will be hired to build, and put them on your portfolio site.
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  35. I think learning to work around the limitations of low end hardware is really valuable for beginners. I got a nice $2k Thinkpad when I graduated high school, but before that I learned a lot with my old $400 dell laptop that I got in like fourth grade. Learning to work efficiently on whatever device you have access to can really help you to be more efficient once you can afford a better device.
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  36. I'm in a 2 year AS program for programming and web development and 90% of my classes are hands on programming classes python 3, php, sql, javascript, html and css. 3 of my 4 classes this semester require building 2 programs a week. so thats 6 programs im writing a week. the other class this semester is linux os. In my linux class im learning terminal on ubuntu. I can honestly say its been worth every penny vs a bootcamp. I tried to learn on my own but was hitting a wall. The classes helped me through that wall. the bootcamp was 15k and classes for my associates degree is $1200 a semester so ~ $4800. No way i could have learned everything I know now in 3 short months. Im just about done with my first year. I still have many classes that will go over java, github and version control, more javascript, and a bunch more
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  37. Don’t worry. It took my 1.5 years in college to finally finish “learning front end”- html css Wordpress, JavaScript , and basics of react.
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  38. Great channel and video, thanks for sharing Dorian!
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  39. I’m really glad this turned up on my recommended, I am currently studying a computer science degree aged 46 after working as an artist. Front end allows me to be creative while coding, my two favourite things! Hoping I find a company that will take me on soon 🤞
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  40. Biggest tip for any developer, and I mean any developer at all. If the job sounds interesting, just apply for it. I don't give a single shit if you only check 10% of the boxes, do it anyway because nobody is going to fit 100%. If they do claim to fit 100%, they are lying through their teeth.
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  41. Seriously, take these advices to the heart. Very helpful indeed and feeling much confident after listening to your advice. You have given one of the best tips for free, best guidance for free and above all you are doing a wonderful job for all aspirants. Thanks a ton!
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  42. Learning to code at 25🤦‍♂
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  43. I'm a Software Engineer and I DON'T prefer MacBooks over Pcs
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  44. As a software engineer student going into my senior year, I can say you literally covered everything and more of what we’ve learned. Thanks for all you do! This info is invaluable
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  45. Honestly, I feel like Windows is the way to go. Even though, I am an Apple Fanatic, it is important to understand that most of your classmates and professor will teach you programming through Windows.
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  46. Coming from enterprise software engineering - I can tell you even our group, despite “looking for full stack” have a desire for either a strong java(backend) or strong front end candidate at any one point in time. The key is to be able to focus in an area and have the chops to handle other areas like devops, QA etc.. Interesting topic tho, a bit of a clickbait title, but hey got me to click I guess ;) A little trick, advertise yourself as “full stack” even if your mainly focused in one area, you’ll get more interviews and will likely find a good fit for your interests/skill sets eventually - that’s what 90+% of our Indian candidates do…
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  47. I did everything you said in this video last year and I got the job. These tips work folks.
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  48. I'm looking at getting my first coding job, in the next few months(late bloomer at 55) and looking forward it. I'm in Louisville, Ky. and the base for me, is going to be about $45.000 for Visual Basic or around $55.000, I feel I'll go up pretty fast(with a goal of around $100.000 within 2 years), gaging my learning ability, pretty good for a non-tech city. Great video, thanks!
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  49. I got passed up on so many positions this year, but it opened the door for me to be available for Apple when I landed my current role. And considering there was no other company I wanted to be at more, I couldn't be happier or feel luckier. If others are applying for a ton of jobs and getting a lot of rejections, just remember it only takes the right one saying yes. I applied for over 300 positions over six months. Now that I'm where I want to be it's funny that a few of those companies that rejected me are asking if I'm available now. It's so satisfying to inform them that I am not.
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  50. Being self taught is a lot harder. I decided to not Persue bachelors , as I saw the portfolio of students who graduate and I know I can learn more from books and YouTube. Im making my portfolio and will start applying for jobs. Don’t lose hope. Even us college students lose hope sometimes.
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  51. I am learning HTML, CSS, and Javascript at 51. I have played around in other programming languages on and off for 20 years. Now, I have set a path, and I am focused on it. So far, the chronological path is: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React JS. (So, quite litterally, this is the way. Lol Mando fan here!) I have written some small programs from scratch in Python and a few small C programs using an API. So my hope is that my previous experience writing a few programs from scratch will give me a better chance to learn through my path quickly. Thank you for your honesty and all the quality content!
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  52. As someone who has been looking into becoming a self taught programmer for the past weeks, this seems to be the best strategy. Great content, keep it up! Subbed
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  53. My favorite notion in this whole video (that I hope resonates with all the new devs on here)-- experienced devs learn from years worth of making mistakes and having to fix them. It's so easy to fall into the mental trap of "they're just so much smarter than I am, that's why I'm not able to foresee these crazy architecture problems before it's too late." Great content! Loved the concise explanations of front end, back end, and dev ops. And I love to see someone advocating against going full stack initially.
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  54. Those bottom-feeder recruiters will also request at least 3 references to "verify" your skills, but they are trying to build a network. They will call them, and then request 3 recruiters from them as well.
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  55. I’m 50 year old single mother of two, a litigation paralegal and tech nerd. 🤓 I’ve worn a lot of hats, run a law firm, family restaurant, and many other things, but my journalism and business degrees are worthless pieces of paper. I’m learning to code, and hoping to get my kids involved, too. I know my age is going to cause issues, but I love learning, and solving problems, so I’m ready and going for it! Thanks for sharing your story!
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  56. I went to community college where I live and got an associates in computer science, specifically computer networking. The whole 2 year degree cost me about 13k. I'm now making 81k a year. Where I live the cost of living index is much lower so really its like I'm' making 100k a year. Sadly young people think they need that "university experience" and end up in huge debt. Just remember, you can still party at the big university WHILE going to community college...lol
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  57. Another YouTuber dev suggested python and AWS certs as an alternative to the traditional web development route so I've been considering that because I've had a hard time with CSS and I simply hate it with a passion. As for Java, I would suggest Kotlin instead since it is much cleaner and does the same thing with fewer lines of code. Kotlin for Android has been my other consideration so I'm struggling to decide which of these two paths to go for or if I should just stick with the frontend Web Dev path.
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  58. Hi Dorian, I've been learning html and css for a while, I've got a bachelor and a master's in a whole different field but jobs in my country related to it are very few sadly. I was scheduled to go live in Japan two years ago but then the country closed and I was stuck. Hopefully learning some web developing skills will help me finding a job in the next months! Thank you for the tips and motivation.
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  59. Man your story is so inspiring. I’m a pool guy trying to break into the industry as self-taught while working really hard under the sun. Hope we can talk one day 👊🏻 I appreciate what you are doing here on YouTube!
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  60. I totally agree. A company should employ architects to design the architecture and then get specialist teams for front-end web, front-end mobile, data, cloud infrastructure, security, etc. If a company wants a full stack dev, they are probably going cheap and your life will be hell to support this stuff. As you mention, many mistakes could be made that compromise the system and leave it open to hackers.
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  61. Your videos are appreciated across all ages! I’m 19, about to turn 20, and want to break into the field but lack the finances to enroll in a boot camp. I tried college, but it stripped me of motivation because I felt so being behind and judged my peers for not knowing certain things. I chose to try to learn on my own accord and the resources you gave were so super helpful. Thank you for your work!!!!
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  62. Tech isn’t going anywhere. The way I see it, building tech skills is like investing in the stock market. A downturn in tech hiring will scare a lot of people off, but the people who stick it out end up better off than before. Almost every company needs tech. That’s not going to change. Most of the layoffs are coming at companies that were never going to be very profitable, if at all.
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  63. Joined the navy with the intention of staying in for 22 years. Realised it wasn't the career path for me. Didn't know what Javascript was until 3 months before I left the mil. Drank the Koolaid and went hard on Jonas Javascript course on Udemy, built a portfolio with a few basic projects and signed for a FE job 2.5 months into learning to code. Best £15 I've ever spent.
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  64. I've been a PC user ever since then moved to Linux before when I studied programming and I like the Unix and bash more for coding, it feels more natural to code in it unfortunately there's a lot of daily stuff that is quite complicated to use in Linux. Currently I use Windows but coding in WSL and it's so complicated to make stuff work than what it should be. So I decided to save money to finally get a macbook because of the M1 performance and it's closer to Linux experience than windows.
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  65. I have spent many years trying to get a job as a firefighter. I currently work as a paramedic in California making $18/h working 56 hour work weeks. I'm on 24-72 hours running back to back 911 calls with 0 sleep everyday. I constantly think to myself if I could only be home learning and creating projects more, I could create so much more and prove to my co-workers they are not stuck in this industry. I am currently learning JavaScript, CSS, HTML and will be moving on to C#. I have never been this motivated to learn.
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  66. I had originally planned on learning full-stack. But after learning for a while, I decided I would be better served focusing on one side or the other. So I decided on front-end.
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  67. Binged most of your popular uploads, and I have to say this is a really good advice channel. No annoying sponsors or padding/filler to get the video to 10 mins and the advice you give is very direct & practical. Thanks a lot bro.
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  68. Thanks so much for this content and sharing your knowledge. I'm 31 and a programming beginner. I hope to get a web dev job in exactly one year from now.
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  69. The one thing that Bootcamps have going for them (the good ones, at any rate) is the networking factor as it puts in contact with people with industry contacts. It is especially useful for people who are very shy, but there are infinitely cheaper ways to do that.
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  70. I'm a full stack developer but that really means mostly backend development and then utilizing front-end frameworks (Angular and Bootstrap/Tailwind) but not going super in-depth. We're really backend devs doing basic frontend work. It requires clients/stakeholders that understand things are exponentially more expensive if they have to be pixel perfect or want things the frameworks don't natively support. I completely agree with most of what you said. Getting my first job was the hardest part. After like 6 months at my first job, recruiters were blowing me up and that's continued since. A lot of what I hear about are crap jobs tho. Low pay or not open to hybrid work. Easy to turn down. I job hopped a couple times in the first 2 years as the salary increases were pretty nuts. Worked my first job for 8 months. Got a 30% salary bump at the next job. Worked there for about a year and got a 50% bump at the next job. That put me pretty close to the top of what a dev of my experience could earn and I also got a great team and a very flexible schedule. Working from home whenever I want is super nice.
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  71. You had me at self taught, had to subscribe. I am 25, I am in College, majoring in cybersecurity and programming, looking to focus on web development as a career. But still missing javascript/php/etc. But I also work 20 hours a week at my college, which make it hard to make time for learning.
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  72. 1 and a half years learning whilst working full time, about 3 months of applying, and 4 months in my first job as a full stack developer!
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  73. I’m getting excited to get stuck in to JS because I started with Python (and a tiny bit of C++) before deciding on front end, so things like arrays, if/else/elif statements and for/while loops etc are already familiar to me. Just finishing up some learning on CSS (mostly grid) and I should be ready! Aiming to land a job by November and ditch the steel toe capped boots for good!
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  74. Your production quality is amazing for your subscriber count ! Keep it up you’ll have a lot more in no time !
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  75. Some good thoughts here but... I think that the best course of action for an aspiring dev is first get a little bit of full stack practice and experience, just to know how it is, and also to take the "magic" away, because you always have to know what is going on in your application, even if you are not the one directly responsible for it. Then once you have an idea of how the front end and back end work is, you can make a well informed decision about where you prefer to specialise, and once you are really strong in an area then you are in the best position to decide whether you prefer to become a very specialised master or you prefer to work in a larger field.
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  76. I learned after work too and it took me forever as well. I got my first developer job earlier this year. I'm sure others will disagree with my method but I literally applied to jobs before I even knew anything. The reason is I saw plenty of companies willing to hire people to learn to code. Unfortunately I ended up having to learn something to get hired but I got interviews and practice on my resume and interviewing skills.
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  77. I’m taking classes on UDEMY not because of certs, I know I need to get a basic understanding in the beginning of the journey. Ultimately, my plan is to apply the knowledge that I am gaining in order to build something that will shine on my future portfolio. One thing that is very hard for beginning self learners is finding the right path. It’s not as easy as a being a college student and choosing a degree where the path is already pretty much laid out.
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  78. I definitely agree with this. I'm on my 8th year of full stack development and I'm now just shifting to just doing front-end development. I wanna restart my career, sort of. I think what's very important also is the company you work for and what experience you will be gaining from them. My experience is being exhausted all the time and being worked to the bone, but doing almost the same things every project, and always having tight deadlines, and having corporate admin stuff you have to comply with. Now, I'm just playing catch-up with all the front-end technologies that are out there. Ah, if I could just start over...
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  79. I'm currently a stay at home mom and always found computers and technical stuff fascinating but never thought to give it a try, figured I could never be able to do it because of ADHD, but then one day I decided to watch a video on it and it seemed so simple so I was like why not just study this as much as I can and see how far I get because I do retain information well if I just study and apply it. I've been learning a little and I love it! Some days are hard though because I have an 8 month old baby and a 3 year old.
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  80. Grew up in rough neighborhood, dirt poor, dropped outta school to work hard labor for low pay, got in lots of trouble, went to prison, got out , relocated and started studying on YouTube. now I'm working 100% remote doing what I love and buying a home soon All within 3 years of getting out and setting my mind on Software Development Loved the vid thanks! new Sub
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  81. That hits hard to home. I feel like around Software Engineering has come this hustle culture, which says that a real programmer should program 24/7, have 100 github projects, 5+ free freelance projects, knows all the hot stuff. Just compare this for a second with another profession like accounting. Would you ever have the expectation from an accountant to do free accounting in his leisure time? Probably not, but then why do we expect this from software engineers. We should focus on a better work life balance, instead of excessive learning.
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  82. Your videos are always fantastic and as someone just breaking into learning to code for a career, I always appreciate them.
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  83. When a project is small enough, a full-stack dev might make sense. In my experience, full-stack developers are rarely awesome at the front and back-end.
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  84. I'm in a similar situation, good luck
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  85. Great info! Currently a forklift operator (10 years in this industry) making 30-40k a yr based on O.T. Starting the journey to learning how to code... thanks for the inspiration
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  86. I agree with the gratification of seeing changes right away vs backend code. I'm currently learning frontend and it's been way more fun than the time I tried to learn python
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  87.  @jamescross  Thanks for your vids, they're motivational and encouraging.
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  88. I graduated from a boot camp not too long ago and I felt so inadequate so you have no idea how much I needed this video. Thank you
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  89. Did a full stack boot camp and I really felt too spread-out in my knowledge going into interviews. Instead of having competency/mastery in any one sphere, I had familiarity in many. So I found myself having to focus on one section and do a bunch of individual work/study anyway.
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  90. I recommend transferring any notes to a google doc for permanent reference. It's really useful to have a refresher written in your own words. Learning about design can also be really important for presenting your projects - if it looks good people will think of it differently and see you in a new light.
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  91. Can’t wait for the JavaScript roadmap and would love the React as well. Will be learning react soon.
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  92. My man, this video is 100% on the nose. You can get more out of a Udemy course or a Skillshare course than an actual bootcamp in my opinion. I've been a BE dev for 8 years, and it's always natural to start a new job scared out of your mind. I've talked to some insanely talented developers, and even after 20 years in the field they are still scared shitless before starting something new.
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  93. It's not entry level if you almost need to be an expert to even start
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  94. I'm 31 and you described my life exactly. I'm still learning. I was planning to move this summer back home to apply for jobs in IT but my country was invaded by the army of fascist Putin. I'm from Ukraine. Stay patient guys and you will all succeed!
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  95. Damn I've been overcomplicating my whole process. I'm building these massive complex full stack projects and working full time at crappy jobs just trying to get by until I could get a job and u kinda just showed me I've had the skills yo get a job for a couple years at this point 🤦‍♂️
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  96. Been learning for about 18 months. I also work in construction (55+ hrs/week) and have been averaging 15hrs/week coding. Been a long 2 years lol. About 3 months ago I really started getting to the point where I'm building more advanced apps (react router, supabase, redux, custom hookes, etc.). Hoping to be ready to start applying by middle of next year!
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  97. "There are days coming home feeling like I've been in a math test all day." This. I worked as a front-end software engineer for 7 months and eventually it was too much. I went for the salary not knowing how exhausting problem-solving was. Every day was exhausting to the point where I burned out and could barely look at my computer for months.
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  98. i’m also 23 and i think we are in the same boat!! good luck :)
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  99. Thanks for this. I am switching careers laterin life and just started learning JS. This helped. Please do a video on best methods/ways to learn JS if you can.
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  100. You accidentally made this public rather than sending it straight to me. lol, what's a little competition. Honestly thanks for the video. You make solid content and I wish for the success of many developers.
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  101. As a game developer for 10+ years, my personal experience has been to use a programming environment that most closely matches the primary target platform for the application being developed. Most companies expect some amount of cross-platform support when it comes to gaming and probably one of the most painful parts of that is working within any sort of virtualized/emulated environment in order to run and test your software. I absolutely love all of Apple's hardware, but with the most recent move to M1/M2 using ARM architecture, I cannot easily justify upgrading to one of those machines since there currently aren't any good solutions to provide an extremely performant x86/x64 working environment (at least none I'm aware of). If you are a student just beginning to set foot into programming, I would recommend doing a bit of research into your course requirements to see what the expectations are for your deliverable work to avoid wasting money on something that will not provide what you need. If you are learning on your own, take some time to research these platform/architecture limitations in regards to your own goals to also avoid wasting money. Personally though, if I didn't have the platform restrictions, I would most likely jump on one of the new M2 systems since they are surprisingly powerful and very well-built.
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  102. I’m a former Police officer and truck driver. I lost my truck driving job due to a heart issue at 28. Now I’m learning pythons with hopes of someday doing cybersecurity and also doing personal development projects.
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  103. Literally am learning on the Odin project right now, trying to transition from tattooing. I was so thrilled when you mentioned this! Feeling on path 😁 thanks!
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  104. I've been a professional developer since 2017. I've worked for 2 companies and neither gave me the choice of Mac. I use Windows 11 with WSL and it works just fine for the work I do. Maybe there's a regional aspect to this - windows could be more popular in the UK with Devs
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  105. This video was exactly what I needed. I am 25 years old dad with an 8 month old baby looking for a career change, I’ve worked in the food and beverage industry almost my whole life and now looking for a ‘real’ career I find it hard to balance work and family life sometimes, especially when trying to change jobs. It made me feel at ease knowing I can get this done with a family at home even though I’d have to sacrifice my little free time at the end of the day. I had absolute no experience in this field but soon hope it’s what I do everyday. Thank you so much
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  106. The best part about python is the fact that it is so versatile. You can use it to automate a bunch if tasks you would do in a day that you can use on your resume and use it into a lot of different career fields.
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  107. Bro, this story is extremely motivating. I'm glad you decided to make it. Thank you. This is the video I didn't even know I needed.
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  108. I am focusing on Frontend, but also want to be full stack, because I want to be able to work as one man army and build things from top to bottom. And if needed to be able develop some startup if I wanted. Also full stack teaches you more computer science, how everything works
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  109. I'm in the same boat. Been working construction my whole adult life , but looking to change my career. Thank you for the content . You can always teach a old dog new tricks.
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  110. I tried going into programming for around 3montjs and I realised it wasn't something I am into. Then went onto trading and am still doing it now after 2 years. Its so brilliant to see you building up a community that is self driven and ambitious to make a change in their lives. :) keep up the great work
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  111. I am most concerned about the M1 Mac not being compatible with (or being really frustrating to use) certain intel-based apps even with Rosetta 2. I don't want to spend $1000+ and then have a nightmare trying to set up certain software for school.
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  112. It was just today, I found up about your channel, and through 4 video clips I'm all ears and hooked up. Detailed with good flow, asking questions - giving answers and I like how videos end with even more relative and interesting topic that is linked in another video, making transition smooth and making you to pay attention and keep going. So far so good, got already very nice inputs that I will work my way around them, as someone who has been studying HTML, CSS and JS for 4 months now. Thank you!
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  113. Thank you for this video. I 'graduated' with a certificate of completion from a bootcamp and I couldn't build a basic website at the end because of how fast paced the program was. one week in html, one week in css and one week in JS. by the time you got to the next subject, u forgot about the previous one. I still owe 10K from it. Please people, dont waste your money. I got more out of freecodecamp and odin project (FREE) and youtube videos than I did a $17K web dev bootcamp.
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  114. As a student no stick to windows, as a professional who develops production level code running on Linux. Mac has been a blessing in disguise. Setting up for developmental environment and your production environment is so easy man. Windows use to introduce problems and issues. So if you use Linux as servers to run your code I believe Mac OS waaayyyy better
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  115. Totally disagree. It is ok to start with one stack and be good at it. But don't limit yourself to it. One big misconception of your opinion is that at each stack, no skill and knowledge is shared. After you master one stack, you will automatically understand the other stack. By moving to the other stack, you will get a better picture from what you are doing and what you will do. And if you and your team share the whole picture of the project, the problem can be much more efficiently solved for a small as well as large project. Of cause, you can have a better skill on that than those. To understand, what your colleagues are doing, you and your team are in a big advantage. This is why many suggest to learn a new programming language or read books from other field : to expand your horizon.
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  116. I just discovered your channel today Sir. I am 20 years old and was recently academically dismissed from my University doing 2nd year Computer Science and I am honestly at my lowest point ever. It hurts me that I was not able to keep up with the University's standards but I still believe I have what it takes to become a fully proficient software engineer so I am on the journey of becoming self taught and people like you give me genuine hope that I will be successful one day. For now I am putting in as much hours as I can daily and applying as much discipline as possible and hopefully by God's grace everything works out well for me. Thank you for your work!
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  117. I've tried programming several times in my life with python and java and for thr life of me I just don't get it. I find it very difficult to visualise what the code is actually doing and I struggle immensely with figuring out how to solve a problem using code. I am absolutely convinced that some people just don't have the intelligence and problem solving skills to be a good programmer or to even be a programmer at all. Even after months of practice I still struggled with thr basic elementary stuff while many of my peers were whizzing through the chapters completing them. It's very frustrating to want to be good at something and not being able to.
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  118. I don't know.. I got such a trauma. I am a Mid Level Full Stack, and in my last experience I got fired in 3 weeks from a start up cause they thought as I had a previous experience I was under a Senior of knowledge, even after I mentioned in the interview I am not a Senior they decided to hire me amyeay, but after a while they fired me straight away. I felt a piece of shit.. I am a father, and it's been 1 month and a half without a job. Now I am super afraid to every job I apply for to happen the same thing again. Get a job and don't be good enough.
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  119. I have an m1 MacBook air 8gb. I love it. I thought I’d regret the Less ram. But it’s been no issue.
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  120. When I started learning javascript, I already knew some python and I tried everything in python first, now I'm way better with javascript but python has a special place in my heart as the language that first got me into coding.
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  121. I was doing my final portfolio for the 'legacy' web design course when they dropped the new one lol RIP me
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  122. I’m just getting started on a career change. No tech background, but I plan on learning Front End; decided today. Nice to see you also started from a non tech background.
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  123. I feel like it always depends what you class a a “developer” e.g a c++ developers windows is simply so much better, a lot of software is just simply better or only accessable on windows, also with WSL2 I feel like windows is getting much better for dev work
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  124. Here's my opninion, if you have the budget to buy the 16gb model don't hesitate and buy it ASA (for future proof), and if you don't then get the base model and you will be happy. I currently have the base model and it's great :)
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  125. I do want to mention that if you have a IEEE membership, they have an awesome community of professionals that are more willing to help you... and to be honest I haven't used it in a few years but it is another way to network... in my opinion networking is key to landing that next job... But like you said, don't make it all about your self, you need to show genuine interest in what the other person really does, and sprinkle questions geared toward what you need answered through the conversation here in there... I've noticed that keep their attention a little longer.. anyways good luck guys
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  126. Thanks for the info! Coding is insanely overwhelming at first and I think about quitting every day but I’ve learned to enjoy the journey, for it can lead to great opportunities. Subscribed!
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  127. I’ve been thinking about doing this and eventually going for a Bachelor’s. My roommate has a BS in Computer Science and I like how he’s able to work from home during the pandemic while I have to go in to work.
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  128. Totally agree, I remember when I graduated at university. I decided to focus primarily on full stack thinking it will be more valuable and make more money in the long run. Boy was I wrong, I was hired by a small company that wanted me to do everything. While I knew some friends that focused on either front or back end and they made the same or more than my salary. Now I focus primarily on UI/UX and front-end developer instead of being a jack of all trades.
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  129. As someone with SUPER sensitive eyes, most laptops screen's flicker, and tends to give me headaches/eye strain, but the laminated flicker free iPad screen is a god send that doesnt strain my eyes at all. I use a mac mini/monitor setup for development, but I would love to be able to transition some of that work to an iPad so that I can be more mobile, just haven't figured out how to do so effectively yet.
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  130. Full Stack is a myth. No human being can be a master at backend database, security, connectivity, processing, GUI layout and aesthetics all at the same time.
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  131. I was in law enforcement for 17 years and decided a bootcamp was the best option for me to learn fast. It taught me the basics and also gave me the foundation to self learn. I don't regret it but now 4 months post grad can totally agree about the comment that getting a first job SUCKS! It takes thick skin to go through a lot of rejections. I still wouldn't have done it differently.
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  132. Bro, I'm litterally the same EXACT story as you said in beginning of this vid. You have no idea how much this just brought me hope and motivation. I'm 25, and all i've ever worked in my entire life is construction labor, and or warehouse/factory work. I only have G.E.D as far as my education and so I'm very very limited as far as being able to get opportunities to gain some experience in tech related jobs due to not having any professional experience I'm able to list on my resume. Technology has always been a passionate hobby of mine for as long as I can remember. Being a little kid, of course I would play some video games and what not, but also I found joy in the actual concept of computers and just what technology is to the core of what it is. My older brother and I would build PC's together when I was little and things like this always brought me much joy. I just wish I would've made the decision to integrate my passion for computer science into a career path earlier on, as well as maybe doing a bit better in school so I could've had a better education to open more doors for career paths. I made the decision to do this career change roughly 6 months ago, and trying to do this all self-taught. It can definitely be extremely challenging. I'm just trying to do the best I can so I can get any opportunity that is offered to me quite honestly. I'm a humble, realistic person who isn't afraid to work hard and get their hands dirty. I'd be more than content with accepting a job offer that starts me off at a low level position with not so great pay, SO LONG there is opportunity for growth. My dream roles are all computer science roles such as SWE, programming, cyber security, machine learning, web dev, etc. I've struggled because I always hesitate on deciding if I'm taking the correct path as far as my learning goes. I don't have anyone helping me and it's been rough. So this video is a great help and I truly appreciate it. I've been becoming quite discouraged as of very lately to be honest, so this video was just what I needed as a pick-me-up and a reminder to show me that I can do this. Hearing someone that was just like me, a construction worker wanting a better life, a better career for better pay, and they actually made it. That's what I needed right now to keep me going! Thanks james!
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  133. Glad ur okay brother! Moments like these are when we learn what truly matters. Rest up and be well. We'll be here when u get back!
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  134. Thank you Cross. I was actually feeling stupid today after I rounded up my react course. I suddenly felt overwhelmed. I feel I don't know enough. I feel companies would not take me. I feel like I'm in the wrong place. I feel like I'm the only one. Infact I feel pains in my head. But I'm jacking back up and I will build projects to aid my internship applications
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  135. This is rad. I am an electrician working at BYU’s new music building. I recently started Pathway for Applied Technology. The first thing they taught me was Python and I am hooked. Absolutely crazy about programming and now I constantly daydream about being a software engineer. It is very encouraging to hear about someone else who has the same story!
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  136. I'm definitely number 4. I've been grinding like crazy the last few months and today was finally given a full-time job offer with with company I've been interning with.
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  137. For me I think it's better to learn Front end and the MERN stack But to specialize more on the Front end
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  138. This is probably why there's a small faction who tells new and potential devs to just do data analysis to start and then move to development later. The data is what's most important and a company is slow to hire a full fledged developer without experience
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  139. tip: you can change the scroll direction of your normal scroll wheel by holding the shift key.
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  140. As someone with a CS degree, I have been taking Free Code Camp and The Odin Project for about 5 weeks. For everyone that is reading this, it has been about 10 years since I have done some serious coding on a daily basis. I can honestly say it will take a good amount of effort to become employment candidate ready. My goal is to be ready to apply for a remote web development position 7 months from now. Having a CS degree does have its advantages but a couple of times I had to slam on the brakes for my progress to make sure I understand some concepts. It took me a while to realize that HTML and CSS are the foundations of what I need to learn web development so I need to know what I am doing.
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  141. Glad to see you’re doing a lot better!
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  142. I use all three for a variety of different use cases, but macOS and Linux are definitely my platforms of choice for development.
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  143. love the videos man! I've been in the IT support field for a couple years, now studying front-end development to change my career. keep up the good work!
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  144. Dude, why does this have so little views, the content is amazing!!
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  145. My issue with these courses, and the issue that often leads beginning developers to fail, is the time needed. I have experience, but as a metric, they state that each course takes 300 hours. Within the first 7 minutes of this video, you mention 3 courses (900+ hours). Averaging 6 hours a day, 7 days a week, means it will take 150 days (~5 months), chugging away everyday, to complete just the first 3 courses. For someone who has a family, a full time job and won't get anywhere without at least an AA degree (which companies often require just to look at a resume) this is a next to impossible task. I'm not bashing this video though. I absolutely love this channel and have learned a lot. But I would request a video on avoiding tutorial Hell and developing realistic expectations of what kind of job you should expect to get with this type of studying. Keep up the amazing work! I really appreciate all of the videos and information you're putting out there. days
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  146. I started to struggle with extreme social anxiety during COVID. I started a remote job but it will end in a few months. I am learning to code as I think there will be more remote opportunities which would suit me better at the moment. I have been studying my butt off for two months, I am hoping in another two to three I will be able to take on some freelance projects and start interviewing. Wish me luck 😀
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  147. This.
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  148. Just a note, React 18 doesn't require you to "import React from 'react'" for basic JSX, only when you need to use certain features, like React.Fragment, for example.
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  149. As soon as you grasped advanced concepts, that's the point when you realize there are so many new shiny frameworks out there that gets released endlessly and that's what overwhelms me and that's what holds me back from applying jobs earlier
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  150. I recently made the switch to M1 macbook Air and I am so happy i did. It seems like everything I do takes "less steps". My main reason was because tutorials and udemy courses, the instructor is typically on a mac. They would explain how to do something, and then be like " if ur on windows do a google search on how to make this work on a windows computer". Would completely take the wind out of my sales as now I would have to do work and research so I can DO my work and research lol. In a way Im kinda glad I started out on Windows because now I really appreciate the leg ups I get using a Mac. And yes, being an Iphone guy the eco system makes it even better!
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  151. I'm a Psychology Major doing my Masters with 1 year left to finish. When I was 21 I graduated with a Diploma in IT and never continued for my degree in CS because I was scared of calculus. Now at age 26 a part of me regrets having giving up on computer science & programming. Your videos have re-inspired me to get back into programming, most notably game development and software engineering. Just hope I'm still cut out for it at this age.
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  152. I have been popping into your channel for practical advice. You sound like you have real life experiences and a strong family unit. You all are very fortunate to have each other, and I hope your kids appreciate all of this sound advice (if not now, one day).
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  153. Im graduating from a 6 month fullstack bootcamp here in Texas in 4 days. we spent about 2 months on frontend and the rest was all backend. I was a little disappointed because I have decided to go all in on the frontend, its just more enjoyable to me. So I didn't learn much more than i had already taught myself prior to the bootcamp. (this “zero skills needed” bootcamp required the passing of two 50 question coding tests for admission btw 🤣) ...... there are three things i did like about the bootcamp. 1). i learned design patterns and testing so my code looks better and testing is awesome. 2) pair programming and teamwork, thats extremely valuable because its a whole skill to work on a project with other people and their ego's. 3) and the most important, alumni connections and job placement... I already have 6 interviews lined up before graduation, all because the job placement team worked their magic and 2 interviews came by way of me reaching out to prior graduates on linkedin...
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  154. Universities provide proof, proof that you can finish a program, and proof that you know the basics. As many new grads found out, you still need to push forward to get the experience needed to land an entry level job (Not that you are seeking an entry level job). No one can tell you how to live your life, but that's what a degree is, a proof of competency. You still need to go forth and update yourself to the current state of technology. My only disappointment with Universities is how tied they are with capitalism.
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  155. Transitioned into tech this year after working in construction for 5 years. I was working 12 hour shifts and coding was my outlet. Every-time I feel complacent I remember where I came from...man
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  156. Im 24, i didnt finish my highschool and start to work very soon because my family have economy problem. I worked as mechanical tenique for 5 years form when i left my school. Now my family economy getting better. So i just started to self-taught my self programming. But i always afaird of learning wrong course and not getting a job cause dont have any certificate. Your video give me more confidence to follow my dream. Thank you so much.
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  157. Is it possible to go for an associates degree then find a job and work my way up to a high salary and transfer to a bigger corporation once I’ve had the experience? Isn’t experience more important than a BA though? 🤔
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  158. I have 4gb ram and use Linux and I think its enough for Web developer. I never have any complain about ram or ssd for coding purpose.
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  159. I'm a 35 year old fire safety consultant after being a fireman for several years and have been learning use Codecademy which works well for me. I'm only at a basic level with html, CSS and JavaScript but I keep going as much as I can.
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  160. Great video man. Glad you worked past those hurdles. I’m still gunning for my goals, and already have a good job as a Cloud Storage Engineer, but I still really want to be better with programming and doing web apps that the rest of my team generally doesn’t do or isn’t great at. Thanks for the tips.
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  161. I am using a MacBook Pro early 2019 mod, however I am not just only programmkng, but also video editing and music recording/mixing/mastering. Great video!
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  162. Nice, I'm week into my adventure with html and css so such roadmap is good thing to have as finding straightforward roadmap is extremely hard. I'm also happy that my randomly chosen course from Udemy seems to be made by competent person as he tries to teach not only basics of what is doing what but also just proper way of using html and css so project is easy to modify and very easy to read. And even tho after first week my first "big" project is basic page that at least looks modern i can already see how important it is to make clear and easily readable code if I can see huge difference in such small project for something commercial it must be huge deal.
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  163. guys, dont use these degrees thinking its a goldentticket to SWE jobs. He used it because he already has industry experience, so he just needed the paper. Rushing WGU and all those online degrees will do nothing but make you another one of those who apply to 10000 jobs getting ignored. You need industry experience through internships (hopefully a return offer) and to get those you must be in a real university doing real projects. People should stop disrespecting this profession thinking its just monkey coding and something you can quickly get into just for the money.
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  164. Currently a Junior in high school with a huge interest in software development, and I'm gonna be taking two classes to learn coding this year. Just bought an iPad and an Apple Pen, I'm so freaking excited to learn this year!
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  165. I am currently working as a frontend dev intern...... but I am currently learning python so as to go down the path of machine learning and data science..... Web development is the most recommended field for beginners and most youtubers recommended it....but in the end... it all depends on your passion .... I know devs who love css, and are extremely good at what they do and love doing it.... so just find what field you enjoy and give it your best.... Nice video though.... I like the way you always talk about real issues... keep pushing man 💪🏽
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  166. Been listening to this for 55 minutes and you haven't tried to sell me a single thing. I trust you know how refreshing that is to someone looking to change his life and who doesn't have money to waste on a coaching program or a boot camp or whatever. Thank you. Thank you for understanding, and giving your time freely. If I have a way to pay you back one day, I'll remember you. Edit: do you have a Patreon or even want/need something like that?
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  167. I recommend about a year of learning and doing your own projects on the side. Plus yeah you got to take a risk applying for jobs. Nice video devsmak.
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  168. Nothing makes me click away faster than a ”you should definitively watch this video.”
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  169. I'll be honest, I didn't expect this video to be particularly helpful (based on many others I've seen) but I clicked anyway. It was such a pleasant surprise to actually get quality advice and suggestions about the job search! Thank you so much for giving real, practical steps I can take to get that first job in tech.
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  170. The lesson to be learned here is if your efficient at your job you're not going to be rewarded instead your gonna be punished with even more work
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  171. Solution: Choose Computer Science and at the same time teach yourself how to write better code.
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  172. Love the vid. Good to see other self taughts make it. I have an 8th grade education. Learned Perl 25 years ago while working phone support for an ISP. Been teaching myself whatever the most in-demand tech for over two decades. I work from home a few hours a week for 130k/yr. This is a great career that doesn’t require a degree. Good luck to anyone getting into it.
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  173. I've always used pc at home and mac at work. I definitely prefer Windows without a doubt. I've never experienced Windows getting slow after a while, at least not with Windows 10. Maybe the Windows os needs a little more maintenance in order to keep it running smooth.
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  174. I love backend, but there's not a lot of work available for backend. Most job portal they are looking for frontend. Even when I joined a startup they gave test to build an api but I ended up working as a frontend.
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  175. All logitech needed was to saw off the numpad from MX keys and nothing else, and they screwed it
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  176. People, definitely, shouldn't be looking at certifications as the endgame but rather a starting point. Nowadays, we are blessed with the accessibility for whatever information we need, but that can also be a disadvantage because One would not know where to start. I see the Meta/google/IBM Coursera certifications, for example, as a method for a beginner getting into a certain field to have an idea about the skills needed for the job and most importantly, learn them in the right order without skipping important details. If you view this kind of certifications in that way, in my personal opinion, they will be a great asset, a guide of some sort. So, yea, other than that, I totally agree with you.
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  177. Great roadmap, however accessibility definitely shouldn't be an afterthought. It's probably better to learn some accessibility practices at each step. For example - form labels, semantic elements and tab orders when learning html; focus states and color contrast checks when learning css, etc.
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  178. I love the vids man, definitely gonna give this path a shot, I’ve dove in 2 separate times trying to learn over the past 3 years each time only lasting a brief period but the first time I got an understanding of what html and css were and did tutorials for like a month and this last time a couple months ago I actually got a pretty good understanding of html structure and learned how to resource what I wanted to happen with css and started building some sites but when JavaScript hit it kinda demotivated me and I stopped and I’ve been getting amped up to dive back in and this video I think just did it for me so thank you I needed that
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  179. I'm just starting my front end journey using The Odin Project and a zerotomastery course side by side. Excited to progress and start a new career! I really enjoy your videos. Your insights are extremely valuable :)
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  180. You are awesome sir! Couple months ago you were one of the first programing mentor videos I've watched and had no idea about most stuff you were talking about, today watching this I feel proud to say and so much more familiar with most of stuff you mentioned! Totally worth it fellas stay focused you'll get there!, it's not hard but takes a Lot of hardwork!
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  181. Wow that's a great idea. So many people rely just on sending CVs online and patiently waiting for the result. But oldschool "show up to the doorstep" can definitely make you stand out cuz it's non cliche and even if it doesn't work for many times, eventually it can happen. Thanks a lot for the great hint, I'm off to Google all the Calgary local web dev related companies 🤝
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  182. I'm turning 32 in a month and I've decided to learn to code. This video was really helpful to me. Thank you very much. I know I'm gonna go through hard times but I'm not giving up.
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  183. Speaking from experience with a severe concussion, it might take you as long as 1 year (or more) to feel absolutely 100%. Just be patient, very slowly ramp up your activities (coding, exercise, etc) and really try your best not to bang your head at all (which will be more difficult due loss of proprioception from the concussion). it will be frustrating but you will get through it and have a greater appreciation for your brain. Good luck with your recovery.
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  184. Your videos have been helping me a lot lately, I’m 25 just getting into coding again, I tried to get into web development when I was a teen and gave up. Now I’m pursuing a career in coding, and my biggest fear is not having enough time, now that I have so much more responsibilities it makes me regretful that I gave up before 😅 but I’ve been having so much fun exploring all the different languages and trying to figure out what language/path is good for me. Thank you for making your videos real and honest 💪
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  185. This is something I struggle with, it’s just nerve racking to think about if I get the job and seem like a fake.
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  186. I had to retrain about a decade ago, and I went down the book route, going through several books which at face value covered the same thing, but each one would cover it slightly differently, so you got to appeciate it more. I also picked book which contained exercises rather than just explaining, as you learn by doing, not by reading. Afterwards I then built two websites. Neither were spectacular, obviously, but they were enough to show a potential manager that I could apply what I had learned, and that's what got me the job. He said that so many came in for interviews with great paper qualifications, but couldn't offer anything to show they could use what they'd learned. I think I might have struggled if I was learning now though, as so much appears to be online, or with videos like Pluralsight, which I find impossible to learn from.
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  187. As someone with a both a computer science degree, a work psychology degree and 20 years software development experience, this content is a gold! Implement implement! I like the advice about ditching tutorials, just build something simple stuff that does a simple thing then iterate and iterate. You need quantity of apps instead of quality of apps at the start.
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  188. DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT DUDE! I'm still in the learning process and hoping to get some freelance work or a new job soon ish
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  189. I learned to program about 6 years ago from your unity videos. I still remember how amazing it was to have those first games run. Since then I have learned more than 20 languages and even though I have drifted away from unity and game development, and more into node and backend web dev, game development will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you for making these awesome tutorials years later for new people to try and experience the same thing that I did.
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  190. That is for the CS Grads that don't pursue programming and developing software outside of the classroom. The ones that do will be better at developing software and programming. It is one of those things the more you know and practice typically the better you are.
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  191. Just bought a MBA m1 and love the way everything looks/works. Totally worth getting rid of my Dell precision
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  192. Currently, I have Macbook Air M1 and I'm in the beginning stages of learning software development. I am taking the self taught route. Thanks for the info; I feel a lot better about my Macbook.
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  193. I just got my Manta yesterday and I have been impressed with it while keeping in mind what it really is. It's my second e ink device but the first that I'll keep. I had the Go 10.3 from Boox for a few days but returned it. It was nice but the more I heard about Supernote's simplicity is the more I decided to wait for the Manta. I am glad that I did.
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  194. Warning, a lot of front end jobs now test algorithms. You'll get an array if complex data and need to sort and filter it precisely. I just had this interview and I'm a 25yr vet don't front end for the last decade. But I did backend processing for a long time so it wasn't difficult for me. But just be warned, its not always simply show front end skills. In the midwest here, Angular and React are king, so know that and you'll have a much better chance of getting a job. Rarely do companies do basic html pages anymore. Also styling add-ons like Material, Bootstrap, etc create themes, which are far better than css variables.
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  195. Loved your vibe, man. I'm a 35-yr old musician and language teacher now looking to move into IT. I've been building small projects with React and what you've said about just getting away from the books and the tutorials and getting busy building your own projects has just reaffirmed that I'm doing the right thing. Thanks for the inspiration. A
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  196. Currently in college for computer science and I have to take college algebra for gen ed. and I have to say I’m enjoying math a lot more then I did in high school. The teachers you have really do make a difference 😂👍
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  197. as a transitioning professional and coding prospect, i truly appreciate how this gentleman actually gets to the point and delivers the pertinent information to what is useful to learn and why. ive seen other "how i transitioned to developing" videos and they seem to be more focused on charisma and theatrics than the objective here. thank you for the insight.
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  198. Thank you for making this video. I'm in that "gave up two years ago and just picked it up again" phase. Difference is, I have good habits now. I put in the work all the time and I'm about to finish my first app. I also got a job in IT and while I'm not coding all the time, I'm exposed to tech enough to have a greater desire to learn. In fact, my first app is related to my HomeLab and my private VPN. It takes tons of time, and even in IT where I'm a senior technician, there are lots of moments of imposter syndrome.
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  199. My loved ones are the very reason I'm striving to become a web developer. That's a strong enough driving force for me to succeed. I want to take care of them and help them live easy as they did for me growing up. I understand the importance of your message and hang in there, bud. You're going to persevere.
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  200. Majority of devs in US that aren’t working in big tech hubs that aren’t at big tech companies generally use windows. It’s kind of a similar coorelation why C# is really heavily used outside of tech hubs (excluding Microsoft), it’s the bread and butter for general non scale enterprise
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  201. What a great video! Not the typical "16 > 8" so get 16. You explained why the M1 is sufficient with 8gb, thanks!
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  202. I am a former welder/fabricator for the petrol industry almost 20 years till I collided head on with a much bigger 4 wheel at about 60-70 mph. the resulting damage ended my career in that industry. So, I applaud your ethic and drive, this is truly one heck of a learning curve for me as well. also thanks for sharing your knowledge and time.
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  203. While it's unfortunate you decided to quit, I completely agree with your conclusions. Probably around 90% of the CS courses I've taken were useless. It's exactly as you said - teaching the history of AI instead of building one; learning about paradigms in software engineering when we had never made a project longer than 200 lines of code, etc. The good courses were Databases, Data Structures and Algorithms, the web development ones, and Networking (although barely useful as it didn't really go in depth). Maybe there were a couple more that I'm forgetting. It's the sad reality for many degrees though. Most consist mostly of theory and very little practice, only to later be told, "Oh, you expected more? Sign up for one of our master's programs." (btw they're no better) In my opinion, degrees make sense when you're young and have no work experience since a degree can somewhat offset the lack of experience. While you're young, you still have no idea what you want to do in life, so the 4-6 years (if you go for a master's) you get can be used for making those decisions. It's a good thing you gave it a try, though! It takes some bravery to quit. Most people just get stuck in the sunk cost fallacy mindset.
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  204. Currently back in school(at 36) for an associates in programming&systems analysis. I've been using different IDEs and languages on my own time over the last year to get my feet wet so to speak. I use troubleshooting theory a lot in my current job that deals with the hardware side of things such as expansion cards, daughterboards, motherboards, etc. I'm not sure how much of that would factor in to my resume' getting into the software side.
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  205. As of Sep 2022, Matlab experience on M1 mac is very buggi. Not recommended at all
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  206. Took me 10 years to learn on my own. I started before YouTube University. But I still learned.
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  207. I'm a backend engineer now, but I started in native mobile, which is like "backend for the frontend" to me because there are frontend components, but you still have that MVC/MVVM architecture in native mobile.
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  208. Thanks for this.. learned HTML and CSS earlier in the year, just now getting started on JS. Was debating going back for another bachelors for that CS degree which sounded so daunting but I think I’ll wait after watching this video. I’m going to work on building my project portfolio along with finishing the Meta Frontend Developer cert I already started. That one has helped me a lot actually to learn JS. It’s tough juggling this with a full-time job, wife and two kids in my 30s, but I know at the end of it all, it’ll be worth it. Thanks bro!
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  209. I needed this! just started school and learning about all of this is overwhelming. I feel better now lol
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  210. Hey man, great video. I've done backend development through SSH on my iPad Pro, as I just use nvim + tmux on my desktop anyways. That was fine, but you're right about keyboard options not being so good. Nice thinking for frontend development. I had tried a VNC connection but it was too laggy for me. Maybe in another year or so there will be better options. This is an area that I feel Microsoft got it "right" with their Surface book. Carry around a functional laptop, but then pull the screen off and it goes into tablet mode. Wish we had that in Apple land!!
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  211. You have to be committed, patient and humble yourself to learn more. I’ve got 10 years experience and still wake up at 4 am to read full documentations that could take me anything from a week to nearly a month to read through. And when done I repeat. It’s boring but you will master your craft in a way that will amaze you and others. I kinda enjoy it too. I know people who can’t sit to read any documentation for 10 mins without giving up 😂 Don’t give up keep. Keep learning and try to think of ways to apply what you’ve learned to solve real world problems along the way.
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  212. certifications in IT is very valuable, i'll give an example, to get a Network engineering job, you could get to college or do Cisco certifications which are Really valuable and incredibly cheap compared to college and the route to becoming a network engineer is pretty simple, get the CCNA (Cisco certified networking associate), then CCNP (professional level), then the expert level which is the CCIE, anither field i can give an example is cybersec, get the Sec+, linux+, EJPT cert and then finally OSCP, college is valuable, but these certs will accelerate your career soo fast its mad. and some colleges require their students to pass these certs anyway and these certs are very reputable. thanks for taking your time to read this
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  213. I complete certificates to get a good picture of what I might miss otherwise. It’s not particularly for the job application neither do I spend too much time on it. Its just a bonus for me being self-taught to have something (with projects). It’s merely there to help me know what I need to know and what I can do with the tech. Though I must I agree, it’s easy to get hung up on it while there is little effect to someone who’ll hire you
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  214. Yes, a new programmer in a software engineering program. Thank you for the advice. API, Building ios Apps, Machine Learning Front and Backend. Thank you for your honest opinion; feeling overwhelmed since I joined boot camp.
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  215. Nope, buy the 16gb version then buy a External SSD
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  216.  @jamescross  thank you for your support! Please spread your word of the bravery for freedom of our people. I wish you nothing but the best too!
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  217. Thanks for this video. I graduated from a coding bootcamp about a year ago. I thought that I would more or less be hand fed a job at the end, but it turns out that it takes graduates an average of 6 months after graduation to get a job. That’s 6 whole months of full time applying and learning and building projects and leetcode grinding in addition to the 3 months of bootcamp. 2 months after my graduation, I wasn’t hearing back from any of my applications. I gave up. I now realize than I had the wrong mindset to code. I risked 20k on a bootcamp, hoping it would be a kind of “shortcut” to getting s high paying tech job. When bootcamp was over, when it had been two months since I graduated, that shortcut didn’t seem like it was working. I gave up. They say that there are no shortcuts to worthwhile thinsg in life. The YouTuber here (sorry what’s your name? xD) studied for nine months before he felt job ready. if I were to try to become a web developer again, I would listen to his advice and not dish out thousands on a bootcamp. Like he said, I would buy some high quality courses and build real projects for real people to showcase my talents. They also say that havjng a supporting community is really important for learning so don’t think that you have to go through this alone, because there are people out there in the same boat as you, or there are developers out there who sympathize with your current struggle, and they want to help. Good lucks guys, or should I say work hard and smart!
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  218. Literally just pulled out of General Assembly yesterday. When I signed on by the recruiter I I was told that anyone who has ZERO background in tech and coding can join and change their life for the better and be taught properly. I signed up and quickly realized that it wasn't the case at all, I was basically thrown to the wolves and a lot of instructors and teaching assistants have little patience for those who have zero background in tech. I was drowning by the second week, they were more concerned about helping students who were basically already developers in the class rather than the ones who have no background at all. It was extremely disappointing and discouraging because I wasn't told the actual truth and money was spent. Now I'm looking for another boot camp that is actually FOR BEGINNERS. A lot of boot camps are worried about just polishing existing developers and packing out classes to make the most money, not really help those who are making complete lifestyle and career changes into tech. I also owe them money for the days that I went.
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  219. I don't know why, but in my country, the price difference between the 8gb model vs 16gb model is 100%, it costs twice as much!
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  220. No jokes i actually found my laptop in metal recycling container. I installed extra ram and a SSD drive and now it works flawlessly with vs code for web development
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  221. Interesting take, doesn't really ring true to all software engineering degrees though. My university had both a computer science and software engineering courses. The only difference between the two curriculums was that the software engineering degree had 2 extra modules that were orientated around some of the concepts you were talking about. The university I went to was ranked amongst the top 10 universities in the United Kingdom, seems a lot different in the states. Here in the United Kingdom a software engineering degree is by no means a shortcut, it's actually more work than just getting a regular computer science degree.
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  222. Spot on. I'll add that, Udemy has some amazing teachers. Brad Traversy's channel here on youtube is incredible and his courses on UDemy amazing and? Won't cost you 30,000.00. Also? I'm sorry, but this is not a profession to learn in 90 days. Anyone that sells that is selling bullshit. It takes TIME. Thanks for another great video and information that is on point.
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  223. I actually graduated from WGU for Cloud Engineering. I feel like they have a ton of really passionate people that work there. Neat you actually worked for them.
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  224. Nice man, I'm attending WGU so it's cool to know that I've probably come across something you worked on and never knew it was you! Hopefully I can be like you in a couple of years, I really dig the transparency in this video.
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  225. I just learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap and ReactJS. Hearing this would never break my mission to become a good Frontend Developer because I love to code than anything 🔥
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  226. yeah but what if I enjoy building is different each day like one day I'm building react apps, and the next I'm writing a HTA for ie 6
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  227. You may don't even need a degree. I don't as far as I know. If a company is holding that promotion away from you just because you don't have a degree after all the works you have done without one. Feel free to jump to another ship. High paying tech jobs is always available if and only if you have the right experience ( no degree involved) Self-taught route is a hard route. I've been self-taught before while working part-time as a McDonald employee just to earn the living, and I can say, you will fail a lot. A few hundred times is possible, there are people are being self-taught for years and can't get their first job. But if your situation is not good and you can't get a degree just like me. Just learn the skill, build things out like portfolio and web-apps that using technologies that many companies is hiring for and you will eventually get your first job. I got mine after 1 year and 3 months learning how to code every single day and applied over 400 times. Just don't lose hope
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  228. Excellent video boss, you are the #1 developer YouTuber on here, I not only love your knowledge of the subject but I find it important also that you have managed to master the other side of teaching which is being friendly, fun and sharing your passion of the subject. Keep on moving man, everyone loves you!
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  229. I think it's a good idea to learn both front end and back end, but specialise in one.
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  230. Really enjoying your content! Although right now I am in a full MERN stack Bootcamp I think knowing front end and back end basics will help me in the long run. I am hoping to get into this industry in the next few months transitioning from the medical field. Just wanted to say thank you for your content
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  231. I love the honest, detailed but straight to the point talking points. It is more helpful than other channels' videos that give false hope to developers
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  232. The associate degree in CS at my CC requires no math, just the basic gen Ed’s. But they absolutely push down on you if you want to transfer, like 99 percent of people doing CS, take calc 1-2, discrete math and physics 1-2 for engineers, or whatever the math and science req for ur desired uni is. This CC is also one of the best community colleges to get into UC Berkeley for CS. Associates are great if they are free and for transfer. I have 2 years of free CC so it’s a no brainer for me 😅
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  233. It's pretty insane that you only have 7k subs, your content is insanely well produced and polished. I've been in the industry for quite a while so, while I can't get much use from the video, I can absolutely vouch for the tips you gave.
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  234. I've been a software engineer since 2009. Dell XPS is hands down the best set of machines to develop on.
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  235. Thanks for making and sharing this content. This gives clarity and detailed info on my vague roadmap. I have been learning front end dev for three months, still on to learning HTML, CSS and the fundamentals of computer science from CS50. Your videos are encouraging. Thank you 😊
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  236. I always feel too dumb to code. My professors always say they either cannot follow what I am trying to do, or that it's too complicated. I'm not sure I understand enough to simplify my work for my projects, and I don't know how you would even begin to figure out how to do that. Good video, man.
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  237. Been in IT for 35 years now and am one of the Sr. Techs that do the technical interviews. Hands down, the hires we made where the programmer (or other IT disciplines) were self taught are the best most successful hires we've made. It's a mind set. It's a personality type, these are the type that are curious, want to know how things work. Finding these are becoming rarer and rarer. While your video is correct in some ways, I'd argue a programmer that gives up will give up whether they take a class or are self taught.
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  238. Great points, and I enjoyed the insight into what backend devs do. Thanks for the excellent and concise content!
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  239. I've been watching you for 3 days in a row. I haven't had a coding class since some college classes 7-8years ago. Today I took my second first steps with HTML. Thank you for your content.
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  240. I will be graduating from WGU in about 2 months. I transferred in my associate's degree (General Studies), and that alone eliminated half the classes I had to complete. In the computer science degree that I am in, there are only 2 certifications I need to take, Linux Essentials, and ITILv4. Other than that I did have to take a Java fundamentals class, but for the most part none of the classes were intro classes or classes that I could easily test out. I already knew how to code in Java, so the classes I looked forward to where Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Data Structures and Algorithms 1 and 2, and even Discrete Math 1 and 2.
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  241. I love how devsmak is giving concrete ways to become successful in this field. What got me hooked is that he stated that hard work is needed. Probably the best advise is to know what you want and you need to do it relentlessly.
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  242. Thanks for the information. I'm just starting but I look at job listings to see what will be most beneficial for me to learn. Looking at everything they want I feel sick because it's so overwhelming not knowing what any of it is.
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  243. This video gives me PTSD flashbacks from my attempts at full stack development. I lasted two months and haven’t been in development ever since. There were so many things to know, and not enough problem solving skills to keep up with the team, especially during sprints. While I was trying to learn a new framework, the project stalled and there was no hope. They always say that all developers experience problems and failures, but what they don’t tell you is that those same people are also extremely smart. Average joes fail at a much higher rate than high level problem solvers. I wish I could get back the years I spent trying to get into this field.
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  244. Unis stuck in the 1900s
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  245. Dude! Hi, I'm from Argentina, I lived in Ogden, UT for 8 years. Now I’m kinda lost, but thanks to this video I felt guided again, thanks for all the info you shared. I’m aiming for front end, I did a full stack boot camp, and front end is what got my attention, I enjoy seeing the results. At least for now, I feel the learning curve is shorter this way. And yeah, I hate my current job at a factory, anxiety hits hard sometimes since I’ve been wanting to change for a while now. Deep breaths and keep at it
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  246. I fully agree that some projects in your portfolio even really simple is helpfull, but be honest, expectations for entry level in most cases out of reality. Kind of "A company looking for entry level programmer/engineer with 5 years of comercial expirience". I guess they just insane.
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  247. Go for it grind it out dude. You got this.
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  248. I always wanted to try what it would be like coding on mac. I am a web developer and have been using only Windows 10 and 11, I also did react on a mobile project. I can say that it is not necessary if you are a web developer since most of your work will focus on, you guessed it, websites. But during my experience doing react, I can say that it would have been easier owning a mac to check if it's working on ios. Besides, why spend money for work when you can spend it on yourself! Just my opinion. Great coding!
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  249. Thank you for the content. Are you mentoring self-taught training devs? I'm highly interested in working with you.
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  250. Hello, can you make a video or a documentation about the path which a person who doesn't have any idea about programing can take to become a devoloper? It would be great because there are tons of information and choosing practical ones for getting a junior job could be hard at the begining without a pioneer:)
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  251. You do not understand how long I have been waiting for this!! Thanks for this! Im new to web development and these videos are helping me get better every day :)
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  252. Hi, thanks for the video. What is your opinion on M1 when it comes to ML ? Especially for a CSE master's student who would be taking ML related courses. Also, heard some windows apps don't work on M1's architecture so wondering how big of a problem that will be for a MS CSE student.
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  253. Im 28 and have been an electrician for 7 years. I am really trying to do what you're doing now man! I graduated a bootcamp, currently prying my way through a couple books, and am going to take the free Harvard CS50 course! I really hope someone will appreciate all of that once I'm done with it.. Thanks for the video man, really helped
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  254. This was amazing. Please continue to put out quality content.
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  255. 2:20 just fyi the texture of the screen didn't change on top, its still feelwrite 2 like the Nomad. What did change is the substrate under is now plastic so it has a softer feel. There is a break in period for feelwrite 2 so thats likely the texture difference you are feeling btwn the two. The plastic provides a bit more flex as well
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  256. Perfect timing. I just started to learn JS. Love how you talk about the actual codes rather than just theory/mindset/experiences like every other channel. Please make that React roadmap too!
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  257. I am a software developer working in a devops role and I just made the switch to macbook pro with the new M1 chip I don't think I will be looking back as far as my work machine goes. As far as gaming goes, i will be sticking with my pc
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  258. I am backend engineer and I use MacBook Air on M1 16\256. This laptop is fully appropriate to my tasks and it's quite enough for me. Thanks
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  259. Thank you so much for making this comparison!! I have a magic mouse and I'm considering going with the MX master 3, and you're the only one that's made a comparison video (for programming). I think I'll be sticking to my magic mouse for the reasons you mentioned. Great video and thank you once again
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  260. @devsmak I succesfully land a role as front end react dev. Report on duty dec2022. I shift my career from 7 years exp in construction to software. My self taught journey start since 2020. Your channel help me in my journey especially when we have same prev background. I wanna thank you and let u know that your video change people lives.
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  261. I'm 44 and just got my first FE dev job. I've been freelancing for a few years prior but could never seem to get hired until now. Pay is lower than I wanted but I'm hoping the experience will help me move into something better. So sounds like visual basic pays well?
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  262. Thanks for this info. I just recently stopped watching tutorials and switched to the odin project to learn and it just feels like night and day with the learning. I did make the switch because of people like you puting the info out there.
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  263. Thanks a lot for all of these, we really appreciate what you are doing , please do Javascript and REACT roadmap too, thanks
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  264. FullStack means “I know a little bit of everything” and you never really master the stack
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  265. I have been stuck in the ocean of "advice for self-taught developers" for a very long time and I finally stumbled upon one that resonated with me and my experience so far. Specifically, your advice on "progressive learning" rather than "linear learning" was a light bulb moment for me. Thank you so much. Fantastic video!
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  266. The market is pretty saturated now though, it's not as straight forward as it used to be. What makes it worse is a lot of the applicants aren't even close to being job ready and you end up losing the good applicants amongst the pile of applications. Good advice on this one anyway.
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  267. Just started learning this month. I will be getting out of education by next year. Your channel has been a great guide. Keep up the great work!
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  268. Thank you sir for the tips. I am inspired by your journey. I was a bit like you and I wanted to change my career from construction to IT. I just finished the basic of C++ programming and currently learning pyton. Really hope I can land a job in IT in the future
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  269. I just recently started learning code and the basics of web development. Yesterday I got a phone call from the CEO of KineMagic and was invited to eat lunch with him! All because my sister cuts his hair and has been telling him about me. I feel as if this could be an amazing opportunity to get my foot in the door to the industry early or at the least make a very useful connection! If anyone has any advice for me please don’t hesitate!
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  270. I have been learning to code since April this year, and started by going down the html, css, js web development path. I decided to switch to Python a little over a week ago, which has turned out to be a great decision. Fortunately, the time learning js wasn’t wasted since it’s allowed me to pickup python quickly. I’ll be sticking with python from here on out.
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  271. Don’t forget the resale value. Between updates for years creating a long life and a good price when you sell it, MacBooks might be the ultimate money saver.
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  272. I have to say that you are totally underrated. You bring so high quality content ! I have a question, for people learning to code do you recommend to build projects from your own and not just copying tutorials from YouTube ?
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  273. for web development 8GB is enough i think
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  274. I'm 53 years old, I spent 30 years in the materials testing business (going to construction sites and testing the concrete, soil, etc.). I taught myself basic and assembly language back in 1982, but never followed through with a programming education. I have spent the last 2 years, working all day, taking online and evening classes at my local community college and I can tell you that this man is absolutely correct. It is hard, there will be nights where you just want to say screw it, and go veg out on the couch and watch TV. What has helped me, is teaching it to my wife. I have found that teaching something that I just learned really strengthened what I learned and showed me what I had not learned.
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  275. So much respect to guys like you. I tried to learn how to code for 3 years and it's too much. I think I just don't have the aptitude.
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  276. How to get an entry-level dev job: Step 1.) Be a Senior Dev Step 2.) ??? Step 3.) Profit
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  277. I almost fell into the bootcamp path going into it with 0 experience with coding at all but I quickly figured out that Id be setting myself up for failure and he's 100% correct the bootcamp recruits will make it seem like you need them when in reality you don't it just takes grit and persistence. Even after I told the recruit I wouldn't be attending anymore because I wanna get a little coding knowledge before I go she was still trying to convince me why its better to go into the camp with 0 experience. Long story short Im paying 40 dollars a month with code academy and I'm actually learning. I have no idea if I would've stuck with the program or dropped out.
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  278. If you truly like coding, you wouldn’t stop learning just cause there’s a recession
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  279. This really shed a lot of light on it for me. I’ve been at Amazon for almost 16 years doing grunt work. They offer 98% tuition paid for web developers, so been thinking about going for it. I know next to nothing, never attempted it. Just figured being amazing at math and having great attention to detail along with OCD makes it a good fit. No idea what school to choose or which programs to focus on, but this video definitely helps. Front end may be the way to go. Would eventually like to learn everything though.
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  280. Dude! Many more people should watch your videos, cause that was awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experience!
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  281. Having started doing development back when we were using TurboAssembly for spiffy front ends, I think you are completely correct, if understating some of the problems. In my last position I was fine with doing very sophisticated windows services as well as AJAX based web applications. They then also wanted us to become experts at cloud development and heavy DevOps. It's just not practical and we got no support from the company. In my opinion, the company is asking too much... I was fine until I got to the advanced YAML. You can't even really test that.
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  282. Last year I was attending a full stack web development bootcamp. The instructions to install ruby and ruby gems on mac was easy using a couple of curl bash commands. Even when learning PHP using homebrew to install and boot up a server is by far the fastest and easiest. I try to follow along on my windows PC and found it difficult to install and correctly set up WSL2 and connect my account with SSH for git/github. I grew up with windows 2021 was my first year owning a macbook air m1 and I never looked back and switching I still own a gaming PC but anything development related I use apple laptops. I know a lot of developers try to be humble and drive beginners to use windows and cheap laptop and that is okay but also misleading them to not save up for a apple computers specially since most the guides are written for unix base systems and using zsh and bash terminals are the go to in the modern era
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  283. Just found your channel, love it! You just explained about 80% of my first 3 yrs in industry. Keep up the good work!!
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  284. It's good that you talk about the pros and the cons. It also depends on the country you live in, in my country self taught devs and devs with a bachelor's have the same salary on average but devs with master's have a 20% higher salary on average. Also as you stated there are some jobs that require a master's degree and many hire you while you are studying for your master's. One more point is that if you want to freelance it's much easier to get clients in my country with a master's, and the government contracts pay the highest here, they usually want people with an education, the higher the better in their view.
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  285. Solid advice there. I have been a dev for 20 years, started in front end and have been back end for the last 12 years. I can pretty much do anything really well, but I fail literally ALL interview tests because I just suck at trying to convey my thoughts and knowledge haha
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  286. Just starting my journey! On my second month now. Focusing on Javascript right now! I've been working at PepsiCo for the last 5 years, and also did music engineering on the side. Realized I no longer wanted to pursue a career in music. Thanks for your content, it's been very useful !
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  287. Finally someone have said the truth about the coding culture.
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  288. Hearing you say there is high demand for UI Dev make me happy
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  289. thank you for the great comment sir. under rated. what a gold comment.
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  290. I turn twenty this month and I want to make this next decade of my life worth while and this will be the first step, you have no idea how helpful this video is! I’ve spent a lot of time finding what I want to do to get into a career in coding and this is it, thank you.
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  291. I recently got my Associates degree and currently pursuing a bachelors of science in computer science. It’s hard to say the least, just hope to not flunk out of school otherwise I’d have to do the self teach route
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  292. Same here good luck on your adventure!
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  293. 3 months is a click bait. 99% of people cannot learn front end enough to get a entry level job in that amount of time. Minimum for a super student would be like 7 months. This for anyone who thinks it’s that quick it’s not as he says in the video. You gotta actually like it and you’ll be fine.
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  294. Excellent take James. I got the M1 air a year ago and it's definitely a steal for just the general programming as such along with school work. It's an excellent buy for overall usage and portability, just the basic necessities and whatever one's needs be met. Going for other viable workspace options such as standing desk, quality ergonomic chair, monitors, keyboard, mouse, lightings, cable management, and even some plants for decoration is going to be so much more practical than whaling on a $2000 MacBook Pro in my personal experience, the rest of the money to buy for other spaces speaks volumes. Unfortunately, the ONLY regret I have is not spending the extra for 16gb of ram as for longevities sake its going to be worthwhile.
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  295. Yes please make a React roadmap video!! I’m just learning at age 35 trying to become a self taught dev. I don’t have any history in programming so I started with freecodecamp HTML/CSS/JS courses.
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  296. Thanks for all the info! Quick question, you mentioned you read a JavaScript book. What book would you recommend for a beginner?
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  297. As a completely new web dev'er, your "roadmap" videos have been super helpful in directing my studies, and time. If you haven't already got one planned, a React roadmap video would be fantastic also 😊
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  298. if anything, this motivates me more. I'm 2 weeks and 19% into the Front End Engineering codecademy course after finishing the Google Data Analytics and seeing what could be coming makes me want to get better at coding to ensure my future survival. gain intensity to ensure success everyone.
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  299. You should make a video about how people can stay active as a web developer because sitting long hours everyday for years can cause many health concerns.
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  300. Just the video that I was looking for , Thanks for always delivery quality content!! soon I will get my first dev job .
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  301. im turning 33 in june and im just starting my journey into the coding/programmer world and honestly i dont feel old at all, i feel like a kid learning cool stuff im into and always interested in, old to some young to others lol
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  302. I LOVE github copilot, it saved me from typing a keyboard on html, it even said the exact thing i was gonna do in javascript, its just that good
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  303. I “used” to be a college student who switched from studying business admin for 2 years to Information technology with 0 prior coding knowledge whatsoever (Note: My grades were VERY bad due to my lack of interest for Business administration, which resulted in furthering my distance from graduating!). After seeing my friends graduate, I felt very discouraged, but I found a solid mental to take my coding journey very seriously but most importantly at my own pace. I’m currently taking a break from school to develop my skills in coding and hoping I can build a path to become a Web Developer! Best of luck to those who are on a similar path or those who want to start their coding journey!
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  304. Dude I’ve come across your channel and I really appreciate your honesty. As someone who’s been overwhelmed with this self taught journey recently it’s nice to see someone admit they struggled as well. Cheers!😊
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  305. Im 36 and want to pursue software enginnering. It is not too late. Just put in the work.
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  306. It’s important to also be 100% sure you are going to become a programmer, ie: taken weeding classes, difficult math courses, and done projects. Until you know, I wouldn’t recommend buying anything expensive.
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  307. You may have mentioned this in one of your videos already and I apologize I haven’t been able to watch them all, but did you have to relocate the family for any of the development jobs you’ve had? Great channel btw. I’m switching over from construction as well and I appreciate your channel, man.
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  308. Thanks for this video! I’ve been thinking about getting back into web development (self-taught since 15, I’m now 40 but stopped several years ago). I’ve been looking at boot camps, but haven’t found good reviews and just didn’t know where to turn because I know I have more to learn as things have changed. These free courses are better than spending a bunch of money learning things I may already know since I’m not starting off as a beginner.
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  309. I have been coding for 4 years now and I use a macbook pro m1 13'', I use it beacuse the terminal is amazing and xcode is available on macbook only. The only bad experience I have had with my macbook is the fact that java is not optimized for macos so my exprience on java was not great but everything else is a dream.
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  310. Nice bro! I’ve been a nurse for 10 years, and when the pandemic hit I decided to leave that career. To pursue business, which is going well but not stable. A buddy of mine introduced me into coding and I’m about to finish up a bootcamp. I still got a ways to go. But I came in without any programming knowledge. I’m thankful to learn a new and in demand skill.
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  311. Another thing to consider: hardware consistency. It’s such a mixed bag with pcs, even among similar specs. You know with a mac you are going to get a great trackpad, great (not best, but certainly excellent) screen, and adequate keyboard with minimal faff. pcs always feel like a crapshoot hardware wise
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  312. Thanks! I'm learning Web Dev and I was wondering If the base model would be enough! Here, the difference between the base model and the 16gb is BONKERS... US$400 for each upgrade (BRL 2250,00). But after the video and reading the comments I'm sure that the base model would be more than enough for me! Thanks!!
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  313. This is so helpful for a dropout who is also a self taught
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  314. I'm 38 and own a construction company. I really want to start this journey and learn from the start. Been hesitant to start but your videos are really helping. Thanks man
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  315. Some of the best beginner advice I have seen on youtube. Wish I saw this video when I first started out. Btw I smashed that like button lol.
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  316. There are two types of developers... those that get work done and those that use macs.
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  317. Hello, i'm a self taught student too. But i'm not from the US, and i know companies are starting to accept to work remotely, but do you think will be difficult to land a first job in an American company not living there?
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  318. Macbook Pro M1 Pro... i bought because it's unix-based and the hardware and design are a pleasure to use. My last Macbook pro lasted 10 years (i actually still use it for some projects).
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  319. I concur. Having done both front end and backend they really can be different worlds... And often a specialized person is more important then the "I know everything" person. Full stack is fine, and you will probably do it all at some point, but just know it's takes time and effort to understand all the fun "nuances" of each area.
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  320. You are really inspiring and honest, I hope you get better soon, thank you for all the content that you create, greeting from Venezuela once again
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  321. If seeling your soul is something you like then go ahead and work for a huge FAANGalike company. Most people dont need that much money to live a priviledged life without worries. I think developing awesome software in a company or business you think is good for humanity will only benefit you and your conscience !
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  322. Good video. My goal is to become a T shaped developer. I might end up focusing on the frontend as a React developer. At my current job I am a full stack developer. So far every project I have had to touch sql, graphql front and back, node, and react. We are a small team of 6 developers which only 3 or 4 of us work on the node backend and react. Cool part about my job is since the team is so young we can pick our long term specialization. I am leaning between dev ops or sticking full stack with specialization on front end.
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  323. Hey James, I'm currently in a bootcamp, pretty heavy tbh, 8-5, monday through saturday, learning Ruby, Js, React, WSL usage, GitHub and other basic stuff. I'm loving it so far. I tried to learn by myself before, but now that I have a guide things are sticking and I see actual progress. Watching your videos has been really helpful to keep me motivated when I feel overwhelmed, thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. 6 more months to go and I'll start my applications. I hope to get coding experience and eventually move into the videogame industry with some stronger foundations and more akills in other languages. I'll let you know how it goes, cheers from Mexico!
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  324. I'm essentially doing full stack work. Not only are you doing front and back end coding, but you're managing the full stack, including Apache configuration... it's doable, but I do feel that your expertise gets stretched. Hard to get great at any single thing when you're doing something different every day.
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  325. Yeah thanks man I was really confused I wanna be a software dev
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  326. I've been using both versions for a while, i got stuck with the Mini cuz i Love it, my gf kept the OG cuz she uses the num pad Reason: -Sleek, small, minimalist - key Travel (I can type really fast) - battery Live - connectivity between devices - Flow if paired with capable Logi Mouse - customizable keys Just a dream if you're not into Mechanical keyboards
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  327. Great tips👌... what do you think of applying to foreign countries for remote jobs?🤔
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  328. I don't remember reinstalling Windows since I bought the laptop in October 2018. It runs fine. It's a gaming laptop used for business. Ryzen 2700 processor, Vega GPU. My knowledge about Mac vs Windows stems from a few decades ago, around the end of the 1980's. ( I used a Mac 1989-2000 ) It seemed more people used Macs in Silicon Valley than in other places I'd lived.
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  329. Still listening, but I fell out for a few weeks. Getting back into it Thanks for the advice, your videos are usually high quality and inspiring
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  330. Got my sub. I've been in this business for too many years and the things you see/hear are phenomenal. I'm workin web dev as a focus/tech change and currently on front end, CSS, getting ready to start into javascript. I did some app/web dev back in the late 90's / early 2000's and wow, that was interesting. Anyhow, great presentation. I intend to work through the stack as I progress, for two reasons. The first, figuring out where I intend to land/specialize. Second, ultimately my goal is to run my own gig, choose and build my own stack, and create customer solutions from that stack. However, at the end of the day, I intend to have a team of five people and each will specialize in a piece of that stack and will be relied upon to provide the level of service / knowledge that such a specialist brings to the table. Lastly, my specialization, will be uncovered as I proceed. I'm thoroughly enjoying the front-end and all the amazing tools to create in that space but I also have a small history with the back-end and enjoy that as well so, we'll see. I despise mis-leading material. Learn X in 21 days, blahblahblah. If this field were that simple the pay would be 10 bucks an hour. Not what it is. Job req - Looking for a junior full stack developer. Really? That exists? Isn't that an oxymoron? Great presentation. Thank you.
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  331. Hot tip: if your find the iPad keyboard too large, then hold down the ‘keyboard’ key (bottom right) and switch to floating keyboard and use swipes to type i.e. don’t type each letter but swipe from letter-to-letter and the iPad will complete the words for you from its dictionary. Then if you add programming words to the dictionary then it’ll recognise and complete those as well.
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  332. Great Video!! I am also a developer myself and I do use the iPad for my job too, but only for taking notes and research. I have found the iPad to be a really good log keeper too. I use notability and well I can have all my logs/notes in one place without having to carry a million notebooks around. One other thing I have found the pad useful for is keeping up with all the meetings I have to go to as a developer. I can simply add an event to my calendar app and well it syncs across all my devices which is really nice to have when things get crazy.
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  333. Hi, you’re an inspiration to me, I am sad about what happened, but I am glad you are here and able to communicate this with us. Take it easy man, get some rest, go to therapy and update us when you feel better. And take this time to be closer to your family, and thank you for your wise words, absolutely agree family and love ones are number one thing and the reason we do what we do, altho it’s easy to lose focus on that. I know your family was also worried, I hope they are also ok. Hope you recover soon.
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  334. I use co pilot actively at my job. I don't write entire functions with it, but if I ever get stuck writing regex, parsing a date, writing SQL or anything random I just describe what I want in a comment and co pilot handles the rest. It saves me googling 80 percent of the time which is huge. I don't really see an issue since what I ask for is super generic, and any complex code would need a deep understanding of the project, something co pilot doesn't have. I learnt code by reading other's code. Co pilot's neural network has an incredibly low chance of just remembering complete snippets since that's not how you become a good engineer and thus a good ai model. I think it's fine if you can relate how the ai learns to how us humans learn, cause it's very similar but on a much larger scale.
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  335. Started my journey a little over 2 weeks ago now. Currently about to go into my final year of radiation therapy studies, however, the past 3 years or so have taught that I am not cut out for this line of work. Degree itself is relatively chill but doing my internships throughout the course made me realise that there are people who are a lot more suited than I. I am loving the odin project, doesnt make me burn out and makes everything fun.
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  336. Thank you so much for this insight!! I've been overwhelmed with the idea of rejection, what types of questions will be posed, what information to focus on etc. I just graduated with my associates but don't feel prepared at all so this is highly encouraging and motivating to push through and continue with self teaching. Thank you again!!
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  337. The survey was global while your experience is local. I imagine in places like India there's a higher number of developers who use Windows either due to cost or simply because they work for small companies that dont have the budget to afford Macs.
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  338. I realized 2 months in that my boot camp was not beginner friendly. I was spending more time on FCC and YouTube just to figure out the course material. I was neck deep in React without a concept of basic algorithms or OOP. It did get my feet wet, and help guide me in the right direction to move forward, but ultimately it was my own sweat and determination that helped me learn to code.
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  339. The transparency is so cool; I very much appreciate this channel and what you do for your viewers!
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  340. I'm 31 and have worked in the warehouse industry for a very long time. Let's just say it dosent matter how many hours you work it's a dead end either way for me, your videos a real inspiration for me but not only that you clearly laid out everything from beginning to end and are very well spoken! Thank you 😊
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  341. Great video and motivational. I’m 31 and a truck driver and desire a career change in software dev so I don’t have to be on the road and can be more with family. Recently started learning Python and doing that every evening after work. Hope to make it and relate to you one day! Wish u all the best!
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  342. I work in Oncology Clinical Trials. Cancer trials are extremely hard to get on so the majority of my 40 hour work week I do nothing, because I don't have many patients. I have so much extra time on my hands between work and my home life. I'm single and my son is grown that I need some stimulation. I decided I wanted to learn how to code, because why not lol . Obviously I have no experience coming from healthcare, but I am willing to put in the work. I am just starting and hoping to learn as much as I can over the course of next 3-6 months.
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  343. Very good video! Basically how I started my career (start at a small company). Also to the last point: Most companies want to retain their employees and are happy to support their ambitions (if possible and if it makes sense for the business of course). Don't be shy and talk to your manager, you'd be amazed what's possible.
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  344. Sounds good! I'm a fresh CS graduate. Since you have experience, I'd say you'll enjoy studying CS way more since you won't have too many things you don't know. Enjoy! Oh and also, many of my classmates were in their 30s up to late 40s, with busy schedules and families. It's doable. Somehow those people were the most motivated and always performed the best in the group.
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  345. Starting school in August and soaking in as much advice as I can in the meantime. Have watched so many videos and they are just "ok." I have watched just this one of yours so far but hit the sub button. Was shocked to see you don't have 100k+ subs because based on the quality, you should! Looking forward to watching more.
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  346. I just started my change of career I’m a structural steel certified welder but Coding is awesome it changes all the time and that’s what I love about it thank you for being a motivator I believe there’s something more in the future for web developments 😊
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  347. Full stack developer is just a backend developer who knows to use bootstrap to make the frontend.
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  348. Solid advice. I appreciate it. I have a software engineer friend that mentioned being able to Google documentation is key. You're not going to know everything and might not work on the same stack that you've worked with in the past. Thanks for the tips!
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  349. Hey man, I'm in a coding camp right now. It's not full time but still pretty strenuous with a full time job and family responsibilities. I was really close to quitting after the second module and not being able to get some of my JavaScript to work. I stumbled across your channel and it's helped give me the motivation to push through. I appreciate you brother and look forward to more content. I hope success continues to come your way!
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  350. This is hysterical. I had no idea what this channel was all about. At the end of this video serious I said to myself, these guys are all some kind a technical professionals. The thought came to me because they are all rational. Then I came down to the comments, wow. Ah, yes I code too but I seem to be the old man around here. Loved the series. Thanks for taking the time to do all this.
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  351. I have been teaching myself to code for about 6 months I always come back to this video every month to see what more I understand. It’s helpful for someone who feels like they’re not getting anywhere. At least for me it helps.
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  352. Same here bro! I’m also 26, worked in audio engineering & production , I love it but feels too unstable and lacks direction! Learning web development at the moment and I love it! Hope to transition in to a full time career in SWE in the future and still enjoy music for my own personal projects!
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  353. 9th grade high school drop out to joining the army at 18. After seven years in the army I got out to go to school. I graduate in May with a BS in mechanical engineering but I have no interest in that and I am working to be a self taught dev. Enjoying your videos man!
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  354. 16GB and 512 GB if you’re a programmer or even a CS student.
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  355. Currently, I am nearly done with my AS in Computer Science in college right now. I have been thinking about what I want to do after I graduate and learning how to be a front-end wed developer is my goal right now! Thank you so very much for this video as it gives me so much inspiration and push me to keep learning!
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  356. I love that you get straight to the point on your videos and don’t ramble on about irrelevant stuff for 8 minutes like a lot of other so proclaimed “dev” youtubers. Thank you.
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  357. I have a 2017 Macbook Pro that I used for the past 5 years, but lately I’ve started to do most of my work on windows. Windows Subsystem for Linux changes the game combined with VSCode. However, the whole Windows 11 thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth so we will see.
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  358. Good video, very informative and I agree on the different types of individuals that are getting into this career field. Thank you for planting the seed of encouragement to those that might be questioning their position or journey in this field! You’re giving many people that might be unsure some guidance on how to go forward affordably. Personally, I think this is more of an individual issue than a bootcamp issue. I think there are some coding bootcamps that are blatantly looking for people that are unsure, but there are some really good ones out there. People should only get into something like this if it’s really want they want, regardless of choosing the bootcamp, self-taught, or college degree route. Regarding bootcamps specifically, I don’t think they are all that bad especially if you do your research before you get in one. It’s great for people like me who needed the structure and guidance in the learning process and pushed me towards completion. Look for bootcamps that over personally mentors, tutors, career specialists, longer than 3-6 months, offer deferred payment until you find a job, job preparation course included, and money back guarantee if you can’t find a job. Don’t settle for anything less.
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  359. Dude, you have the best timing for saying the things I am going through! I had my first tech interview last month. And even though I was preparing programming for about 5 months I froze in the interview, couldn't think much and I was so embarrassed I wanted it to just end.
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  360. Thanks for sharing this insight, really interesting. Looks like you are doing great relative to where you live. I agree it is pretty crazy how developer salaries vary from place to place. I’m a junior dev in NYC making 135k and I have a friend in Europe with 10yrs experience making less….I find this insane. I know people who landed jobs straight out of bootcamps in NY for 160k-180k but I would classify them as very advanced for new devs and most had prior experience coding before they did a bootcamp. Seems like the sky is the limit for salaries in major cities like NY. But then you look at house prices and realize that you would probably have to be a principle engineer at Google making well over to even buy an average home here so it brings people down to earth haha.
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  361. Front end please! I am living in Vietnam as an English Teacher but I really want a chance at front end development. Hoping a company will employ me remotely here. Would you consider making a video about the office/remote locations for work and what to expect as a newcomer to the industry?
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  362. Just my luck.. Spent 3- 1/2 years in a college program.. And been doing tons of front and backend classes / Bootcamp... I will be job ready by 02/2023... Now I got to deal with this... I'm getting too old for this... I'm pushing 40 (this week) and I spent 14 years unemployed, as a disabled Veteran who had to spend all that time just trying to get better (medical discharge)... My life reads like the most depressing story of all time, and I keept working my hardest for years, just to have a recession smack me in my face... I doubt I'll find any company that will hire me by the end of my classes now.. I've even run the numbers.. Due to margin calls in the markets, the housing market going down and CPI through the roof... It's not go get any better... We will hit a new type of low in our markets and this one is going to be 10x worse than the one I experience back in the day... Good luck everyone... We going to need it.
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  363. If it's this hard to get an in person job, I can't imagine a remote job because my country has no tech companies.
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  364. Come and get your lovveee
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  365. Regarding getting your first job, your current job probably offers your best opportunity. I feel this is something many people neglect to consider. I'm not going to name the company but I worked for a large food shipping company as a logistics customer service rep (nothing to do with development or tech). I learned the basics of front end and once I was comfortable enough with the basics I reached out to a contact I knew within the companies tech department. I learned that the company uses Angular and also hires all the time. Oh and by the way they said they much prefer to hire in-house even for entry level positions. They basically gave me a roadmap if I wanted to move into that side of the company. As a result of that conversation I learned Angular and about 4 months later I got the opportunity to transfer into the companies tech department. I guarantee you the company you work for right now, regardless of of the industry, has developer jobs. Work for Starbucks, they have developer jobs. Work for a construction or building company, they have developer jobs. You get the idea. Make contacts, make inquires, and figure out what your company requires / uses in terms of frameworks, technologies, etc. This IMO will be your best bet for breaking into the industry and landing that first job. You already have an "in" so to speak.
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  366. I like to see a person who enjoys Javascript. I'm following many people who are hating on it big time but I for one want to master JS because it really excites me, I kind of get it but very slowly 🤣
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  367.  @DILPREET1910  Glad that you liked the recommendation! Also I'm always happy to help people out. I know how much work it takes to learn to code and I know how much work it takes to grow a YouTube channel. Being worried about competition is a very narrow-minded way to think. I prefer to think in abundance because there's plenty to go around for everyone!
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  368. I'm a backend guy ... and I agree... I can't really imagine how one should be able to keep up with everything in the full stack. I like poking into HTML/CSS/DOM/Javascript ... but I simply haven't got the time to achieve the same level of expertise as I have with backend stuff.
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  369. Building commerce websites
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  370. Great video! Heard everything I need to hear. I’ve been trying to decide which path to take (Front or Backend). I’ve learned Python, really enjoyed it BUT front end is more for me, I just enjoy everything about it. Thanks for the tips! 😎
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  371. Enjoy the Picasso Painting course, y'all!
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  372.  @jamescross  guess we’re all on the same boat 😂 I got the MBP 14 on launch and I couldn’t be happier with that. It changed my way of working, after almost 10 years of programming mainly on Windows machines.
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  373. Gosh, this is even scarier than the JavaScript bugs that I fail to fix😂😂😂
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  374. My team owns a combination of backend (java) and front-end (js, typescript, react) services. I consider Java my primary language and definitely feel more comfortable with those tasks. But I really struggle with front-end tasks. Trying to learn more though. I like Python too, it's like reading pseudocode. I tried google's internal python class and found it really easy to pick up, so going from Java to Python, I would consider a lot easier than going from Java to JavaScript. All of these are definitely in-demand which makes them all good choices to learn. I'm going to keep learning front-end just to be better and quicker at my work tasks. But in the future, I want to learn AWS services since we use these at work at lot too. And way down the line, I would like to learn more Python, and C++.
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  375. I think one crucial area we might be overlooking here, though it was somewhat mentioned in the video, is the country you live in. Been in the app/web dev industry for 6 years now and for the life of me, I still think the salary based on location can be sometimes unfair. Ie., I live in a 3rd- world country, my salary will never be as high as those living in the 1st-world (nevermind the technical skill gaps). This is not just for me, I know a lot of people in this situation, they are extremely good, experts even, but end up joining the race to the bottom. The risk of proposing 1st-world salary's just not worth it. They just went for simple projects, finish it fast, profit. The only saving grace for these types of devs is, really, migrate to 1st-world countries-- which is not always easy, such dilema.
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  376. I've been watching youtube videos for a month now after semi-committing to the Data Analyst path, then getting cold feet and deciding I really wanted to be a dev and not stuck in a box of analytics then regretting it a few years down the road. This video is probably the most in-depth and well made video of all of them that I have watched. I am also a videographer so I appreciate all of the little things video-wise haha. Good job! I think this helped push me over the edge into becoming a dev instead before I was too committed to a path that would ultimately leave me disappointed. Cheers!
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  377. I am just wrapping up on a community college web design/development class. This class feels like a full time job. I’m doing assignments each week with quizzes plus I have to work on a web site project at the same time. Once I finish the class, I promised my son (9) I’d build a candy website for him. His idea, he even drew wireframes for it after watching me lol I thought about getting into career for frontend (and change my major ) but I’m intimidated because I’m 50 and I’ve seen the amount of applications for jobs on LinkedIn.
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  378. Yes just in time!! I''m a Tech Support Engineer looking to transition in late 2023- early 2024. Taking the time to learn everyday during these uncertain times to build my own personal projects while learning Front-End Development
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  379. I studied programming and was a tutor for it for about 5 years. Once i graduated it took a year to get my first job connection and it wasnt for programming but it got my foot in the door in a company to try and work my way up in there. I think something I learned is that school wasnt as important as learning programming on your own and doing your own projects or internships. It took me a long time to get a job because companies didnt care about the degree or classes I took as much as any projects i did in languages they use and to show actual experience. programming is one of those degrees that needs a lot of time outside of school or what you learn in class. and some people dont want that. they want to graduate and find a job ASAP after graduating. This wont happen unless you get yourself the experience and push yourself. It can be mentally demanding. Too many people go into it for the money not realizing the work that is needed from yourself.
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  380. Great video, you described my mindset so well. I was worried for a long time before I even started that I would fail. LOL what a waste of energy thinking like that. Better to start and then fail than to never start at all. Idk where my life is going honestly whether I finish a degree or I drop out but I know one thing for sure. I want to be a programmer at this point. Thanky you for all this insightful information and thank you for your page as well. I was wondering what is it like working at Adobe?
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  381. I am the type of person who finds math fun and simple to comprehend when given enough time. I am not saying that I am a genius but I am saying that I am like average or near average. I am interested in Computer science but I am not so keen on the number of math courses and classes that I need to attend. I am 18 years old and money and time aren't something I have. I feel like an associate degree would be a simple way to get but I am not sure that getting an associate degree in computer science would either be more difficult or less difficult than getting a bachelor's degree. Sorry if this sounds dumb I just have so many questions.
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  382. Thanks so much man, I struggle immensely with becoming creative and how I should stick out!
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  383. i like how much of hard work you put on your videos, you deserve a lot more subs and views for this kind of content
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  384. And here I am beating myself up for not having followed coding past my 20's at 41, feeling too old to be a junior dev (bootcamp and looking for a job) but doing it anyways. Bravo to you! I also did art and love coding for the same reasons :)
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  385. I tend to remember coding related information very well. But have been coding for 40 years on and off and ready enjoy learning. Thesedays I just learn for fun. Don't really need to work. You really need to enjoy learning to code as a living. My best learnings come when debugging, just start coding make mistakes and learn how to fix my mistakes and why the error occurred, patience and pigheaded determination is a very good trait to have.
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  386. I have a degree in geology and having to learn a bit of Python (mainly for GIS) has caused me to want to get into tech. So now I'm learning to code and program. Thanks for your channel.
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  387. The key to remain valuable at a tech company::: NEVER STOP LEARNING!!!!!!!!!!! Btw love ur Channel 😘😘😘😘
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  388. I'm been a software developer for many years and I use an x1 carbon, I think it's the perfect balance between portability, size and performance. it's pricey however lenovo has massive sales very often.
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  389. Currently I'm taking the PHP course on Udemy to help me build my information management systems on my work. Certs is great but it really depends on what type of role you'll be applying to.
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  390. College Senior here, I just wanted to: 1. Thank you so much for the phenomenal, informational/inspiring videos. They have really been helping me figure out some of the potential paths that are out there while keeping me from overwhelming myself. 2. I've recently joined the ctf club at my university and gained a new interest in pen testing. In your opinion, do you think it would be more beneficial to improve my skills in front-end development that I've been doing over the past few months or to hold off for now and really learn the ins and outs of penetration testing?
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  391. Depends on the experience. It takes time to master one skill, so it’s kinda logic that’s it’s even more difficult to master 2 skills… but clearly not impossible if your memory works well, you just need to learn and practice, make personal projects, use the package manager from the language you are using to easily share it between project. Then once it is part of yourself, and if you get paid, you are all happy to work with it.
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  392. I am a fullstack dev , artist, musician, producer! And i love it! yes, u r never specialized in a field. There are always details that u don't know. So i use learning cards all the time! In the latest project i was not able to design a complex algorithm in linear time. It was slow as hell. A new cto joined the team and solved it. I was like what i am missing? So i get deeper in algo and data and bought a course on udemy from two google enginneers, i am still in and what should i say - i did not know anything about memoization and tableuization. This is what i love most as fullstack dev, there is tones of stuff to learn!
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  393. To me, self-learning embodies the spirit of coding... or really any education. Anyone can be spoon-fed information... but if you don't have the passion and mindset to properly utilize/apply said information, there's no value to it.
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  394. This video is refreshing. I’ve stopped for over a month now cause imposter syndrome has hit me hard. In this time off I’ve tried to ask myself the right set of questions. JS + React has been my go to but it is difficult. I too recently bought Do Hard Things. Programming is hard no denying and I need to figure out if I can do it and what is it that drives me cause I’ve been stuck for a year now. Self taught route especially
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  395. Helpful and clarifying points. Thanks, Jamer sir! Where do you work by the way?
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  396. I just graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor in computer science. I wish I had mastered in web development while I was in college but unfortunately our curriculum didn’t include many web development classes. I have been teaching myself backend development in Django so hopefully that helps me get a software engineering job.
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  397. Fell into programming almost on accident. My first time, maybe 10 or so years ago, a friend and I were just screwing around with Linux when I made my first "hello world." We went back and forth one-upping each other with these little short console programs. That kind of fizzled out. Then some time later I got deep into electronics. Once there in that world, I encountered microcontrollers. Microcontrollers were the coolest thing on planet Earth when I first discovered them. In order to utilize these microcontrollers, I had to learn (at least) plain old C. While working on the line at an automobile plant in the Motor City, I was making these little gadgets and bringing them to work to show off. Eventually I ended up at a small company who makes "instrumentation." They literally pay me to write firmware. Then I come home and write firmware for my own pet projects. It's fantastic. Edit: They didn't just "give me" the programming job because I said I could do it. I have no piece of paper that says I can do it. I started off as an assembler/technician. How could I prove to these guys that I'm capable enough? I identified some areas of improvements needed, that I could manage to solve with code. Spent an entire summer writing an application to talk to one of our instruments, for FREE. Let me tell you, people damn near faint when I tell them this. Yes, I worked for FREE. "I ain't doin no work for nobody for free! You're a doormat!" Yes, but now I'm a well paid doormat.
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  398. There was a lot of useful and genuine advice in this video. You seem 100 percent genuine which is what stands out as compared to many of these YouTube coding personalities.
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  399. Your video is very informative and helpful. Points that I really liked: competing with CS grads for jobs; building good portfolio pieces and how to get tech job interviews. Definitely following your channel for more. I am from Kenya and you should know you are helping people all over the world! Thank you.
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  400. I work as professional backend software dev in the East/Center-Europe and out of 30 people in my current company only 1 is using the Macos. In the other companies that number was also 0-1-2 persons at max meaning less than 10% of people. I think the point is that the Mac based devices are way too expensive for East Europe, but its possibly more common in West Europe. You could buy possibly 1.5-3x better Windows/Linux device for the same price in Eastern europe.
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  401. I’m a pipeliner currently but I really want to change careers to something that allows me to be home full-time. I’m exploring different avenues and I’m really glad I found your page!
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  402. A construction management graduate replying here. Having worked in a ridiculously tough environment for unrespectable pay😂. I insanely realte to this video and feel sane knowing I'm not the only one pivoting into tech. Thank you for this sir🙏🏾
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  403.  @jamescross  I couldn't agree more
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  404. I am a new programmer and am definitely bookmarking this video to refer to later, perhaps many times. This video deserves at least two viewings, once to try and grasp the big picture and a following time making as many notes as possible which are relevant to your own situation. Learning javascript and React are good choices, PHP is insane garbage, CSS is written by Satan if it won't do what you want anyway and you can't figure that out. I am still glad about knowing all the backend stuff by now but it might be nice to never think of it in a "hands on" way ever again thanks to Django and Python, and a little advice from Chat-GPT.
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  405. I really like programming. I feel inspired when I can solve something, when the task turns out faster. But the more I study, the more I realize that I'm too stupid for this. I stopped catching many things, understanding how to solve it. There are a lot of things I can't do without hints. I don't know what to do. I love this sphere, but I don't feel created for it.
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  406. Hey James! This is really a great talk! Even as a frontend developer with 5+ years professional experience, I find this content very helpful and inspiring – not only for junior devs, but for all levels and transitioning as well. The web development field is constantly evolving, and besides the necessity of staying up to date with market trends, we also need to stand out as real people with creative and soft skills. You rocked it at the end with the "Breaking Resume Rules" chapter! Much appreciation:)
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  407. The info you provide is gold. Very practical and "simple" steps one should take to ACTUALLY start a career in software engineering and be paid for it. With this advise, within a year I know I will be far ahead from where I am now. Thanks a lot.
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  408. Yes you can. Six months ago I had zero coding experience and tomorrow I will complete Georgia Tech’s six month full stack coding Bootcamp. It is definitely not easy but it can be done if you have lots of time to put into learning.
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  409. I'm going through the codecademy complete front end course now. I'm enjoying it but it's kinda funny. As I'm doing the exercises I'm feeling good and confident. But as soon as I open that blank page in visual studio I'm like "Oh shit" 🤣. I'm not completely blank but I definitely got a long way to go. Your story encourages me and keeps me going though 😁.
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  410. Been trying to learn front end for about a year now and yea, definitely don't see how some people land those jobs without an extreme amount of luck. Hell right now I'd be happy if I get a job offering enough to just support my family so my wife can stay at home and I make all the money which is where my issue is. It's also super frustrating seeing all these posting about "junior entry level" positions requiring 3-5 years xp (also found one requiring 8-10 years WTF.jpg) and I got a callback yesterday about one I applied to and got asked "How much xp do you have with angular?". I said "None, but I do have about a year's xp with react." He came back with "1 year? Oh that's much too low..." I'm like dude, I'm trying to get my first job how the hell am I supposed to bring all this xp to the table if every entry level job needs years of xp??? I really don't known what to do when I'm already trying to balance 50+hours at my current job, a wife and 2 kids, and trying to to change careers all together...
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  411. I've been a dev for almost 4 years now. I started as a Junior and I'm about to be two levels up from where I started. The biggest thing that slowed me down was trying to learn and use too many different technologies. I would recommend picking an ecosystem and specializing in that instead of just one part of the stack. If you're a Java person, pick up spring boot and maybe hibernate, then add on a front end framework that isn't too dense like a svelte. .NET already has a pretty verbose ecosystem that has a healthy community around it to be jumped into. Whatever field that seems interesting, find a popular ecosystem that the field uses and make projects with it through tutorials. Being comfortable with an ecosystem makes you very marketable and is more valuable. API integration is also a very important thing to learn, so add that into the project through tutorials of that ecosystem, and you'll be making bank in no time 👍
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  412. I find Copilot to be helpful for keeping me sane while writing tests and utility class methods. Since it has no comprehension of business logic, it can't reliably be used to define an approach to a problem.
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  413. Awesome video and review! Thank you it helped me a lot.
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  414. I believe that most of the CS degrees are outdated. Why do you need to take three to four math classes? It's ridiculous.
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  415. This is what happened with me during my bootcamp. We had a terrible instructor that would create a new project, have that project fail, and instead of fixing it and building on it over the course, he'd just start a new project. Rinse and repeat for 3 months and by the end of it, I was burnt out and felt like I wasted my time. I haven't touched programming since that time, but part of me still wishes I would start again. I let that bootcamp ruin programming for me.
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  416. The more you know the less you know, The Dunning–Kruger effect ✅
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  417. As a junior developer are there limits to the number of projects on your portfolio
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  418. Copilot is not for creating fully functioning software. It is only for creating small snippets for small tasks that are usually googled in stack overflow. These small snippets can’t be copyrighted. Plus there is absolutely no way of them proving where you got it from as anyone could’ve thought to do it the same way as them.
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  419. Don't forget me when you become famous lol!
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  420. Great vid, ive been curious about those places too, ultimately i went back to brick and mortar school last summer/fall. I was on the same boat when it came to atleast math. Retook college algebra as a refresher (i was ultimately bored enough to get a c), took trig and killed it, then failed calc 1 first attempt and looking at finishing up in a couple of weeks. If you're finding yourself nerverous about math and retaining it across multiple classes, one thing that has really been carrying me this semester after failing last semester has been mycalcworkshop. Its a subscription but she has so many classes covered and even goes more in depth than my classes but the real kicker is just great she is at explaining and not taking prerequisite material for granted. I never hit a wall like before of being like wtf how does that work? And go spend forever trying to find some youtube video that just happens to explain the one particular situation tripping me up. Anyways best of luck, look forward to future updates
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  421. I'm leaning back to learning C# for the simple reason that the company I work for needs people with C# and SQL skills. Maybe other ones largely related to data analytics. I've actually used C# to make an Autoclicker that would greatly increase efficiency for what I do.
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  422. Fantastic video! Every word hit home. I'm about to start my Software Engineering BA, and your video was a real wake-up call. I’ve got a Windows Surface Laptop Go 2 and was teetering on the edge of splurging on a new Apple computer. But thanks to your insights, I think I'll hold off and see how things go. Appreciate the content!
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  423. Nice content! I was thinking to pursue my masters for next year but not anymore. I graduated with a bsc degree in CSE mid 2021 and am enjoying my full stack position rn. I'm planning to pay of my student loan first and start investing as early as possible. If you really think about it, grad school is 5 - 7 years of commitment, so nah
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  424. learn js before react
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  425.  @jamescross  Honestly I had a hard time believing this was real the first weeks I had has it. On a student discount it was less than $1K and it’s far better than my fully upgraded intel thinkpad laptop I put close to $1600 into. The power efficiency is insane and it doesn’t sacrifice performance. I’m used to if you want a power efficient system it’s going to have awful performance And not be enjoyable. But if you want something powerful you need to spend a ton and sacrifice power efficiency. And the best part there’s no fan. Complete passive cooling. Which is even more insane. This is also the system that made me take Apple seriously. What they achieved on a generation 1 chip is honestly still hard to believe.
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  426. I would pick C and Python 3, then SQL. That's literally all you need to build strong foundations for modern software development and be able to pick up any other language and be proficient at it fairly easily, and ensure a high standard of code quality (because of data structures and low level ops you learn thanks to C).
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  427. I'm 24 and I just completed a graphic design degree but I am interested in front end development a lot more. Luckily my course had some web design modules included which covered most of the languages mentioned in this awesome video. Hopefully with some extra work I can get a job in front end development!
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  428. I have started coding around 5 months ago, and it just wasnt enough for me to know only the frontend. I was feeling that is was half-assed and the program was only the looks. I started doing Java spring boot and damn it felt good when that first API worked, still grinding and constantly applying for jobs
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  429. A self taught web dev through a fullstack udemy course. i been on and off with this for the past two years, but in the last few months, I've been blitzing through the section on JS server side. Moving on to complete the course with databases. looking forward to landing my first job.
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  430. In my case my family was too much against my dreams to become a programmer, they just wanted me to finish collage and get an easy job by family contacts... and feeling my fate doomed this way for years took me into depression, lost the sense of purpose in a hopeless way. One day I saw this add on facebook about a bootcamp I choosed to belive in myself one more time and work hard for what I want to do, I was delayed on school, my time was running out, Let's do this. Now 6 month later I haven't finish the bootcamp yet but I'm already going to interviews, met many people and have a nice portpholio, I got back the willing to dream and do what I want, working hard every day edit: I just needed a hard push, which I got by feeling the responsability to finish my daily tasks and now I agree with this guy, rigth now I can do so much by my own, but the bootcamp helped me out to get out of that whole where I was, with preasure
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  431. Thank you for making this video, I’m 38 and decided to go back to college to get a degree in Comp Sci. I feel extremely out of place 😢
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  432. Easier said than done in my humble opinion.
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  433. I'm 25 years old and have been programming since 2018 (self taught). My main areas of expertise are web automation and backend development. Currently working on Flask, Django and Scrapy. Now my goal is to learn Front-End Development :)
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  434. I work on backend in the UK and make £160k which is about $205k and I have 25 years experience from C to C++ to C#. After a certain point I gave up chasing ever higher financial reward and do a job I enjoy.
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  435. Coming from no real career at 28 to coding. Got a job in IT in the meantime. Started JS and am picking it up pretty quick but shifting into CSS and HTML.
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  436. I was attending in a Bootcamp, learned for three month and was super lucky to get the job i wanted after just one application. But as i said... i was just lucky. I'm a mediocre dev and some of my fellow bootcamp students are wayyyyy better than i am and many are still looking for a job after like 2years :/ If you guys want to take this path, be sure what you´re doing and commit yourself 100%.
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  437. I've been in the fitness industry for the past 6 years. I love it, but can't do it forever as a coach. I've been learning for the past 10 months, going to work on my resume and portfolio soon. My hope is to work in tech health/fitness, I think the bridge between them can still use a lot of work.
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  438. Thanks man, looking to update my old macbook air to the M1 Macbook air, seems 8GB is enough for me
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  439. i was a much different person when i failed 27 years ago. got my acceptance e-mail from college today. when i graduate in 3 years, i'll be 50. an old man surrounded by young people. but i just can't work in a factory any more. i need the intellectual challenge.
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  440. I’m interested in it because I want to test whether or not having a more minimal environment will increase my productivity and stop me from getting distracted by things.
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  441. I think associates degrees are worth it for some(you need at least an associates to work federal government jobs in my state) Whether you are tight on money, have a learning disability (like me), or struggle with self direction or need guidance. Also student discounts are great too when it comes to tech. Some community colleges even can help you fund for a new device. The current technical trade school I'm going to for front end web dev associates is paid training. You learn your basics and create projects in quarters 1-3, your 4th quarter is a portfolio interviewing skills. The school then helps pair you with your paid internship for the 2nd year. After completetion of minimum amount of hours on the internship and based on employer review you graduate. A lot of graduates in the program can end up working for that company(s). I also live in a city in my state that has a booming and growing tech industry. This tech school is known for IT and has a broad range of course lengths for most tech related careers. From 1-6 months, a year, two years and tech apprenticeships. I'm doing the associates rather than apprenticeships because with an extra year of study I can graduate with a AS in graphic design :) like you said though a degree is not needed but certain tech schools and programs are worth it depending your area. Education is always great for networking (if you put in the effort). Along with if you want a BS but not sure school is for you, a two year program can help you figure out what you really want to do. Overall if you want to do something whether you go to school or not it's on you to put in the work. Thanks for listening to my Ted talk.
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  442. Im halfway through my associates right now, I think I'm going to start making a bunch of android apps with my knowledge of Java so far and just build a portfolio of simple but efficient programs like some games/ stock price watchers that can display multiple skillets.
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  443. I have a Windows laptop. Thank you for your honesty. I eventually plan on getting a MacBook further down my learning path.
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  444. I'm 23 right now, started programming at 18 in college, never finished because I'd rather learn online, worked few months as freelance for a local company then discovered a passion for art and 2d animation. left IT for almost 2 years then I'm back because an IT career is more stable than an animator right now 😅
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  445. This is very inspiring. I am in my third month of learning front end work, and I am hitting that slump that is making me question everything... I am seriously going to try my best from here on out. Thank you for this video.
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  446. Dude, I loved that you tackled the part of feeling like a failure and a fraud and feeling like you don’t deserve the pay. I’m actually working as a data scientist but I identify with fearing when will my boss realize I’m not that good. But also, I want a rise or even to go somewhere else where I can buy some more time to learn more and stop feeling like a fraud.
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  447. Hey, so for typical work using simulator and emulator, with vs code open, and some tab on safari/chrome, is the 8GB model enough for you? Thanks in advance!
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  448. I leave jobs due to mangers never prioritizing things, or prioritizing short term goals rather than longer constructive solutions. Everything was labeled "top priority" at my previous workplace, expecting me to hop between a new coding project and 10 other maintenance tasks in one day. I explained a dozen times why nothing got ever done and why the same issues kept reoccurring, they never listened. At my current workplace I've been asking my manager a dozen times to prioritize renting a database server, so I could automated huge chunks of my job. We're 2.5 years along a 6 month project and he keeps prioritizing other mundane short term tasks instead of providing me with equipment to automate everything... The annoying part is, he always promises to prioritize it when nobody else is around, the ends up prioritizing another teammates request less than one day later. It's just frustrating and annoying, seems that productivity isn't important for managers as they would just let you work unpaid overtime instead... Disrespectful!!!
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  449. This was extremely helpful! Currently a music director (going on 10 years) and I'm currently self teaching. You and my closet friend have the same opinion about the approach to learning. Thanks again for the video. Gonna be watching more as I go along until I get my first position.
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  450. I purchased a brand new 2012 model MacBook Pro in 2016 (to keep dvd and cheaper upgrades haha), exchanged the hdd for ssd and updated ram to 16gb. So far so good for learning. I like to keep machines for 8 years. 🤞 I keep Vmware on for any Windows needs. Thinking about trying Parallels.
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  451. i wonder why programmers never talk about how learning to play chess could be just as good for you as learning math when trying to develop problem solving skills. im only a beginner programmer, but ive been playing chess for years, and the logic puzzles i have to think through when playing chess have translated over to my learning in programming in helpful ways. in chess you have to be able to hold multiple scenarios in your head at a time and make a best case decision. this has helped me in learning to code. though im still just a beginner
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  452. You are absolutely right! . I went to a BootCamp studying Java Full stack development program.....and it is a big waste of money, time and energy! I wish I watched your video before taking those classes. I was so close on giving up on coding ,and go back to Walmart because I hated back-end development and I thought that is what coding was about. But my wife told me to hold on a little bit and power through the back-end portion and try front end for one week.....And I loved It!
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  453. In my case I was originally a CS major transferred into my school as a Linguistics and CS major but the CS classes were too difficult for me so I swapped into Applied Linguistics bc if I didn’t I would have probably gotten kicked out from school and lost my grants. I am considering getting my associates in CS to accompany it (school offers no minor). I believe I am making the right choice because at the very least I’ll have a bachelors. I already considered a masters and a bootcamp and neither path is for me. Im doing it so I can pass HR and have the CS related degree checked off. Luckily I’ll only need to take 5 courses to obtain the associates which wouldn’t cost much/take a lot of time.
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  454. Appreciate this. Hopefully ios15 helps on this issue.
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  455. I would love to see a react road map, I am starting my journey as a developer and JavaScript and react are what I will be working with.
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  456. With python you can become a full stack developer with: Python/Django for the backend with HTML/CSS and HTMX for the frontend. Thank me later. You can also add AlpineJS (with JavaScript) and you’ll become unstoppable.
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  457. Awesome content, wondering if you can weigh in on topic of freelancing either part time or full time.
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  458. This is one of several videos I've watched so far recommending front-end first before expanding to full-stack. Great advice. Thanks!
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  459.  @jamescross  Oh yes, I've got your names mixed in the process of watching, I'm so sorry, it's a bit embarassing 😅 thank you very much for your kind words!
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  460. Funny, I just watched your previous video Just now- Great timing!
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  461. Thank you for everything. Your motivating people to change lives.
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  462. I use the reMarkable 2 as a direct replacement for my traditional notes, and it perfectly complements my tablet. The iPad’s display is completely different from e-ink, so they really can’t be compared. Similarly, the reMarkable isn’t meant to perform like an iPad. Each device serves a distinct purpose, and I find that I need both in my workflow and I’m loving it..
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  463. Web development. I love creating
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  464. A lot of the same for me. Countless recruiters emailing me about positions I was either nowhere near qualified for or not even in the same field of work. Some good and even advocated for me when I said an interviewer called me (what he thought was an innocent) slur. Some ghosted me after asking what I was looking for or not finding matches. Some tried to sell me on a position to only tell me weeks later after they dropped said hiring manager that that company was terrible to work for and had high turnover. Like yeah. Many recruiters care more about commissions than they do filling the position properly, which gives them more respect with clients and hiring managers. And that just hurts the image of the good recruiters, too, to some degree. Sorry for the long-winded comment lmao. These situations just come up so much. I often have much better luck applying directly to a company than with recruiters more often than not
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  465. That's been the case for a while. Even when I was applying for my first job 5 years ago. The truth is that cream always rises to the top and good applicants will always stand out over the people who aren't even close. Also from what I've seen as an interviewer on the other end of the application process is that this is even true with experienced developers as well. Just because someone has 3-5+ experience doesn't necessarily mean they're good..
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  466.  @TheJacklwilliams  I can't say how much I think this is true. I come across videos and channels promising to have you up and running with JavaScript in 10 days. Sure, within three months, you'll have the very very basics, but that won't land you a job or even get you anywhere. There is so much to learn, and whilst there is a "bare minimum" I feel that broadening your scope to beyond what alot of these self-promote courses promise you is good. Alot of these people essentially teach it to you procedurally, like a recipe, a very simple vanilla recipe. But the problem is that you've ended up in a place where you've learnt the very surface-level how-to tutorial-type basics but don't understand how anything fundamentally works. And when you're working with something like JS for instance, I think it's an essential to understand a little more about what's going on under the hood, considering how JS behaves very differently to other languages sometimes (not that it is very different from other scripting languages), but the fact that it is dynamically typed, and just alot of the things that make js the odd-one-out on the surface but is actually behaving very similarly under the hood compared to other high-level languages. Something very simple like scope and execution context was something that derailed me for a month and a half because I was learning code through bite-sized compartmentalised blocks of lessons, as opposed to learning it in context. I was tearing my hair out trying to build hangman🤦. Decided to take a step back, learn some actual programming fundamentals, an in-depth look into functions, scope and execution context. Came back and wrote the game in a few hours. The point is, you need to understand it, at least a little bit, fundamentally, and preferably, more than that. There are broad concepts that need to be dealt with in depth first, as opposed to introducing surface level concepts and brushing through them, because people who don't come from a CS background are going to get confused very quickly. Sorry for the rant, I just agreed with what you said and wanted to vent😂
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  467. Tnx a bunch for replying my question. I appreciate your hard work & i also want to be a soft.devloper like you.take love ♥from Bangladesh
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  468. I'm 48, disabled vet. Wasted gi bill on accounting degree that I didn't finish for a few reasons. Now I'm stuck in a bad place. I started exploring stuff and it really fits how I'm wired. I haven't started yet, but I'm going to come up with a game plan and start this month. Thanks for the info
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  469.  @jamescross  I think it’s good to find a tutorial that you can convert into something relevant and will have ideas to customize or add features
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  470. Awesome video. I’m in a similar position and this is reassuring!
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  471. Hey James I had a question. How hard should I study for data structures and algorithms if I want to be a front end dev? Should I put more time on mastering js and react js, or mastering data structures and algo? Thank you
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  472.  @nelsonpacheco412  Yea, no kidding. I think freeCodeCamp can do a better job in showing how some of the things they teach in a real world environment, or how this would work in a workplace setting. I think the full course JavaScript video freeCodeCamp has on YouTube does a better job of explaining JS then their course.
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  473. I've just bought a Master 3S after 15 years of using a Magic Mouse. I can't understand why so many people say that Logitech is better. There are too many buttons, and I have to think about which one to press every time. The Magic Mouse has been the same for 15 years, and there is a reason for that. It's so much better. I'll try the Logitech for one week, but then I will send it back to Amazon and get a new Magic Mouse.
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  474. wow such an underrated video, you should have 20 million views on this piece of gold mate, lucky i found this video. thanks for taking out the time and effort. Big fan of your content
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  475. Very underrated channel. Keep it up!
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  476. Nothing come close to cloud gpus and big desktops with 2080,3080,3090, etc when it comes to training neural networks and working with tensor flow, etc. But still if you want take laptop then go for m1. M1 is efficient and gpu is better than other similar price laptop for ml. And almost all applications related to ml, image processing, etc run on m1 without any problem.
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  477. I guess it really depends where your living and the job market in your area. For example in NYC for software development the job posting I see more than any other is for Java Developer. Unfortunately you really don’t see job posting on Indeed for Python Developers and Web development.The job posting for Python are usually secondary skills or When you put under the search Python you’ll mostly find posting for either Data Science or DevOps Developer.
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  478. As a newly graduated CS student I was feeling quite lost with what I needed to do with my time and the path I needed to follow for my future. My motivation was at an all time low. But this video gave me some hope and direction for my future. I appreciate how you didnt shy away from the harsh reality of "programming socmed" where everything seems breezy and smooth sailing. It was quite uplifting to hear it. Thank you
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  479. That's awesome you got a job at Adobe. Each time I drive by their building in Salt Lake City I think it would be dope to work there.
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  480. There is a type of recruiter agreement that devs need to be aware of where the recruiter can submit you as applicant for any job they want to, without notifying you. In this case, if the recruiter submitted you to a job opening without your knowledge, and you, yourself, also applied to the same job opening directly to the company, then the job's company will automatically disqualify and eliminate you as a candidate on both submissions. You will be entirely blocked from that job opening in that situation. PS: I love the content in all of your videos, including this one. Please continue with the honest, unvarnished, real life informational videos. And thank you devsmak for your excellent videos and content.
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  481. When I was 9 years old I've started gaining interests on computers at first I looked at youtube vids and copy character by character until I got something. As I got older in age 12 I started learning python and I really liked it and it took me a year to acually understand it and to do something with it. Then at the age of 13.5 I started learning web development and front-end in general and I liked it even more than python and java. Right at the age of 14 I am learning react native and web development. I still like coding in python and challenging my mind to come up with an algotirhm to solve the question but I always find it relaxing to design and create apps, websites and concepts.
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  482. Thank you for being honest. I go back and forward on it
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  483.  @jamescross  companies that value mental health over profit
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  484. Should I learn Vanilla JavaScript in depth 🤔 or hop to react js after getting the basics of js? ALSO, did you use javascript for dsa or some other language!
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  485. This is the way🙏🏾
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  486. I use a mechanical keyboard and i dont have thumb pain from hitting space like you do, but i have a little pain in my finger tips because i hit the keys harder than i should, partly because my switches are cheap
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  487. Magic keyboard is the only keyboard I don't get any pain with after programming all day
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  488. This review was very helpful. In the person's work I recognize styles from the App Brewery Udemy course with Angela. Agree that he should make more of his own modifications and use more bold statements rather than suggesting he is still learning.
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  489. Congrats! that's sick
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  490. I’m completely new to the culture of software developing and I’m in the beginning stage of coding starting with the basics of HTML. I came across your videos and was inspired based on not having any tech background yet I really like the structure of front-end coding. What are some resources I can use to help aid me on my journey of coding?
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  491. A video on how you learnt how to code..like which recourses you used and how you got your first job....this kind of things will be hugely appreciated. BTW awesome video 👍🏻
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  492. i had spent many years without doing anything due to my circumstances, but now i want to start learning web development specifically front end, i will spend 3-5 hour's a day for 1 year and see how it works, i am not very smart but hopefully i will get it done! I will come to this comment for updates(:
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  493. Straight to the point, no bs. I love that.
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  494. Laptop
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  495. I got my first job but I'm making things I've never done before, it's hard but I'm going to give it my best
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  496. I’m done with this whole thing too. Ended up starting an onlyfans with my girlfriend and now we make more than any salary I’ve ever received.
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  497. nice summary. Very helpful. The main reason companies look for FullStack is probably often the desire to save money. Hire one person and thus cover 2-3 jobs. It's everywhere, but in the programming world it has felt extremely increased. In times when data and its security is one of the most important tasks in a company, people save money and prefer to look for a person who is either overwhelmed with the task or who is grossly underpaid because they do everything.
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  498. I am almost 50 and a teacher. I just started Free Code Camp and I am thinking about doing Nu Camp for a Bootcamp. I loved learning code in the 7th and 8th grades, but left it because well it was the 80's and it was not cool at all; especially for a girl. Through VR I just rediscovered my love for computers....I am not worried about the learning part...I am a fast learner and am having fun with the curriculum at Free Code Camp, but I am concerned about my age, amount of $ to start on a job and whether what I am doing is enough to go from teacher to coder. I am also really just interested in front end....if I did any back end it would be because I was tech writing in some way; which is an area I am interested in.
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  499. I use a macbook pro m1 pro for work, it is what they gave me at work. Not my choice, is the client’s choice because I work for a consultant company. I’ve had the opportunity to work with other OS’s in the past to code, but since most of the coworkers are on mac, solving issues is simpler if we all have the same setup. I hate MacOS, there are lots of thing I just think are plain stupid and every time I get a new MacOS I have to change a lot of nonsensical default settings, nonsensical default behaviors like power management. But this os preferred because at least I know how to change all this and can code it in a script, but then fixing exclusive issues with my custom Linux setup is just a waste of time, even if the project is on containers. Truth is UNIX world is heavily prone to tightly coupled software, even of we have “pipes”
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  500. I’m starting my first dev job in 9 hours and you uploaded this video lol, nice video btw keep it up!
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  501. Been watching a lot of your content lately. Great stuff! I'm currently learning html in depth, then on to css, then Javascript. Trying to make a career change within a year, you content has been very helpful in giving me a rough road map to follow. Ever thought of making a video series where you choose to mentor a aspire dev from 0 to his first job? Lol keep up the good work man!
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  502. programming has its boring parts witch i dont mind to much if im listening to music but the first time i made a box move with the a s d and w kays in unity i felt fantastic even tho it was such a small step towards learning how to make a full game
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  503. fantastic advice. I never even realized the first point on glassdoor and others that are just starting out that would most need no-experience programming work.
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  504. Thanks for the video! I consider this every now and then. I pivoted to software when I was 32 and I'm in my 5th year. It would be interesting to me to hear what kind of path you're considering.
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  505. You deserve a lot more recognition
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  506. Currently working on JavaScript Cert and React.js, looking to be a web dev full time. Personally have learned HTML5 & CSS, C# , Unity (game dev) and Krita for Photo Editor and Animations. I have only build out a few games for game jams, as well as made a project here or there for web pages. Your video is a great path builder and I will be following it pretty closely in the following months to lead myself to a full-time web dev career! Currently working with a company helping edit/build Wordpress pages but want to move past that soon! Also just spoke with another full time web dev and ITS WILD how close yall's advice was! Thanks for the map and keep up the hustle man 🦾🦾😁
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  507. 👊 ! I'm happy YouTube recommended me this video! I studied marketing and communications. I have been freelancing Wordpress sites for 2 years. And now, I've been learning html, css and js by myself these last 3 months and in April I start a bootcamp that'll teach me to be "a fullstack developer". I'm glad that they'll teach me React! I'm ready to put in the hard work 💪
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  508. I tried walking into companies. Nowadays they think you are creepy if you do that. You will never hear back
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  509. For a CS major in a university who plans to use his macbook for the next 4 years would u rather have the 16gb m1 or the 8gb m2? Thank you!
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  510. Hi Good to see you again, hope you are doing well. I just wanna ask you a question, I am about to build my personal portfolio website so I can get a job, but I am thinking to host it on a free service like Netlify because I currently don't have that much money to buy a domain and hosting. But what do you say? Should I go for a paid hosting instead or the free one is good for now?
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  511. Hi James, thanks for the insights. What book are you referring too at 1:02 ? Thanks!
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  512. Ill be 24 in just about 3 months. Ive tried going to college about 4 times now and it just never works for me. I feel stuck and like im not doing anythign with my life, so I decided to go the self-taught route of coding. I hope to eventually land a (hooefully) well paying job, so that i can care for my family, hopefully give back to my grandparents
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  513. I am in my 5th month of learning to code! As I go through the course, I always have questions in the back of my mind, such as how will I get a job and what will the interview be like. Sometimes I feel like I don't even know what I'm doing, and there are moments when I want to give up. However, my current job is motivating me to continue, and I'm excited to pursue a career as a software developer.😊
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  514. Great Advice, always watch ur channel, quality stuff, and video editing is top-notch. really gives me the motivation to continue my learning curve to change the profession
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  515. Diss JAVA dev 😂😂😂😂
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  516. 20 years as a ironworker trying my hardest to change career into Python. Or something different within the coding world . Thank god I’m not the only one thinking like this .
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  517. For promotions, the education is necessary.
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  518. Your channel is WAAAAY under appreciated! This learner says thank you!
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  519. I came from a design background and have moved more into dev over the past few years working in test automation using selenium and similar frameworks. I haven’t really found math a hurdle so far to be honest but I’m sure if a role is more backend server focused it might require better math skills.
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  520. I would honestly say it isnt even "learning the language" anymore , i mean the basic syntax of course , like loops, conditions, functions and so on but that is the same with every language , what you need is a career path, doing data science in python is wayyyyyy different then trying to do cyber security/networking stuff using python, it really is more about understanding the core concept of what you are doing and the language is a tool, and you are not even learning the language but rather learning a library , a group of libraries or a framework in your language , so my advice would be , see what you want to do , pick any language that has a library or a framework that does the job and get on with learning the concepts , if you choose later to switch to another language or library that does the same thing , it will be a very easy and quick transition since you already know what you are doing/looking for.
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  521. Thank you for this roadmap as I'm just beginning to learn front end . I just discovered this channel and it's awesome. Great information. Subbed.
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  522. I went to a tech high school from 2008-2012 and was in computer tech classes all the way through, 3d printing, coding and even building websites. Spent my life being a plumber from 18 to now ( 29 ) and I’m wanting a change and decided to go back into my computer training. Thank you! you explain things very well, give what feels like real honest advice and I can relate to you and feel like I ain’t wasting my time because you were once a blue collar guy like me! I’ve been binging your channel and can’t wait for more. Take care man!
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  523. thanks so much for this video!! as a self-taught developer building my portfolio, these tips are going to come in handy as I apply for jobs and hopefully pass the interviews!!
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  524. This might be an interesting upgrade. I am still using the first generation Apple Magic Keyboard-- would this be a rechargeable keyboard? Also, could it be used wired, as well? Thank you.
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  525. I’m in my second semester of my computer science associate and I’m gassed out. I hate it, I’ve always had good grades but after I graduated I feel like school isn’t for me. I wanted to join the military but I wanted to follow my mothers wish but I can’t anymore. Sorry for the paragraph 😂
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  526. I love your editing style! How long did it take to learn how to edit videos so well?
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  527. I was this close 🤏 to purchasing one. I had it in the cart and everything but even with a discount and removing the folio it was still over 500 dollars and I really wish I could try this before making that kind of investment it's a lot for something I just don't know if I will actually be disciplined enough to convert all my work and notes to and actually use it for a productivity purpose to get me on track with my book but I think of it cause the traditional analog method has left me with pens everywhere notebooks everywhere extra notepads and post it notes and loose papers and I am like maybe I just should take the like few weekends to consolidate it and purchase it but I got to wait honestly I just don't have the money being a disabled veteran. I am doing okay but not to spend on something like this but I admit I do like seeing as many reviews as I can.
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  528. Dude, I'm 31 with a masters in counseling. I'm switching tk computer engineering. Your story is almost exactly like mine. Thank you, I'm going to watch all your videos now
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  529. Can you please do a video about, resources to host a website for free, if you have the code?
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  530. I want to make money by creating. Like a software that benefits people in some way
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  531. Watched the whole thing and I believe this is a quality video to rewatch and really soak the advice. Your video is the most comprehensive and pragmatic approach I've seen for amateurs to understand the web development industry and how to navigate it.
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  532. Am not sure which language I would start but I started learning how to code with Visual Basic in 2009 and I know if I could go back in time, I would start by learning C because the moment I started learning JavaScript, PHP and Java then C, I realized I would have learnt these languages faster if I had a knowledge of C, unfortunately I only learned C through school. I don't completely regret learning VB because I done some good customization of MS Office Applications with Visual Basic for Application and it partially because I had knowledge of VB.
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  533. Thanks for making these videos--been really appreciating them! On the road to teaching myself--though I do have some background in coding, but very little.
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  534. Full stack in my thought process would make you more valuable as an employee. I dont want to do full stack anything. I dobt really care about the data aspect of web development. All I care about is the design and ui side. But, if I can learn the backend side of development, shouldn't I?
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  535. Hey, I´m glad you're back. Happy to see you well and healthy, thanks for the advice and motivation, I really like that you keep it real. I am self taught and burning my eyelashes reading through mozilla's documentation whilst doing the freecode camp course and projects, it is fun, but sometimes it can be rough, and see why people would seek bootcamps, but so far I haven't seen any need to join a bootcamp other than networking later on after having a solid portfolio, and still my real plan is to volunteer to ongs and start from there... kind regards.
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  536. I love React but there are a couple of tradeoffs to its advantages. Because it's unopinionated, it requires you to: - Be knowledgeable of all the different libraries and their tradeoffs, and choose the correct one for your context. Do I use React Query for managing API calls or do I use plain hooks? Do I use Context, Redux or Recoil for global state management? The list goes on. - Have experience in structuring and organizing your code. Angular enforces a style, so while it's a pain for a medium sized project, it scales well after that. A lot of people who hate React are traumatized by poorly organized code bases. React also has a one way data flow. I think it's a huge advantage, but there are people who hate it and prefer the two way data binding in other frameworks.
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  537. Hi, I have a question. Is it hard to get a job and work remotely from abroad as a junior, no experienced front-end developer?
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  538. Also for deployment tools, as far as hosting, Vercel is a good one too in my opinion. It's simple.
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  539. BE STRONG MY BROTHER , SO PROUD OF YOU FOR HELPING AND EMPOWERING OTHER YOUNG DEVELOPERS , SO GLAD YOU AND YOUR SON IS SAFE, GOD BLESS
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  540. I’m choosing between 16 gb ram 256 ssd or 8 gb ram 512 ssd. I’m worried that 8 will be to little or that 256 would be to little. I will have different apps/programs on the Mac air M1 as I’m studying software dev which lots of different branches.
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  541. I like being able to do more as a full stack but currently I am working more front end to strengthen my skills.
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  542. I hate the term full stack with a passion. It's so annoying that the norm has become companies only wanting full stack devs. Tell yourself whatever you want but fuillstack is just more work for less or same pay. I also hear devs talk about how awesome it is to know everything because you can start your own business lol. 99 percent of the people saying that NEVER do that . It's the get rich quick scheme fantasy of SE.
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  543. Great video man. I'm doing philosophy, politics and economics at uni but I don't really dig the whole consulting/finance thing that most go into afterwards. I'd like to think I have an eye for aesthetics & have been really getting into tech over the past year, so naturally webdev seems like a good fit. I'll keep learning for now and we'll see what happens i guess. Subbed for the in-depth explanation, keep doing your thing.
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  544. Glad your okay man! Thanks for the message. Often we forget that we code and program partly because we want a better life for our family. We may as well, devote our time to them through this journey :)
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  545. I found this video to be very informative. My son and I are starting web development today. We hope you do more of these type of videos in the future!
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  546. Since you already have a college degree, you may want to consider pursuing a CS MS. Many colleges have online CS MS programs that will accept students without a CS BS. Georgia Tech has the OMSCS program.
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  547. I’m really glad this turned up on my recommended, I am currently studying a computer science degree aged 46 after working as an artist. Front end allows me to be creative while coding, my two favourite things! Hoping I find a company that will take me on soon 爛
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  548. I’d like to add that Angular jobs are still alive and well in 2022. Less jobs than React, but much much less competition. I was the only candidate for a new job I just took
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  549. I am currently on the path of freeCodeAcademy and Odin Project (getting through it) with the end result to be a mobile app dev. I always enjoy your videos. I plan to learn Python on the side at some point so I can automate daily things I do.
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  550.  @jamescross  Great, waiting for React and JS!) Thank you!! Currently studying JS on Udemy by Jonas Schmedtmann.
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  551. This video is a diamond in the rough. Thanks for making this video to fast track us;This came right on time for me!!
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  552. Of course, there is another option, if price is the concern. You can buy a cheaper windows laptop that will cost less than an ipad + bluetooth mouse + bluetooth keyboard.
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  553. It’s not always just about grit. It’s about learning how to learn based on how your brain works. I have ADHD and I struggled for months trying to keep up with vid tutorials and lectures but once I started learning by using spaced repetition and pair programming on practice projects I totally excelled bc with another person I was able to start engaged. It’s also about developing habits to take care of your brain and create stability so you can practice consistently and progress. Before becoming a dev I was chronically unemployed and battling addiction for 15 years. Learning how my brain works was a life changer. Awesome vids man. ❤
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  554. Maybe a good way to still getting experience is having a side business/project running while studying the Masters degree
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  555. Initially I was using a mechanical keyboard with cherry mx blue switches and it was not comfortable for long usage, switched to Corsair K70 MK.2 Low Profile keyboard with speed switches. This is very comfortable for long hours, although they are not wireless and use standard usb port. BTW recently discovered your channel and found your content to be informational and of good quality. :)
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  556. I got my associates degree less than a year ago in software engineering (applied science).I am just confused on what to do at this point. It is a very well made program (basically like a extended boot camp) I think they directly talk with local universities it covered OOP, Data Structures, App Development, Web Dev ,Data Bases, SWE principals and much more. Internships are basically non existent unless you are enrolled for a bachelors so I need a bomb ass website and just dive into a entry position I guess? Something about that doesn't sound appealing I am not sure why. The easiest university to transfer to near me offers computer science degrees not S.E. Which means I have to take calc 1, calc 2, physics, linear algebra and more! I actually went from uni to community for this very reason in the first place after trying it out. The course list you showed is actually very generous in regards to not killing you with math compared to my area at least. These off topic courses are the real difference for some of my local universities aside from like maybe 3 more actual coding classes woooo big deal right🤦‍♂️ . I do want to experience the university life again but I just don't know if I have the determination to pass all those math classes. I procrastinate too much and struggle to put in the time and read the books/practice even though I know I need to. If I so choose the pre-reqs are mostly done and after 2 very hard for me math classes, assuming I mange to pass them (maybe another econ or science is required too I am not 100% sure) I could declare my major and take even harder math finally take my first uni CSI class. Maybe I can find a more programming classes oriented university that will take my credits at that point I guess I would say its time to bite the bullet but that would take both luck and research.
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  557. Me currently... I am giving myself this summer to see how far and much I can learn by myself before even thinking about spending 17k for a bootcamp.
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  558. Yes, react roadmap is good. Maybe add 3 timeline from beginners roadmap to advanced roadmap. Since there're hundred of React roadmap for beginners.
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  559. This channel deserves a million subscribers at least !!! I'm very sad 😞😞 folks should follow you more ! The content is absolutely fascinating.
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  560. Biggest thing is if you want to do this just stick with it. I’m the opposite of a math person and coding doesn’t come naturally to me at all. Even after my bootcamp I continued to struggle. As long as you stick with it though it will work out. I’ve now been at the same company for several years and have enjoyed significant salary increases. It will get hard. You will want to quit. As long as you stick with it though it will work out. Just keep plugging away. Plus, you can ALWAYS ask people for help. There’s tons of demand for developers right now. Good luck.
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  561. Im a full-stack developer and it’s true that it hard to become an expert in one area. Unless you put the time and effort. But even that it’s going to take you longer.
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  562. I really like the small clip transitions you use in your vids
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  563. From my experience of being a full stack dev I worked 80% backend and 20% frontend. The frontend would usually be simple using boostrap etc.
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  564. I’m 26, a single mom, high school drop out (got my ged though if that counts) and I work full time. I just registered for a fast track career program at my local community college. Won’t start until this summer but I’m not going to lie, I’m super excited, I’m hoping this works out and your video really gave me some good pointers at least about what I should focus on when school starts. Thanks!
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  565. Well, in my country $36.000 per year - with 20 years of frontend (js, node, react, vue, angular) experience - is a high life salary xD
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  566. Dude I’m glad you made it though and hope you have a full recovery! Your words are something I needed to hear. I’m a family man too and spend a lot of time coding after work. I just switched from embedded systems to .net and am trying to get up to speed asap. For different reasons a few days ago I decided to unplug from extra coding and recharge. After hearing what happened to you, I know I’ve made the best decision. I hope you make a speedy recovery brother!!
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  567. I'm using Macbook Air M1 (16gb ram) professionally (iOS Development) and I'm very happy with it. It is very light and handles all the tasks quite fast. I have an unconscious desire to get Macbook M1 Max with 32 gb, but I just don't think that $3k is worth 2 more CPU cores
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  568. I make $100k being an Angular tech lead. And I’m in the uk where salary is much lower than the us
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  569. Great video Sir❣️, How much HTML, CSS and JavaScript we need to move on towards the frameworks?
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  570. James. You are one of the most articulated front-end developers I have come across... Also a fellow Utah county front-end dev here ... thanks for sharing your journey experience, very motivational, informative, and 100% real. Funny thing I started in a React BootCamp but I just finished at a job that for a year had me working in Angular apps, which I had to learn from nada. Apreciate the tips! Adobe is not an easy place to get in, so congrats! Keep up the great work here on YouTube and see you around in a meet up sometime.
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  571. Dude I loved the backward intro
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  572. Thanks i thought you are gonna be mean. Not being able to do stuff makes me feel bad and ive been struggling with depression so its even harder. But i might continue to try again. Id love to know how to do it
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  573. Hey I’m in Utah. I’m doing Frontend self taught. I’m constantly looking for jobs but it’s been hard. Is there any guide for a self taught? How do you find the right jobs in Utah?
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  574. I have an M1 and my girlfriend has an M2. So far, the only major problems were: Visual Studio (not visual studio code) is not available on the Mac. Dual booting Linux or Windows is not as simple as it (hopefully) will become. And, standard x86 vs ARM issues. I was hoping this video would talk more about CPU architecture, assembly language, dual booting, etc. This felt more like financial advice, which I’m sure most people needed to hear. These computers are awesome, but they are also trending. So, too many people will buy on emotion. However, I still wish I had more info on the true limitations that people who *already purchased*.
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  575. Found this video after a bit of an epiphany doing the Cloud Resume Challenge in AWS. One, I struggle at the backend stuff. I mean I got some Lambda functions, and DynamoDB setup for a page counter script in JS but it took me a couple days just to figure how to set it up and get the API to communicate with all the features -- except I didn't use AWS's SAM CLI, it was all done in the AWS web console. However, it made me realize I still love doing front end stuff though with React and Angular being the biggest tools perhaps I could go back. I miss experimenting and designing in HTML and CSS. My JS needs work though. I went into IT because I couldn't do leetcode interviews, thought it was a bit much and you did point out that lots of software companies bought into the cult of personality of leetcoding. (three companies did python challenges, back then I was like "wha?") So I've been debating on a lateral move from IT to FrontEnd Software Development. Not sure if having an IT background transfers well, but I do have a Sec+ and there was lots of materials regarding securing your code for what it's worth. Just the idea of starting over again doesn't sit right with me. At least the FrontEnd salaries are better than most sysadmin jobs.
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  576. Hey Mak, I'm currently a student at BYU-I and switched to computer science recently and am rushing to graduate within the next few semesters. I'm wondering if you have any advice for someone in my situation on how I can get a good entry-level job at a top tech firm like Adobe, Amazon, Google, etc.? I know it's not necessary to go straight into those huge tech firms right out of school, but it's not bad to have big goals right? I'm currently trying to do as many projects as possible and am doing a start-up with few other student developers. I'm also planning on attending coding competitions and networking conventions in the future. Any other ways I can stand out and get hired in those huge firms?
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  577. I'm a CS Student and I am going to buy a mac. You're the only youtuber that opposed the purchase of mac and mentioned the dopamine rush for buying a laptop 😅😂
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  578. I'm in that boat right now. I got out of the military with no marketable skills to speak of (and got screwed by the VA.) My eife and I both work full time + in dead-end jobs to scrape by paycheck to paycheck in our little 2 bedroom apartment in the not so great part of town. My bank account is at 0 a week before payday most months, and my car got repoed because I couldn't make the payments, so we share 1 20 year old car that's falling part between us. I don't need to be a billionare buy super yachts and privaye jets. I just need basic stability and security so I can actually be a person again, instead of a dead broke cog in a pointless machine with no prospects for the future. This is why, yesterday, I decided to become a programmer. I appreciate your story showing that it's possible in my situation and all the info you provide. If I don't, I'm going to stay a broke, stressed and unfulfilled pest control technician for the rest of my life.
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  579. Finally got a project I shelved 6 months ago to work the way I wanted it. An autoclicker that makes my job SO much easier and more efficient. I told my boss about it and he wants to see it. Hopefully Monday
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  580. My story is kind of similar to yours, I graduated from Civil Engineer, I was hopping to work with my dad in his construction company but he lost the company a year before I graduate, during quarentine I was trying to find some jobs but most of them were for a very low salary and my thought was that any other person without a degree could do the same job so talking with a friend he told me about programming and last year I started learning to code now I know Java, made an JavaFx app, and currently learning Javascript to build a portfolio I'm exited to work in this industry because I'm very passionate to code sometimes I lost my sense of time while coding, i start coding in the morning and suddenly it's night time, sorry if my English is bad I'm a native Spanish speaker but love your story and tips
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  581. My path to learning front end was basics in web development using html, css, javascript, jquery, php, mysql. Then going deep dive into typescript and angular since angular is more in demand in my area
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  582. Loved your take on this one man! You're totally right, I've felt way more satisfaction when i build stuff by myself after being stuck in tutorial hell for a long time. I'm going to follow your approach and see where it gets me ♥
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  583. iPad has a "pro motion" 120Hz display. most laptops are 60Hz so its much nicer on the eyes
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  584. View it as a funny hobby. not work. ill also recommend, Coffee music, and Alot of yk breaks. to create the wierd in mindset
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  585. I’m currently in a Full stack bootcamp I’m having a great time in. It’s very very challenging for me, but the structure makes a much better learning environment for me. I tried self teaching in the past and just kept quitting. Another thing to note is that I’m a veteran so the VA is paying 100% of the tuition. Just thought I’d share my positive review towards the curriculum
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  586. I had the same thumb pain issue by using mechanical keyboard (both linear and tactile). It turns out that I always want to stretch my finger to reach the center of the space bar. And it causes the pain. However, I also found out if I just press the edge of the space bar my spacebar, the typing is not consistant anymore. I ended up splitting my spacebar to 2.25U, 2.75U and 1.5U. And it perfectly solve my problem.
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  587. Great Video. But can you make a similar one for finding remote developer jobs with no experience?
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  588. I just recently found your channel, you have a very good content! I am a graduating student and hopefully study more all about front end developing like you do. They don't really teach advance programming in college and I really have to learn everything through internet courses and coding sites, Love your videos man!
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  589. This exact situation you mentioned in the beginning happened to me in 2018. Our office was divided into two sections, west and east side that had a roughly 50/50 split of employees. One by one all the employees from the east side, my side, got called into the office and were laid off and left. After about an hour, I was the only person left just waiting my turn. I had only been there for roughly 8 months so when I got called I knew I was done for. Walked into the office, my boss had obviously been crying and she looks at me and I say something stupid like, "Damn, I guess everyone had a doctor's appointment today" and she busted out laughing telling me I was fine. I was literally the only person not laid off on that entire side, walking back to an empty room to keep working was so weird
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  590. Thanks for the video, I’m going down the front end path and this helped me know what to focus on
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  591. Currently in a bootcamp for Software Engineering.Thank you for talking about this just started a software engineering bootcamp. I couldn’t get a job either with my undergrad degrees in health admin . Currently still in grad school for MS Psychology taking a ten week SE program with Coding temple. We are learning about blackened now I prefer the front end html and css .
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  592. That's awesome! I would probably do something for pharmacy dose calculations or Amazon seller profit calculator 👍👍👍
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  593. Hello may I ask, is 16gb of ram enough for someone who wants to start/learn programming/coding? And how much ssd would you recommend? Is 512gb enough and should I just buy another external storage? Your response will be well appreciated. (if you notice I had also posted this comment on your other video I just want to make sure I get a response, hope you see this)
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  594. Big thanks man, I'm someone who's looking to improve my life and I really appreciate what you're doing here.
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  595. Certifications and Certificates are different things, and it's easy for people to be confused with the terminologies.
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  596. I wanted to start fullstack because apparently it was more in demand where I live, but I gotta say, after doing Frontend work, I am completely IN LOVE with it, backend is okay but if I had to pick, I'd stick with Frontend for quite a while! Really glad I decided to go into frontend from data analysis with python, it feels much more rewarding and it doesn't make me feel as bad that I don't have deep mathematical knowledge.
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  597. i want to change my life and others for the better so i started learning how to code 3 months ago, basically i have been a physical therapist for more than 12 years and am still that person but, i listen to my old passion about computers and different technologies. i asked myself why i should work in a career that doesn't convince me of my abilities. for 12 years i saw my progress in life as i am walking by chackles. By learning how to code i feel more confident, more useful, more productive, so i am very happy with these videos James. thanks
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  598. Take it with a grain of salt. There are always yearly layoffs and pauses. Take this article mentioning Amazon and Facebook slowing down. I am getting more calls from Amazon and Facebook recruiters from ever before. Doesn't seem like a slow down to me. I feel there is some changes happening, small startups not making it but for the most part, it is not as bad as the news makes it to be, more fear mongering, keep studying, bide your time. People who don't give up and steadily learn can make it still.
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  599. Hit the nail on the head. It can be so overwhelming to jump into a new SE role only to find a bloated, framework heavy codebase that takes about a year to understand everything. I think it's so vital as a junior to get as much paired programming time as possible. It's like having your hand held and really fast-tracks the learning to becoming independent.
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  600. I don’t think I have ever finished watching any video programming video but dude, your videos are too interesting to pass. Good job bro.
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  601. If I am deploying apps and monetizing on them why should I work for an employer to even begin with.
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  602. Very helpful content, this information could literally put coding boot camps and schools out of business if more people knew about it.
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  603. Thanks dude, love you ❤️❤️❤️ I'm currently unemployed and taking online courses in the hope of becoming a front end web developer currently learning JavaScript, ...ya it's JavaScript .... tough..😭
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  604. Good to see you mate !! you’re a motivator 🙌☺️
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  605. I’m 26 and Just starting my journey. I’ve been doing manual labor since 16 yrs old and this lifestyle ain’t it.
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  606. THANK YOU! My new 14" MBP with M1 Pro chip has been slower in Chrome than my 2015 13" MBP, and it was driving me insane. Even typing was laggy. But now thanks to your video (saying to install the new M1/Apple Chip version of Chrome) it's working 100% better. Cheers!
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  607. So should i go for an associates degree or go with a coding bootcamp, would really value some advice before it hits June.
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  608. Having never looked at more than a snippet of Java before, I recently spent some time converting a Java webAPI to a .Net Core webAPI in C#. The two are remarkably similar and I could just look at the Java code and know pretty much exactly what it was doing. I sure wouldn't rule out C# for a beginner, especially for something going on the web. Visual Studio is basically free now. Core is all cross platform now. Really, I like bashing Microsoft as much as everyone else, but they really did a good job with C# and it has a lot to offer. Pretty much, since Java and C# are so similar, it's just the ecosystem that really tips things one way or the other for me, and MS does have a good ecosystem. Especially if you are in the corporate world and have to deal with importing Office files, etc.
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  609. Nice recommendation bro. It is really good on your path that you decided to support your fellow coder like you trying to grow on youtube and not seeking him as a competition. One more reason why you are my number one youtuber for motivating me to code and not giving up on facing smaller set backs. Keep up the good work Dorian. I really appreciate it
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  610. I've been using Macbook Pro 2017 professionally since 2019, and it's working perfectly. Although I'm upgrading this year, my sister is having it for her first year of college.
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  611. Been a webdsigner since long time, i did program a little when young but than focused on design part, photoshop and html, css and able to read javascript but not write it... now i am old and had kids and going back... started a class and lived it, but hitting a roadblock bcw the class was bit outdated so i tryed ti bridge it and used async bcs thst what newer version needed... but not matches the class... i love solving problems ... but alone at times its a bit a struggle... anyhow... oh i start with learning javascript and going toward react js... and what comes with it
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  612. Can you do a direct comparison of the Remarkable Pro and the Supernote Manta? I just don't know which one to take
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  613.  @julianmcmillan2867  HAHA! You share this as I sit here "traversing the DOM" with Brad Traversy's Udemy course "Modern JavaScript". I agree wholeheartedly Julian. Per your point above I have 30 years of experience in tech with everything from support to admin to building large scale service systems. I believe in this case there are two different angles one can take. First, snake oil sales whereby they'll say anything to get you to click and fill in your credit card to the more honest that are simply utilizing marketing to get you to join their course. Both offend me. When the "Dumbies" books and the "Learn ANYTHING in 21 days" books came out I was pissed off, lol. One indicating "even dummies can learn this" (sorry but no this is REALLY a lie) and two, no, no you cannot learn most any of these things in less than a month. Now of course, syntax and semantics, can you be introduced to the subject? Can you peel back the first layer of the onion? Certainly, bravo, yes. However, that's not the impression that's being sold... When you add in the variable that many buy into these things that have absolutely zero CS background? Please, you are taking peoples money with the knowledge that once they get the first layer peeled and start to really dig in they will run for their lives. The reality is, most people in the working world simply have no idea what it's like to work eight hours a day, go home, and work another 8 with their face buried in code trying to get a grip on an entirely constructed matrix that shows the complexity of whats behind the scenes when you turn on that computer. Or, what it's like to be on a deadline and burn through ten days straight on caffeine and fast food to bring a product or service inline with a timeline that was ludicrous to begin with. Bottom line, you must have a great love and committment to the subject to be able to do what it takes to master it. It cannot be for the money alone as the shine wears off that penny very very quickly. I took a five year hiatus (love that word as it makes it look more positive than "I was burned out") and returned to the field for one reason and one reason alone. I realized even with the number of things I'm passionate about nothing presented the intellectual challenge I had experienced as completely as this field has. That realization, brought me back to what I had been missing. The simple enjoyment of stretching my mind and applying myself completely to such an endeavor. Don't apologize, I thoroughly enjoyed your rant.
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  614. I’m in construction myself and I’m ready to make the switch.
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  615. I have started my journey to learning software engineering starting with HTML, CSS, and the Java. I’m giving myself 6-7 months to earn a position.
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  616. I've used mid range Linux laptops for the past 10 years and my new company just gave me a MBP M1 16" 2021 which I've been using for 3 months and honestly I'm disappointed because this really feels like just a non-buggy version of Ubuntu with a somewhat different window manager, which is better sure, but for all the praise I was hearing and the gigantic price I thought this would be so much better, but no it's really similar to Ubuntu (because it's unix and because Ubuntu probably coppied a lot of stuff from the Mac). Like when I went from Windows to Linux It took me years to learn how to do basic stuff, but on the Mac I was productive from the second day on. The hardware is the best hardware I've seen in my life thought, the screen is beautiful, the touchpad is so much better than any other laptops I've used, the webcam is better than most mid range webcams you can buy online, the mic and speakers are top notch. It's much better than whatever you can find in Linux Laptops, but in Brazil a solid windows laptop goes for 7k BRL while the MBP starting price is 18k BRL.
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  617. This is SUPER in-depth which is awesome!!!! Thanks for providing examples with each Roadmap stopping point - really outlines which areas to focus on without being too vague 🙏
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  618. I returned my 10.3 too. And sold my remarkable and am selling my boox tab ultra. I have a SN Manta and a Nomad. 😮
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  619. I can relate it !
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  620. You mandatory need a BOLT USB dongle if you do'nt want to use BlueTooth - Unifying dongles are NOT compatible.
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  621. Typing this on a Logi MX Keys For Mac. I cant get used to how big this keyboard is so I wanted to get the mini version. Well, low and behold, turned out that you can't use the Unified receiver with the mini, it uses Logi Bolt USB receiver (which is NOT included - so add $15 to that). If you have MX Master 3 - it's not compatible with the Bolt receiver. On top of that, the mini (despite being smaller) costs the same as its former big brother. It's a no for me.
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  622. background: literature major, delivery driver. now: learning to code
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  623. the degree is valued more than the major… most cs grads are not anymore job ready than someone with a non cs degree. Put it on there.
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  624. Appreciate the comment about comparing yourself to others. I've had an immense amount of trouble with this recently as I try to learn.
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  625. Thanks for the helpful content
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  626. I bought a MX Master 3 some time ago and decided to return it, as I had the EXACT same two problems (unintentionally right clicking all the time, and balance feeling off when moving the mouse). That mouse receives so much praise that I was thinking of buying it again, but you made me rembember these issues. Going to go for Magic Mouse! Thanks
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  627. Job market is pretty rough right now. They pretty much mandate bachelors degree now. Lots of hungry, bright, CS people coming into the country for opportunities at early ages AND outsourcing their skills to the US. I’ve had a hard time finding a job in the space even after I shipped a pretty cool cross platform software that implements AI and stuff. They don’t even want to entertain self taught people unless they have a degree and experience at a BIG company. Maybe I’m pessimistic. Either way, I’m working on finishing my bachelors just to be safe
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  628. I'm a fullstack web developer with 2 years of experience, i bet it with you that you would be surprised about how much you would have achieved in a week with dedication
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  629.  @jamescross  Thank you for your answers! I will try my chance but, Is it really difficult to get my first job remotely?
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  630. This is what works for me best in learning to code..Finding a big project on working on it day after day..The caution with bootcamps is information overload..but the knowledge retention is questionable.
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  631. But still able to explain each stage in a basic manner. Honestly thanks man!
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  632. This is my current path, and it has been amazing. All the blanks I had and things I didn’t understand have been covered
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  633. Thanks a lot. Just a comparison question. 1. In my country the price for an MBA 8, 256 is literally exactly the same for a laptop with a GTX 1650. I don’t play much games and my focus is to get a laptop for programming and dev as I’m starting my studies. I really want something that would last long and I would be able to do everything on it whatsoever. 2. Just curious: How much RAM did you have on that windows laptop through college? :D Thanks in advance.
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  634. Question: When doing the JavaScript course on freeCodeCamp, how often did you use the Get a Hint button?
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  635. If it takes you longer than 40 minutes, take the hint and revisit a few days later.
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  636. I can with hunt and peck do close to 40wpm with high accuracy, however I think faster than that... a lot faster, as we all do. So I've been taking the time to learn touch typing to improve my output speed at least by 20wpm just for the sake of not feeling tedious while I code. After a week I am close to being back at my wpm for hunt and peck, which is progress. In any case your video is good and motivates me to keep at it as much as my own experienced results are doing so.
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  637. that title was about to make me quit my job so quick and learn to code in 3 months 😂
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  638. Industrial engineering grad here! Transitioning into the software domain now. Awesome content you have here sir!
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  639. Dude that power outage sound scared the shit out of me!
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  640. I am really motivated by everybody's stories here. I am leaving behind 20-odd years of baking and retail work.
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  641. Wow, I really needed to hear this, thank you. I've been trying to land my first role for a while now. I've done mostly front-end projects but recently delved into Node on the back-end. I figured I needed to at least have a working understanding of back-end in order to be even considered for a junior role. But you're saying I should just focus on front-end for now? That's a relief because I've been having a tough time grasping back-end. Would you still say I should learn a little back-end to get my first role or do you think I should just focus all on front-end for now?
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  642. I've seen a couple of videos about Junior webdev projects and this is the best, like I can see the Junior experience on these ones, on other videos they just show a full webpage or a portfolio about a dude being a 1+ year experience webdev.
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  643. This man is just in the mind of many self-taught developers like me. I've learned many things from your presentation. Thank you, @devsmak.
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  644. thanks a lot for starting the video saying your statement, YouTubers are literally missing this essential step
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  645. I went the bootcamp route for the accountability. I was going the self taught route and I was not being consistent. Having that schedule to follow and having the Career services support really allowed me to gain a lot. What I also learned early is what you mentioned that no one cares that you have a certificate from a bootcamp what they care is to show them that you are willing to learn and be coachable and show what you have build. Many in my network let me know to not talk about being a bootcamp grad. Talk about being a developer. Also I did not have all the money up front so an ISA (income share agreement) worked for me and in the long run what I pay for will be a drop in the bucket for the rest of my career. There are many ways to break into tech I support what works for everyone and I agree that not all bootcamps are created equal definitely do your research
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  646. u can do IT, Math, Software engineering, Maybe be an engineer, pretty much almost anything in stem
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  647. exactly on point, I've attended the Google Data Analytics course out of curiosity and earned the certificate of "completion" in a month, I'm a former backend developer and a current senior data analyst, wanted to know whether I can recommend it or not for junior analysts and my colleagues, TBH, it's good for those who need an introduction into this field, but you cannot guarantee a job with it alone, especially if you don't have knowledge in statistics, linear algebra even calculus if your job "most likely" is involved with data scientists and machine learning, Google is providing support in finding entry jobs within the U.S. only, the same goes for the other cert programs by Meta and IBM, it's good to start there, but don't take it as a final step before the job, in the interviews they will ask you to showcase studies and explain the approach which got you into insights and conclusion, they will test your skills in Excel, SQL, R and Python, also both Tableau and Power BI, AWS data lake and more, also if you're 40+ your chances will be close to nothing because at that age range employers expect seniors, this is the harsh reality, this has been said, I'm going back into programming the job I've always loved and I'm 45 now, I will quit working for people and go freelancing!
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  648. I bought it wenn it first came out and I love it. I don't even need the USB unifier thingy. The key travel is really nice and the lighting is a bonus on top. I approve.
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  649. Sent a like primarily for the C# joke. 😂
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  650. Great video.. I own a Zenbook Zephyrus Duo (RTX3080, 32Gb RAM, 2Tb SSD).. not because I need it for development (Python / C++) but because I also want to learn Unreal, play the latest games and run machine learning code with CUDA support. If I would only use this laptop for Python / C++ this laptop would be a terrible waste of money and a simple $500 laptop would do just fine. In fact, if I have a day of pure coding I mostly pick up my Google Pixelbook which runs on ChromeOS but has everything I need. Focus on your requirements and then decide.. don't fall for all the extras you most likely don't need.
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  651. What do you think about AWS certs? I think those are worth getting along with having actual hands-on experience ( like building your own architectures, deploying apps and websites and writing cloudformation templates )
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  652. I agree on this for beginners. I'm not a beginner and personally want / need more power as I also do design work and some game dev in addition to my normal day to day web dev. I am waiting for my base Mac Studio actually but with 64GB of RAM (for the same reasons you mentioned in the video). I've been suffering with a base model 2019 MBP with 8GB's of RAM that was intended purely as a web dev machine as a stop gap so I'm really looking forward to the massive increase in horsepower albeit to the detriment of my wallet XD
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  653.  @monty553  Hello, great 👍 I think that's one of the best courses on Udemy for JS 🙂❤️
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  654. I think an associate is great but not in computer science perhaps in wed devs because cs is math heavy 1-2 year.
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  655. I got a zenbook 14x oled, but it still fills up to 80-90% with webstorm, vscode takes much less ram tho. With my old 8gb windows laptop, it was constantly 98% with vs code and intellij
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  656. Without full size arrow keys and no page up/down, home/end (& delete?) buttons it can't be the best. Had they made it one column wider they could easily have fitted those buttons!
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  657. learn basic of js then clear all the array methods then start learning react and keep learning js in parallel, for das there is an amazing on going course yt channel name codevolution, but do it after you have some grasp on react or you can start dsa instead of react in first place and later start learning react when you have some good knowledge in dsa and problem solving.
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  658. I gave you a thumbs up in the first 30 seconds for being honest and giving the answer upfront, then getting to the details. I've always gotten by quite well with Windows machines and VirtualBox VM's running my IDE's.
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  659. Thank you for the insight! I’m in the process of learning web dev through the online curriculum free code camp. I’m currently in a management role in a company of about 1,000 people and I make decent money. But I want to do something tech related. I was supposed to go to college for a CS degree years ago but it didn’t work out financially. It has taken me a while to get back to it but I’m committed to make a change. How old were you when you started learning to code? And when you say “front end development” but keep mentioning applications, are you talking like desktop applications? Or mobile applications? I’ve considered mobile dev but I’m not sure yet. tia for your input.
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  660. you had me at the turtle! (i'm going to get the supernote and the basic push-up pen)
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  661. "It's hard being a no-name in a database" I totally agree! Every single job I have was from someone I know. I'm not a quitter...One love, guys!
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  662. I have been done html, css and javascript. I am completing a udemy boot camp course. they seem to cover a lot of the things you talk about. Has anyone had positive or negatives experiences from these web dev courses?
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  663. This area is incredibly underdeveloped in case law, be cautious when using AI generated content.
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  664. It's different in different countries
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  665. Good afternoon, Please give me your help! S O S So im starting my pizza restaurant website, with full e-commerce features. The question is this: The owners admin dashboard, where he receives the food orders and editing , putting or delete products, and the customer's interface, where he enters and orders food, send order and pay, are 2 separates websites/react apps/projects, or should be the same project with customer login and admin login???
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  666. Love these transparencies. I feel like I really lucked out, but I'm not too sure what you'd do in my situation. I am a complete junior, 0 YOE, (went to coding bootcamp, no degree) and landed a full time job making 125k base salary (not big tech). Needless to say I'm very blessed as this is my very first full time job (I had small 1 month contracting jobs). I live in a medium cost of living area. I know that the way to get higher paying jobs is to jump shit and I'm pretty ambitious on how much I want to make. Essentially, do I stay here until I can go to a big tech company who can give me 200k+ right off the bat? I feel like my salary is good until mid-level (even that title is subjective).
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  667. Man you're hella underrated
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  668. So I got my MX Master 3 today. And the thing you told about horizontal scrolling is so true. I ordered the mx master just because of the ergonomics and mainly the horizontal scroll. But man I have to scroll so many times to get where I wanna go. So now I have ordered the Magic Mouse as well. Just to try it out. And hopefully it is better than mx master. I really don’t care about the customisable buttons on the mx mouse that much.
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  669. meh if you like what you do you should not put a limit to your learning skills. But it is true that you would be more proefficient if you focus on a subject. That being said, since you work with a team, you should have some experience in both stacks so you can understand what their saying and actually build a project which translate to you being a leader.
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  670. The book he referenced was Head First Javascript by Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson. They first build a simple version of Battleship, then later on build a more complete version. The book uses a very conversational approach to learning. It is pre-ES6, but is a great way to learn JS basic core concepts. It was the first in-depth book I used in learning JS.
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  671. Dude, thank you so much for referencing Free Code Camp. I was really looking for a site that was able to teach you, but actually have you apply what you've learned without just copying it over. It's so much more helpful as a self-learner as opposed to some other guides which basically just lay out all of the information for you.
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  672. In the UK I find most large companies locked into windows. Thankfully WSL has made coding super easy compared to a few years ago. That said my next gig will be a MacBook shop looking forward to it.
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  673. What would you say are the most commonly used HTML tags and attributes? If you have a link to a website that lists the top like 10 or 20 (or however many) that'd be cool too. 😎 And if you don't feel like answering, that's cool too. Lol. 👍🏻
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  674. Great Tips James! always look forward to your new video's, you don't disappoint ❤️
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  675. Dude wtf. This is 10000% exact. I just discovered you a month ago, when I got to my second job as a software dev, after being 3 years in the same company. I feel like a complete moron which didn't learn shit the last 8 years of self learning software development and 3 years of experience in a job.
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  676. Ok the java c# joke got me lmao
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  677. Yes. We need react roadmap
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  678. As a fullstack developer my opinion is that the notion that doing only frontend or backend gives you more knowledge in these niches than what you can have as a fullstack is just a myth. The developer who will have more knowledge is the one who studies the most. If you focus on the frontend but don't study as much as I do about frontend, even though I'm fullstack I'll know more about frontend than you do. If you point me to a frontend developer and a fullstack and ask who studies the most, I'll tend to think they're the fullstack developer and I'll be suspicious of the reason the frontend developer has never been interested in learning the backend. Lack of passion? Is it a guy who changed his profession because software development pays good salaries? Why isn't this fronted developer curious about learning the backend, messing with Linux, deploying, or knowing how to configure Nginx to act as a loadbalancer? Maybe I'm a little less suspicious of an exclusively backend developer, but I would also think that his lack of interest and knowledge about the frontend is linked to a lack of passion and time dedicated to study. This is not a rule. I don't doubt that there are excellent developers who do just one thing, but in every profession there is a small elite of professionals who are above average and the trend in the web development area is that this elite of developers is composed mostly of fullstacks developers.
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  679. damn bro i love your editing, this video was clean and so is your man cave 😂 that shit is badass af i’m a college freshman that just started coding last semester and feel so far behind everyone else so i’m trying to learn as much as i can in my free time. i like frontend development for the exact reasons you discussed, it just feels more rewarding than backend development. I learned basic HTML,CSS, JS and am now onto react 💪
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  680. This is an amazing video btw! Keep it up !
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  681. I am suprised that you don't have at least 100k subs given quality of your content.
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  682. Man you are really upgrading the video quality with this editing
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  683. I'm a programmer for around 8 months, and I'm using a Lenovo Legion with Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD and Nvidia RTX 3060 and 165Hz display.. I spend around 1400€ on this machine and is totally worth it!!
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  684. For me at least while learning front end I just had this feeling when building projects that it was incomplete just doing front end, my brain wants to see it complete on Botha sides
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  685. Nice review, was looking forward for one made by a software developer
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  686. Good to see you James! Sounds like you made the right choice. Kudos to you for knowing when to call it. -- Hope this means we'll see more of you on YouTube. 🙂
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  687. I think the value of boot camps is time. Think about it, how many self taught developers do you know that learned what a competent boot camp teaches in that 6 months? Most the ones you see on Reddit, YouTube, etc all mention how it took them a year+ to learn some of this stuff. Either getting burnt out, having no direction, or just being lazy. So to most people, time is pretty valuable. Boot camps are only going to give what you put in, they definitely aren’t a magic pill. If you spend the 25+ hours outside of cohort “class” then you’re absolutely going to learn. If you instead choose to not code outside of class then you’re wasting your money.
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  688. Hi again !! I needed you're insight on this issue. I just ordered my Macbook "16 M1 Max 64 GB of Unified Memory with 2TB SSD. I'm not a filmmaker but a Computer Science student. Do you think that 2TB SDD is enough for me given the fact that Apple had issues with SDD where a 256GB SDD had a lifespan of only about a year ( this issue has been widely reported since the introduction of Apple's Silicon M1 series )
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  689. I'm currently learning through The Odin Project so they cover Full Stack - and I have a personal project that involves a database. But I do want to dig deeper into front end. I also hope to learn Python and/or new variations of that language.
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  690. keep up the the good work/grind
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  691. I've been a back-end developer for 12 years now (C++/Java/PL-SQL) and I can tell you I'm jealous of our front-end guys and gals! They do all the cool and pretty stuff and all the clients love them, while nobody even knows I exist here! I mean they know my job matters but they never want to talk to me about what I do at all... At any level... :(
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  692. Man, I just got my first job as a full stack dev. Im also my own QA 🤣. And DevOps. Its my third week, and I broke some features already, but fixed them quickly 🤣
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  693. So I am a mechanical engineer with some knowledge in python (no flask, no Django or anything else related to web development). And for some reason I got hired as a full stack developer. Honestly it turned out pretty good. I feel like I am learning sooo much at such a fast pase and I am pretty flexible. Got a 10% salary increase after half a year already. Not even a year in the job, but I feel like I could fill full frontend and full backend position at this point. I mean of course not a Senior position. Still not that long on the job. with some advices by a senior backend dev about security, ci/cd I am confident that I could handle a complex app all by myself. At least with the architecture and frameworks that I already know. I was actually thinking about focosung on one stack. But actually, why would I? I love to be flexible and be able to do anything. Just a bit more experience I could potentially quit my job tomorrow and found an own company without hiring dozens of people right away. I like that opportunity. And also it is a lot of fun to jump around and basically work on the entire app.
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  694. I was looking for mx keys review and i came across your review. I’m looking for a new experience and wireless one so this might be a great choice. I have a Ducky one2 cherry reds for 2 years. It’s a good stock keyboard. But I also suggest Varmilo VA87 Mac but that is wired. The only wireless mechs I know are keychrons or the Royal kludges.
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  695. 2 plus 2 = 22 was actually pretty spot on 😂
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  696. Thanks, man. Great video. This further solidified my decision not to ‘wash out’ when I’m so close!! Keep building, networking and applying, people!
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  697.  @jamescross  just trying to help. And thanks for the tips the other day, helped me plan a theoretical path I could take. Now just trying to find the hidden gem companies out here in Tacoma, Washington state area like your talking about in this video. Most of them are out in Seattle which is about an hour away from here, but I dred the traffic to and from the Fang companies / %90 of the are there... Anyways, thanks for your time and all the videos I'm catching up on 😂👍💯..
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  698. Damn dude I needed to hear this video. I got discouraged and been starting off an on especially now with what's happening in the US. I work 2 fulltime jobs 16 hours a day. I went thru Nucamp bootcamp and they did a good job for me and my experience with them plus the community has been a good resource in my journey. I study when I can but reaching the goal to be a programmer is hard, I had one interview during bootcamp and I failed it in 4 mins. I was slammed with all these technical words plus I was asked how I would make a "elevator" honestly I was like wtf? My mind set for that question was all construction and materials. I did look up that techical question and it was a 40 min answer with a guy creating and breaking it all out. After that I been traumatized and wondering if I should still continue to practice or go through Revature just to get a entry job and build experience.
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  699. Lmao I have no tech companies in my area
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  700. 🫨 He back 🙂
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  701. What kind of lights are those in the background? Love ‘em.
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  702. I am an architect and now I am looking forward to see that transition which went through. I just completed my masters in Estonia. fingers crossed. Thanks for this.
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  703. I use vim for coding, and using vim through wsl in windows suck, especially when docker is added into the mix. So I switched to macbook m1 pro (unix core so I can use vim natively) and will never look back.
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  704. But you live in us.... I who live in Greece would be very happy if an American recruiter contacted me
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  705. I like your thinking process about your getting a computer science degree journey when working full time. Quincy of FreeCodeCamp did a podcast/video with Beau. Beau introduces a lot of their YouTube videos. In that video they mention that Beau obtained his computer science degree via the WGU route. He obtained credits and obtained his degree within 6 months. He explained that he gave himself a demanding schedule to do this. Both they and you mentioned, WGU charge on a 6 monthly basis. Quincy also mentioned that FCC are developing a computer science degree course and they already have the lectures from one of the first mathematics courses up on YouTube. To me, it looks like it will still be some time before the FCC computer science degree will be fully operational. And before it's fully accredited. If you were starting your computer science degree in a few years, that may have been an option for you.
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  706. I would recommend JavaScript and React there is so much demand
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  707. Finishing up my portfolio now. 1:30 This was so Motivational!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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  708. How do you not have hundreds of thousands of views?! This is the best video I have ever seen on this topic. It was so detailed and was very blunt and less wishy washy compared to other videos out there. Seriously keep at it bro. I loved this content, subbed
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  709. There are so many resources to learn online but never to be hired. Especially in Central Europe. People here still praise degrees. PS I got all of the knowledge you mention, I got portfolios, projects, networking, CV and all stuff. The best email I get back is only a rejection "due to more qualified people". Fck that sh*t.
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  710. Learning to touch type homerow style is also a good way to prevent repetitive motion injuries as you get older. Sure, you can do your 60wpm with hands/fingers flailing around when you're young, but your odds of injuring yourself are way higher than someone who types homerow style, because it's more efficient motion. For those of us who have experienced it, repetitive motion injuries are painful, debilitating, take forever to recover from (you have to actually stop the motions for a long time), and they can lead to the need for some nasty surgery. Avoid these problems. Learn to type properly.
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  711. Talk about a ponzi scheme, sorry that you were tricked. One simple method of life is, if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. Thanks for sharing.
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  712. This is the way😊
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  713. Great video, subscribed! In my case I started developing just html, css and jQuery 13 years ago. I always preferred building everything from scratch including the PHP backend and SAAS like projects, and recently started using NextJS with React and I am sold big time to the new NextJS framework. NextJS is amazing together with ChatGPT now a days life hasn't been better like this in a long time!
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  714. Very good overview. I learned HTML, CSS and Javascript years ago, but I couldn't figure out how to turn it into a career. I wish I had seen a video like this back then.
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  715. Hello! New subscriber here. I like your channel that they are practical and pretty helpful, keep it up with it! As for myself I am a high school student who's trying to learn web development to get a job or start a freelancing business because I want to save money for college and learn this valuable skill, what would you advice me?
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  716. Another great video! Been thinking about this before starting my job search
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  717. oh man, im in the same state of mind whether to buy new m1 chip or go with intel processor. now i got my answer. thank you for that
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  718. Does a full-stack developer need to be good with Photoshop (or Gimp)? Also, do they need to be good at telling you when chartreuse might be a better color choice than lavender (or vice versa)?
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  719. I agree with you, I don't feel like pursuing these certifications, I think it's something good to have, but studying hard to get them seems like a waste of time in my view
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  720. I was expecting a pure frontend, but I guess that doesnt really exist for beginner developers. Every frontend developer still need backend knowledge.
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  721. LOL at 1:10.... that's exactly how I feel sometimes when looking at my bank account. Thanks for all the great info you have been putting.
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  722. Totally solved my slow page loading! Thank you!
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  723. A southpaw MX Keys could have been nice. Numpad on left side is perfection.
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  724. I want to develop my tech company so I learned full stack ...but i love front end .... I follow the pricinple, Something about everything everything about something ....it's better to have full knowledge but expert in one thing ...that better then just expert in one thing ...like MBBS doctor , they know wholesome about our bodily system ...but specialize in one thing like orthopedic or dentist etc....because in emergency we can help the patient .....so learn everything be expert in one thing you love
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  725. Have used mac as personal machine for years along beefy windows desktops(mostly for gaming) and I will never pick windows as dev machine. I'm not saying they are bad or that mac os is better by any means. It simply comes down to preference. I love spending less time configuring my environment and being able to use the terminal. Everyone always bring up linux in windows but the thing is I don't want to set that up. I also tried buying a high spec windows laptop with an rtx 3070 and as soon as I heard the airplane half a foot to my left start taking off I was like YEA RIGHT! Portable gaming for what? I'm not starting that thing up with people around me lol.
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  726. Do you recommend me to get married in my parents house I am 17
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  727. Finally a review highlighting why the magic mouse is so fantastic. Thank you.
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  728. I'd rather an ugly truth, than a pretty lie. Thanks for the truth.
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  729. In my 2nd year of CS. Im using a windows desktop. Im getting an air not because I need it, but because I want to start with ios development, and the flexibility of using a personal computer anywhere is great.
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  730. I am so slow typing compared to the guys i will have ti compete with for a job. I am nervous about it.
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  731. Can you help me know how you handled withdrawing acceptance from that other company after getting your dream offer from Adobe? How was the company reaction?
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  732. I don't think personally the title is quite accurate. It depends. Most people in western countries are using apple products in general, but in eastern Europe, Asia and South America MacBooks aren't popular. It also depends on the type of developer you are, since the low entry to barier and the popularity of web development, it might seem like all the developers are web developers and they are all using MacBooks. But there are other types of developers as well, like game developers and computer graphics developers, ML developers. And almost every graphics and game developers use windows PC and Nvidia annihilates MacBooks when it comes to ML and AI. Also a side note on you mentioning xcode, it is the worst IDE to work on big projects. A better title for this video would be: Why most web developers in America prefer MacBooks. 😆😆
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  733. Preferring Mac over pc and windows is an American thing in Europe most developer's use pc's. .
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  734. Any Advice for someone looking for a remote position? I am an American citizen living and working as an English teacher in Vietnam. I have been studying frontend stuff for a while now hoping to make the switch. Is it even possible for a self-taught no experience web developer to land an online gig as their first job? Or is that just totally unreasonable for someone with no experience? Thanks, I really appreciate any advice you could give, I have been enjoying your videos these past few months.
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  735. Thanks for sharing
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  736. For my whole degree I used an XPS 9560 with 16gb of ram. Most of my development though was in a Linux VM that only had 8gb and I was fine the whole way.
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  737. Is learning python good when being 16 and I’m going to enter computer science college is that good?
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  738. Pretty much my experience as well. Many forget that people work and hire other people, not coding machines.
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  739. Thanks for this! I just started learning JavaScript a few weeks ago so this definitely helps alot. A React Roadmap video would be pretty awesome too
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  740. What about a MIS degree or any management type software/I.T degree? I think that would help with career progression and get you involved more in the business side of things.
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  741. Back in 2021 I started learning how to code for a year then tried to look for a job during my 6th month. Then got hired on my 12th month. But you know what I end up with getting? , i got a job using no code platform that I've been playing around as a hobby way back in 2019. Hahaha, so yeah all my efforts learning how to code just went south. But being lucky enough to get a job in tech using no code platform. Still happy and grateful for it though.
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  742. I’ve been learning Javascript and python but I hear that python is more difficult to land jobs with
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  743. I am following your guide guide and started with the odin project has been great so far. Working with ubuntu is pretty cool as well. Thank you for the informative videos.
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  744. First I want to say great video as always! Secondly for anyone looking to get in to the tech field, depending on where you live, a lot of countries are trying to push the tech industry hard and you may be able to get expensive qualifications fully funded by the state. I am in the UK and have just started one that is online and self paced and roughly a college level qualification which can easily lead to junior dev positions. As I say this is dependant on where you live and the self taught method is definitely a viable option.
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  745. I fully agree. When starting out it is best to focus just on one side. You should not be a full stack developer until you are at least a couple years in. My first job was a full stack and it took me a while to actually be useful because there was so much to learn on everything. It will slow down your potential doing full stack because there is just to much to learn. I am 10 years in now and still doing full stack and I am still learning almost everyday.
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  746. The Youtube algorithm doesnt do you justice.. keep up the great work!
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  747. Thanks good information im just starting
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  748. Definitely agree, the splitting of topics into small chunks and mastering them is a great approach to retain knowledge.
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  749. Hey I'm a full Stack software dev and this is my first video I seen on your page I love it!!! well detail and to the point!
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  750. Hey devsmak, I'm considering buying the M2 Macbook Air for my first year as a CS Student. I really wanted to upgrade to 16 RAM but it is not available in my country in the first place. Should I consider other options or should I take it. I'm considering keeping it for the next 4-5 years in College. Thank you!
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  751. Application, Backend, and API development
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  752. This is all fun and games but these are movie scenarios these are not reality. We dont all have fortunate/successful, friends/family. And we dont all participate in groups like church, agencies and etc. And all the times i asked my boss if i could help the company to get some web development experience, either though shadowing, or straight up volonteer to work on platforms with IT and all i get told to fuck off, to know my place, that is not my task definition and sometimes your boss is more the soft hypocritical type and will spew corporate jargon at your face for 30 minutes only to explain why it is not poasible for you to even try going up the ranks or get more experience. Essentially once again, know your place slave. You gave amazing solutions if we lived in a perfect world where people where here to help one another not exploit each other. And that makes me very frustrated because its the same story all the time people teel you you cant find a job because your are no teying hard enough. For sure its millions of us who dont deserve to have a fair shot for sure i guess. I have a degree and i have been coding self taught for 2 years now i code typescript i use radixui graphql i have fixed my insecurities on back-end coding i am confortable at api integrations i have build and hosted a website for a restaursnt which i got paid for, i have blogs, demo applications etc. Yet i still cant even get a call. My resume is 1 page i highlight what is important and i go straight into why i would be the perfect fit tfr the company yet i cant even get an interview. Im tired of everyone trying to justify this broken system.
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  753. I am so happy that your video was recommended to me. I have learned HTML and CSS so far. I know I want to be a front end developer. Some concepts can be hard to understand but I keep going. Thank you so much for your advices and tips. Oh and I have a biomedical engineering background but wanted a career change and this was it for me.
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  754. Hop on 100devs or learn with Leon on YouTube. His second cohort is happening to this day and it’s all FREE. I had zero experience not too long ago and we are learning about API’s now. Also, he teaches us how to network ourselves Into actual jobs.
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  755. Please, man, keep us informed. I'm glad you could record this one and wishing the best on your recovery. Be strong just like you are!!! Big hugs for you and your family!
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  756. I was stuck in step 3 for so long. I’m getting out now 😊
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  757. I think their new responsive web design course is great
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  758. I'm a self taught backend dev, I've always been bad with visuals but I love data analytics & the magic behind systems creating IoT , databases, web APIs, etc
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  759. When reviewing candidates, I like to see their GitHub accounts. It says a lot.
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  760. Just found your channel and I went from mainly Data Engineering and DBA to a full stack consultant from a small company to a big one in NYC and its like speaking to aliens. I constantly have to learn and complete projects at a pace I am not use to but i guess its normal for everyone
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  761. Really glad I found this video. I just started Udemy's Zero to Mastery: Web Development, and I have to say, i already love what I'm learning. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I do but it's really become a joy to learn. I'm trying to dedicate at least 3 hours a day learning but I'm going to up it to at least 4 hours now after watching your video. I'm currently an Arabic interpreter, which is cool but it's not challenging and there isn't much room to increase your pay. Wish me luck!!
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  762. I run a 60% board with no arrow keys, I've bound caps lock to FN and use ijkl as arrow keys and can move around a code base a hell of alot faster than with conventional arrow keys because I don't actually have to move either of my hands. Keyboards are entirely subjective. No such thing as a 'best keyboard for programming'. It's like saying what's best table spoon for eating cereal.
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  763. I'm a cnc machinist, cnc programmer, digital templestist and granite installer, I also know how to polish and fabricate it by hand. After working 12h, 14h, 16 hours a day, I go home and study for hours on my software engineering degree, udemy bootcamp and Havard CS50x program. After all that, I am 1 month married and I have to give attention to my wife, she deserves it because she is also a hard worker. I live in Cape Cod Massachusetts and it is barely to impossible still living here. Everything way to expensive, I live in a basement but I don't give excuses, I keep my hard work and I know, one day I will become a software developer and leave this heavy, stressful, messy and dirty granite job. Also, I can do all that and my salary is 24 dollars a hour with my boss saying that I already make a lot of money. What a joke.
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  764. hello, I really loved your video, I have a question, I am a computer sciences master degree student and I am taking courses like machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligent, do you recommend the macbook air M1 or should I go for a pro or promax? I need it for my studies. thank you very much for your help.
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  765. I'm a web developer and currently my laptop is a Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 (Ryzen 5 4600H, 8GB RAM, 256 SSD and 1TB HDD) and it's a pretty solid one. The thing is that I want to learn iOS development for fun (maybe in the future build some apps) and that's the reason why I'm considering buy a new Macbook Pro M1 (16GB RAM and 256/512GB SSD). But if you're just starting any computer would do the trick, my brother in law is just starting to learn and today I helped him setup an old laptop just for him to get started (a Toshiba laptop from 2013 with a 4th gen Intel Core i5 running Ubuntu).
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  766. great video looking for javascript roadmap i wish you'll upload it soon
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  767. Awesome advice. I just started 100 days python from Udemy, so far I’m liking it.
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  768. Crazy yet amazing story James. Could you recomend any project ideas for a web portfolio. I'm having trouble trying to find projects that will help land me a job. Currently I am learning node js and after that React.
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  769. Did not even talk about university certs or IEEE certs.
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  770. Why did you pursue a bachelors? There’s programs that allow you to get your masters as long as you can prove you know the basics. University of colorado-boulder online accepts you as long as you can pass 3 initial classes which then count towards your masters
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  771. Would you recommend a self-taught programmer while working to get their associate's or bachelor's degree for a better opportunity? Such a principal role
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  772. My story is short. I basically just started looking into Web Development for fun as I was bored, and instantly became addicted just knowing HTML. I'm 17, going into a technical college for Web Developments and I've been able to learn for 3-4 hours a day due to it being summer time. My journey technically started November 2021. But I think it fully started April 2022.
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  773. Hi Devsmak. Hope you’re well. Another great video! I was just wondering if you could consider making a video on how you learnt to code, as in how you studied, any methodologies on retaining information and tips for people to soak in the information they’re learning etc.
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  774. I think I will take your advice. Get good at front end and then start doing backend.
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  775. I want to know, where can I learn this type of code though...... you make a lot of sense because I did end up hitting a wall, and I was stumped..... so coding that solves problems / adds value...... I really wanna learn this type of code
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  776. Adding onto tutorial projects seemed to be a good way to start
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  777. I’d go with the 1.5 years of experience over any degree for like 99% of jobs.
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  778. I've learnt html and css so far with freecodecamp and I'm progressing to javascript next week. I'm a bit intimidated, a friend told me this will require the use of logic. But if all I need is basic math, then that's okay.
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  779. really helpful man! I am waiting for more valuable clips.
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  780. Watch his video on why you might not want to. It answers the question better than any comment could.
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  781. The only compelling reason to buy Mac is that Apple doesn't allow other hardware to build iOS and MacOS apps.
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  782. WGU sounded really good for me but they don't accept international students so there's that
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  783. Thanks a lot. I wish I saw this when I was starting out but It's not late to adopt some of the approaches you've mentioned. I live in a different country so I'm sure that my options and opportunities may differ but your advice and suggestions are really great for self taught people like me. Thanks a lot again!
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  784. Do you think it’s better to invest into 14 inch MBP or save some money on MBA and get monitor, keyboard mouse for desk setup? From a Computer Science student’s perspective who happens to move around so much, like always on the go maybe
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  785. That’s awesome! Good luck on the interviews. Remember, even if you don’t get one of the jobs keep applying. Some of the best programmers will put out hundreds before they land a job.
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  786. Okay okay i'll consider that for the future. For now i'm gonna keep working on learning more to be ready for that moment. Thanks for answering!
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  787. It’s true. My wife had a mild concussion last year from a car accident. She works on a computer, not coding. But she couldn’t work for months because trying to focus on the screen would causing her problems from getting dizzy to migraines.
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  788. I actually don't recall my college having a "software engineering" degree. We had computer engineering vs computer science. This was 8+ years ago, but at the time. The main difference for our school was mostly the junior/senior years. Computer engineering geared more towards 50/50 between programming/os design with hardware electronics/embedded systems/microprocessing. While Computer science towards the junior/senior years focused 100% towards high level software development and didn't cover firmware as much. I think this definitely varies from school to school, but our engineering program was quite a lot harder than the computer science program. So most people I knew that dropped out of the engineering program switched to either IT/Technology or Computer Science to finish their degrees. I'm sure nowadays it might be different with computer science growing so much as a field, colleges promoting more emphasis on it.
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  789. Windows + WSL does everything a mac does and gets you better hardware for the price
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  790. I’m learning web dev around 1 month but couple of days before I found that some ex web developer saying that web dev is much stress-full than any other works you’ve to work all the time and also have to anxious about your work and they were also mentally and physically became unstable .Most of them weren’t happy about there job and they left it . Now I’m getting confused should I continue learning or change my career strategy. Pls help me to decide 😌
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  791. I'm using the Logitech G915 and I love it
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  792. I'm 20 years old, studying computer engineering and finding my path to become a full stack programmer. I am gathering feedbacks and life experience from those accomplished devs and I love you story and advices.
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  793. Most youtubers also give up. So don't, you have great quality content.
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  794. A fullstack developer is someone who can leave technical debt in every part of the stack ;-)
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  795.  @jamescross  you’re right! A lot of people need that first catalyst project. It’s usually the first project that gets people rolling.
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  796. WGU is now ABET accredited. Not sure how much that matters in the industry but I thought that was cool.
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  797. Great video man!
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  798. Learning to code at 47 after many years of contemplating it. The time is now! This is the way!!
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  799. Had to return my MX Keys Mini for several reasons. I was annoyed it didn't have a wired mode. The "auto" backlight just didn't work, and the backlight was constantly on - resulting in terrible key contrast on the white model. The key feel was nice but nothing spectacular for the cost. The construction feels and looks cheap like the regular sized MX Keys. It's just a clunky plastic chiclet keyboard. Logitech Options software is generally pretty awful and feels like bloatware. However, I had a chance to test the Apple Magic keyboard in Best Buy and I was shocked at how well constructed it felt, how swift the key response was, and how light it feels. I also purchased a Magic Trackpad and that device is unparalleled. Of course, they match perfectly. I very much appreciate both of them together and I believe the Apple Magic Keyboard is one of the only chiclet keyboards on the market that worked wired over USB. I plug it into my Windows machine but keep it wirelessly connected to my Mac. Compatibility with Windows concerning the additional functions is obviously poor, but the typing experience is very good. On my Mac, I love the layout. I can also use the Magic Trackpad over USB on Windows with free and open source Windows Precision Drivers. Best trackpad available for Windows by far. I wish Apple would have multi-device pairing though.
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  800. Yeah bro you need to learn libraries, and node.
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  801. I'm 36 and I've been in international student advising for 7 years and have started an AAS in programming that my employers (I have a second manual labor job) are paying for. I'm hoping to get into software/development so that I can go back to just one job. HTML and CSS is next semester along with second year C#. Definitely enjoying what I'm learning.
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  802. Some advice channels are definitely useful. As you said, this one does actually have some solid advice for novices. He paints a realistic picture of what they can expect to face and some good ideas for how to navigate. If you need to tutorials, you can just search for them.
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  803. I have never had to deal with any of these issues on windows. If you know what you are doing, you won't have a lot of the issues described here. For me its pretty cut and dry, linux and windows over mac any day. With that said, I can see the appeal of a mac for someone like a web developer. However, I write code in C++, python, Java etc and I need to understand how the OS works. If you are strictly front end you can probably get away with being clueless about the OS. I also actually prefer desktops over laptops though so I can run 4+ monitors for hyper-productivity and I can upgrade the hardware as needed. but that's a different conversation entirely. My thoughts are: macbook: You just want to jump in and code and don't want to learn much about anything else and don't care about customization whatsoever and pay out the nose for it. windows: You want some customizability and the option to upgrade things or get different memory, video, processor combinations to suit your specific needs. linux: You want full customizability from an OS perspective.
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  804. Seconded, forever greatful 🤗
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  805. go cs u have more job ops even outside of cs
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  806. My suggestion would be to start with youtube tutorial, there are plenty good that teach you the basics, so you can understand without committing time and money to full courses that might not be the thing you're looking for. Then proceed on a certification that has a road map for beginner to develop enough layers to do your first portfolio projects. Finally, a more in.depth certificate to switch gear and solidify the previous learning with complementary portfolio projects.
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  807. How to submit your resume to a hiring manager as you said?
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  808. This is my opinion: If you don't have a degree. Do computer science. I had my degree already so so I chose to graduate from a coding bootcamp. Or hell, just do both. The advantages of a coding bootcamp or computer science degree is that it shows employers on a paper that you are job ready. I vote do the coding bootcamp, or the CS degree, or do both. It won't hurt you it will help you. Coding is hard. I find it easier to go to the right direction with the coding bootcamp or college than being a lone wolf lol. You will know what courses to take or languages to start on. You have projects ready, a github, a LinkedIn and be more hireable and job ready. That's just my opinion.
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  809. What’s wrong with PHP? Laravel kicks ass and pays well 😉
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  810. You deserve more views and subscribers.
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  811. 'Turn the screen upside-down and hit the "dislike" button' ~ devsmak (2021)
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  812. does it have a shortcut for HOME / END ?
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  813. Mid 150k in Utah? OMG. Do you have a ski resort in your backyard? 😅
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  814. This channel is definitely slept on, you deserve more subs. Thanks for the video! 🙏
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  815. pls tell us about efficiency of a webserver when there is multiple concurrent connection in realtime and tell us about load balancers threads mvcs what linux os is linux server enough in hosting?
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  816.  @jamescross  thank you I appreciate it
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  817. I'm dabbling with learning front end web development and I have a no degree. How long did it took for you to learn all the necessary skills and land your first job? I know it varies from person to person but I've been learning javascript for beginners on youtube. Should I go the bootcamp route and spend 30k or are there cheaper alternative?
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  818. By the way, frontent development is more repetitive than backend development. Although backend is more complex
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  819. I've lived through the great bubble burst, crashes before and crashes after in tech. Tech will roll on. Adjust your game, check your focus, aka, how many people in the market niche you specialize in are doing the same, etc... refine your game, walk if you must, it's your path however... Tech will roll on. The main thing I'll add here and nothing is more important. If you are pumping out 100+, etc.... For GODS sake don't wrap up the next decade in a barrel of debt. THIS is the number one thing that weakens your position in life. Stay liquid, invest / save large chunks of your salary both available when needed and locked away in solid/stable/long term investments. If your skill sets are relevant, if your focus is there, you'll remain viable in this field. Will there be bumps in the road? It's life, yes, always. If you have to switch focus, get on the wrong end of a layoff, it'll be much easier to find the next position, or even choose something un-related until you can get the right one, if you aren't buried up to your eyeballs in debt. Stay liquid kids. Stay smart.
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  820. IT grad in 2014. I set the wrong expectations enrolling in IT and I had no idea about programming or how to create websites and stuff. I just enrolled because of my interest in video games and art. I found myself dragging me to attend those long boring classes and had to wing it because I have to finish what I started. Can't believe I even graduated. Years went by and I worked as a freelance digital artist, now at a call center. Although the pay was good, I realized I could be doing something great instead of taking shit from rude customers. Here I am now planning to leave the company I work at and compile a portfolio and start over. Guess it's not too late. Wish me luck. Just gonna leave this comment so I can go back to it from time to time. Thanks for the video, man. You inspired me on what I'm supposed to be doing now.
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  821. I'll just leave a comment here: I'm a nurse (ER/ICU specialist), became self-employed and then was totally done with it. I did a year of IT Engineering because web development interests me a lot. I dropped out. Now I'm back at university doing a degree in Agrotechnoloty and Biotechnology. Webdevelopment still pops into my mind every now and then (now more than ever, since I want to make my own webapps for my new business in the greenindustry). Your story is very inspirational and gets me hyped to do get back on the webdevelopment journey I left behind when starting the IT degree. Thanks a lot!
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  822. One tip: focus on walking before you can run. I see "senior" devs all the time that still don't know the basics of semantic HTML and write terrible CSS
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  823. Thanks for the advice King
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  824. Wow!! Can you tell me if I doesn't have master degree can I get salary like 100k per year or more after experience......as it is been told that software Engineer has this salary without master's degree
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  825. Thanks for the advice Devsmak. This is a topic I've been thinking about and so I appreciate you making a video discussing it. I am very interested in this career field and am trying to determine the best routes available to transition into it. I actually already have a B.S. in engineering that is unrelated to computer science, so I have been looking into whether it is more beneficial for me to get associates, bachelors, or masters in computer science. Basically, I'm trying to figure out the most practical option for me to close that skills gap and be desired in the market.
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  826. Love your channel. I’m a frontend developer as well.
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  827. Im a chemical engineer myself and I did 3 different jobs before I got into coding. My first job was as Uber CSR(Customer service representative) and then my second job was as a Paint and Chemicals supervisor in a Fan producing company and then my third job was a salesman in Lubricant industry and finally when the Covid came I left my third job and started to learn coding from my friend. I started on .Net core frame work and along with that i learned css,HTML and Jquery and finally after 4 months I got a job at a big company. That job itself was extremely challenging for quite some time but i didnt give up and stick to it. Now its been 1.5 years in the same company and I am quite stable with my understanding and this field. It was one hell of a roller coaster ride but in the end it was really worth it. JUST DONT GIVE UP!
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  828. Wow. I watched another video on this exact topic today, and dude went out of his way to avoid actually coding on an iPad. I respect that you found a way. Obviously isn’t ideal, but I can imagine a workflow where you have a main desktop but to “get away” but still allow productivity you use the iPad for coding in other locations or for tinkering in your off time.
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  829. Haha when you said your church had a coding challenge, I had a feeling you might be in Utah. Thanks for the thoughtful video!
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  830. This is one of the best youtube channels I have found, so underrated. I am 29 from Mexico, I am a biotech engineer but never got into that industry since in my country there is zero R&D. I worked for a big company in a business/marketing area for 2 years but the stress was killing me. Then last year started a NFT project with a friend, I was the project manager and he is a Software Engineer. Felt in love with technology and crypto right away turns out you can program money now. I am good managing people, love to solve problems and think logically. Our NFT project just died (Bear market) and I have been thinking of learning to code. I know at least 5 guys from Uni who are working as Software Engineers remotely from Mexico for companies in the US. Still I hesitate to start, not sure where to start guess I am scared of not being good enough to land a job. Would love to hear your comments on how do you choose your programming path, I think I am inclined to backend. Again thanks for the great content you are creating!
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  831. Such a quality video , from the way it’s edited to your break down of the roadmap, thanks for making this man!
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  832. Exactly what I was looking for Thank you
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  833. If boot camps weren’t so ridiculously expensive, they would be a good option. But the self satisfaction of earning a bachelors degree is hard to beat. Having that piece of paper is basically the golden ticket to a high salary. Employers have more respect for a traditional degree these days. The job market is too saturated to not have that advantage, especially if you’re goal is to work at a reputable company in the long run. It could be the difference between $60,000 a year and $120,000 a year. I would say the bachelors degree is the better option.
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  834. Love this long-form video format. I'm a noob and was expecting a tutorial, but got something so much better!! Great work organizing and articulating your wisdom and experience. Will definitely be a video I come back to again and again. Subscribed!
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  835. I use a MacBook Pro 2020 Intel And I had to get it after joining my current company. Our codebase is pretty huge, and starting up services locally took longer for me on Windows than for my teammates who were using MacOS. Switched within a month and I've loved it. Gives you the UNIX power of Linux with the GUI power of Windows, but better in some cases. Best of both worlds. Also made me get an iPhone for all the ecosystem pluses.
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  836. Wait a minute... Only 2K subscribers? I thought you were over 100K. I've been watching all of your coverage of the MX Keys Mini. Your video quality and story telling is also so good, I thought you had more subs.
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  837. I use Linux but tbh anything would do. We got to a point where even Windows is decent to work with, so it became mostly about people trying to belong to a group lol
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  838. I worked as a civil engineer for 2 years , hated the job didn't pay well and was exhausted all the time , currently taking courses to make a career shift hopefully :)
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  839. 500 subscribers lmao what, that’s at least 50k+ subs quality videos
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  840. I’m young aspiring programmer and your videos really do help me alot.
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  841. You are one of the few content creators that I really love out there on YouTube. Your videos are straight to the point and do not have all those distracting music and sound effects in the background. It makes me focus and get the points easily and feel confident about what you are saying. Other content creators have all those fancy video and sound effects which show that they may know how to edit videos but no necessary know what they are talking about. I really love the simplicity and richness of your videos; you are truly great!
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  842. I was a ruby on rails developer for just shy of seven years, this was a few years ago. While I liked working in that framework, I was a full-stack developer at a small company (our rails app was a ticketing system for telecommunications jobs). I got SO burned out on full-stack that I swore I'd never do it again and I haven't. A friend of mine recommended boning back up on rails in order to do API stuff, and it's tempting. Anyway, wanted to kind of start from scratch with web development again and that's how I found your video. Thanks for the scoop!
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  843. How to learn by free and actually get hired step 1: public university step 2: profit step 3: discover that they don't teach any web development and you still have to self learn everything step 4: go to this video
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  844. Since I started full stacking, I became a worse front end dev, and lost my ability to pass interviews
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  845. Amazing video. Indeed, devs need portfolio and it can be a simple one — no need to develop hours and hours a website. We just need informations about you.
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  846.  @jamescross  I appreciate your channel because you live in reality. Unlike all that tik tok glamorization of coding that try and make everything seem AMAZING, you put out content like this that gives you an idea of what it's actually like. And it's helping me and surely others to better prepared to not only break in, but stay in. thanks for that!!!
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  847. I just got my first certification for HTML/CSS. I'll be moving on to JavaScript after work today.
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  848. Maybe it is just me but it would be great if u would make a cheat sheet as pdf!?
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  849. Just got my associates degree in software development. Hopefully I can get a job now 😁.
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  850. I’m about to go to college first year and I’m doing business administration with CIS should I get an IPad Pro? Or a laptop?
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  851. Me to had a lot of pain as a motivation to keep going
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  852. The effort and time taken to make this video is very appreciated. This is really amazing. Thank you for detailing everything like this 🙂 Also wanted to ask if you know how of ways to get fully remote jobs internationally? I'm from Cape Town, South Africa, and I'm looking to either: - Get a full time remote position in a US company now and emigrate later - Emigrate to the US and start at a lower position and look for a hybrid position As of right now, these are things on the Goals Planner, I started learning in June of this year with fCC and got stuck with OOP. I'm taking it rather slowly though
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  853. The javascript game would've been more impressive if he had made it responsive and added other features rather than making it exactly as the tutorial he got it from.
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  854. Great video man! Just finished a great coding bootcamp but have just started to climb the leetcode mountain before I feel confident enough to go through technical interviews. Still sending out applications and excited for the next chapter and all the JS bugs
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  855. Great vid, ive been curious about those places too, ultimately i went back to brick and mortar school last summer/fall. I was on the same boat when it came to atleast math. Retook college algebra as a refresher (i was ultimately bored enough to get a c), took trig and killed it, then failed calc 1 first attempt and looking at finishing up in a couple of weeks. If you're finding yourself nerverous about math and retaining it across multiple classes, one thing that has really been carrying me this semester after failing last semester has been mycalcworkshop. Its a subscription but she has so many classes covered and even goes more in depth than my classes but the real kicker is just great she is at explaining and not taking prerequisite material for granted.
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  856.  @jamescross  i think the challenge is in how sure you can be that your project is at the leve required for a business. I’m doing Data Science and can grab any old kaggle data set and perform analysis but choosing a model and being sure that it is the best model can be a challenge. I think certificates are great because they provide examples and projects. The more we iterate the more we understand the bigger picture.
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  857. Don’t lose hope, work really hard and you’ll get there buddy
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  858. Seems like once you get your first job it’s only up from there
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  859. I’d like to know your thoughts about learning Software Development on a hackintosh. I got a MSI Modern 15, i5, 16gb ram, 1 tb m.2 & a 512gb m.2. I found a working stable EFI and am on macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 with no issues.
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  860. I am just now finally feeling more comfortable with JS. I've used C# for a long time, but JS always made me upset, haha. It just felt too loose. Typescript helped me get comfortable with JS. Now I'm moving into vanilla JS. Kinda backwards approach, but now that I see how much JS has improved in recent years I'm excited to jump on board and finally learn this flexible language
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  861. Thanks for great and honest review I ended returning my Nomad for the Manta and still waiting for my Manta delivery. As soon a sI bought the Nomad two days later the Manta made anppreance. I hope I be happy with manta when I get it. I agree with your statement about the color e ink, if that is what you looking for then use Ipad (which I do)
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  862. Specialization often correlates to higher pay. However, I recommend being a Swiss army knife with one particularly nice knife. Be valuable on multiple fronts, but be really high valuable in one or a few domains.
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  863. Med school Grad. Havent secured residency so degree pretty much not that useful. So Ive been looking for other oppertunties and tech seems to be it. Enjoying the journey. Thanks for all the informational videos.
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  864. Good recruiters are rarer than common sense.
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  865. Z index 10000000 got it
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  866. I thought you liked metal because of the animal skull with the dark background 😂 Love your videos man! Keep up
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  867. I am in university but my courses contain no web development at all. This guide is helping me to pursue my web dev dreams in my free time! Thanks for motivating me again! All the best to you and your family.
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  868. I just wish the apple keyboard had backlighting. That's the biggest drawback for me. I agree that it would be nice to have USB-C on it as well, but at this point I have so many of those dang cables that its not too big of an issue.
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  869. Been there. More than once. Never once didn’t suck.
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  870. Bro hats off to you!! This video is really helpful, thank you so much! I am actually applying to college right now and searching up for the things I will do till the start, was really looking for this video🙃 And its really nice that u are actually reading every commentz great work, will deffo pay off🎉
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  871. I love this video but as someone who gave up last year and is back at it. I gotta say not trying to do things you can't do is just as likely to lead to failure as trying to do move on too quickly. I really focused on html last time. I wanted to build a website with just html no CSS that looked like CSS was used. It was fun at first but I ultimately got bored and I know I'll never get a job just by "mastering" html and I kind of lost interest slowly and one day just never went back to it. I'm just saying from naive viewpoint it's almost a Ying yang between boredom and humility and excitement and ego.
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  872. Amazing content
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  873. Hi James, thanks for this video, really motivating. I'm a licensed automotive technician, and even though I make a decent wage, I'm tired of working my butt off making half of what some of my family members make. I decided to take Computer Programming in College to make a better living for my family. This was a well needed video. Its nice knowing there are others out there in that's been in the same boat. Edit: How did you know you were ready to jump into a new job as a web developer? Was it hard to get people to notice you since you didn't do any school or have any credentials?
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  874. I started 2 weeks ago learning coding
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  875.  @jamescross  I always find myself complaining about my user experience on websites and mobile apps. I’ve been mainly a computer hardware guy up until recently, but now I want to throw my hat into the software game. My musical background has taught me the importance of maintaining harmony throughout the duration of a composition. I personally think technology needs to adhere to that same philosophy.
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  876. Thank you so much for this useful video! I just have one question that if I obtain an online bachelor's degree in a related field, would it still be worthless? I dropped out of college and dived into Front-end developing recently but I still feel like I need a college degree.
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  877. Wow its amazing video and busy work....
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  878.  @jamescross    I don't have one. I've got a PC (HP Pavilion something-or-other, 8gb ram) but the course says that a laptop will be pretty much required so I'd rather get the best I can afford now than get something that I'll have to replace half way through the course y'know :) also I figure if I've already got Windows on my PC then having MacOS on my laptop can't hurt
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  879. Dude, tell me, I am on my way to the Apple Store to get an iPad Pro 12.9. What keyboard should I get, the case? The magic seems not right. Hence why I am going to store to get a feel. I also need good high speed RDP. Like you, I want to be on the go, I am outside a lot. But I want to basically use it for personal use and for getting native app prototypes, demos, testing before committing to investing in a Mac devices.
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  880. I legitimately wanted to hide under my desk during each of the 4 rounds of layoffs at my company. 100% terrifying, can't believe I survived.
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  881. Loved the video man. I’m a local truck driver and work 12hrs five days a week. I’ve been going back and forth on the thought of becoming a developer. Just don’t know where to start with so little time I have when I get off work. Any advice?
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  882.  @dariustbutler  later in the video he mentions JavaScript again sure when he’s talking about front end dev but initially he is referring to Java. Java is a statically typed language, JavaScript is dynamically typed. Also no one would refer to JavaScript as Java seeing they’re completely different.
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  883. I have a bachelors degree in Comp Sci. I've done bootcamps hosted by GATech. I've also tried Udemy bootcamps and Udacity courses. I can honestly say that Udemy and Udacity has taught me the most about coding than any of these situations. Universities tend to have really good networks and so do bootcamps. That is the only thing that I can say helps a good amount. Ranked: 1) Udemy/Udacity 2) GATech Bootcamp 3) University
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  884. Sir I'm 19 yrs old, I only have a little experience. Now I have been working on a full stack web application. I'm so confused about deciding where to host that. Can you please do a video on best full stack web hosting services. By the way great content, good luck and 💖 from India.
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  885. Thanks for that push. As I am a beginner in coding-programming. As my career path is changing and I need to catch up to this new IT world.
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  886. I am currently using a Asus Rog Zephyrus with 32 GB of Ram and two 1TB ssd nvme with windows and wsl - mainly developing in WSL and Tmux with Neovim as a full LSP but dual boot wit Pop OS when I really need linux . Did not make the whole switch because still I need to play with my kids. I've gotten my hands on a Macbook air m1 and the experience is full imerisible into the OS and everything is at your fingertips.
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  887. Random but your set design is the bomb :)
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  888. I would say never stop learning but with this recession and it's not looking to be short, have a back up plan. I did nucamp boot camp and I'm a contractor at Google but even with a network it is hard. I ended up going for my other passion and got hired at Ford as a technician and they are training me to be a diesel mechanic.
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  889. Engineering degree, wound up in construction crappy pay, now trying to learn web design. You give me hope!
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  890. Currently in a trade myself and I find myself miserable all the time, coding I feel is my only way out of my destructive and awful cycle.
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  891. Great vid! Any tips on what kind of projects to include in a portfolio?
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  892. Most valuable and concise guide currently in YouTube
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  893. 15.5K PLUS 1 new subscriber as of today, 4/20/2022
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  894. C# 😂
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  895. More people should check out the technical team at Apple retail. They have internal programs to pull talent from retail to corporate and it gets you in at Apple from the get go.
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  896. Top notch video
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  897. I love your rooms setup kool
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  898. Any tips for us self-taught that live outside the US, or rich European countries where the demand is lower?
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  899. Thank you devsmak. Love your content. Your efforts are appreciated.
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  900. 17 years old wanna try to learn something worthwhile
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  901. I just came across your channel today. I clicked on it straight away as soon as i hear your age as i relate to that age bracket. I am 37yo and i work as data, digital and technology Lead, i have built a database system for my organisation. I use a bit of python and SQL at work but not a lot. I am interested in software engineering, i have collated so many courses to go through but am kind of scared because of age. Although i think am still in tech and i have been for past 6 years ( started with sales management in cloud computing ) to data analytics and systems lead. What would you recommend mate ? Do you have any advice for me ?
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  902. I did a tech test and told me that I should look into becoming a front end developer is it still good to do that in 2022
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  903.  @jamescross  lmao ok appreciate this yeah I’m new to this I know nothing about coding and languages I’m starting from scratch
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  904. Oh yeah I have 3 boys all in sports I get that. Cheers!
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  905. I can't deal with the back-end and database. I've been there and this was overwhelming doing full stack BootCamp for beginners
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  906. I have only one boss My boss devsmak
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  907. what would you suggest a 25 year with no degree who wants to get into computer industry should do?
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  908. I love your videos man. I’ve been in the army for 10 years now and I’m learning to code on the side. I really want to be a web developer and the only thing I’m scared of is not being able to make what I currently make on the outside.
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  909. Thanks for sharing your story and the lessons learned.
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  910. Hey, I to have had some trouble with the same. I'm Joseph from Kenya and on writing this I'm 18. I've been coding for fun for a while and I realized that I've gone into an unhealthy loop where I'm stuck in tutorial hell and it got to a point where I haven't made any progress in a while. However I've found a way out I know that I may still be young but to anyone out there, decide on a language and just learn it and other general CS rules then do projects to re-enforce the knowledge. I agree with the video and you should just start. Knowing that it may not be easy but neither does the true understanding of something come over night. Keep on keeping on !
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  911. Freshly hired self taught software developer here! Colt Steele courses were my foundation!
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  912. Loved this Q&N video .
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  913. Hahah was literally just updating my resume to get my first web dev job yesterday
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  914. personally? #C and .NET over JS anyday! :((((
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  915. Dude, you could add what were the languages and requirements for these positions. And maybe your level of each one of it. Just a tip.
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  916. In the words of my Grandma. Keep on Keeping on. I've come to far to stop or slow down. I'm 6 months in my learning path. I've gained loads of confidence. I love it here. Let's Go!!
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  917. oh wow i was surprised when I saw your subscribers, u deserve more, your videos have helped me sm!! Thank u :)
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  918. Thanks so much James, as a female programmer I have always struggled to get access to seasoned professionals as they are basically largely male, without the risk of sounding amateur or getting into weird situations (iykwim). Your channel is super helpful and I took notes from this video in particular and you helped me understand how those parts I already had an awareness of (but didn't understand how they fit with each other) work in simple terms. I now I know what I need to do! Thanks soooo much again, hope your channel keeps growing, you totally deserve it!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  919. You’re an inspiration man, currently working hard to get that first job and my foot in the door, great video 🙏🏼
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  920. Your videos have helped me a lot, I started studying web 3 months ago and I want to become a full stack web. thank you, from Brazil.
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  921. I'll just be real, cybersecurity bored me to tears. You really gotta have a love for it. I switched from a cyber degree to comp science about 8 months into the cybersecurity program. Also, cybersecurity is heavily certification focused, while software development isn't. In general, you can be employable faster doing web development vs cyber. But again, as devsmak said, see what interests you.
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  922. I am working as full stack laravel vue devloper . I have recently started enjoying both . Laravel is easy for me . Vue is challenging and very fascinating how powerful it is!!!.
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  923. Leetcode hard if you already have a CS degree. I got a job as a developer in 2018 as a developer for a big bank with a Math degree along with some CS courses and solving only 50 problems. Any decent and big company will teach you the hottest and greatest fraemwork. What they can't teach you is how to solve problems without handholding. Your time is better spent with getting good at algorithms. I have a lot of recruiters from FAANG reach out to me and currently solved close to 400 leetcode problems, recently doing onsites. Focus on leetcode and you'll level up. I know that is not what you do on the job but that is what you need to get your foot in the door
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  924. Can you do a tutorial/overview of your man cave??? It looks amazing
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  925. You actually give us a real view on programming. Thanks!
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  926. I've been kinda binge watching your vids the past couple days. Loving the content. About two weeks ago a friend of mine told me to look into web development after he watched me spend hours fiddling with mods for games. I've been hooked ever since... now if I could just find a mentor of sorts lmao
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  927. Yaa and in India it's ₹20k... Or $300 approximately for upgrading ram to 16gb🥲🥲
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  928. I am jobless for 1 year,got full stack java dev job,java spring angular(or) react,now this video pop up ,how can i improve please tell what to do
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  929. This is inspiring, and I would love to work for adobe. Good job! And thanks for actually saying the salary opposed to click bait 🥳
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  930. Very helpful video thx! I've been using Filco Minila all the time for it's double Fn keys can let me type arrows and home end del without moving my hand, it's very efficient for coding but the high profile, mechanic noisy and its dumb multi device switch bothers me a lot. I think mx keys mini with Microsoft PowerToys to remap alt + j/k/m to Home End Del may be my best choice.
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  931. I have been using the budget version of this keyboard. So if you don't have the money for the MX Keys Mini I recommend you try out the Logitech K380. It's a third of the price so its perfect for students. Its battery should last for 2 years.
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  932. I'm sorry to hear about what you went through. I hope you are able to heal soon and maybe get a check up just to make sure that there is nothing going on under the surface, specially since you hit your head. Something similar happened to me, one morning , I had the crazy idea to get some fresh air with my sister and we went for a bike ride. It was hot and I had not eaten anything or drank water. After 15 minutes on the bike ride, everything began to quickly turn white and looking like a blur. Obviously I was dehydrated and my heart rate was really high. I felt like i was going to die and was afraid this was it. Luckily i was under a bridge when this happened and i just did some breathing techniques and let my heart rate lower a bit until i was able to get some water. moral of the story, always eat and have water with yoube before exercise. oh, also always have a helmet. feel better!
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  933. we need react absolutely
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  934. Hi bro. I'm a student and I'm new for software developing course. I'm searching a good laptop to learn coding. Would you recommend the new M1 MBP for me ?
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  935. Very good video. I still struggle with the concepts you brought up in this video.
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  936. You deserve a like
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  937. Great video! On a side note glad to see you feeling better from your injuries
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  938. I plan to be full stack webdev im down with html and css, im starting JS, will do then React and React Native, Nodejs. I wanna do that cus i love Websites and Webapps, so far html and css is genuinely fun. But im also thinking i should maybe do Python for backend and learn some AWS, so much choice....
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  939.  @jamescross  appreciate it man you really out here changing life's! thank you of all the effort you make to help us
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  940. Thanks but why is bootstrap not mentioned since u spoke of components or is it a bad idea?
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  941. I'm the first commenter!
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  942. Na me be second commenter
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  943. The most complete roadmap on youtube. Great video. When, in that roadmap, do you recommend to start job hunting? After learning React? Or after the whole roadmap? Thanks
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  944. I am 18 now and want to do intership to get physical experience. I really liked this video but can you make video specially focused for interns?
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  945. trust me.mechanical keyboards are terrible...do not get even close to them...magic keyboard is the best keyboard in the world...
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  946.  @jamescross  My backend work now supports both native and web apps :)
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  947. This was extremely well put together. You were very well spoken and I felt like every concept you spoke about was easy to understand. I wasn’t ever waiting for you to ELI5. Maybe I’ll give HTML and CSS another go. I just don’t have that instinctual eye for design, so I had shied away from them. Boom, new subscriber.
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  948. @Train of Taught damn. Nursing field exp with development skills is hard to come by!
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  949. I feel you. So many that I know in the medical field that are burned out. New grads and seasoned staff...so many have moved on to other careers. Best of luck to us on our search for an exit.
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  950. Now that is thinking outside the box, thank you comrade.
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  951. Ive been an electrician for 4 years and just started teaching myself html, Java, and CSS(TODAY!) so far its very fun and difficult. I plan on doing it 2 hours a day(i have a wife and 1 year old son) my wife knows i hate construction and want to go back to my love of computers.
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  952. I'm 13 years old and even though I'm not very focused I've been learning programing and design for around 2 years and I want to be one of the youngest people to retire 😊. Back end is super important but I find back end a little boring and this video really taught me that front end developers are just as amazing as back end developers. Thank you!
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  953. Bonsai tree was definetely my favorite besides the Star Wars stuff, sick setup man! Thank you for sharing!
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  954. Appreciate this. Although I really wanna see what ios15 does for iPad. And I appreciate your video on remote iPad usage.
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  955. Idk about that Philippines comment. You prefer local companies that's okay. But doesn't necessarily mean every company outside of your local circle would be with worse advantage based on what you said I'm assuming you never really check for what you were assuming. Anyway that was a good video. Thank you
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  956. So were you 36 when you became one? I just turned 38 and am considering moving from graphic design and into front end development, what is your opinion on that? My goal is to have the skills and land a job by the time I'm 40, 39 if I can.
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  957. Hi! I've been spending the past week going through the new responsive web development courses on Freecodecamp, and I was wondering if this seems like a good plan for the future: Finishing up the front-end courses on Freecodecamp. Then do the Odin project. And after that focus on building websites and personal projects for my portfolio. Would it be possible to learn enough HTML, CSS and Js to get a jr. developer/web designer job within 6 months? (Considering I'm only a fulltime student at the moment with free time)
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  958. Beautiful video Mak !! Really clear explanations and clean edit. Thank you for always providing high-quality content 💯
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  959. I have a question, how does one get professional experience to get a job when no one will hire because of a lack of professional experience, and they won't count anything you've done personally and nothing for an internship either? Conceptually with certain stacks, .NET, I'm between Junior and Mid-level. However, I lack what companies want as "professional experience." In my opinion, companies are gatekeeping. With .NET I have developed and deployed full-stack Entity Framework apps to Azure, with Python, Java, and MERN stacks I have deployed full-stack apps to AWS, however, companies don't seem to care about that.
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  960. I'm currently taking a course for frontend and I was wondering if I should try full stack and now that I've watched this video, I'm just going to stick with front end
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  961. What are your thoughts on getting an associates in computer programming? (Specifically in applied science, not planning to transfer)
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  962. Went to college once, failed out. Went back 3 years later for CS degree and graduated with a 3.8. Don’t love the job I landed but love the courage it gave to start my journey of game development. I now know my passion is developing games. Which I thought I was “too dumb” to do four years ago. After I took my first semester and had HTML/CSS and Python I was hooked on coding, but that quickly became boring until I transferred those skills to game development. (My assignments were things like cleaning data, managing API, setting up servers, deploying VM, python and HTML basics. That just got stale for me - as for work it’s just numbers and excel sheets with some python/pandas for data cleaning.
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  963. I mean bootcamps are kind of a waste of money anyway. You simply aren't gonna be that experienced after just a few weeks of a bootcamp. There's tons of free resources and curriculums out there so you can easily learn on your own. Especially since a lot of bootcamps can be like $10k, you're basically paying $10k to have someone motivate you. Is it useless? No. But you could teach yourself and save that money if you're motivated enough yourself.
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  964. Probably depends on what you do or on the company you work for, from what I know Google used gLinux for workstations for example
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  965. Totally off topic, but what encouraged you to go all in on stocks and ditch crypto? Awesome video.
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  966. Good points, here my take on the topic: Know enough about the fullstack when you start out, just so that you have an idea of how a simple CRUD web app works, then spend more time working on your frontend skills. I can hardly imagine how you implement authentication flow on the frontend without understanding of how auth services like auth0 or AWS Cognito work together with your own database. So yea, know enough fullstack before specialising in frontend
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  967. Love your focus on process and your honesty
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  968. Oh yeah, this is a wise man disguised as a youtuber.
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  969. You have very good content. I've been in commercial IT for 35 years and agree with everything you say. Interviews are often so synthetic, and an excuse for willy waving. At no point have I ever been given a ticket and then asked 10 minutes later how I'm getting on with it. People seem to think its like the movies, hacking into NASA etc
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  970. What app can i use for coding (free)
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  971. Great video man ! Keep up the good work ,and also js or react roadmap would be great 😄
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  972.  @jamescross  Finding a social group that enjoy discussing the topic you are learning is very helpful. It can be on Reddit or Stack or discord. If you take a class online there would most likely be some message board connected, use it to ask questions and even more important, try to help others as this is a good way to practice what you are learning. You may find that other more experienced developers would reply to your solutions with “improvements”, don’t get offended and learn from what they show you :)
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  973. As a Unix Admin for a global company, we used Mac's exclusively. Everything from Python & Bash scripting to interacting with our systems was so simple. Mac's just get out of your way. Now that I'm at an AWS shop, it's all PCs. 80% of my time though is spent in WSL2/Ubuntu where I've tried to recreate my old setup as much as I could.
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  974. This is what I was looking for :) Thank you so much...Great Content :)
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  975. Please do make a react road map 🙏 😀
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  976. From my perspective as a IT student and an aspiring front-end developer, being full stack developer is like memorizing the bible page by page. Todays technology is huge and advances day by day, you can't just know and master everything. If you wish to do so, it will be exhausting enough to be burned out. Being tired in your career path is not fun at all. LOL
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  977.  @jamescross  well... I'm sorta happy I haven't had to deal with frontend during all the time where you hadn't got grid and flexbox. The few times I've had to try to do layout with float and clear I went positively insane
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  978. Switched to mac recently, best decision I have made
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  979. Frontend: JavaScript
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  980. Hi, I'm a CS major working on deep learning on the side. Is the M1 MacBook Pro 16GB good or should I stick to the 16 inch MacBook Pro with 32GB of ram?
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  981. You're now wearing glasses because you don't C#🤣🤣 Nice One
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  982.  @jamescross  It's common across the UK. I applied to 5 universities and they all had the same structure. The first two years of computer science and software engineering are the exact same and in your third year you typically do 1 or 2 extra software engineering modules. From your video I get the impression that most US recruiters wouldn't know this, which is a real shame! I think it definitely would put a software engineering graduate at a disadvantage when applying to roles in the US.
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  983. Can a 40 year old with zero coding experience learn to be a front end developer in 1 year?
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  984. 1:25 This is also the reason that a 60%/Mini board is the best for programming. (Provided that the board has good ergonomics provided by the placement of that fn-key and layout of the fn-layer.) Because the arrow keys, home and end are right there on the home row. You don't need to move your hand off the home row to access them. Instead just press a modifier, which is much faster once you get used to it, and much more comfortable.
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  985. You should make a video talking about how to become a software engineer studying a computer science degree
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  986. Hi man, I love your video. I am a teacher and hoping to make a career switch at 30. do you think it is too late
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  987. I have been in the end of the old course, so I had to start again, but I finished last Sunday ;)
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  988. I am a cs student and am wondering if I should upgrade ram or storage if I only had to choose 1 on the m1 MB Air. (No photo video editing) I am interested in video game development in the future but for now am still learning basic programming. I would use this laptop for many years to come.
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  989. +1 on the building stuff to make sure stuff sinks in. I've learned so much just by having to troubleshoot my own projects.
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  990. Hello! I’m a software engineering student, we have courses like calculus where we have to write a lot and do a lot of math work. We also have courses where we rely on coding, like the Structures and Algorithms of a database which is basically learning programming languages. Since my major involves me writing down a lot and also a lot of programming, should I still go with an iPad or should I just get a laptop and try to write down calculus even though it envolves a lot of multitasking?
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  991. can run android studio on i pad pro m1?
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  992. learning for 3months i can barely do miserable to do list, color flipper and portfolio without JS lol
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  993. which areas would you say aren’t overly saturated by computer science degrees? and which of their weak areas are on the rise? 🥰
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  994. This was exactly the information I was looking for. Thanks so much! I do have a question for you. I'm at a company I really enjoy working in firmware for the last 6 months; however, my passion is web/mobile technologies and there's an opportunity to transfer to a different position internally that would be doing just that. Would it be viewed as "job hopping" to transfer internally to that position after only 6 months, or is this less of a problem since I'd be staying within the company? How would you recommend I navigate that if I am given the offer for the position?
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  995. Every web developer has to learn full stack development at some point of time. Can you plz make a video on freelancing and remote web development jobs ,plz.
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  996. I believe this is the perfect time to start learning because by the time you are job ready things should be stable or back to a bit of normalcy.
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  997. 😁😁😁you are really motivating me Thx 😌☺️ In need this videos in this part of my life ❤️
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  998. Channel is growing. Keep up the good work.
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  999. Hey man, I'm new to the channel, but what you've done already is open the way to a new future for me that was really confusing and unclear before. Take care of yourself and be with your family and come back when you're ready. LOVE the channel!!
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  1000. Do web devs get hired by product based companies/ google/ Microsoft or do they only hire people with competitive programming skills in c++ java
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  1001. Why do I feel like you’re talking about WGU.
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  1002. this is the best clip that I was looking for, ordered the apple keyboard, because I never liked any other type of keyboards, especially mechanical. Tried some mechanical keyboards, but my fingers are "chocking" and the sound is awful, but hey, everyone with their taste tho. Awesome video!
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  1003. Solid video! Thanks
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  1004. So I got a degree in Graphic Design. It's an AS degree. I got it because I was told by others that I was good at what I do, however, I didn't think so. Seeing other people's portfolios showed me that they were the better option compared to my work. Graduating with an AS degree in Graphic design was the most unsatisfying experience. 2 years later I went back to school to get into a Teaching degree to become an English teacher abroad. I am currently doing my bachelor's and I feel completely disgusted with myself because I don't feel like this is for me. I enjoy creativity. I enjoy building stuff. The last class I ever took before I graduated with my AS in Graphic Design was web design. It felt really cool making websites. It was very complicated and scary for me because I kept feeling clueless about how to work things, but I was able to do it in the end. Now I'm considering starting over and getting into front-end development because I feel like this is what I should've been learning and doing since ever ago. With the fact that I have an AS degree, I feel pretty good that maybe I can make some good use of it and not feel like I wasted my years on an arts degree. I just need to stop being lazy and overthinking things and get to work on this.
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  1005. I was a Production Engineer from Philippines for 2 and a half years until I decided to shift to software engineering. Tried to learn java and javascript for 2 months while working and its hard. Luckily, I applied and hired as a junior se on a startup company. Hoping to gain more significant exp before applying to other comp with more decent pay.
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  1006. I would definitely watch React Roadmap, especially I started learning it week ago
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  1007. There are a multitude of people in the world making 6 figure incomes using Windows. Microsoft is leading the industry in open source tech (VScode, for example) as well. Apple is great for simplicity, being UX based, as well as video/photo editing. The new M1 (and even newer M2 chips) are great for those applications. Windows machines are better for a wider breadth of uses, including gaming, upgrading older tech, etc. it takes about 1 minute to install chrome and VScode. You can just as easily VM Linux Ubuntu/Xubuntu as well. So if you are literally only using your computer for coding, maybe some general web browsing, or to create content then go Mac. If you are a gamer, enjoy open source tech, enjoy tinkering more and are overall more techy then go Windows.
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  1008. The approach I'm using to learn new things is applying the concept of divide and conquer. It's helpful, I'm so lucky to know this when I was learning Data Structures and Algorithms. Thank you
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  1009. Haha love the mandalorian reference, I'm a fan too :planet-orange-purple-ring:😁
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  1010. Completely down-to-Earth, no BS, solid information, delivered with understanding and calm reassurance. A great roadmap vid without the clowning and hype.
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  1011. So companies lie?
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  1012. I just got rid of my Surface Pro 2012 and it ran great and I got a lot of time out of it just like a MacBook but the touchscreen started to go. I've had better experience with the surface than anything else I've used in the past.
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  1013. Game developers still mostrly need windows PC.
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  1014.  @jamescross  haha cool and yes I am!
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  1015.  @jamescross  well everything worked out in the end and you're at a point where companies are not going to gatekeep due to your experience, and college is always gonna be here. Thanks man!
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  1016. Does holding down function and pressing left and right act like home and end?
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  1017. I think I'm smart enough to code, but those damned interviews and boot camp tests is where my anxitey would rev up to a million. Self-taught I think would be the way to go, but how do you get credibly certified?
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  1018. I appreciate how you explained the front end race to the bottom because it shows part of the reason why full stack web development is so profitable. That extra level of intricacy makes all the difference when designing a very complex system that cannot be re-created via WordPress or Wix for example
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  1019. I’m glad your video popped up on my suggested feed. I’ve worked multiple dead end jobs, the most recent being in pest control, and I’ve always felt unhappy in every one. I’ve been teaching myself html and css off and on when I have time after work. I love it and genuinely enjoy it. Watching your video really gave me hope. I can’t wait for the days where I no longer have to come home completely exhausted and drained from being in the sun almost all day. This just makes me want to push myself that much more to get into the dev industry. Hope is hard to come by these days and I’m happy to have stumbled upon some unknowingly. Thank you 🙏🏽
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  1020. Can someone please tell me what that is @5:40 (on the desk, to the left of the keyboard)?
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  1021. Make a React js roadmap please 🥺
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  1022. angular really catching up lately. the big companies prefer angular as it provides a unified way to develop their products. react is great for small companies and startups, but the more devs working on it the more the code looks like the wild west. it is a big no for big companies.
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  1023. Great insight, I like to share some of my thoughts not related to this topic may be. Nowdays everyone thinks/want that they can learn a skill without working hard or some with magical ways. They don't want to work hard but they will keep bugging me hey we want to learn this help me, hey I want to learn javascript help me. As a part of this community I tell them hey you can learn this that way or from this resource or try building xyz with it, things quite down for a week or two. Then, Hey I have learned these skills but the interviewer told me I am not good enough. DUDE YOU CAN'T LEARN SOMETHING IN TWO WEEKS what do you think these people have been doing they have worked really hard I have worked hard to learn this stuff. NOBODY WANTS TO WORK HARD THEY WANT SOME BITCOIN THAT CAN MULTIPLY THERE MONEY WITHOUT ANY WORK. Yeah this rant was definitely off the topic but I have holding it off for a long time.
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  1024. You are extremely unlikely to actually be sued over a single line of code, the lawsuit will need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you used code from their project. A single line of code in a whole project would not be sufficient evidence for a variety of reasons 1) It could simply be the best way to solve a specific problem, which would be under patent law, not copyright, and software can't be patented 2) It could be developed independently with minimal creativity, which resulted in exactly the same code (which also happened to protects photographers who take similar photos of the same thing) If you could prove that there isn't only one good solution AND that it was copy and pasted from their code base, then you have a basis for a lawsuit. Generally though, the second point requires a lot of code or machine code, which likely includes comments, strings, and fingerprint patterns. Copilot isn't exactly capable of reproducing that much code without knowing the software architecture ahead of time, so if it manages to do so, the programmer already has enough information to do it without copilot.
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  1025. hey @devsmak would you put your non-CS degree on your resume when you have zero work experience for example a degree in music or history?
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  1026. Hi, I'm in big trouble in thinking about what to buy MacBook Air M1 8Gb 256 Ssd or a windows laptop preferably with 16 Gb RAM and 512gb ssd I'm starting my web development journey and I'm stuck on whether Macbook air m1 is better for now ? Is 8gb enough or 16 gb for the path for web development that you told in roadmap for web dev video ? Help me
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  1027. Amen to that
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  1028. Think of HTML like lego, and css like the style of the lego, right? Building blocks but you can set exactly how each one looks and behaves. Employers want to see that you can build lego sets on your own by understanding what goes into the construction of a set, rather than the ability to follow the instruction manual. Become a lego (html) virtuoso! Great advice in this video!!
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  1029. Thank you very much. This video helped me a lot and I decided to buy a base model of MacBook Air!
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  1030. Can you kindly create a diagram of the learning path? Your videos are amazing but watching the video every time for the next step is a bit difficult.
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  1031. great video but haven't become one I was thinking of becoming one at Witwatersrand university
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  1032. Wow, this is much more motivating that the videos that preach the easier path, because I feel stupid all the time, even a recursive functions is complicated to me now, I don't know whether someday I will find it easy. I have to relearn algorithms, the search, I am relearning C, I think is important, but I want to relearn to an advanced level. If I am really that stupid I will be a web programmer (Flutter seems very easy).
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  1033. Thank you a lot for this very powerful and most honest method of getting hired as a developer.
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  1034. Actually preffer windows, you could customize it as you want. As a bonus you could run a game on your free time. I haven't any issues with Windows for a years so have no idea why to pay more.
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  1035. why do you need to pay? most decent tech companies hand out free macs like candy.
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  1036. I have an associates degree in CS, but we only learned Java, and most of the jobs ask for different languages like python, C#, C++, Kotlin, Go etc... what do you recommend me doing? I'm currently trying to learn C++ on my own, but I feel like its not enough to be able to apply at many places. I'm a new subscriber.
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  1037. literally, what I asked myself, I've always struggled to be consistent when learning to code.
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  1038. Thank you for your story! I have a web development degree from 2011, but since my OJT fell through, I wasn’t able to bounce back until recently. I’m relearned everything from scratch and haven’t had this much motivation in a long time! I’m just finished my personal website, and I’m making websites for friends, hoping to land a job as a front end developer in the end of it. You mentioned to a tip for the interview process would be to get connections and/or mentors to help guide you, do you have any recommendations as to how to get those? Thank you again for your channel!
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  1039. "Love to hear your thoughts", yes incorrect thoughts are also okay 😆
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  1040. This may be a lengthy comment but I’ll try my best to keep it short. Now as of recently, I’ve made the decision of teaching myself how to code. A decision I’ve never felt more serious about in my life. My goal is to create a high end social media platform which is actually in the design phase (digital renderings). My current plan of action is to learn C++ as my first language (full course on YouTube) but after heavy research I’m not sure if that would be the most optimal approach; given my goal. What would you recommend I begin learning first? Before I decide to eat, breathe & sleep coding I need to make sure I am using the right set of tools, that would make pursing my vision a lot clearer. Any input you can provide will be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
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  1041. Thanks for mama for saving me from starting the bootcamp. This is exactly what I needed to hear❤️
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  1042. I was thinking of getting a Thinkpad Carbon X1. I'm too hooked with Windows ecosystem. I'm still able to do Web Dev and Machine Learning with ease.
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  1043.  @jamescross  Never thought of that. Thanks.
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  1044. So glad I found this video. Like you I’m an average construction worker looking to do exactly as you did. I’m in the beginning stages of my transition and still finding my way.
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  1045. Damn this is insane today is fathers day. I wanted to study today but decided against it and spent some time with my dad. thanks for letting me know I made the right decision today
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  1046. Thanks a lot sir !! 💗
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  1047. Thank you. This was helpful. I start a local coding boot camp in September and didnt know what i needed to be looking at beforehand to prepare.
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  1048. Great video that helps to understand the key differences between front and back without a lot of technical jargon. From an editing point of view I found the type of music to be very distracting.
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  1049. Found your channel today. This video is great. Explained two things so clearly and concisely: race to the bottom and some companies thinking 85k/yr is high when others might pay close to 2x that.
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  1050. Magic Mouse is precise accurate, the MX is not and is so heavy! I prefer the Apple one.
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  1051.  @wykydytron  you’re absolutely right, that’s why I just use their format as a way of keeping track of where I’m at. Thanks everyone for the sound advice!
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  1052. I'm 28 and tried to learn by myself many times, this video motivated me to start again. Thank you
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  1053. Heyy man pls reply me shortly.. Do I use ipad pro M1 to learn coding language eg c,c++,java,javascript, python,etc Edit..... simply go For Mackbook got my ans, thanks you.
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  1054. The community around this channel is growing so fast and in such a beautiful way! Congrats my friend!
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  1055. It’s only 8 months, if you stop now and need to come back it after 3 yrs you will have to start from scratch. I have been there, can we talk? Do you need help?
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  1056. Could you make a video on how much css and html you should know before you start applying? I feel like for JavaScript most courses teach you similar things but for html and css (especially css) there are so many different concepts that are taught depending on where you are learning them from. Thank you
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  1057. I’m thinking about doing computer science in college so I can do better with making games on unity
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  1058. I would personally get a pc if you are doing deep learning. With a cpu like an i7, minimum 16gb ram but 32gb would be perfect and most of your budget going towards the graphic card. But if you want a laptop go for something like the asus Rog strix g15.
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  1059. I just started to study full stack developer and you've make me anxious about the future! thanks for your videos and tips on everything you post.
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  1060. Seriously, frontend doesn't make sense anymore... You have to learn a whole lot of stuff n technologies... It's so time consuming and frustrating. I feel it's much easier to jump into backend than frontend 😔
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  1061. I liked this, very straight forward! Also, some things were mentioned (like docker) that I don't see in other roadmaps, which is great! Not that I understand what it all is, but I have heard from a mentor of mine that it is a great thing to learn
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  1062. React and JavaScript roadmap please.
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  1063. I got a 8b for mainly swift dev if I am doing any super ram intensive stuff that is not swift coding I can switch to my desktop in new zealands it 1555 nzd for 8gb or 16gb 2069 dollars are 500 dollar increase :(
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  1064.  @walkwithkeon  UK-based. Don't be scared of the tech interview, 99% of the time they're chill. I think @devsmak will probably make a video on applying to jobs.
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  1065.  @jamescross  Yes, but lightly. If anything it was mostly middleware stuff.
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  1066. Your comments on Angular were so true. It's dead and no longer supported by Google. Nobody should learn Angular unless it is required for the job.
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  1067. You raise some good points though quite subjective. You certainly don't "Jack of all trades, master of none", however, you can be "Jack of all, master of some".
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  1068. I've been a front end developer for almost 3 years now. But in my country, pay is extremely low. Like 200$ 300$ per month for junior to mid levels developers on average. I mean you cant get motivated and eager to learn new things with that salary. Now I'm trying to go to Singapore but I don't know if I'm actually qualified for it. Pay will start at 3000$ minimum for juniors. Struggling with low motivation and big challenge at the moment.
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  1069. 8:27 why are you targeting me
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  1070. Just about everyone I’ve seen using a windows machine professionally was using it to run Linux.
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  1071. On a journey to learn front end development. Enjoying the JavaScript language, but still a bit to go before becoming 'comfortable' with the language. React is definitely on radar to tackle and learn. Thank you for the video and advice!!
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  1072. Thanks for the new video! I’m looking forward to seeing what other content you post! Always good to learn as much as you can!
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  1073. Could you make a video on the projects u made to get ur first developer job ?
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  1074. So I’m active duty and I’m trying to go to a community college near my area and was looking into the AS in CS. I plan on just having enough credits to transfer back home. I doubt I’ll have my associates by the time I get out, but at least I’ll have some credits to my name. Is this a good idea?
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  1075. I really love your content! I am just starting to learn to code, so I love the honesty and I believe you are as transparent as possible too. I want to learn all I can from any source that I can.😃
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  1076. React roadmap would be tite. I just started js because i wanted to make my own apps and landing pages for my businesses. Paying someones easier but i like punishment. It seems like js and then react is a good foundation to have. I hope that's right.
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  1077. 0:21 I am a senior developer that uses both windows and Mac, and Linux
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  1078. I just got my first developer role as a backend developer, I hope i don't mess up the data as you said
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  1079.  @anar11714  Hello, I am glad to read that you are doing the Jonas js course. I am currently doing the HTML and CSS course. How is your learning going with the course?
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  1080. possibly one of the best setups out there
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  1081. I love your videos. I know I’m late to this video but I came across your channel, liked your content so I started at the end and am working my way to recent. I worked construction for 5and a half years framing houses, apartments, pole barns and more. Worked as a farm hand for a few years then went into tree climbing for the last 2 years. Until September 27th 2023 when I was out of work due to an injury. (Not good when having 3 kids) Spent 4 months dealing with the doctors. And this last month learning html right now. Hope this works out I’ve never had this much fun learning something new. Can’t wait to turn it into a career
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  1082. Genial. Muchas gracias por el video y la info. Saludos desde México
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  1083. Please make a Javascript bootcamp. I'm switching careers. Being in Finance is not longer safe. I love your videos man
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  1084. I am thinking of shifting to another course but I can't seem to choose between computer science or IT. What are the pros and cons of both courses?
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  1085. Wow the timing of you saying "ill tell you right after this ad..." then a Coding Dojo ad pops up on queue.
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  1086. Good to see you doing well , Take Care and as usual Great Video!!
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  1087. I am in web development right now. During my study i feel difficult sometimes. Nowadays, a lot of company or jobs prefer experience developer than non experience background. I am really afraid that its very hard to find a job
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  1088. I’m an SE student, and the program at my uni leans toward being versatile in both windows and Apple OS. So should I get the M1 Air with 8 or 16GB of RAM (I noticed you really recommend the latter option but I’m curious will 8 would still be enough), and do a SE major student needs a lot of storage? Thanks!
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  1089. wait on 6:27 how did you have VS code on iPad ?
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  1090. as someone with master degree in cybersecurity you will need a very powerful computer doesn’t matter if it’s Mac or windows since it’s a personal choice I made the switch in junior because I wanted to get M1 (M1 Pro enough mostly ) Max with all my saving my friends got PC gamers because they wanted the ability to play games. and you will need them to run JetBrains products smoothly, docker containers , multiple virtual machines if your Pc or Mac isn’t powerful enough you will struggle and I did struggle with my 2017 HP elite book until I upgraded and I’m struggling as not only the Mac user but also the arm user because I choose to use a Mac
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  1091. Nice video, I'm a WGU Software Development grad and I really enjoyed the experience.
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  1092. Although i have some experience in java and c# from unity, i started learning the basics of HTML the move on to CSS and Javascript, then move on to React, so that's my game plan, hope it's good enough to get a first job as a junior frontend dev.
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  1093. i mean, honestly you can learn to code on a 40$ Raspberry Pi 4, 4GB...
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  1094. Great video, well done. What online course would you recommend for someone who is planning a career change to front-end development.
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  1095. i think who you select to interview for a job comes down to portfolio. if the person with the degree has a superior portfolio, why would you hire the bootcamp grad? makes not sense.
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  1096.  @jamescross  I think the Only time I made it get substantially hot was when I was importing 16K+ photos from google photos to iCloud photos. Otherwise it never breaks a sweat. Sure intel can make their cringe ads. But I don’t think Apple will ever go back to releasing an intel based computer.
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  1097.  @jamescross  definitely the future. I 100% agree. It’s shown me the issue of computer performance isn’t necessarily a “moar GHz” problem. Or “More cores” necessarily. Rather a hardware and software integration and optimization problem. Which Apple is in the unique position to demonstrate. Since they control both. Cores and clocks help. But you’ve gotta optimize and integrate seamlessly. Rather than just using brute force to top charts. Especially now as people demand more from mobile devices such as phones laptops and tablets. And less on stationary towers. Not that towers will go away entirely, rather they’ll be a niche item a few have but aren’t required like they used to be. Most will be fine with an iPad or MacBook as their primary computing device. Low performance mobile devices won’t be as acceptable anymore in light of this.
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  1098. In Europe, devs use Linux. The more barebones the bigger a chad they are
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  1099. Nice topic
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  1100. Most devs don't have the choice of their OS.
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  1101. I received mine on Thursday and I can honestly say mine black is black. I put several lights on mine and it’s not dark blue. I agree, I really only use the fineliner on rMPP and to be fair, the rM2 you can use different styles its only on the rMPP as a very new device and new technology that 3rd party options are not out there. I have rM2, rMPP, and a nomad.
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  1102. Valuable video as always... thanks for the advice bro. Greetings from Colombia. 🇨🇴
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  1103. I just want to learn because Im terrible at self teaching
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  1104. Thanks 🙏🙏
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  1105. Ive been binge watching various videos on programming for weeks and today i stumbled to your video. when you said you had a career change from construction worker to web developer, i feel like im not alone. i was a waiter, a chef, a car salesman then back to the kitchen and currently at 34, im a site manager. sounds like im making quite a decent amount but im not. found out that an intern who test websites make double than what i currently am doing (and its remote work). i hope that i can find a job that can pay me enough even if i had to work 16 hours a day and turn my life around. currently learning python and when im done, ill go through other languages. p/s: liked & subscribed :)
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  1106.  @jamescross  maybe I should make a social media brand- "from gravedigger to github-digger" hahaha
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  1107. the only problem here is you... man that line got it thru me...
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  1108. Hey bro I just want to say that you are the person that now has made me commit to codeing as of today watch your first video and my word I have been doing landscape construction for 15 plus years but I'd like to really connect with you, In your video you say knowing someone in the industry is better then most cirtificates and would love to speak in DM somewhere if that's cool but anyways I hope I can be have as successful as you bro Thanks Again
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  1109. thats awesome! i wish you luckl
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  1110. Keep being an amazing Father! I'm 24, no kids yet, but it's looking pretty serious in my current relationship. Very recently decided I wanted to move away from being a Diesel Mechanic, and more into the engineering side of Heavy Duty Machinery, so Engineering degree is in full swing. I can work anywhere from 8-15+ hours a day at my job, but I gotta pay the bills, and I gotta feed my family! Much love brogarita.
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  1111. Personally, MX keys is the worst keyboard I've every tried. After a month my fingers start to hurt and typos happened way more often on this keyboard the the rest. After doing some research, this MX Keys actually requires more force to type on than mechanical keyboard. Currently using a Keycron K8 with brown switches, it was great at first but now I feel like sometimes the key switches feel kind of "sticky" so yeah, I'm thinking about going back to Magic keyboard.
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  1112. Hey man, I love your content but I'd like to give you a small constructive criticism if you don't mind. I feel like your "Surprised Face" thumbnails make you look like one of those crypto scammers who put their surprised faces with "URGENT!!!🛑❌💲" titles. I believe most of the people including me generally tend to ignore such kinds of thumbnails as they give scam vibes. So, in my opinion, it will be good for growth of your channel if your thumbnails include pictures of web dev stacks or some latest JS frameworks or anything tech related rather than unnatural surprised faces. This is just my opinion and you are completely free to choose what feels best for you. Once again, love your content. Keep growing.🤎🤎🤎
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  1113. This is so helpful, thank you
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  1114. You got a subscriber. I wish you the best.🎉
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  1115. I returned it today and switched to the full size MX Keys. I wanted the mini but found the layout too cramped. Especially arrows, escape button and the FN laptop style combo to access F1 - F12. Made loads of errors typing. Use case is regular office work, mail and excel
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  1116. Why this guy has only 300 subs?
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  1117. Studio Tour !!!!!!
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  1118. My question is, is the M1 MacBook Air good enough for programming or do I need to get a MacBook Pro?
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  1119. Thank God for his saving grace brother
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  1120. I survived the real bubble burst in early 2000s, and probably a layoff per year ever since.. definitely tough to see each time. Didn't take long for hiring to start again. I may be wrong but I don't see it happening now, still a crap load of hiring. A lot of larger companies layoff a certain percentage each year to get rid of the perceived lowest performers. I say perceived as lots of time it's political. The website builders and sites don't really hurt many industries. Majority of product development isn't more websites for small business etc. Tons and tons of software industry out there, outside of building websites for people. .
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  1121. 100K.. wow.. why I sucked so much at programming
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  1122. Hi. Currently working as an entry level backend developer and my lead noticed during my screen sharing with him that my 2018 lenovo i3 took around 2 mins to reload an express project. He pushed me to go macbook pro. Im eying a 2016 model macbook due to budget consideration, will i be good at this decision?
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  1123. 100% correct. This is probably the most accurate comparison between the two mice. I have both. I totally agree with the scrolling issue on mx master. Mx master is heavy and right click is a real problem. The multi device switch is so inconvenient on the mx master 3. It's inconvenient to turn the mouse and check/switch devices each time.
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  1124. I think the correct answer is: It is not necessary
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  1125.  @jamescross  Delhi,India🇮🇳
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  1126. JakoSpades Same here brother I'm trying to learn and work currently I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one...
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  1127. you just changed by whole approach of learning and implementation thanks, now I know what I was doing wrong
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  1128. What are your thoughts on Western Governors University (WGU)? Do you think it is worth it to get a CS BS from there? I have seen other Youtubers talk about it, however I am worried the degree wont be as respected as a typical state school.
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  1129. I had the same problem with not being able to enter my password when my mac reboots. The issue was that FileVault doesn't let you connect bluetooth devices. It worked when I bought the bolt receiver.
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  1130. Hey I ordered a MacBook Air 8 gb ram and 512 ssd but it’s i5 I’m debating as whether I should change to 16 gb or get the m1 I’m a graphics designer and also learning how to code so which one do you think would be best for me.
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  1131. I've had this thought for a long long time. Also, this kind of attitude exists in larger companies. Currently in this situation. It's just a cost saving measure
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  1132. I can definitely relate. I've worked in cybersecurity for 3 years. The learning never stops! It really is an endless cycle of starting from ground zero and building yourself up.
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  1133. this video and channel should have more views. very practical and useful points!
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  1134. I'm a CNC-Programmer/Machinist and honestly I'm getting tired of accidents and overall bad work enviroments. I'm super motivated to learn programming after work everyday.
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  1135. JS road map, React road map. yes, yes, yes!
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  1136. Why your channel is not growing 😂😂
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  1137. I don't think he's doing it to achieve growth or success. He's sharing his point of view on things that he feel like it's important for everyone, and that's way more valuable than having hundreds of thousands of subscribers or millions of views on each video 😉
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  1138. I was a heavy equipment operator for the last 21 years and now I’m getting a college diploma for full stack web development. It’s inspiring to see that I’m not alone in making this huge change.
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  1139.  @jamescross  agree, best wishes!
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  1140. What are your thoughts on adding projects from FrontEnd Mentor? They give you a brief and a figma file or sketch file with some mock up UI but no code. You are free to implement the logic using whatever framework you want. Guru level is pretty intense!
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  1141. I left a negative-ish comment on one of your other videos the other day, but I've been watching your channel and I LOVE these videos, man. You are really inspirational and cut right to the core, without any extra b.s. Subscribed!!
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  1142. Hey James, thanks for sharing your perspective man. I'm starting back into programming again and currently make as much as you did when you started your journey! Excited to further my skill set and elevate my life as well. I'm near the silicone slopes area as well~
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  1143. it's a shame employers and recruiters refuse to take the time to look at anyones online portfolio.
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  1144. Top man, loving the authenticity. Keep it up 👊
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  1145. This is the one I was waiting for! Thank you
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  1146. SCSS is great because of nesting and it creates the css with less issues lol like a typescript for javascript
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  1147. I'm a frontend developer now, but when I have some free time I learn something from the backend side - Node.js, databases, ORM. I believe an approach like that gives me a chance to become a full-stack in the future.
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  1148. Great content as usual, keep it up 👍
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  1149. Used a Lenovo flex 6 to learn/college and now m1 Mac for iOS app development.
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  1150. Great video probably one the best videos I have seen in a short amount of time can't beat 16 mins of gold. Great job
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  1151.  @jamescross  being taught how to do technical research, interpret errors, is always missing from these courses, and there are no good Google-Fu tutorials last I looked. There is a 'how to ask smart questions' document out there however it's more for the general issue of poor questions.
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  1152. NGL it looks much better than previous one
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  1153. I’d be curious to know more - I’ve been in enterprise software engineering for the last 6 years, with 10-12 years of web dev prior to that. Self taught, started in high school etc.. I’ve trained tons of folks fresh out of college - some folks really struggled and eventually left, but to me, it didn’t seem like a lack of IQ, but rather a lack of passion or interest. Early on when you get started I think you need a considerable amount of interest to really get going. Do you think that sounds more accurate for your circumstance than you not being smart enough? I don’t consider myself super smart either, but I myself will spend countless hours of trial and error to figure out cause I don’t like feeling defeated and treat it as a challenge.
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  1154. I think most computing science students could survive their University days with a $500 laptop. Even 8GB RAM is plenty for college.
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  1155.  @jamescross  That was what I did too. I finished CS master degree with a HP AMD laptop. That heat beast saved me quite a fortunate on Winter gas bill.
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  1156. Damn, 5 kids.
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  1157. Im interested in using my 4 player Mahjong objective c code. Using Go to code something players can log in and play other players. Already have the game logic and netcode that works over bluetooth on iOS. No idea how hard this would be, have a Unity version in 3D, perhaps I could use that as a front end and use Go for the server.
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  1158. What exactly I have to know to start working with react? How I will know that it's time to looking for a job?
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  1159. I just started The OdinProject yesterday 7/1/22, I’m extremely excited, yet a little scared of the task at hand, however that’s life right! I’m currently off for the summer, I work with the NYCDOE, so I have 2 months to tackle this. I truly appreciate your time & effort putting these videos together, they provide insight & perspective that total beginners like myself lack. Thank you so much!
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  1160. Thanks for your video. I'm a Front End Web developer. I'm actually in search for a Job. If anyone could help. Thanks in advance.
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  1161. Love windows but I'm still learning code but I did graphic design and used mac's in the past and still to this day hate MacBooks.
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  1162. Hi!
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  1163. Hey. Thanks for the video. I was a professional chef for about 15 years and decided to go to school for software engineering at age 32. I am now 35 and halfway through a degree in Human Centered Computing with a focus on front end development. I know this video is more geared towards self taught people but I wanted to share my expierences When I first started to learn to code it was Java, C, C++ and Python. I became very frustrated and decided to focus on front end development. I am basically learning everything all over again as my degree now focuses on Design, Psychology and Programming. I think I am on the right track now but still feel very insecure and frustrated with my skills all the time.
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  1164. How do you know if you're not cut out for programming?
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  1165. Worked like a charm. Thank you!
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  1166. Soo true! :D
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  1167. Thanks for the video. Do you think it's necessary to learn data structure and algorithms for a front-end dev, especially in js? I'm pretty confused by many youtube videos about software developer interviews with this type of question
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  1168. Does a macbook last for a long time ?
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  1169. You are SPOT ON my friend. Great advice for the young generation. Good job
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  1170. Thank you, Imma trying harder than before. More than my best. No more high on Dopamine. It's nerf ot nothing
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  1171. Currently 29 Went to school for Geogpraphy (GIS) & Environemtnal Managemnt left school worked as an intern for 1 year Worked as a GIS technican for 8 months, Contract experied Was unemployed Started a farming entreprise, selling veggies and livestock then COVID Back to unemployment from 2020 - 2021 Nov Had a Daughter (My Angel) Got a Hard Labour Job, So i can provide for her, realised my body cant do this job forever No one is hiring 2 year expereienced GIS people, so PROGRAMMING Every thing is going towards it, you need some Coding, HTML, CSS or something So here on youtube to learn and take certification exams, get a Job make 200k at entry level, LOL
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  1172. Seems TOP has reorganized their curriculum. Any updates on your flow with that program or still mostly the same? Also, do you think if you don’t have a natural talent fir design that working as a front end developer you will not be competitive? I aspire to be creative with design, graphics and user interface, but as much as I have attempted in the past I don’t think I have that natural talent and makes me question if front end is worthwhile.
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  1173. Great but it must be more interesting You should speak more excitedly
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  1174. Love you videos! Your set up is nice too👍🏻👍🏻
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  1175.  @jamescross  maybe more people didn’t do it because it would sound rude, but it’s fun to see how wrong I was hahaha
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  1176.  @jamescross  Mac and all the remap software I could find cannot remap the keys so I stopped using the keyboard and bought another magic keyboard.
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  1177. Why would people use Mac when Linux looks exactly the same and is free !!
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  1178. Damn...this shit is gold. Subbed!
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  1179. I started with Rails and was on my way to being a Ruby backend dev. Then I landed a job learning AngularJS and 10 years later, still front end.
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  1180. Which do you prefer Mx Keys or Mx Keys Mini?
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  1181.  @jamescross  I start the IT job in December. In the interview I was open about my plans to work towards a dev job and they told me I'd have access to developers and encouraged me to reach out. It's for DXC Technologies so a massive company, whether or not they help me I'll be self teaching.
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  1182. When it comes to finding a job. I'm like the 2 guys with the pick in the sand in Spaceballs
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  1183. I started my Tech Career in 2001 in Support and got laid off in 2008 and is it a normal turn. From 2002 to 2008 i could jump ship at anytime and get a raise. This is gonna hit some big companies more but if you company provides a service that is important then you are good. But be smart learning new skills will never be a bad thing.
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  1184. Use whichever fits your workflow nicely and gets the job done efficiently and fits your wallet. At the end of the day, it's a tool that helps you do your work. Would love to return to Apple world, but if I do that I might need to change my other accessories into Apple as well, e.g. iPhone, iPad, iCloud.
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  1185. Yeah. Tech isn’t going anywhere. Stay the course. Next market structure is blockchain.
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  1186. I greatly appreciate your time for all of us! I am new to coding and I am currently in a boot camp for a Full Stack Developer. A lot of this still a foreign language to me, but I am getting it. Ultimately, I'm chiming in to say "THANK YOU!!!" for sharing this experience on here... for me personally... it helps me focus and most importantly helps me rethink my time on things (I feel pressure to hurry things.). Again, thank you!
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  1187. I think its temporary effect and soon the void in tech will be filled I guess skills matter the most If some1 is skilled enough then they can get a job anyway
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  1188. Thanks Man😉
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  1189. Exelent video, you are on point
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  1190. Hmm.. But how long ago was this? I think it's more cutthroat out there right now.
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  1191. No better keyboard for a writer (like me) or a coder! Just got mine today after using the full-size MX Keys for the past year. I also got the Logi Bolt USB to use with the Mini because I prefer wi-fi connectivity. It's a lot more reliable than Bluetooth.
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  1192. I'm starting computer science at uni in september and I know I should get the 16gb of RAM but it's so much more expensive and my budget as a uni student is going to be really tight, so I'm going to chance it with 8gb. Hopefully I don't regret it!
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  1193. I have seen the terms front end developer 1000 times and had no idea I had those exact skills. I know how to work an HTML and CSS I'm not as great in Java but I'm learning but it is so exciting to me to see a beautiful webpage come to life. Thank you for this video.
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  1194. He’s talking about Java. He’s recommending languages if your focus isn’t on front end dev.
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  1195. A little late to the party but a lot of government jobs use windows exclusively and then you also have Microsoft themselves.
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  1196. I understand that there are lots of aspects in React however recently I have discussed with many people around me, some developers I know who hav 3-4 years experience says I should go for React and other people say I should go for Angular. So, all this confusion and then one of my relative ask me to do Angular and so I am currently getting through it. Now, that I have came across your video it against puts me in a rough spot. Honestly, I am finding Angular a little complicated but I understand that with time, it will get easier. I just want to know if it has a viable prospects in getting a job. Kindly guide me Dorian. With regards, -Aseem
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  1197. Keep going man thanks for the advices
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  1198. E-ink has always been promising, I’ve owned a few kindles and enjoyed them. But, the innovation slowed down before its time. It’s cool that companies are exploring new approaches and lower price points. I’m intrigued by your review and might check this or the nomad out. The mobile phone size is especially interesting.
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  1199. On the last 2 companies i've worked for, the user stories are all vertical slices, that means your story have frontend, backend and sometimes database to it.
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  1200. Hmm what are your thoughts on the small arrow keys though? I'd imagine that would be less than ideal for programming? Only thing holding me back right now.
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  1201. I was already familiar with the CS50(x) course from Harvard, however I have never heard of MOOC, so thanks for pointing out that fantastic-looking resource!
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  1202. Hey, I am from India age 21 currently in collage and wanted to learn web development and your videos are great motivation for me keep it up man , thanks 👍 a lot!!!
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  1203. Imo do it yourself, it's your site after all. Give it your personal touch and make it unique experience. Unless you go freelancer, then use whatever as your clients will not see difference as they will be in vast majority not understanding anything that you do.
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  1204. Thanks for this video, Very Concise, Now I hope for the will power to get through everything.
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  1205. Yo when are the M1 Pro Macbook Pro videos are coming?
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  1206. Just amazing.
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  1207. Chai means Tea by the way
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  1208. Great advice thanks. The saying being comfortable not knowing.
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  1209. GitHub Copilot is a clear violation of GPLv3. I am surprised it took them long to be sued
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  1210. Did you make that react roadmap!?…. We want it!
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  1211.  @jamescross  Awesome! Thats understandable. Love the content, man! Appreciate all you do.
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  1212. Hi, do I need algoritms in normal every day coding in company ? Like I mean and I think about BST or graphs Or AVL RBT etc? Like these things have Not been implemented yet? Or is these thing even usefull ?
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  1213. Hello sir Good morning, am stuck. I finished learning Html and CSS last month, I came across some stuff on YT , and I found out am not confident on Css, and I feel like am a waste 😔💔, I feel stuck . I meet many stuffs I can't do, even if I try to give it a try, I give up.
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  1214. Really awesome video - makes me fel I'm doing it "right". Really big cheers!
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  1215. An*** Before the grammarlies start bullying me😂
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  1216. I’m a mover who got an IT internship at a large organization at the age of 36. Got short term jobs till I landed a full time in position in Network and Telecom. Now I’m trying to learn to code to add to my skill set and gain more money.
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  1217. Ive spent the last 3 years in Data Engineering. I find that I'm hitting a wall in terms of advancing my career. Looking to break into software engineering.
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  1218. How big is your tv?
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  1219. Angular is better than react
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  1220. Great roadmap! Thanks!
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  1221. Ah, man. It's really cool to know what the process has been like. And, imagining that it only goes up from here...I hope to follow along as your channel doubles this year 🤓
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  1222. I watched this video when I first started learning a few months ago, and now that I have a solid grasp of HTML, CSS, and Javascript I realize just how many jokes flew over my head 😂
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  1223. I agree, if you can hold off on graduating, try to do internships, as you won't be able to do those after graduating. Also, a lot of these companies have OAs so you will need to focus on grinding leetcode, unfortunately.
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  1224. I love my mech and also can't stand the loud clickiness, especially when I have to listen to it over a zoom call. I have a mech with aqua zilent blue switches. Great feel, very low noise, and the deep travel distance makes typing feel a lot more comfortable. I really dislike the layout when on my work machine (mbp) which is why I'm here. I'm praying for a mac layout keyboard with hotswap switches in the near future.
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  1225. Honestly, Bootcamps aren’t bad as people make them out to be. Just need to find the right one for you and do the research. That’s what I did, found one that offered a personally assigned mentor, tutor, career specialist, great reviews, deferred payment until you find a job, money back guarantee, and affordable compared to most bootcamps. It’s also great for people that aren’t great in structuring their own educational course and guidance.
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  1226. When you learn kotlin, should you still learn java?
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  1227. Love the way he replies to every comment.Awesome video. Super helpful.
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  1228. Timing is on point just went through html and css today.
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  1229. Yes to React!
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  1230. You can buy a macbook air m1 or m2, they perform better than a lot of i7 or i9 intel laptops and they last forever, there are people using macbooks from 2012 still
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  1231. I do not know how to start but first of all, it will be elegant to say thank you for the meaningful content. I just found out about your channel, I subscribed because I want to follow your knowledge to achieve something in my life. So long story short, my parents are divorced, my father is an alcoholic and has a gambling addiction. After witnessing this family struggle from a very young age. I developed a pretty serious mental health problem ( I do not want to delve into these details if you do not mind). I aced school but had no finances to go to the university, right now I am 22 years old, sitting in front of my personal computer and I have a feeling that I am lost, floating in space which leads to nowhere. To be honest your video ignited a little spark in my heart, the spark of hope that maybe today is the day when I settle somewhere. Please follow uploading content because I am sitting here and waiting for you to show me what is the next correct step to becoming someone in this cruel life of mine. Thank you!
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  1232. I’m In That Same Situation Now… 😭😭😭 I’m Not That Older Maybe 3-4 Years Older Then Them… But, It Feels Like I’m 20-30 Years Older… 🤦🏻🤦🏻
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  1233. How do you feel about Free Code Camp? Good? Bad? No opinion?
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  1234. Solid amount of information. Appreciate your insight!
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  1235. Yo! Does the mx master 3 work well with macbook air? Or is it necessary to get the mac version? I'm using windows for work and mac for other stuffs..
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  1236. As a software engineer of more than 20 years and teaching 10 years DO NOT TAKE a bootcamp. They are a rip off and too fast paced. Just a money making scheme.
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  1237. Welcome back. Glad to see you are doing well
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  1238. 10 months of experience as a Software Developer, still can’t even get an Interview. I’m not sure if this is about market or my resume, or both lol?
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  1239. YES, PLEASE ONLY LEARN FRONTEND!!! Means I can demand more pay doing backend work lol
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  1240. I'm a newbie and I'm looking forward to start my journey in web development Thanks for this video man Love the energy ❤️ Top notch content and great quality too ☺️
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  1241. I need your advice I'm a beginner who wants to become a developer I don't know what to buy between a MacBook or a Gaming laptop obviously MacBook is too expensive but I have two choices I can buy a new gaming laptop or buy a second hand MacBook. What do you think I should do?
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  1242. After all this time, is the mx keys mini still your main keyboard ?
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  1243. Solid video, solid explanation, self learner thats going for fullstack, but saw your video on the importance of one stack: html, css, javascript + MERN, was thinking of adding (on weekends C# to resume as a job safety mechanism)
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  1244. I’m 33 and I committed to learn a month ago, going well, I love it and it’s like a meditation session for me ! Love this channel thank you!
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  1245. Very helpful video! All the ACTUAL and real points and problems were discussed. Thank you very much.
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  1246. I feel you dude
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  1247. LOL. the intro
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  1248. Love your channel. I've just started out and I'm staying on the grind and I love building what ever comes to my mind
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  1249. First week and every week after will be different for different company. Some will throw you under bus but with no repercussions just to what you will do some will give you simpler task to see what you actually know and some will treat you like average worker and expect you to perform just like every person there from the get go.
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  1250. Any chance you could make a video about how to start incorporating programming into your day job? Maybe interview some people in different fields who started off that way? Im trying to integrate python into my daily workflow to start getting some dev experience in a professional setting, but getting the right access and signoff to get tools on my company laptop has been insane. Talked with a buddy in an entirety different industry and similar barriers for him. Something like “how to pitch Python to your boss” etc.
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  1251. And/or duet air
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  1252. I bought the MX Keys Mini and used it for just a month and it suddenly goes haywire! The backlights keeps on blinking like crazy even when I'm not touching it! So annoying that I gave it away to my friend and bought the Apple Magic Keyboard. For my own point of view, I personally felt that the Apple Magic Keyboard is much comfortable to use though......
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  1253. You are so much awesome dude
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  1254. How do the Stock Options work? Do you need to stay employed for a certain amount of years before you can sell them?
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  1255. Dude I’m so glad you’re ok. You’re right some things are more important than your career. Dude I didn’t know you’re in Utah, so am I! Take it easy bro.
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  1256. I'm 24 - 2 years out of my Liberal Arts degree. I started as a Business major but realized it wasn't my speed and switched. I've always wanted to pursue web development and related things but always said to myself that maybe it wasn't for me either. After 5 years in my part-time job in food service, I'm ready to learn it and even some more about UI/UX Design & Research because I love to problem solve and want to challenge myself. I know it will take a lot of time, but it's better than staying stuck! I'm starting with making a basic personal website and want to continue with some smaller projects for a portfolio. Cheers!
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  1257. Hey James I am having some problems in mastering CSS...Could I skip it and jump to JavaScript.
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  1258. if you already have a good grasp of inheritance, classes, id's, you'd be alright. You'll need them when you're going to manipulate the DOM using JS.
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  1259. I loved that analogy of the mountain that was brilliant and my journey exactly.
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  1260. 26 yr old college grad working in finance. Coding has always interested me and I’m ready to give it a go. Thanks for the video, just gained a subscriber!
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  1261. Thomas Edison Computer Science program is a Bachelor of Arts (BA).
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  1262. I think that all of this is about personal preferences. What is working for one does not work for others.
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  1263. I got 7k in Grants that I don't have to pay back with Federal Student Aid and COVID grants on top of stimulus and my job, so that's cool >.> felt like it was time to get a Mac lol first Apple product since an iPod touch when I was a kid lol
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  1264. Mentoring a new guy who wants to go from React to a job via bootcamp. Looking for pointers for him and give a hat tip from IL to another LDS tech guy. Envious that you are out by the silicon slopes of SLC.
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  1265. I'm an Civil Engineer too , try to switch to software development
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  1266. I’m a 27yo plant operator been doin this for 3+ years and was a scaffold builder for 5 years before i went to school for process tech and landed this job. My wife is in the tech industry that’s how I came across the possibility of being a front end web developer. I’ve been doing a course on treehouse and really enjoy this so far hopefully in the near future I can switch careers from the oil & gas industry into the tech field!
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  1267. Hi, thank you for the video! I am about to start a university in a few weeks time learning Computer Science and I have to buy my first laptop (want to use it only for learning to code). I have two options to choose from - Mac Book Air M1 8GB RAM, 256 SSD or ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED. What do you think is the right one to go for? Or should I search for something slight cheaper? Thank you in advance!
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  1268. Really, good content. I have a few friends trying to go the self taught rout. I try to offer good resources and tell them it won't be easy but try to build something. It doesn't have to e amazing just show problem solving skills and that you are willing to learn. In my career I've had many colleagues who were excellent at their job and are self taught.
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  1269. Im using a ThinkPad t480 with Linux Ubuntu 22.04 i Just Love it. For me it Just works. And there ist Always the Option of a quick Windows VM.
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  1270. I have a history degree😂
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  1271. Man, I had some real "Winners". One of the most egregious ones was when I was working for an Insurance Company in my hometown. I was told I would be hired for 6 Months. However, a woman who was stuck in India and they weren't sure when she would be able to return. Did the recruiter tell me that, OF COURSE NOT!!! So, out of the blue, I got crap-canned. The woman at the company told me that the recruiter should have informed me, and the recruiter acted like they had "No" idea about the woman in India. I ended eventually getting a Great Job in Charlotte, NC some time later, I promptly gave them a negative google review. I basically spent a from Jan 5th, 2017 and Jan 5th 2019 dealing with mostly Trash Recruiters and getting the run around on crap Temporary Positions. Left a bad taste in my mouth. One of those recruiters keeps calling me to asking about my current position and to gauge in my interest in their current trash positions. I will NEVER call her back. Oh, and that trash recruiting company who screwed me over at that local position I mentioned, they had a guy from India call me to see if I was interested in a new position...BWAHAHAHAHA!!! I basically replied and told him in no uncertain terms to never contact me again. That felt GOOD!!!
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  1272. I haven’t watch the whole video yet, but didn’t they release an official Google Chrome sort of optimised app for the M1 ship a few weeks ago ? Google chrome is still slow ?
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  1273. I am using a Framework 13 Amd running windows and fedora. Why? Because thats the only way i can sleep tonight. I dont want to support devices that are suffering from planned obsolescence or that are software locked by the manufacturer.
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  1274. macbook air ?
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  1275. Great video. Wait till your my age mid to late 40s and will he old enough to be teammates dad. It's weird. Right on about clique and really lack of folks your age. Everyone coding is younger than 30
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  1276. I’ve been on Colt Steeles Web Development and mostly everything you talked about is making sense! Great info! 👍👍
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  1277. Love the dyi mount!!! You getting out of crypto permanently or just for now? I'm in my 11th month. I'm conflicted. It's...been a year.
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  1278. Linux is just better, I agree, Apple hardware is the best on the market right now, and macOS is secure, but just for privacy concerns I rather use Linux and run something like sosumi, or any other VM that allows passthrough.
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  1279. Do you think that the same applies to people with degrees? I recently graduated with a masters degree in electrical and computer engineering and i aspire to join a company that will have me do tasks both in frontend and backend.Should i change my focus?
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  1280.  @jamescross  Firstly, thank you for your answer. I think i will try to work remotely as a junior developer( mostly in europe as i am located in Greece), so i think demand should be high for both frontend or backend in our case.
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  1281.  @jamescross  totally dude. My dev salary is twice as much as I used to make in my former career. It’s nice but still nowhere near high enough to afford to buy property where I live. It’s my dream to own a house some day so might have to move out of here if I am gonna make that happen haha. Will try to get some good experience under my belt first.
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  1282. Wow, I was waiting for this, thanks Devsmak, please do React for the next video
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  1283. I want to study AI in fall and i think C# is the language i'll use most, im not sure tho. Anyways, it's a University so I will need a laptop for studying there in breaks and on the train ride home. At home, were i'd spend my weekends, I have a PC that works for programming. So, my question is, what Laptop should i buy for University? I dont really wanna spend more than 1k. (It doesnt have to be apple. I dont even have an iphone or ipad so it doesnt matter which brand it is)
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  1284. We don't
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  1285. How do you handle switched CTRL and FN keys? In mac version we have FN and CTRL but in "Windows" version we have CTRL and FN. How are CTRL and FN keys work on "Windows" keyboard version but connected into Mac.
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  1286. at the price point apple silicon will beat out any other chip. Also as a software dev for work the only reasonable os you can use is either linux or mac. unfortunately linux isn't as popular and so some simple apps like excel isn't available on it. Windows honestly isn't a reasonable solution theres no native terminal and my time coding on windows id spend half of it dealing with some issue where it cant install a package or some other obscure windows error and unfortunately there just isnt a lot os support online for windows youll see plenty of stack overflow posts using mac or linux and the solution is to just copy a line and paste it into your terminal but with windows it just isnt that easy.
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  1287.  @jamescross  oh for sure, the vibe never recovered. I had this sort of survivor's guilt feeling for months
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  1288. I'm a mechanical engineer. I just got a job offer as Software engineering, took programming classes while I was an engineering student. Also, read new articles and attend a booth camp, but it was a waste of time and money. I am impressed with your motivation.
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  1289. I guess I’m self taught although we had assembly and C in electrical engineering college. But that was is entry level. But I have an engineering brain. Electronics and code just make sense often on an intuitive level. And I’ve been coding professionally already since the age of 14, selling my own DOS toolkit and DOS/C64 games. And started learning at the age of 10.
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  1290. Can you make a video on how to get a remote job ?
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  1291. Ditch Ruby on Rails but Python is something you definitely want to learn as it's used to teach fundamental programming theories!! It's also in very high demand out in the field!! You CANNOT go wrong with learning Python!!
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  1292. Sir, I graduated on 2018 , now I am willing to head into the software field, by doing AWS and python is good??
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  1293. will front end field gets automated recently?
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  1294. worked like a charm, thanks for the info, much appreciated..
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  1295. This video is gold
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  1296. Your office is so awesome! The accent lighting really adds to it!
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  1297. Hey man! You made me take Front end more seriously and I want to say thank you! I do have a question. What do you recommend I should do first. Currently I'm making (HTML,CSS,JS) "projects" I'm just making making duplicate websites (I made a BestBuy website and a Verizon website as well) What should I do to get the skills I need? What path should I take? Have you made a video of the "steps" you should take?
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  1298. Wow I asked for this video and got it thank you !!!
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  1299.  @jamescross  Transitioning from education and taught both middle and high school. They hear you…trust me. They could QUOTE you word for word if a teacher were to call you 😜.
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  1300. The higher you go, more stupid these niche developer titles React-developer or back-end developer feels like. For some reason, i am currently systems architect, and my title might as well be programmer. Thing is, when you work long enough in any company, you end up doing all kinds of different things. I seem to be doing everything (Networking, build tools, C-programming, bash and python scripting, docker, frontend, even powershell, git administration, list goes on ..) but not graphics design. It just depends what has to get done. I think this really broad spectrum of experiense is really nice when designing new stuff from scratch. It would be so good if frontend developers could just set their containers and servers, and repos up and just get to work. I want programmers, full stack developers. Most important skill, being able to learn.
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  1301. Yeah, that road aint funny or your mate if you don't got zeal or passion, because learning programming yourself as self-taught isn't a bed of roses, it took me over 5 years to reach where I am now, probably because I will learn then give up and then later come back with more zeal kept on doing that and now am a veteran, I remeber starting from html then to css then to bootstrap then to javascript then to jquery then to python then left python to php and msql the road wasnt easy but now am there, I have created php blog upload site, music upload sites, exam and quiz taker with timer, movie download site and many many more php scripts, the point is that if you dont ever give up you will get there one day and thats how life is in general, and if you are confused just leave it and come back later or switch to another language, and before you know it you will be there, for php its the form get and post, database connection, display with assoc, if else and function, if you focus on this then you have mastered php crud, just watch tons of videos upon videos on youtube and use mimo app and you will get there fast. anyway Good luck upcoming beginners.
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  1302. i couldnt find play.js can someone help me?
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  1303. Most companies use Macs, only some old and big companies use traditional windows laptops such as Lenovo or HP, and its not because of engineer preference but because managers in IT get good price deals with Lenovo/Dell/HP on cheap laptops for them Vast majority of professionals use macs while some devops people prefer Linux, but that’s it
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  1304.  @jamescross  I have been working on front end development for 2 to 3 months so I got a bit scared when I heard about apps in there. So going by the logic same set of skills including html css JavaScript react git and sql are the primary skills for even web apps and as well as hybrid apps. If I am wrong do correct me please cause I am kind of new and basically have no one to guide me. Thanks for helping.
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  1305. wooow!! this is great bro. this video looks like 1minute video. appreciate your insights. Thank you🤩
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  1306. Another great video. Very useful information. I'm weighing in between cyber security or front-end dev. My background is website design and worked as an artist. Front-end sounds like a better pivot for me, but cyber security is in high demand. I looked on Indeed site for jobs. How does front-end developer demand compare?
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  1307.  @jamescross  Cool thanks man. I subbed to your channel. Keep up the good content. Hope your channel does well.
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  1308. Some other reviews said it's got the Mac and Windows keys in the same place. Which ones are missing/wrong? Thinking of one for both windows and mac
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  1309. Please make a react road map video 😇😇
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  1310. Hey, what you think about use a M1max for data science/data analysis, Using, i dont know something like a parallels to use a Windows VM for excell and a linux VM for conteiners maybe?
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  1311. "Not being smart enough to become a programmer" What is a test to show whether you are smart enough to become programmer(other than programming)? Are there markers?
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  1312. Thanks
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  1313. Very motivating story. I got a 2 years associate degree in CS do you think that it would help in landing my first software development job?
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  1314. Im in a Front-End Bootcamp and its Module based. For someone who had no to little expierience with Software Developement It gave me a good process to follow and Im encouraged to figure things out on my own alot. What I really like is that its Project based and in the end you have a full Portfolio that you can show and its 100% me. Also paying the price helps me actually stick with it ironically and I apreciate it since Ive always struggled with persistence alot for me its a huge commitment i dont have alot of money laying around so im very determined which helps me stay on the right path for sure. Im fully aware that there are alot of shit bootcamps out there and I agree on alot of things with what you said. But there are also good ones out there and if you‘re someone who likes structure and learning with others and mentors to ask at all times it sure will benefit you.
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  1315. bro you should have much more subscribers!
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  1316. Currently looking for my first internship. Great stuff to know to put me on the right path. Thank you.
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  1317. Great review! So what do you prefer overall? I'm planning to buy a mouse and I really want the magic mouse 2, but I'm torn between the two.
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  1318. I’ve been subbed to you for a while, and watched and rewatched videos of yours. I just want to thank you for the no fluff no nonsense videos. I really appreciate you, and you’ve helped so much in my start of coding. First time I watched some of your videos I had no clue what you were talking about. Revisited and have more of an idea. I’m now into the JavaScript portion of my journey from html and css with some c, scratch thrown in from cs50, and I always find my self coming back to your vids as a beacon of hope, so thank you so much!!!! I would love the react roadmap, and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about your angular boomer basement comment….even though I don’t know why that’s true yet. 😂
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  1319. Haha, that's a fact.
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  1320. Thank you for this guide. I appreciate your humility and grounded perspective on getting into the tech field. It’s so refreshing compared to all the hustle-culture/ get rich quick style videos.I’ve been really excited about learning programming, and this guide is hugely helpful! A react guide would be greatly appreciated too!
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  1321. I'm a waiter at a night club. 12 hours a day. Going home early in the morning, go straight to html and css untill 9.am. I hate this sh*t life so started to programming. Glad i found this channel. Thank you man.... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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  1322.  @jamescross  thanks for your information. brother😄
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  1323. I am learning Go and new concepts of API, such as gRPC and GraphQL, while working at my company.
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  1324. I am having trouble choosing between iPad Pro or a MacBook Air and i will be starting my degree in computer science what do you think is a better option?
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  1325. Finally ❤️, waiting for this video after completing javascript (es6, async js etc).
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  1326. Awesome video.
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  1327. "I wear glasses because I dont C# " LOL
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  1328. Does anyone know where to buy this keyboard with the US ANSI layout, without the "L" shaped enter and a shorter shift button? From what I know it's unavailable in Europe entirely, there are only the UK/US International ones. I live in Poland, so that's where it needs to be shipped in.
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  1329. Want to hear a weird story about me... Maybe you can tell me what way I should go.. It's long but I'll give you the super short version.... So I'm in college going for a bachelor degree in software systems engineering.. Just doing it to use va benefits I paid into... Now I see the protenl of earning but my classes have very little to do with the coding.. Just a little bit ( HTML /CSS and mysql using GUI method)... But it wasn't enough to say that I'm good at it... But the good thing I think is most of my classes are project management based and software engineering requirements gathering... Stuff like that.... So what position would you say I should be potentially looking at cuz I don't have enough knowledge to be a Dev or a full stack, but I can tell you how to run a whole project and slap everything together and probably manage the whole team... Of course with the proper tools... really want to find a job either at Google or Microsoft... Would love something in front end honestly, or modile stuff... But long story short.... Who is this degree for.. I'm assuming someone who manages a team or something... honestly I don't know what to say... are you sure I can't cut it as a scrum master lol
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  1330.  @jamescross  well that makes me feel a bit better about the subject matter I'm studying.. Have a graduation date of (01/2023).. And like I said before the money is very enticing, and may have to come out of retirement to work for another 10 years.. Anyways, I'll definitely be looking into these types of opportunities, but wanted to ask if you had any videos that would be helpful to me in planing a path... I'm one of thoes guys who like to make sure he is able to meet his goals before fully committing to it.. Because like you said, we are all self thought in the end, and would need to brush up on areas where I may need work in before applying for a job after my graduate. Anyways, thanks for your time and videos... Been watching them when I get time in between all my studies and taking care of the. Family.. Maybe I'll look into scrum masters and what it takes.. That sounds like a good fit for me or maybe Development in general... Lol
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  1331. Thank you for the great breakdown!
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  1332. I opted for a more expensive Windows laptop for my computer science program, but I'm also a non traditional student who works full time in IT. For me, the touch screen on my 2 in 1 is absolutely essential when doing math homework, diagramming, etc. Additionally, Windows offers far better compatibility with the programs that I need to train on for work, including the ability to dual boot Linux. When I did have an intern, I was relieved that she had a Windows laptop as that allowed me to teach her a bunch of stuff relevant to enterprise cyber security which simply would not have been possible on a Mac without running Parallels
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  1333. Worrying is one of worst thing you can do because you don't know if you will wake up tomorrow.
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  1334. React please
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  1335. @devsmak is it compulsory for me to work on Linux as a front end dev or can I use something like VS code editor to on windows to solve industry level problems ? cause so far VS has been successful in doing all the linux terminal related jobs like downloading react.js, sass extensions and babel as well
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  1336. Thank you brother.
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  1337. I think the hit and miss emoji key is a Mac issue. Never works first time on my macbook using the built in keyboard 🤔
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  1338.  @jamescross ❤️❤️❤️ you have a new subscriber❤️❤️❤️
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  1339. For me personally, it drastically increases the frequency of pressing the wrong keys, especially when writing code since you have to press a lot of punctuations
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  1340. Mech switching to magic keyboard. To summarize, the noise. I use cherry mix red switches (the softest sounding) and it’s still too loud. It breaks my train of thought while coding. I have to wear noise canceling headphones + white noise to severely cancel the sound out. Quite responsive though so it will take a time to get used to the magic keyboard
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  1341. A much needed video
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  1342. Great review 👍 And funny b rolls 🤣
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  1343. “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
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  1344. I just got admission into Alx learning program and I am looking forward to been a blockchain software engineer in the near future. plus i looked up Luxembourg schools, i feel it's a bad idea since it's relatively cheap. I was told to start learning html and css mark up languages as first step at freecode camp and I must it picked my interest in the tech world and I am super glad.
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  1345. You sound like the next Peter Schiff. =) I suggest every one Invest into commodities such as : 1) Tantalum - used in all modern capacitors/electronics 2) Silver = used in solar panels / Electronics 3) Titanium= fighter jets, tanks and spaceships 4) Gold = used every where =) and essentially any element on the periotic table as most of it comes from China and Russia. As we all know those countries are not in a sharing mood
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  1346. There is substantial overlap, but the term developer has been used so companies can have never-ending expectations. The word programmer is too closely tied to expectations around programming but by using soft language and a generalized term they can have never-ending demands for their employee's future skillset. A programmer on the other hand is a person that specializes in programming and building software. A good programmer knows more than just gluing frameworks together.
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  1347. Commenting for engagement!
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  1348. first 1:25 min 😂😂 Kudos btw ❤️
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  1349. This just scars me.. only 1 year in the industry and this happens :/ I'm disappointed and sad at the same time
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  1350. Ups and downs are part of life.
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  1351. As I hit 26, I've been an ICT Admin for 3 years with zero knowledge, and no progress, I've discovered frontend and web development. Ever since then I tried some self learning platforms but paid courses was my way to go. Now its 10 month after my journey has started and I'm learning jQuery now, had 1 interview already for a bootcamp and planning to hit my first junior frontend job by the end of the first quarter of 2023. I'll be 27 next month. 27 is considered a lucky number, so I wish my flame will lit up my upcoming journey in this rough times. Consistency and routine is the key.
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  1352. What code editor for a newbie do you recommend
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  1353. Setup/Room tour?
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  1354. Thanks for your informative videos, I´ve just decided to do a career change from social sciences to web development and I found your content very clear and helpful since im thinking to start on my own and then doing some courses. I´ll take your advice and be consistent! Cheers from Uruguay.
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  1355. How to find the demand of what project I should be working on?
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  1356. what devsmak said, it's very important to build things you like or maybe something for friends and family so you can help them. This will give you the energy to keep going. The money and oppertunities will come later whatever path you choose.
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  1357. Doo it urself..to get degree there are courses online. Udemy..etc..to actually get bachelor's degree you have to attend classes physically..
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  1358. Super informative video. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. The part that has me the most anxious is the networking and projects. You’re very outgoing and creative, I feel like I’m not and that’ll severely hinder me. I’m willing to work on it but still a nagging thought in the back of my mind
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  1359. ✌️😎👍
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  1360. The fourth comment And the fourth like 🥳🥳
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  1361. I am going to graduate from highschool this year. Will i still get the job ? As a high-school graduate what can i do?
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  1362.  @jamescross  I am starting to learn from watching your videos and some other youtubers. Thank you for replying 😄
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  1363. @4:37 Did this man just say "it's like walking in the shadows of your girlfriends REAL boyfriend." 😂
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  1364. How I can contact with you sir?
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  1365. So many crucial points just in one small video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  1366. What about <script src=“blah defer/> ?
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  1367. Hi, I have M1 version of Chrome on my Macbook, and it started crashing the day I installed it. Not sure what to do. I did not have Intel version of it at all. I guess I need to delete it, but I am used to Chrome for years, and it was doing perfectly fine on my old Mac
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  1368. sir, thank you for sharing your useful knowledge.
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  1369. Good video
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  1370. You just got a sub sir, I was expecting a much more fluffy "topics" video, but it was actually diving in, but swiftly, painlessly. Thank you!
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  1371. 8 months later and the M2 Pro around the corner, this video remains informative. Either I go for base model M2 or the one you went with but 512GB SSD. That's the only difference. And yours is the only video that has come closest to what I want to upgrade to. Let's just see what M2 Pro brings to the table
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  1372. I'm from an undeveloped country. I have learn web-dev for two years and I became a dragon in this field. but I still struggle finding a job(remote), because the local make you work almost for free. even simple freelancer tasks give you more value. I see a lot of people that are less experience than me working and getting thousands of dollars. while I have almost 300$.
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  1373. It depends on the job you want ultimately. Software engineering probably not, I’m doing one in data analysis and the skills I am learning are worth it.
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  1374. This is the video i was expecting in these times. Thanks for making a video on this. It will really help people like us who are worried about Recession.
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  1375. "I have too many interest" resonated well with me :)
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  1376. Devs like macs because they like unix, the OS the Mac OS is derived from :) Besides especially front end devs like macs because of the beautiful design of these machines, which pleases the eye of most visually oriented people... Besides you can target multiple platform using macs, you could use dual boot up until the new processors came along, and even now you can still easily use a VM... and you do not need one to do Android apps on Mac.. Besides the only other windows machines who are comparable to a MacBook Pro as power are either solutions for gamers, who produce more noise and heat than a Boeing, or workstation that will have you pay zillions of dollars for certified and app optimised nVidia drivers that you do not need. In face the only niches of windows dev I can fathom are game developers or people who work in industrial design and need very specialised graphics application optimised for nVidia cards Or maybe people who do intensive hardcore ML calculations, again for the advantage of nVidia cards as ML processors
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  1377. I used American Intercontinental University. I achieved a BS in IT and a MS in IT Project Management, both under a year's time.
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  1378. Thank you I was getting overwhelmed by many Techs and langs Wanted to do FStack, But was more comfortable with front end. Ur pathway makes sense
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  1379. Bro I fell you I been on the construction industry for over a decade now I’m 40’s looking for a new career
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  1380. Apparently going to the Microsoft Store and downloading Terminal is "a lot of tinkering and customizing." Seems like you haven't used a Windows computer in a while. So many of the things you complained about in Windows haven't been issues for like 8 years. You come across as very disconnected from what they are today. Also, you're definitely in a bubble. I've noticed that a lot of devs do use Macbooks in rich areas or with rich companies. But the rest of the world can't afford to waste money for no reason other than "apple". Devs I know from other more poorer areas only use Windows computers. So this is clearly dependent on economic standing and geographic culture.
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  1381. macOS is a great OS and for me, I expected never come back to windows. macOS or Linux.
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  1382. would you say getting a IT degree from WGU is worth it? because im thinking about going into cybersecurity coding is a lil to difficult for me
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  1383. This looks great. I need something to go with my Chromebook and monitor. Do you know if this keyboard top row keys can be mapped the same as the chromebook keyboard top row keys?
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  1384. freecodecamp and the odin project
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  1385. 💯
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  1386. I don’t find the writing feel very good unfortunately. The rM2 was really good, the rMPP feels like an iPad with screen protector. Very unfortunate. I’ll still keep it since I like to mark things in color when learning.
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  1387. So im 30 years old and currently a dental assistant living paycheck to paycheck, ive decided to go back to school part time in order to try and purse a more stable financial future but software engineering/development has piqued my interest. I think it may be a better option than chasing a degree over the next 5-8 years and i find the ability to problem solve on a daily basis to be super interesting.
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  1388. Graduated with bachelor’s from Thomas Edison amazing school. Getting my masters now and also working on second bachelors in CS back @ Thomas.
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  1389. Thanks a lot for your insight, it will sure calm a lot of nerves. Just wondering how aggressive was your evening schedule?
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  1390. Appreciate u sharing ur experience in detail, this is what juniors/people getting started need and want to hear
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  1391. No thumb pain with mechanical keyboards. I use a Keychron K2 since Keychron keyboards have MacOS layout keys and can pair up to 3 different devices. You can always flip a switch to change between MacOS/iOS and Windows/Android. Btw, Logitech does make the MX Keys Mini.
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  1392. I am using whatever laptop my company buys for me :D
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  1393. I recognise the Javascript game from a udemy course. Nothing wrong I guess if he's made some adaptations
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  1394. I'm a cse undergrad at IIT-Guwahati 2nd year. I think I might have made a mistake to take this course as I just can't do it, im not even kidding. I know I'm smart but this is just not made for me. I'm kinda going anonymous as the name on yt is not my real name. At this point, I'm watching random videos on 'how to be a good coder' but its seriously pushing me towards the depressing world made in my mind.
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  1395. I don’t trust anyone who says “full stack” unless they’ve had at least 2 years front end and 3 years backend experience, the boot camp “full stacks” are a freakin joke
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  1396. I'm really looking at changing career paths, my job is completely dead end, thanks for the video :)
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  1397. The music ... is so intense and I watched this with a headphone ~
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  1398.  @jamescross  I like your video! But the sound effect of the wrong doing of a backend programmer did scare the s*** out of me
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  1399.  @jamescross  as recently I am looking for developer job and this video just resonates me
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  1400.  @jamescross  there are always pros and cons, couldn't agree more. But JS really clicks for me. I hope I find a press conference nearby me, one day. Thanks for a valuable suggestion 🙏
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  1401. front-end. lets here your take on it :thanksdoc:
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  1402. First ❤️
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  1403. Even for a seasoned senior developer, i cannot stand MacOS. The Mac hardware is super nice though. Linux is just so much better. It just gets out of my way.
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  1404.  @jamescross  thank you for your response! I subbed because I saw you are really into helping us, your viewers , I appreciate you so much for replying to every single comment thank you sir!
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  1405. I was fresh out of highschool. My only direction was mandatory service in the army (law in the country I lived in), but due to some wrong-doings on their part during my recruitment process, I made the move back to the country I was born in (UK) to give myself a better future. I'm 6 months in to learning to become a front-end developer, making my portfolio now, and I think (hope) it's going well!
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  1406. I feel you only need basic math but mostly Logic 😉
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  1407. the harvard cs50x is 11 weeks long wtf did they teach you that long? just to think like a programmer cost you 11 weeks? is that even worth it?
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  1408. Thanks for sharing. Going to college was a waste to me and frustrating as not everyone does well with “book learning” so this is great. I just stumbled on your other video so looking forward to going through your videos.
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  1409. Hey devsmak I have another video suggestion!! I was wondering if you would do portfolio reviews if so let me know where I can send mine again thank you for the content !
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  1410. Thanks for this James. I started 11hr course on react but it was too fluffy. Great advice.
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  1411. Ty, I was feeling lost when I’m going back to the job hunt after my first job as a front end dev 🥲
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  1412. I Just started my journey here in Brasil after saving up to buy a decent nootbook studying HTML,CSS, Java and React. Main Focus is front end stuff. Learning ALL in YouTube. I learn english and watch everything in english. Im so Glad i found your Channel.
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  1413. Specializing in one area is a good thing and can lead to very successful career but the down side is that even companies are emphasizing the full stack developers. So, can't really help but go for fullstack development skills!!! My experience: I am a backend developer and currently I am slowly transitioning to full stack dev (but still my primary skill is backend dev.)
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  1414. Thank u very much ! Im going to start tomorrow morning
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  1415. What you need to do is come and live in the UK and you'll be paid 3 times as much as a web developer for being in the construction industry
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  1416. I'm like you and I'm just getting started
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  1417. I wanna code iOS apps, so what could be the setup for that?
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  1418. Wow new setup looking fresh and cosy 👏🏼
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  1419. I am a salesman over 3 years i haven't finished my highschool studies (i skipped) now I am 20 Y/O regretting 🥲😓 i should had studied
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  1420. I agree, I always get disappointed when I see the iPad even in the conversation because they are two different product category. One is e-ink notebook vs. tablet.
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  1421. Job offers? I hope to get my first interview soon 🙏 😔
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  1422.  @jamescross  I worked in an ad agency doing Facebook and Google ads but have been doing construction the last 5 years and yeah.... tough going from concrete and paving to development
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  1423. I'm in construction and have been doing it for more than half my life. I hate it. I'm in school for a bachelor's degree in IT. I watched this video and realized I must push myself harder. So thank you for that. I have been in school for 2 years and I still don't know the first thing about coding. That's not good. So I am trying to figure out how to get more experience in coding because I would love to make above $60,000 a year in the IT industry. What do you recommend to get me more prepared to find me a job where I can work from home?
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  1424. Good thing I've never been afraid to ask questions :-P this is awesome! Thank you :)
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  1425. That seems wise. Perhaps Adobe has an AI training path which could lead to a different role in the company.
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  1426. Thanks a lot, from Indonesia
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  1427. Hey @devsmak , I want to request you to upload a video regarding the RoadMap to become a Bounty Bug Hunter? Which languages, platforms, cybersecurity courses to be learn and done & in which platforms memberships need to be done to get start? How much time need to be taken? Where to learn and practice which languages in which types of platforms (like linuxes, IDEs, Websites)
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  1428. Loving the info man! Building up my portfolio and hopefully ready to start applying soon!
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  1429. bro thank you it's a hugue thing
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  1430. Coding bootcamps move at 1000 miles an hour. No way anybody can fully understand full stack in three-four months.
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  1431. Rest up man! Health before anything! We will be here when you get back and ready!
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  1432. Try both people, but I believe Magic Mouse works better on Macs. Perhaps 3S works better on Windows.
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  1433. Thumbs up!
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  1434. I graduated with a degree in Political Science and I am limited to teaching but my personality can be found in and around coding so I've started teaching myself how to code. I'm positive I'll find a job after.
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  1435.  @jamescross  its scarier than you might realize, I had a few college friends that went to coding boot camps after school. They got hooked up with interviews at places like sales force. According to one of the guys i went to school with, he was given the answers to the test problems and interview questions. He completely bombed the white board but still got hired because he did well with all the screening he was basically handed answers to. He said he feels completely lost and useless at his job even after months of onboarding, now that hes being given harder tasks he told me hes already looking for other jobs, and is scoring interviews even with his limited experience. If his story is true it makes me angry.I know people can't survive for long doing what hes doing, but I feel it must make companies jaded. Had to disassociate from him.
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  1436. The market is not saturated at all. The demand is huge, but the work is hard and the applicants unprepared. The problem with self talk programmers is that they get drowned in the vast universe of computer science. Creating something visually and understanding core programming principles are two different things. It's easy to produce something that kinda works, but there are so many layers of complexity and abstraction that when a bug arises you may be staring in the abyss (the seven layers of hell known as the OSI Model).
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  1437. Where is REACT roadmap?
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  1438. A really thorough and true explanation. Good job.
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  1439. Many software devs prefer linux and would choose it if their employer offered it. A linux dev system is a lot more compatible with what will really run in production.
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  1440.  @jamescross  --Thank you very much!
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  1441. Can you review Angela yu Web development udemy course
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  1442. I have a basic lenovo laptop with 4GB RAM, 512GB Hard drive and AMD processor. I would like to purchase a new laptop. Because I am AI and ML student. I have two ideas either to purchase a windows machine or to purchase M1 Mac book air. I'm a Indian and in India apple offers 10% offer for college students 😁. What will you guys recommend me to purchase? Either MacBook Air or a Windows machine? I have to work on ML, DL and neural networks too. So, suggest accordingly🤗
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  1443.  @jamescross  it was a great paragraph❤️. I will do just that. Lately classes haven’t been so stressful and I’ve been liking my web designing class so I’ll try my hardest.
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  1444. Im learning web dev, do i need bigger screen than 13"?
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  1445.  @jamescross  thank you for your detailed response, only few youtubers take time to reply to their subscriber's comments. Kudos!
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  1446. Awesome tips and content... I just subscribed.
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  1447. amazing video as always,thanks for the info
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  1448. Me too
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  1449.  @billyum4302  Fortunately, you can still access it and the projects you have to do for you certification is the same. You can go straight to the projects and visit the new stuff after if you want.
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  1450.  @TheJacklwilliams  Thirty years? You must have alot of stories to tell. Yeah, at the end of the day, it's not a procedural process. It's a toolkit, an environment and a target. You need to understand the target, its relationship with its environment and how different tools are going to interact with it. Alot of these courses simply don't come with that approach. I don't think anybody is really dumb, and perhaps this is coming from a personal bias, but I have made some pretty dumb, repetitive mistakes. I feel dumb all the time, but I've realised it isn't that; it's about sincerity, the desire to solve a problem, the will to put in the effort to find a solution and the readiness to come into it with the mentality of a toddler in terms of curiosity and fearlessness upon interaction. It comes down to the will to think, to train your brain to perform its most executive function: conscious thinking. It's easier to follow a thread than to learn and know where to cast the thread. Our fear of ignorance and bad performance is what keeps us from being unable to perform competently. If you fear it, you won't learn it, but maybe, just maybe if you're lead on a leash, you could feel more secure. And that is what alot of these courses, bootcamps and tutorials rely on. They rely on your own self-belittlement, on the faith you lack in yourself to allow your brain to navigate the environment you're trying to map. Maybe alot of people are passionate about it, or maybe they will develop a passion for it but are put down by their own lack of self esteem or an inadequate structure. This is one reason why I think, that yeah, you can teach yourself and alot of people excel at it, and you don't need a background in CS to accomplish it, but if you've got the opportunity and it's cost-effective for you, then do it, because you are going to learn alot of fundamental ideas, you are going to be able to understand things in a more structured and ground-up approach. Maybe you end up doing better being self-taught, because alot of people with degrees are incompetent as hell, but do it for the knowledge, that's a great opportunity, and anybody that tells you it isn't worthwhile doesn't know what they're talking about. This brings me to the crux of it: if you're learning from one source you're a fool. I always have like five tabs open within my current work environment (and two thirty tab windows open for other things, but we don't talk about that haha) all focused on different aspects of things I'm interested in learning. Get a foundation and build branches from there.
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  1451. do you know guys if the mx keys for mac works on android and linux desktop ? I mean does the mapping is working correctly ?
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  1452. eh probably not gonna ever use python or java
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  1453. Im a 24 years old mechanical engineering bachelor graduate whos having a hard time getting employed. I like to program in my free time and maybe I can land a front end job soon! Thank you for the helpful video!
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  1454. Finally inner peace much awaited video
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  1455. I am the father of a 15yo. His skill set and interests seem to lend toward coding and development. I, personally, am learning for peripheral reasons. I feel like I should encourage this as a potential path to push investment in. Seems like by the time he's 23-25 he could be a debt free, decent earner. I think he would be happy with it as well. Thoughts? I see a lot of 20somethings commenting here. Do you wish your parent(s) had pushed exposure and investment in this at that age?
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  1456.  @jamescross  I’m a cs major. I am not deep enough into the program to be able to know if it leans more Mac OS or windows. I have taken two intro “principles of CS” classes and I am taking data structures next semester. The only software I’ve had to use is Eclipse so os hasn’t mattered.
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  1457. Just starting on this path. I used to code when I was young, hack the highschool network etc... haha Went on to start my own tile business but at 34 my body is already starting to feel it. Hard to take a cut in pay, so I've continued doing it... Then I discovered you could get hired as a self taught dev and the pay is generally comparable. So excited. I love the grind - both mental and physical - but my body will be happy to rest. Thanks for the vid.
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  1458. Building horse-drawn carriages sounds much more fufulling lol
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  1459. Do you think AI will take this function someday?
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  1460. I'm a 2020 Automotive Engineering graduate who couldn't land a job in industry for the past 2 years. Now I've made the decision to cross over into Tech and learn Front-End Development :) Currently just enrolled onto the Meta Front-End Dev course on Coursera and hopefully build my own projects on top of that to stand out, hopefully it works out
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  1461. Can one practice ds and algo using javascript?
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  1462. I’m a Registered Dietitian and I’m planning on taking a full stack boot camp. A little nervous because I have no experience. But I would like to not to deal with patients. Lol
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  1463. for example if you have a lot of experience working as freelancer, you're a full stack developer, before enter to work in a company i didn't understand why you have to be good only in the front or back, why you can be good in both environment, you can, your brain is big enough to catch all knowledge you want
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  1464. very helpful video. helps me reaffirm I am on the right path when an experienced developer has a similar path suggested. Good information.
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  1465. Another point is because it's recession a lot of people are not going to learn because of it, meaning when it's becoming more normal you have fewer competition
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  1466. Awesome video. It's nice to know that I've been on the right path.
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  1467. sorry but specializing in either frontend or backend is boring for me and doesn't satisfy my needs... heck even after 4 years of fullstack dev im getting kinda bored and ive done a handful of technologies
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  1468. Webflow
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  1469. Damn! Worked like a charm! Thank you soooo much!
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  1470.  @jamescross  by actual products you mean a full stack dev who for example can make a CRUD website?
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  1471. Heyy, I have a question! I bought the MX keys mini (not the one for the mac) even though I am a mac user, and some of my commands are not working. Normally I switch from window to window using option arrow left or option arrow right but this doesnt seem to work on this keyboard and I cannot seem to figure out why. Any idea on how to go about resolving this?
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  1472. Bro thank you so much for this. Trying to transition from a Nurse to Tech. Appreciate the guidance.
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  1473. First to see
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  1474. The employers place high value on a university degree but it is only an expensive piece of paper with an institution's branding which someone spends 4 years acquiring and no different than a $50 online certificate .If someone can acquire the basic skills needed to be a developer within the usual 4 years then employers should be open to that and helping to develop that further instead of pressing on traditional educational qualifications but unfortunately, a large majority still screen out people if they don't have the "right" background without giving a chance and the funny thing is the people with 4 year degrees still struggle on the job and employers still complain there are not good developers available. If the measurement of qualification is "time" then both employers and job seekers are losers.
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  1475. Do you need math to be a front-end developer ?
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  1476. Just subscribed, I'm looking into a career switch and need all the resources I can get since I'm not sure where to start. Thank you!
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  1477. Well I’m a Computer Science and Robothics student Owner of an M1 MacBook Pro and man unless you are a total fan of the OS and you know what you’re doing have a go, if not, don’t you dare! It’s a total mess and it sucks to be an early adopter Now it works better, but in the beginning python wouldn’t even work due to compatibility issues with ARM, same shit with C/C++. After many work arounds and some trickery, managed to actually make it barely WORK, up to this date I still have issues with compilers and librarys. If you are a CS student You’d be better of with a Windows medium range laptop, and if Mac OS is still you preferences I’d suggest you still hang in there ARM based MacBooks aren’t there yet for coding :(
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  1478. TY for sharing!
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  1479. Thanks a lot uncle devsmak.
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  1480. Hey bro. I'm a bit confused between two laptops namely MacBook Air M1 base variant and Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 16/1Tb. Actually I'm a bit worried that whether that 8gigs of ram in mac will be enough for atleast 4-5years and whether I will be able to do all works which are done in computer science College years.
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  1481. I'm a commerce student of 12th but I love coding.. I have 6 months left to go for bachelors and planning to do CS, currently I'm good at php and java script and learning reactjs currently.
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  1482. From someone trying to make a pivot into becoming a software development engineer, and just starting out learning to code, I really appreciate this video. Thanks!
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  1483. The first time ever I watched ur video I didn't unfortunately get ur point. Just watched maybe for fun, maybe as a productive way to procrastinate or maybe by curiosity and to be conivinced that I learned sth useful . After falling into the tutorial hell with the intention just to build an amazing portfolio with React.js projects and get a job while I figuired out that I cannot build a simple static webpage with basic html and css concepts, I think that really understood ur valuable advice of BUILD PROJECTS SOLY WITH WHAT YOU LEARND;
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  1484. I think the decision comes down to - do you want games or no games?
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  1485. See I bought a iPad instead of an laptop 💻, i am college student 👨‍🎓 . I never ever thought that you can do light editing but not coding!! Can you help how I use VS code without workspaces from google or amazon? Plz help me
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  1486. Do I need to know how to draw to do front end?
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  1487. man this incredible. I am in the process of looking for jobs after i finished a 6 month frontend bootcamp and i can relate so much to what you offered here. thank you for that amazing overview, you managed to press so much value and information into such a short amount of time !
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  1488. I appreciate you mentioning the iPad because that’s what I was considering using.
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  1489. Windows still takes the lead I believe, I mean macOS is barely scratching 15% and you're telling me that the majority of software developers are inside of that 15%?
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  1490. Excellent analysis of the current economic status and why it’s affecting our lives so negatively. Endless borrowing and quantitative easing (money printing) is reckless, it devalues our currency and costs us so much more in the long run.
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  1491. I have already come up with 2 solutions => 1- freelance. if that did not work. 2- Move to another country. There is no need to worry as long as you have the skill and knowledge.
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  1492. I got BOOX Go 10.3 as I didn’t want to wait 30-40days , I was hoping the writing texture would be more closer to paper but it’s not as I expected. In comparison to supernote manta which one feels more like paper ? What is best tablet that gives you the most paper like feeling ?
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  1493. Also, you should not put common, everywhere found TODO apps and tutorial-like code in your portfolio. Try to come up with an idea you see useful and enjoy working on it. Companies and senior devs love to see that you can have original ideas and not just copy pasting skills from tutorials :)
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  1494. What's your work/life balance like as a front end web developer? Is it like a 40 hour a week job?
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  1495. I think my biggest weakness is learning consistently, one of the most challenging tasks when self-studying.
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  1496. Learning to code my senior year of high school and hope to get a starting job after I graduate
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  1497. Excellent content, brother. Just one thing... That attempt to get our attention by changing the scene, those cuts to nowhere are kind of annoying.
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  1498. Thanks a lot ,from Iran ❤️
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  1499. How about they give up because they can’t find a job
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  1500. Hey, I’m a high school student and learning to program I’ve been stuck on if I should get a m1 air or m1 pro. Give your thoughts?
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  1501. definitely 100% make a react roadmap!
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  1502. "full stack" means you do all the useless crap (support) from front to back. You're an expert at sweeping the floor.
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  1503. I’ve been a trucker for 10 years and really excited to get into coding. Also got back into music recently and want to be able to work from home. Taking my first baby step.
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  1504. Man I start web develop as a hobby and now I work on a enterprise doing that
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  1505. The day that this video came out I lost my oilfield job, got a divorce, lost my house, my car, moved across the country, nearly committed suicide and ended up having to start over everything at 34. I am now enrolled in programming at my local college and start this september. 🤌
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  1506. Thank you for being so transparent because it really does give me hope that I’ll be able to both do something I love and also make decent money to provide for myself and my family!
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  1507. Thanks dude! Really helpful!
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  1508.  @jamescross  Yep! And in the other cases where you do get a lawsuit, you can easily get the lawsuit dismissed by any judge not in bed with the litigator.
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  1509. Well come back man
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  1510. One thing I have learned Non technical people underestimate backend and overestimate front end You could upload files asynchronously in vanilla js without any library as a new learner. They will not care like "it's just uploading file, its just button pressing what's so hard?"
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  1511. wise words. thank you 🙏🏾
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  1512. .net (and some php) devs use windows, all other devs use mac - nearly all web devs use mac
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  1513. Underrated channel. You deserve more subs.
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  1514. Do you think Code Academy is a good resource for learning code?
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  1515. found out i wasn’t subscribed to your channel. fixed!
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  1516. 34 here
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  1517. Sir do you earn 150k dollars a year? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.
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  1518. Although weirdly reading this, I remembered that I need to add that to my shopping list. Thanks Stranger =)
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  1519. In my country, the software is not that valuable. What would you recommend to a person who wants to get his first job as a front-end developer in such a country?
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  1520. I wish Logitech would make a true TKL version of the MX Keys. For now, I'm using the TKL version of the Cherrry Stream.
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  1521. I want to be a front end web dev but most coding bootcamps teach full-stack. Should I complete a full-stack bootcamp but just go after front-end jobs? Does anyone know any front end only bootcamps?
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  1522. Thanks a lot, man!!! You just helped me so much you have no idea
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  1523. I know this is an older video, but it's definitely what I needed to hear. I recently decided where I want to switch my career to after I've been a network admin and help desk guy for 15 years and have grown so tired of it. Im week 2 into self learning Python and loving it. I'm also going to pick up JS and HTML. Do you see any use in Python as a front end designer?
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  1524. Roadmap to Learn React, please make a video on this..
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  1525.  @jamescross  I think it would be a really helpful series if you started doing portfolio reviews for junior devs. Possible?
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  1526. I feel 10 inch is still too small. I bought remarkable paper pro. It’s bigger to read and write
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  1527. I’ve got a pretty serious question if you could help out. I’m in kind of the same shoes you were before you moved in to software: wife, kids, site job that has me for 12 hours a day (and nights). Because of that I’m learning slow because there’s just not enough time in the day. Is there any guidance you could offer on when you think somebody is ready to start applying? I’m not even close yet but it would be useful to have a benchmark of things I really should know already before I start looking for jobs. Cheers dude
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  1528. Love this!!
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  1529. Thanks for this mate, I'm also a tradesman and can relate to your story.
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  1530. I agree and when i have much amount of money then i buy mac pro with max chip because i really want😂
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  1531. Thanks for the motivation sir, look forward to be a web developer.. 🙏🏼🔥
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  1532. Well... Im not a big windows fan, rather i use linux, but my choice made me to buy gaming powerful laptop for game development as my bachelor specialization (IMO if u guys wanna try yourself as game developer etc go for PC, gaming laptops suck, they are heavy, battery sucks, overkill specs when u are studying etc) but at the end i regret game dev for AI engineering and now i will sell my laptop for something thinner, lightweight, smaller screen, better battery and we are going instantly to macs beacause my goal is web/mobile development. Im macos fan, maybe not special mac but macos, the os in apples laptops make HUUUUUUGE diff comparing to windows, linux is fine, but when i need to open some apps, I just cant, bcs its linux, thats why i use PC with windows and laptop with linux which is more often, 80-20 time % for linux obviously :D And the winner is macbook at the end of all, I can code whatever i want I can open all apps and everything works perfectly (windows sucks, heavy os with a lot of issues)
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  1533. I always love your videos. Thanks for sharing
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  1534. What about Svelte?
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  1535. Keychron k3 is a good candidate... low profile but it is a mechanical keyboard... great for mac users that use their apple magic keyboard for life and afraid the height adjustment when using the mechanical keyboard
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  1536. I'm 17, always been interested In CS so I've decided to take it a step forward working with Python. I plan on going to college to get a CS degree but have some doubts as I feel I will need to perfect my Math skills in order to excel. Thoughts?
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  1537. Will 16 RAM be enough for 4-5 years for normal usage without video editing or rendering at all? Also , my friend is using Macbook Pro 14 Base Model and when he opens 5-6 tabs or 7 in safari and nothing running in the background RAM usage is between 10-12.30 GB. Do you think it is normal or Macbook works like this .
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  1538. Can you please tell me which i use Reacthook or Class based component
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  1539. I'm on the right track then (HTML, CSS, Javascript) just need to add React
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  1540. I’ve became one in 4 months of self studying… but you won’t have a proper foundation compared to a computer science major. So there’s alot of missing gaps to be filled in. It is very hard to get a job without a proper degree, so start with an internship (if you are lucky) and progress from there. The hardest part of being a front end developer is adapting to the codes that has been written up and the use of libraries you have no experienced in.
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  1541. I use Arc ... BTW
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  1542.  @jamescross  thank you for the response. I’ll definitely take it into consideration 🙏🏼
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  1543. i prefer linux everytime, but when it comes to ms office and light editing, linux is nightmare. i have thougt to switch on mac, but mac is expensive considering budget to performance ratio. so i just run a windows VM inside a linux for light editing and ms office job.
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  1544.  @jamescross  good perspective
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  1545. I'm using MX keys as well. fantastic keyboard.
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  1546. Current CS student. I served in the Marine Corps for 4 years and did just under a year in construction. I am in love with CS and I am not looking back on my previous occupations. CS / software / web dev or related fields is the escape from jobs that kill you physically . This is the way.
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  1547. Hi everyone! What could you say about reading experience on this device? I read a lot of PDF 's and wonder, if Manta triggers me to rage-jump out of window doing that. P.s. I like writing too and there's no doubts i will be safe. Thanks!
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  1548. Good luck in your interviews
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  1549. I'm currently studying to be a Full Stack Developer, when I apply for jobs it will just be for front-end developer positions. I'm also spending more time learning front vs. back end, but once I'm comfortable, I will do a deeper dive into back in development. I just like learning and want to know how everything works from all perspectives. I also think that even though I will be applying to front-end positions, being able to put Full Stack training/experience, (even if it's entry-level) will look better on my resume. And maybe it would lead to more training with more access to learning with that company.
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  1550. better don‘t go to germany 😅
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  1551. Developer for 15 years, PC v Mac doesn't matter. Personally I use a Mac but on my current project I use a Windows VM. Really when you are starting out its about practice, just keep building, trying to learn best practices. I too started on a crappy Windows Dell.
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  1552. Gonna start my journey today very motivational dude
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  1553. This is awesome advice. Thank you 🙏🏽
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  1554. Thank you for this awesome candid video! I also have a history degree, it builds solid skills to get into development or tech, like critical thinking, concise comunication of complex topics, and research, but "worthless" in terms of a direct job with an undergrade unless you get a little creative ;) I am a technical SEO specialist right now, did sales development for an ai company, but now I am full commiting to becoming a web dev. Really enjoy the videos, gives me motivation!
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  1555. I wish you would’ve gave some insight on a two-year computer programming degree instead of talking about a associates degree that’s unrelated. More and more community colleges are offering associate degree is in computer programming with focuses on either web development, cyber security, etc.
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  1556. Hey man thanks for the video. I am looking for an online source that can help me to learn web development and I was wondering if you could share the best options in your opinion. Many thanks
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  1557. I am currently learning code on a old Toshiba laptop I bought off of co-worker that is running Unbuntu for $15 bucks. LOL! Not ideal, but it does the job!
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  1558. Go on then, I’ll take the bait.. let’s see what this video is about
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  1559. how does this not have 1mil or more wth
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  1560. What program would you recommend to people wanting to become self taught?
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  1561. such a great video love your honesty the advices too 📈📈🌷
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  1562. YES, TO INFINITE SCROLL. It is, literally, the only reason I'm not buying the manta. I have a large tablet to write on, with infinite scroll. And i have a Nomad. I use the large tablet most of the time, still, because of infinite scroll. My tablet is my table, so i need that. They can, and should, do an update to address this.
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  1563. Windows for games and MacOS for everything else :) Cool video!
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  1564. If you don’t game, what’s the point of windows? Worse hardware? Loud fans? I like linux a lot, but to spec up a PC laptop to have as good a screen as a mac (or better) it isn’t cost effective anymore. Additionally, it’s nice to have the driver support you need out of the box as well as a POSIX terminal
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  1565. We can use calculators right?
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  1566. We have alot in common, I do construction and started studying programming on my own a few months ago, and I also use to play chess alot lol
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  1567. Javascript is true Love ❤️
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  1568. I'm from India, current I'm in 10th class, I want to pursue for software engineering in a university Canada, but my parents can afford either a bachelor degree in Canada or masters degree in Canada for software engineering, I want you to help me that If I got a bachelor's degree from a good University, then will I get a good job without doing masters in software engineering? Or I have to struggle for job if I don't have any masters degree in software engineering. Please help me out Buddy ❤️
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  1569.  @jamescross  what if I get a bachelor's degree from Canada & find a job in Canada as a software Engineer, & I also have good skills, then will I get a job?? I want to ask that does the interviewer in the company see the degree or he see the skills? Does a master's degree matter if we have good skills with a bachelor's degree. I want to get my bachelor's degree from Canada & want to get a job and settle in Canada after graduation.
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  1570. Thank you for this! I’m a journeyman electrician, been capped out pay wise for years, I’m ready for this
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  1571. Subscribed, looking forward for the JavaScript and possibly React roadmap
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  1572. My man, this video is top tier. Edits, script, tips, direction, video/sound quality. Just finished my bootcamp with Coding Temple with their main language choice being Python. It was intense and worth it but I still feel I need a month or so to prep for interviews (data struc/algos) and this was very very helpful and inspiring to keep going and push through. I was thinking of starting to post videos of my journey as well and seeing how your channel has great content and quality start to finish, I’m encouraged. Keep it up. Subbed & bell set to 🛎 all as well.🙏🏽🤙🏽
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  1573. ​ @jamescross  If is 15KUSD/year Its something like 6KBRL/month wich is above brazilian average salary, Its enough If you live alone or with your parents but to have a family is really hard, in São Paulo you can find 20KBRL/month salaries as a senior front end dev and 3~6KBRL/month as a junior so even in brazilian standarts thats not a good salary but I think Its really good for his cv (english skills + remote work for EU) in average the highest earning professions in Brazil are judges, doctors and airline pilots but good programmers who work remote for US or EU can make more
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  1574. Why do they pay by location instead of skill? I thought skill was all that mattered
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  1575.  @jamescross  sounds like they just will say and do anything to justify not paying you more. Seems like goal post shifting
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  1576. Some great information here. Thanks for the advice :)
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  1577. @devsmak you have inspired me to become a self taught front end software dev and to that extend I have studied and made projects related to HTMl,CSS,Javascript and currently working on React.js projects but I am not getting a good tutorial for firebase and also I can't afford paid web hosting so please suggest if there is an alternative because I want to add those URls to my resume and start looking for jobs within 2-3 months. Thank you in advance
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  1578. Hello, I will tell you a little bit of my professional story. I am Brazilian, I started with IT working with networks in Linux and Helpdesk in the middle of 2009. It was a very boring activity, but I have learned a lot in that time. In 2011 I started my Computer Science degree bachelor and I got a job work as a Oracle Database intern. It was fantastic in terms of knowledge and since then I have been working with Data and data pipelines. I have worked in banks, consultant companies, agribusiness companies, and now, after 8/9 years working with data, I am a Data Engineer in a Chemical Company in Norway (I moved here in 2020), developing and architecture data pipelines and data analytics solutions. I understand that front-end is much easier in terms of business to show, to present to the client, but I love to "build the inside parts of the clock", the datasets, the database is fascinating and that is something that will not go to disappear because we need to manage and store data. Great work!
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  1579.  @jamescross  That's actually a great idea! I will do that for sure
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  1580. I've been using a 7 year old Asus laptop that has held up surprisingly well, only considering updating for more RAM.
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  1581. I'm going to start down this path to becoming a software developer, I really need to say thanks, so much! videos like yours are why any normal person will have a very good idea of what we are signing up for. Nice to have a coach and straight forward guidance and support, even to just get started or getting introduced to programming/coding.
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  1582. Yup, Udemy is great place to start but you literally can just tick all boxes and not even look at single video to get that cert, pointless no matter how you look at that.
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  1583. Would love to hear your take on drag and drop NoCode LoCode! Thanks in advance Kai
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  1584. Hey man. I want to be a front end web developer. Here is my roadmap HTML - CSS - CSS Framework (Bootstrap & Tailwind) - Java Script - React. Please advice me if this the correct roadmap or some changes needed to be done. I have completed HTML n CSS na going to start bootstrap now. And also please tell me that front end web developer require DSA or not? Do companies ask DSA in their interview for front end web developer? Thanks
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  1585. Is the moral to hit it hard for 5 years then quit? LOL 😆
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  1586. If I were to follow a tutorial while creating a the basic format of a project but still deviate from the tutorial in the final product should I still include that I used a tutorial on my portfolio ?
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  1587. Sed ;_; At first, few months back I was not interested in coding, developing etc so I bought an ipad pro for my different work but now I am learning java & other stuff but don't have working laptop.
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  1588.  @jamescross  Yes, now I'm going learn React Fram work. BTW Thanks for Suggestions!!
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  1589. this this channel is invaluable when it comes to practical information no-nonsense
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  1590. I’m currently working as a pool guy and IT SUCKS!! I’ve been learning web dev on and off for about three years now. I’d say I know a good amount of stuff on the topic, but I’ve never had the confidence to actually apply for any jobs because I always think they would judge me because I don’t have a degree or bootcamp to show (I actually went to college for comp sci but never finished the degree). Because of that, I always give up on learning and spend months doing nothing to improve my life. However, now I finally took the step to join a bootcamp (it starts in a couple months), and I have never been more excited to learn coding again. I know people don’t NEED a bootcamp to get a development job but I just feel more comfortable having something that shows I’ve at least spent some time studying and that I studied the right stuff to be able to work as a developer. I actually watched your video during one of the times I tried to get back into learning to code and it got me motivated, but like always, I never actually applied for any jobs and ended up giving up. But, like I said, I’ll be doing a bootcamp in a couple months and watching videos like this really help me, so thank you 😁
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  1591. As some one who is about to start university, ik I'll get to give many languages a shot but are there any perticular languages you'd say are a must to get a hold off? The problem for me is as many idk whether I want to do front or back end dev. Definitely don't want to be a full stack becz the efforts don't give the returns you'd want after going through such a hassle.. what languages would recommend I'd should definitely look into for future (something that will be about when I start my career in 5 years down the line). I'd prefer you'd say one language (maybe 2) i should learn which I could use freely for both front and back end
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  1592. Learn JavaScript.
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  1593. thanks for replying my question. Am really appreciate your hard work to put a bunch of information in this video🥺❤️
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  1594.  @jamescross  First of all, I really appreciate the thoughts, I'm trying to talk to as many folks I can, and this is a really helpful consideration. There are a couple problems though - the 3rd year of CS wouldn't be eligible for a loan, which for me, pretty much rules it out as an option. Also, I'm sorta just starting out with technical learning, and I'm not 100% sure it's what I want to do full time. I've always liked to create (but more music & writing) so I'm hoping this translates well that way, but there may be deal-breakers that I haven't come across yet. And I'm still enjoying my degree/uni even if it's not related to what I'll do afterwards. The next 2 years should be good in a number of ways, even if it doesn't translate directly into what I spend the rest of my life doing (which for most, isn't the case anyways). I do definitely want to get some industry experience though, as you suggest. The good thing about my degree is that it's flexible, so I can choose relatively light modules which give me more time. I'm writing on the side as well, and seeing where I can go with that. If you've read this far, I'm gonna be a little cheeky and ask whether you would like an editor/content writer for your videos - or indeed if you know anyone who needs content/copywriting/editing (or really anything else, I'll carry around the virtual tea). If so, can send my blog to check. But yeah anyways, thanks a ton for the response!
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  1595. Second!!
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  1596. Web development is boring and oversaturated anyways. Just learn firmware/embedded engineering. Pays more and is way more interesting.
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  1597. Love your content! In January I did a 3 month JS/React/Express boot camp followed by a 3 month internship. This video is pushing me to want to dive into making my own app with no one to hold my hand. BTW I had similar experiences with tech and health supplement MLM companies. It did push me to come out of my shell a bit but to continue far into it you have to be willing to sell things to people who rarely need them and are often priced higher than they are worth. At that point just dedicate yourself to sales and make tons of money.
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  1598. Excellent Guide my good sir.
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  1599. Seeing someone with the similar background as me, pursuing similar goals/career is always uplifting. I'm currently work in a contractor company as a draftperson. For about 5 years now. It pays kinda well, but it's not what i like/loved/passionate about(there's a whole different story why i "accidently-stuck" in this construction world). Currently learning front-end about a month ago and stumbled upon your channel. Love this video man. I learned a lot especially the getting hired tips. Keep up the good work 🔥
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  1600. I would say don’t be so harsh my friend . Frontend development is the easiest path for non-tech background people. Because it is more visual and direct. For backend development, it requires more knowledge in the big picture which make ppl w/o screen background struggles. But I do agree, you will want to learn the whole picture eventually if you want to have a long term career in development
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  1601. Great video. Funny I watch another video telling people that just HTML CSS and JavaScript won't help land the first web development job.
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  1602. First time on this channel and I just subscribed. I'm just starting my journey in web development still learning html. This is a really helpful advice
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  1603. I'm a 34 year old self taught front end developer (React and Vue) and just hit my 6 month mark as a full time Engineer I. The advice about getting an internship, even if it's unpaid, is on point. My internship allowed me to move up to Team Lead which looked great on my resume. No CS degree, but my career path went something like: GameStop key holder, college English instructor at a large university, librarian at another large university, animal shelter kennel attendant, and now this. Never expected to be here at 34 lol.
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  1604. "A desk is just a desk". Haha, loved the video!!!
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  1605. Here’s a comment for the algorithm. You deserve way more subs
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  1606. im a diesel tech and I see other techs in their 40’s with bad backs, joints. Heavy equipment takes a toll on their bodies and Im looking for a way out.
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  1607. "Full-stack" usually means "bad in everything")) And please, spare me from the examples of "I know one guy who nailed both sides", I've also seen them, it's one of 1000 devs with innately great memory.....and you're not the one =)
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  1608. I'm currently learning Frontend dev(HTML, CSS, JS, TAILWIND, REACT) I'm really interested in frontend and the visual aspect. Should I learn python on the side?
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  1609. When my last job was interviewing me for frontend, they kept asking if I would be willing to learn backend. I said yes thinking if I said no, they'll go with someone else.
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  1610. Hello Devsmak at what age did u start learning code?
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  1611.  @jamescross  wow thats impressive, i met people learning it by their late 20s but not yet by their early 30s, as someone who want to have a family i wanna learn all of that before me and my fiancée start making a family. Kudos to you man.
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  1612. I'm learning Web Development. Should I be worried?
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  1613. Third ? null : console.log("I'm third")
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  1614. Amazing video learned a lot, loved it thanks!
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  1615. He is right, all IDEs will slowly move over to cloud. The backend compilation will happen directly on a VM or docker container.... Bdw... I use a Samsung s22 ultra with Nexdock wireless and compile codes on a ubuntu VM in AWS... Who am i to judge 😅
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  1616. I’m glad your ok man, great inspiration bro! We all need to take time to appreciate and share with the love ones! Hope you get well soon man 👍👍👍
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  1617. Fantastic job with this video. I'm subscribing with a smile on my face.
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  1618. Sir, can you let me know, what jobs can I get with an Associates in IT
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  1619.  @jamescross  I am interested in entry level IT jobs such as IT technicians and some programming jobs. Avg salary to be about 60k
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  1620. It was around 25:00 that i realized how good this channel is. Easy to follow! Subscribed.
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  1621. Dropping in here. For me, Data Analytics was easier to get interviews for but you will hit a salary ceiling faster. So I chose to stick with development. If you're trying for Data Analytics, the skills you listed would not be enough. You would need languages like R, Python and VBA. As well as programs like Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio and Advanced Excel. All of which is easy to learn from YouTube videos. For either career choice, right now salary is such a crazy topic and depends heavily on your location and if it's remote you're after.
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  1622. First like yeaaah
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  1623. Thank you for your amazing advice, brother 🙏🏼
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  1624. wow the quality, subscribed.. anyway, the information is solid !! thank you
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  1625. Its functionally the same degree. It seems like every single university randomly decides whether their degrees are BAs or BSs. Nobody is going to care that you have a BACS instead of a BSCS. They're looking for: (1) do you have a degree in CS, and (2) do you have work experience or a portfolio that show you know what you're doing. Thats it.
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  1626. React or angular?
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  1627. You Are a Real inspiration brother , keep up the good work. Greetings from small country Bosnia and Herzegovina 😃
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  1628. Hi! Which online educational website do you recommend in learning how to code? I’m planning on a career shift and would like to learn how to code. Thanks!
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  1629. I started learning full stack about six months ago with more emphasis on frontend. I find backend easier to learn and I'm trying to focus on MERNG stack. My aim is eventually to become a freelancer. Is my approach flawed?
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  1630. Hey, great vid!
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  1631. Very informative video, cool editing and only 12 thousand subs? very underrated channel :(
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  1632. Your video so much inspired me to dive into this, thank you)
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  1633. glad to hear it! As soon as there are questions, I'll definitely let you know!
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  1634. I've seen more devs use Linux then Mac and windows
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  1635. What if I learn this all would I be than a web developer ? Else how long would it me to learn this all from scratch as a noob
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  1636. As a self taught Front-End Developer that just started about 2 years ago i feel every bit of that video 😅
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  1637. Nice video! I develop firmware and client apps, I guess it's exactly like front end and back end in web development. I enjoy developing "front end" GUI apps so much more! As you say, t's a great mix of logic and creativity, which makes it very exciting. I find the "back end" dry and boring in comparison.
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  1638. I realize that some people are talking about bootcamps they graduated from and not mentioning which one it was or not finding time to reply to people asking. I graduated from a 4 month full time program from DigitalCrafts and really enjoyed it for those looking to explore some more options. Major pros for me with DC was that my class size was 10 people and we learned a lot of the in demand languages like react and SQL. I spent like 3 or so months trying to find a bootcamp before finding DigitalCrafts and also too much time trying to find one through only YouTube. Then I came across Course Report where DC came up. I do recommend this program. I don’t work for them although I would like to become a TA for the bootcamp once they have an opening and if they choose to have me of course, but all around I had a great experience with them. Just make sure you get at least some time in to understand the basics of JS before going in. Some of my classmates did not do this which is not the end of the world, but it definitely helps to get a head start.
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  1639. Am 27, currently learning HTML,CSS about to dive into Javascript
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  1640. People also have to connect on social media like tech twitter it opens up doors for discords or group chats to get solid advice or even meet ups about tech.
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  1641. 1:36 keyboard source. pretty please
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  1642. Good job! I found a part time bootcamp for JavaScript and React/React Native. I needed the structure. I still need to sit down and focus. I needed the structure. Some people don’t. I did.
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  1643. Thank you so much for this! I'm starting a boot camp soon and this will help me get ahead ❤️
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  1644. I use a MacBook air (M2) and it works fine for me. I use it mainly for programming in C to build software for Microcontrollers and as a hobby writing Computing Code... i can recommend it blindly!
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  1645. Honestly I’m using a iPad gen 8 with a mechanical keyboard to learn it’s nothing fancy but it works and I’m on free code camp so it’s very user friendly surprisingly, humble beginnings
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  1646.  @jamescross  thanks for the insight brother.....I never knew the difference between the two
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  1647. If you made a Bootcamp, I would definitely enroll!
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  1648. You seem to be recovering my good sir! Glad to see you back. I had a close call in Woodward recently and it was a wake up call that maybe I shouldn’t be trying to keep up with the younglings 😂
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  1649. Automotive System Engineer here, daily drive multiple devices: 1. Personal: VectorPro 5900HX, 3080, 64GB/2TB, dual boot Windows/Linux 2. Work: Lenovo P15 10855M, RTX 5000MQ, 64GB/1TB, Linux Considering adding an Apple into the mix to try out the M2. These PowerBooks are wall tethers, so I'm willing to take a performance hit for mobility with return to the office work life. The iPad Pro M2 coupled with a RPi4B 8GB seems like an interesting compromise. Docker remote could even be used to access the PowerBooks for sustained compute workloads. Being able to remote into either laptop from the iPad seems like a worth while endevour for the sake of mobility. I'd consider a framework laptop for any young tech students due to its low cost and maximum repair and customizability.
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  1650. This video was educational, funny, instructional, and did I say hilarious, You killed it man. You did a Din Djarin jumping to light speed and leaving the space troopers in their X wings behind 😂.
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  1651. Not a single developer on our very large software development team in my company uses Windows. It's Mac all the way except for two who use Ubuntu Linux.
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  1652.  @jamescross  would you be able to make a video about what to do after freecodecamp.org and code wars..
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  1653. Awesome content sir. Thanks for this. I am currently a front end developer using React at work. Would it be a bad or good idea to aim for mobile development as well using React Native? I mean becoming a Web developer and a mobile developer at the same time? Or should I just focus on one path? I see both as front end so I had this thought. Or should I just learn a little backend but not really committing to full stack as you mentioned in your other video? This has been lengthy, I apologize sir but your input would be much appreciated!
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  1654.  @jamescross  thank you for the insight!
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  1655. FACTS all the bros will tell me windows is better but i love how smooth stable and yummy the mac experience is
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  1656.  @jamescross  yes that makes sense. thank you for the reply. Im new and I love your videos. Subbed :)
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  1657. I was watching the keyboard one and I was wondering what mouse he use, and bamm I found this one ✊
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  1658. Thanks dude, perfect timing 👍
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  1659.  @jamescross  haha I remember you put that video. I use jump too but I guess it looked different. Thanks for the video! I’m self taught and aiming to get my first job soon.
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  1660.  @jamescross  Front End!
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  1661. Subbed..thanks a lot
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  1662. great comp. thanks bro
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  1663. Hey Devsmak, thank you for making great videos, I enjoy watching them🍻
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  1664. Love it. Wish I was a part of that giveaway lol. Keep it up! Will definitely be more active in the comments now.
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  1665. Compensation
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  1666. 22 and feeling lost just here to learn and start building a future for me and my family
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  1667. Mostly i do coding and ui/ux then its will fine with 8gb ram ?? Bcz i don't do video editing or graphics design
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  1668. I'am a mecatronic student and in my final year internship i got a project to creat an app with native script or native react which one should i chose I'am curently learning Java script because it's the basics. Please any comment would be helpful thanks guys and thanks for the vidéo it really motivated me to keep on.
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  1669. Thanks man I needed this video, life getting in the way and was losing motivation
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  1670. Ty so much for this!
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  1671. Thank you because my community college offer's it. I don't mind getting a bachelor's I just wanted to know if I could find a job starting with a associates first.
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  1672. A real full-stack dev is really like a unicorn. Surely, you can code in both front and back ends, but unless you're close to being a genius Zuckerberg-like being, you're just not good at it. Better to focus 100% in on one side or the other.
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  1673. Before I enter college I want to get a head start at learning the skills required for the career I want. Hopefully, I can even bag a well paying internship when I get to my school. I am a computer science major. This video is great!! Thank you.
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  1674. I think being full stack is great. It's more fun, and in high demand. Especially in consulting and startups.
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  1675. Any M1 or newer macs are great. It’s worth the price. Windows is trash. VS Code alone freezes and is un-useable on windows. Windows itself runs better on my 2020 M1 MBP through a VM than it does on my PC. It’s pathetic how bad windows have fallen.
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  1676. All these details are absolutely essential for me to know, and you're tackling them like reading questions off my mind :D Thank you so much for the effort you put in these videos.
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  1677.  @jamescross  and thank you very much
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  1678. I like how you will occasionally start a joke and give up before you finish it. Its sooo funny to follow where your mind was going for a split second 😂😂
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  1679.  @jamescross  it makes no sense for them to use Intel when they proved they can make a superior chip to the top end Intels they used previously. Plus as well can bring more into the apple ecosystem that previously wouldn’t have considered apple. Plus I doubt they want to keep paying Intel every time a MacBook sells when they’ve been so unreliable.
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  1680.  @jamescross  Honestly I’ve been considering selling off my intel laptop and maybe tower. I just don’t use the other laptop anymore. It’s not really needed. I haven’t even powered the laptop on since the beginning of January when I got the m1 air. Tower has sentimental value to me. Since it was my first build. But I’m not opposed to getting rid of it or replacing with an m1 iMac. I only turn it on when I need two screens and I’m grading assignments. It’s mostly dual screens I care about. It’s s purpose built linux machine. Just I haven’t been using it lately. Plus I’m gone all day so the computer just collects dust. Also I used to not care about screen resolution. Until now. And it’s hard to look at be cheap-o monitors compared to my MacBook. Color reproduction is awful compared to my air.
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  1681. The m1 macbook air is so well optimized that 8gb is comparable to higher ram on other computers.
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  1682. Do a video about troubleshooting with efficiency! Would be nice
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  1683. I just want both. But I can't have both, unfortunately. So overall, I should not waste my time with the iPad Pro for learning SQL? I start classes soon and from your video it seems like I should just go and get the macbook pro. I have been a macbook pro user for years, but the iPad just seems so convenient when it comes to traveling. Please help?
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  1684. Awesome video my good sir. Love the authenticity and honesty
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  1685. I am usually using a desktop PC for programming. I am also gaming on another desktop PC. My main gaming build has an AIO water cooling that makes an extremely annoying humming noise. So, I use my second build for programming, which has a Ryzen 5600G and ITX case. I always had problems with laptops. My Acer Aspire V15 Nitro laptop's temp sensors started misbehaving and causing the CPU to scale down its frequency to the point that the laptop is no longer usable. My new Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon laptop had overheating problems from the day zero. So, I switched to Macbook pro, and I am happy. The only reason for using a mac notebook for me is the mobility advantage. If I didn't have to go mobile, I would not need a laptop.
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  1686. When I was a little kid in school, I learned how to TYPE via a super Marion bro Computer typing game. DO THEY HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO LEARN CODING? For ADULTS??
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  1687.  @jamescross  how do you get connections initially?
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  1688. I'm not afraid to learn this. I'm afraid of the corporate environment and disgusting people. That's making me hesitate, but I want the money.
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  1689. Reasons to become a fullstack dev: Having a Job.
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  1690. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 the story of my life
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  1691. Windows or Linux
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  1692. I just ordered my M1 Max Macbook "16 at 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD. Moving to UK later this year for pursuing my masters in MSc Advanced Computer Science in University of Liverpool
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  1693. I'm on a tight budget and want to learn coding, m1 mba was the best option at the price tag. The RAM upgrade was eating up because I can only go for the base model. Thank you for the affirmation.
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  1694. i am working on a small company that is a nightmare, we use a outdated private programming lenguage from the 80's, no good practices, no documentation, code that is from 1990, and i feel everything you are saying , to whoever that read this comment PLEASE , dont get stuck on this kind of company, it will be hard to get out
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  1695. just a few months into learning full stack development...i have an interview with 2 companies this week one for rails and another for react, and for sure I can say I wish they were both rails, its hard to do both tbh
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  1696. Hi. I'm teaching myself frontend development. I live in Canada but I hate the cold weather. Could you please make a video on how people like me could find jobs in the US preferably (L.A and the bay area)?
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  1697. I'm learning CS in college and am in year two but they do not go that in depth at least not yet. I taught myself all I know. I'm currently upskilling all I can over the summer so I can have something to show and also because I don't really plan to stay at a company. However, what I don't like is the fact that my family downplays how hard it is to learn what I'm learning and just see it as "Oh yeah, he makes websites". Or they don't know the time it takes and wonder why I'm always busy.
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  1698. me as a self taught: “what should i do after it”
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  1699.  @jamescross  yeah i'm learning, but I will never give up
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  1700. Thank you for this informative roadmap! This was new! Like the structure of your videos! Keep up! Big love from a beginner WebNoobe!:)
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  1701. You was from construction?? Im close. Im a gravedigger. Learning programming rn. Html & css first. Will get into javascript next month
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  1702. This was helpful thanks
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  1703. Nice
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  1704. jesus you make some good videos
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  1705. Hi there, thanks for this. I started with HTML 10 months ago, and I'm conversant with using Angular and other dev libraries now. I'm hoping to get a position this year. Thanks for the encouragement. I've been a Pianist and instructor for 5years.. I'm 21 years old😁
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  1706. Hey mak, I'm glad you're doing great after the incident you had with your head. Best to you and your family 👪. I want to say thanks to God✝️ I have been contacted by a few fang companies, unfortunately I'm worried about the algorithm exams since I was hoping for the internship position instead the position they want me for is SDE1. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Love your channel. Keep going strong 💪😎.
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  1707. All the best!:)
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  1708.  @jamescross  Absolutely! Doing an affordable bootcamp that lets me work on my own time during the week and then has in person, instructor lead class on Saturdays with students. Starting with a 4 week fundamentals course and then a close to 5ish month full stack course.
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  1709. great content. as a welder, you've got me motivated to learn some front end developing! wish me luck!
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  1710. Welder too. The only jobs I've been able to get have destroyed my back so I'm looking to "hang the gloves" lol. Wishing you the best of luck on the new career path!
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  1711. In my case I want to study front end with react for then to study react native and work like mobile developer
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  1712. Thank you so much! I’ve been searching for platforms just like free coding. It’s simple and easy to jump start off of. Then I will advance to more difficult ones. I just wanted some place to teach me the basics.
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  1713. I have a 16GB M1 Air I use for Unity game dev and music production with LPX. Very pleased but am thinking of upgrading eventually to at least a 32GB machine.
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  1714. iam using msi modern 14, tbh i really keen for mac, but due to the cost pretty expensive as a student, well yeah i choose windows laptop, especially iam a new person to programming
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  1715. Hey devsmak, first of all, thank you for your content, they’re really great! I have a question, do you know of any non-US, non-Canadians getting a remote job from outside those countries?
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  1716. I will forever be grateful.
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  1717. Mando fan right here!
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  1718. freaking awesome vid! I was really thinking about attending at a bootcamp! this was exactly what I needed to watch! thanks bro!
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  1719. Bro where u at the day that I order the m1 I pad pro!! 😂
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  1720. not really a developer… but i’m a student and i work mostly in op sec and pen testing where it is mostly linux based, but i’m dual booting black arch from my 2019 macbook pro and i write almost all my programs and do my regular cs work in mac os using jetbrains and vs code 🤷‍♂️
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  1721. Thanks!
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  1722. I am 28, studied psychology, working in HR and recruitment for the past 5 years, in technological companies on top of that. So basically I am talking to developers almost every day, I know what they get paid, I go to conferences to network with them. And I am enamoured with this whole "world of programming"! So I finally decided to make the switch, the first step being announcing that I quit my current job, as I didn't have much motivation for it anyway. I wanted to have a couple of months off, to fully focus on learning, but my current company offered me to make the switch internally. I missed my first deadline to deliver a project because I kept watching tutorials and doing online courses, thinking it translates well to solving some real problems. Well, I learned my lesson, and luckily I was given a second chance. I should be starting in May, after 4 months of learning on the evenings, and 1 month of full focus with a mentor. So I am one of the lucky ones. I really want to emphasise this - open the freaking VSCode and start building as soon as possible! Watch a tutorial, and then go and apply it! You won't remember a video you watched to days ago when someone sits you down in front of a problem and tells you to solve it with code!
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  1723. 25 and with a Graphic Design degree too. Let us hope for an opportunity for a Front-End Dev job in the near future.
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  1724. i’ll be graduating with my BS into the recession. I wouldn’t ever consider slowing down or changing path because of recession. It’s going to be perfect for getting a starter job and having experience to get the high ticket job when things pick back up which they will
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  1725. Regarding certifications we need to distinguish between IT and Developers. In IT, industry certification from organizations like CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, etc. hold a ton of weight / value and are often times a hard requirement to get a job regardless of your experience or weather you have a degree or not. For example if you wanted to work certain government jobs you have to hold and maintain certain certifications, there are no exceptions. Now this is totally different for Developers because as far as know there is no industry standard certifications for Developers. That said I don't think it is a complete waste of time to go through Udemy, Coursera "certifications" to learn the material and to help us as a guide to build your own project. Some of these courses are actually really good. Just understand what they are. Also for something like the Meta certifications and a lot of the other ones on Coursera you can "Audit" those courses for free which gives you access to all the learning material you just don't get the badge of completion at the end.
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  1726. i've just completed basic html, css and js and was doing projects watching youtube. But i think that's not helping me to grow as a front end developer i do understand the concept used in project tutorial but when i have to do anything on my own i'm like totally blind. I'd appreciate your suggestions. Thanks in advance
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  1727. I get ghosted more than half the time by them.
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  1728. Just give us a graphite/grey color for the Mac model. It has been a year and I'm done waiting. I'll just order a white one next week.
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  1729. The ending was a little abrupt. Not sure if that was on purpose 🤣
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  1730. For me, I literally blasted a bunch of companies with emails stating my experience and my goals until one finally replied. After a couple zoom interviews, they took me on and I've been interning here for the past almost 4 months while being told I will get a full time offer after the internship is over.
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  1731. This looks amazing!! Is that real brick or an accent wall?
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  1732. Hey, I'm 16 yrs old turning 17 in a few months. I'm really interested in coding and i know its what i want to do for my future, and I'm really interested in every aspect of code in terms of the types of development you can specialise in like front end development. But i'm not sure where the best place is for me too start at all, for how i should learn code and which languages will be best. Any advice?
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  1733. Thank you for this, we need a react roadmap.
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  1734. Thank you... I even started learning Html and Css recently... And I'm liking it
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  1735. Thank you for the great video. I am just starting to learn iOS app development and don’t want to sink a lot of money in getting the high end model. Just for iOS app development is the base MBA 8gb/256gb sufficient for beginners? Thanks in advance for any input.
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  1736.  @jamescross  Thank you for replying back to me. I will go with 16 GB just in case.
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  1737. I recently got out the army last year I took a course for wordpress development and ended up landing a software developer apprenticeship with less than 6 months of coding knowledge I have the basics of Javascript but I need more practice by next year i plan to be extremely more proficient than i am now
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  1738. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for your great work in helping us.
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  1739. Check out Traversy Media on YouTube. He also has Udemy courses.
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  1740. Thanks Man! Appreciate your kindness!
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  1741. Thank you from Russia
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  1742. I started coding my learning python and then learned data-science and machine learning to some extend, but as I see in this time data science field is hard to enter from scratch so I am starting to learn front end development and build some projects for myself, and hopefully I can combine my front-end knowledge with data science in this projects. I am also considering to learn cloud technologies on the way like AWS. I am studying CS but hopefully I would get some freelance jobs before I graduate.
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  1743. I'm using Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Ryzen 5 5500U 8gb ram 256gb ssd for web development
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  1744.  @jamescross  awesome thanks! Will check it out (:
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  1745. What about diploma?
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  1746. Have you gone to to Dr.? slamming your head down you may have a concussion or swelling and laying down and going to sleep can be very bad for you. Safer than sorry, please get looked at.
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  1747. I feel your gratitude brother, I had heart failure last week, but Jesus saved me. Your message is true. Honestly thank God you're still alive, your videos help me a lot
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  1748. devsmak, I am in the HVAC field for 16 years. I am 36 but I have some programming experience in Python and Java. I am at a point where I am unemployed and looking to head to school or coding bootcamp, I am just broke from all the manual labor and I really like your background, it gives me faith and hope that I can make this change. Should I just head to freecodecamp instead of an coding dojo or other coding bootcamp?
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  1749. Bootcamps are not cheap though. I feel like your leaving the cost out and how some boot camps dont take into account people that have never touched a computer in that way. I tired coding dojo and even at a part time pace it was kinda fast and there is no hands on teacher all the time to help you. They make it more about learning on your own which is good but for someone who knows nothing about coding its very hard not having some type of background. If your fresh id say just go get a degree then maybe take a bootcamp for certain courses after your associates if you want to speed things up
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  1750. well informative
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  1751. React Roadmap Please! ❤️
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  1752. Helpful information. My personal take is that companies are just going to have to be more selective because of the financials, which I know sounds like a negative but in turn sort of gives leverage to devs as long as they really can present strong skills. Breaking through will be difficult but I imagine this will be one of those stand off type scenarios where employers want to invest in the right person to minimise hiring needs, but devs are going to want the right company. Eventually somebody will fold and employees out number companies tenfold. Onwards with the journey!
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  1753. As always, Thanks for the awesome content!
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  1754. WOW this amount of work done in this video is absolutely AMAZING. Congrtulations @devsmak just started to watch it but I am incredibly surprised.
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  1755. Just getting my feet wet in coding at home before make the jump Into a bootcamp program. Any sites or free programs you recommend
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  1756. thank you sir. this video was not just informative but it was also entertaining
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  1757. you can buy any machine that can run okay a virtual machine, it will take longer to do stuff through a virtual machine, but technically you can use macOS and windows on a linux laptop with a virtual machine, I write this from a 2019 16 inch base model macbook pro tho
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  1758. I currently use an m1 macbook air, and a Windows gaming pc, while I was learning programming in college I was using a $150 Thinkpad with Linux on it
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  1759. I’m 28, been working construction for the last 10 years, decent pay and it’s OK at times. I keep having ‘wobbles’ mentally due to not being fulfilled with my career. I’ve finally had enough of the wet, cold and dark winters, not to mention the early mornings and back ache. Im committing to learn the trade of coding. I’ve started out with Python on an online course and have the desire to learn front end coding too, hopefully I can make it through, it’s a long road ahead of me but it’s all for the best.
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  1760. This helped me a lot recently. I began by doing my resume site, then linking a few programs I built as well as a website for a family members business. It went well, they took a chance and hired me. Now to not mess it up!
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  1761. Thanks for the great video. I have started my journey on the odin project. I want to focus more on front end but i saw they do the full stack. Do you recommend going through the whole course? Or are there some things to skip? I have just started my journey and i dont know what everything is yet. So the programmes used for back end and front end arent as obvious to me yet. I hope its ok to ask! Thanks
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  1762. Thank you so much, i needed those informations so when i finish school i can come to this video and start learning even if i got into college
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  1763. i really did need this kinda video right now, really great, thanks!
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  1764. I prefer a traditional layout full size or a TKL with traditional layout. If you go smaller than that the key placements get moved around and it's a nightmare to re-learn.
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  1765. I work as a professional software dev. I recently decided to ask for a MBP when I switched jobs. I kind of regret it to be honest. The reason is I have to re-learn a lot of keyboard shortcuts, and the Swedish Mac keyboard is even worse than the standard PC keyboard when it comes to writhing characters like {. To write this I need to press shift+option+8. That's ok on the laptop apple keyboard, but really sucks on any external keyboard I connect to the Mac. And of course some keys are flipped when you use a USB keyboard and you need to fix that with manual re-mappings. And what do people recommend me? Use an US keyboard! Well, then I have to learn to type on that as well. So as nice as a Mac is, if I could go back in time, I would just order a Think Pad. No need to re-learn anything. I already struggle to be productive, I don't need another distraction when learning new languages for example.
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  1766. I always wanted to learn how to code since all my friends are developers and software engineers but I thought I had to goto college to do it. But recently my fiancé decided to go back to school and only work part time so I did some research on how I can teach my self how to code since all my friends make 6 figures and they’re all on their 20s like me. I’m essentially in “phase 1” of this journey but I’m enjoying it, I’ve always loved problem solving and this line of work is perfect for me.
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  1767. @devsmak I would give up my CS degree to become a hyperbaric welder.
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  1768. ive been working in flooring for awhile now even though i mostly have a background in computers. i have the choice to either focusing more on flooring for 2-3 months and making 70k a year but working a super hard heavy job, or get something that i think my body is more built for which is programming lol. the money from the other one is tempting but i dont see my body lasting another 10-20 years if i go down that road.
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  1769.  @jamescross  yeah thanks... Plz bring content about interviews for frontend devs..
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  1770. Have been coding for months now, can't wait to be able to secure a job
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  1771. 😃
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  1772. Is front a good idea to start, I mean after doing some stuff and taking the first job is there any chance that I can easily change to the backend or something else like cybersec, JS is a good idea to start cuz we see what we do? (Is javascript enough to be a backend (node.js etc?)
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  1773. bro you are the truth never stop these videos I appreciate it so much
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  1774. are there similar options to non-Americans?
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  1775. Oops..think I might be fourth now 😂
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  1776. Heck yeah.
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  1777. First😮
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  1778. I’m a newbie to programming, I use a 2012 13” Mac Pro, I updated the drive to ssd, it’s still hanging in there.😊
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  1779.  @jamescross  I'm actually new to web development but I love front end for all the reasons you mentioned in your video. Right now I'm focused on a JS /React path. Like you, I love learning so I definitely want to learn back end just not get stuck doing that full time.
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  1780. 8:05 Friendly tip: if you are going to use Chinese characters in your videos, check with someone who can competently write Chinese. We aren't exactly hard to find. You probably have at least one friend who already does. 😂
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  1781. Outside of coding, I just find that macs are great for travel and especially the new ipads. Well designed and work well, always had them for laptops and now tablets. However I strictly use windows at home on my pc. I just like it better and it can do everything, not just strictly workflow.
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  1782. Just landed my first job (technically an internship) and i feel pretty nervous. Im worried ill be completely useless since i only have a year of programming experience 😅 i pick things up quickly though which is good i guess
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  1783. Good advice and great editing on the video man
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  1784. Don't you miss being outside?
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  1785.  @jamescross  my brother is a smart guy, but he's in construction simply because he doesn't like to work inside. :) . Hearing your story was interesting and reminded me of my bro. Thank you for this video.
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  1786. I am in a similar path as you. I work construction all my life due to early circumstances but have always loved everything computer related. When I was young, i had a knack for them and never got back to it. After construction has beat me silly, I still recognize my love for programming and logical IRL thinking that leads me to diving back into learning from scratch. Your videos seem to fit too well and let's me know that it's never too late!
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  1787. Learning design patterns is a must
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  1788.  @jamescross  May Yahweh bless you in the name of Yeshua.
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  1789. Can you do a video sharing how the iPad Pro assist you on a daily basis as a frontend developer?
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  1790. Thankyou very much for telling us this, God bless you
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  1791. Developer, on private thinkpad e495 (cause awesome keyboard and grest quality) work laptop is some dell latitude cause that what employeer provide
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  1792. am a barber and i just started this course am super excited to do this
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  1793. You look like an imam making the call to prayer in the thumbnail
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  1794. If you're applying for a front-end position, would it hurt your chances to use bootstrap when building your portfolio? Of course, if the job you're applying for mentions using bootstrap as a desired skill then yeah, it would be beneficial. But otherwise, would it hurt?
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  1795. As some who uses Bios occasionally and sometimes boots Linux with grub etc, no wired connection is a deal breaker. Too bad
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  1796.  @jamescross  Thank you for the reply. And thank you for the informative content. Definitely gaining traction 🙂
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  1797. 7:02 part really made me smile. Thank you @devsmak
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  1798. I want the 16gb so bad but Jesus it won’t be here for 5 weeks….
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  1799. Love your setup and your home office.. Really love it. And it classic.
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  1800.  @jamescross  yeah hope to do my too.. Applying for job there and which state do you think having a new life there is good
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  1801.  @jamescross  am single coming there. l decided to chose Seattle WA, New York NY or Jersey City NY, which city is cool and the expenses will be low
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  1802.  @jamescross  Thanks a lot and l really appreciate it my mentor.
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  1803. are you in those city :)
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  1804. I disagree. I’m a self taught backend dev who also does front end and backend is much easier for me to focus. If you do backend right (with automated tests) it’s actually easier to measure progress than front end development.
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  1805. I finished my full stack certification....best thing I ever did....I disagree with your advice....my view get the training out of the way first then decide on specialization or not....
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  1806. Asus tuf A15 intel i7 11 gen vs macbook air Mi 256 gb ssd ?iam cse student
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  1807. Never had a job that worked with recruiters. The companies usually do that themselves especially here in Pittsburgh.
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  1808. Im new to this channel but goddamn you are a good motivational speaker and a realistic one! Love your content, thanks for the education!
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  1809. what do you think is better to use as a to-go coding device? Ipad pro 12in or Samsung Tab S7+ 12in ?
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  1810. Really nice video 👍
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  1811. Right. HTML and CSS is for structure and display. JavaScript is programming logic.
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  1812. great video man!!! you answered many doubts!!!
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  1813. Thank you for this
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  1814. Sir please guide me. I am very bad and poor in maths Can I do software engineering.
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  1815. Great insight! Thanks for the information.
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  1816. I've been in the same dilemma (MX vs. MM) for a while so I ended up not buying any mouse for programming yet... :D Do you still stick to the Magic Mouse after more than a year since this video was uploaded?
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  1817. That laaltain got me!!! 😍❤
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  1818. I always thought the old aesthetic was cool, but was super dark and heavy. Which would be great in a dedicated man cave... I thought your office was in a windowless room in a basement because of how dark it was. This is a huge improvement in terms of serving as a functional/productive space with a comfortable feel.
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  1819. New Subscriber! Your content really impressive and I have learned so much in just a couple of day. Keep it up!
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  1820. Honestly i felt so triggered the first 2 minutes 😂
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  1821. Harvard's CS50x complete Computer Science course is free to view. Would it not be beneficial to give that a go?
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  1822. Great quality man, very surprised that you have under 1000 subs. I’d say that you should increase the volume of the background music so that it compliments your voice
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  1823. Just came across your videos. It's encouraging to hear someone else admit that they started from scratch later in life. Kinda something I keep second guessing myself on. I'm in my 30s and just started a career in tech. My prior experience is in veterinary medicine and animal care, roughly 12yrs or so. I just got an associate of CS and am working in IT at a medical center. But back in the early 2000s I did dabble with web design and I found myself needing to revisit it. Your videos are a easy watch. You don't talk at the viewers, it makes it easy to retain the information and apply it.
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  1824. Quick question: Did you use Stack Overflow a lot in the beginning? Would you consider it a pretty toxic environment for newbies?
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  1825.  @jamescross  Agreed. First starting out at C# myself, I had sent questions on SO and let me tell you, the more senior programmers basically treated me like I had the intelligence of a potato. And none of the answers were helpful anyway. Google is a friend, YouTube has turned out to be a better friend. Lol
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  1826. This was really good advice. I took a HTML/CSS and am comfortable with it. I started learning python but when someone said I should do JavaScript I paused to do further research and sure enough; this video came up. I’m trying to get into development. No degree (Very close to degree but… don’t want the debt if I am not going to use it)
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  1827. I'm over 35 and have limited time I could spend learning (maybe 1-1.5 hrs a night 5 days a week) I am not particularly comp savvy and I find it intimidating, but also interesting. I also don't have insane expectations. If i work at it for 6-12 months and could get a job over 50k to start I'd be pretty stoked. Any thoughts...anyone. I'm also not sure where to start...I've bought 2 UDEMY courses for a few bucks, but haven't started yet.
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  1828. I'm a CS undergrad and on my path to learning Full-Stack Development. Currently on CSS, just started out, made a login webpage within 15 days of learning from scratch. Can you recommend me some good sources.
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  1829. Hello been construction worker for 10 years metal fabricator and mechanical fabricator for 6 years and commercial electrician in Northern California. Started my coding journey a week ago and couldn’t be more excited as I’ve always been very tech savvy pretty efficient in a few Adobe programs
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  1830. every pain is an opportunity to learn something more about ourselves. 育つ !
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  1831. I was planning on trying to get into IT, started setting up a personal website and have begun to really enjoy the process. Thanks for the video!
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  1832. yup i knew from the start getting a mba m1 16gbs or ram 8/8cpu gpu with 1tb was my route. luckily i built up my credit score at a young age. the mba is pretty great but expensive. im still paying off my mba but i do not regret getting my mba.
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  1833. Get recognized certs + build a portfolio, even if the portfolio consists of side projects. Just, in some way, show the employer that although you are new to the industry and have no experience, you are attempting to go outside of the certification bubble and get into the real world.
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  1834. Thanks mate
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  1835. to the point
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  1836. Hi mate, I have a pretty good desktop pc which I use for gaming, and I'm looking for a laptop. Going to university in 1 year for computer science, do you think the 8gb MBA would be enough?
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  1837. Im almost 33 years old, I regret because I didnt try to switch earlier despite the fact I had back tomthat time motivated friends that could at least mentor me whenever i had questions. Currently im in industry for 10-11 years, but mostly worked as QA, Automation QA API/UI. On current position i felt my self super unsafe as most of my job devs could do and sometimes more efficient. Plus AI tools add some sort of uncertain feeling about a future. And the toughest in this situation is that im on skilled worker visa, and if i lose job dunno if i could find any in 2 month range, as market constantly changing
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  1838. here is my concern, but i could be wrong. after you build these applications or projects. what elese is there? do front end devs have to develop these UI or codes in the console?
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  1839.  @jamescross  Makes a lot of sense. so a part of the maintenance is debugging. when i clock on inspect on my browser chrome, i see a lot of red errors on the console. so i assume you guys fix it as soon that happens.
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  1840.  @jamescross  wow now I am more aware of what the job demands. thanks a lot for this information, i'm currently attending app academy, and the only thing i hate to learn is python. im only interesting in front end, and later in the future i want to get into ios mobile dev. but i have to start of with web dev first to get myself a good foundation.
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  1841. Thanks for the new video! I’m looking forward to seeing what other content you post! Always good to learn as much as you can!
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  1842. Im in Indonesia and mostly for Junior developer you wont get paid over 7k a year
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  1843. Full stack can often mean technical debt at all levels
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  1844. Also, love the production quality in this video! But I don't know if it's just me but the B-Roll and iPad shots you took came out sort of dark and I had to turn up my brightness. Don't know if that's just my eyes acting up though haha!
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  1845. 3:50 Option 4 - Using connect to a Raspberry Pi that you have with you. SSH onto it or connect via a Remote Desktop. Maybe even run something like Docker on it and get VS Code in the brower running from it.
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  1846. I am a 26 year old professional loser essentially. I had a lot of childhood trauma, and into my teen years wasn't to cope with mental illness and just put my head into video games. I worked a couple of retail jobs but could never save enough to go to college, I didnt know how to drive or be a person (Parents went out of their way to stop me from learning self-sufficiency) so i lived with friends until they couldnt take me anymore. I want to learn to code so I can have a good job and maybe reinvest that money into education and therapy.
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  1847. I used to hang chickens in a factory for 5 years, now im head of cloud and Data, i'm also a senior backend Dev...but i can't front end for sh1t which is why i'm here ❤️
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  1848. Beautiful video ! I was able to learn a lot from it. Keep up the great content !
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  1849.  @jamescross  Rigjt now many of the concepts in JavaScript for example seem pretty familiar but I am still struggling to see the big picture at times. Like how do these programs or applications we create interact with databases, or an API. Sometimes the sheer number of languages, tools and frameworks out there for web dev just leaves me staggered and confused.
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  1850. I’m a 19 year old that came from a background of sports and I’m kind of drained from sports it’s a meh for me so one day my friend was talking about coding so the idea popped up in my head so I did my Research and started watching Coding and Programming videos and I’m now taking online courses along with Learning CSS.
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  1851.  @jamescross  Thanks you so much! I have one more last question, I'm more into programming and software development, do I need HTML,CSS or more like Python, C++,JavaScript?
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  1852.  @jamescross  Video Games Interests me the most as I grew up playing video games...I basically spent half of my life playing video games. I like working with people as a team and finding a solution for something.
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  1853.  @jamescross  I play both PC games and PS4 but prefer PS4. and I really would like to work in a video game company for the future.
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  1854.  @jamescross  Like I really like various options other than Video Games I would be Interested in working for companies like Netflix...etc, I really do appreciate your time for helping me.
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  1855. Thanks for this video man Your videos are always cool and educative.
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  1856. I just graduated my high school i am india btw Idk what to do like cs50 , or what or cisco very confused i want to learn everything
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  1857. I can say is that my friend graduated with a CS degree and she had many offers during senior year of college.. she started working at Allstate as a front end developer right when she finished school. That was like 3 years ago she did end up going back to school to get her masters in CS.
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  1858. He is 100% correct. Im a full stack engineer and most of my work involves .net core development. I have tried doing it on Mac but It becomes too much of hassle getting it to work and debug my applications. Windows is best and affordable as well
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  1859.  @jamescross  Thanks mate, step by step:)) Yeah definitly, its a quite humbling expirience tbh 😅
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  1860. my setup is a budget acer laptop
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  1861. i havr a desk, keyboard, monitor and yeh
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  1862. I have 12 years management experience
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  1863. Honey butter and sea shells 😅🥴 yup
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  1864. You have a good diction, it's easy to understand. I'm from Brazil and I'm studying English and programming, both in the same time, everything I'm seeing about programming I see in English. So, your channel is very helpful, thanks!
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  1865. treat like a hobby not a chore program because you love it not the cash.
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  1866. I do this and guess how many hours I code a day about 5-8 hours Coding. I program in between school, when im stressed, when Im bored, in my freetime. its the best thing ever. AND i would happily devote my whole life for it. (just place it under God and christainity).
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  1867. like fr. if I could I would just sit in my room programming non stop.
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  1868. I'm a electrician thinking about learning to code.
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  1869. Lumberjack to Software Engineer with an 8th grade education here. All self taught as well. Not saying this to brag; the point is to show this is not impossible and this scenario is not unusual as I’ve worked with plenty of people with similar origin stories.
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  1870. Have you done a video addressing the long list of requirements on job listings? Where they want you to know like 5 different languages with 2-3 years experience in each and you darn better know how to speak Mandarin.
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  1871.  @jamescross  I'll track them down. One idea for a video is about creating your first portfolio website. Assuming you just got done with courses in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, what kinds of things would companies look for, things like that.
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  1872. What do you think about bouncing back and forth between Freecodecamp and Odin, like doing Javascript in FCC then going to Odin and completing the Javascript section there before moving on?
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  1873. B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T POV based on hands on experience. Thank you for sharing this enlightening info, it gives me much more courage to complete my coding studies! priceless (I owe you AT LEAST a beer if you ever come to Greece)
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  1874. What about Jquery?
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  1875.  @jamescross  That's good to know! I'm curious what to learn next. Because I've so far done HTML/CSS, Javascript, TypeScript, Git, React, Bootstrap, SASS/LESS & UX/UI fundamentals
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  1876. I love it!
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  1877. I'm will utilize the skills I'm in dev for web / application security. Thanks for keep it real and relevant. Good advice! :elbowcough:
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  1878. This is what I’m doing !! /buidl during this bear market
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  1879. what do you think about css frameworks like bootstrap or tailwind css? Does a front end dev should know them well or is not necessary?
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  1880. Thank you for posting this video! It definitely helps bring me some motivation and not to give up on my journey of being a self taught web developer!
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  1881. Great how you explain things.
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  1882. Ouch. The dig on Angular hurt...
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  1883. I knew this day would come.
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  1884. Mid level newbie here... basically in coding 5th grade😂 but one thing I have discovered is i really like working on projects and hunting for answers rather than sitting through 300hrs of free code camp 🙆 lessons. I have started and completed a few projects mostly through editing bootstrap frameworks, picking code snippets here and there..etc It's a slow process but I live and breath code it's my life...
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  1885. I tried it, but I left it. I tried an youtube tutorial video and I learned MORE than from this page on the video and quicker.
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  1886. Cabinet builder 4/25yrs and I have decided to switch careers THATS y I’m here watching this video!!! Thanks Bro
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  1887. It's good that God gave you another chance to life. I'm glad that you are okay. Family is the most important things. Continue staying positive. God bless.
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  1888. Brazil here! i want be a developer front-end, but i dont very good in maths. I study more html and css.
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  1889.  @jamescross  oh that’s good to know . Thanks for the information 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
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  1890. I know that I wanna be a software engineer or starting a e-commerce business online and for that I need a computer and I’m already in the apple ecosystem with my iPhone, AirPods, and iPad, so might as well get a MacBook Pro 14 inch base model
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  1891. Glad to know self-taught programmers can still succeed. I sort of stumbled into learning programming through one of my first jobs, fell in love with it and never looked back, but that was in the ancient 80s. I've always thought I was lucky to get in before everybody and their cousin was getting Computer Science degrees. It's nice to know this is still possible.
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  1892.  @jamescross  Thanks for the feedback!
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  1893. How much time should need to get a front-end job in a company.? As a self-taught.
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  1894. 24, Been learning html/css on my own, my boss is gunna pay for a bootcamp and pay me to do it cause hes closing the company in another 2-3 years. This is what i wanna do. Im very interested in web3 and i wanna work with real builders. And i wanna career in this field. I know you recommended just learning for free vs paying for a bootcamp but i cant turn this down. Anyone you recommend? Or have heard of as a good program?
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  1895. Wowie you’re the bomb, thank you sooooo much for this!!!!😁
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  1896. Can we take associate of arts after two year comouter program 12in arts stream ?is associate of arts related information technology ?
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  1897. My company gave me a MacBook pro m3. I thought having a MacBook will be the ultimate development machine. But, I ran into problems with Mac while trying to create and run a docker container containing a headless browser. And doing the same thing in WSL 2 worked fine. As a guy who develops for the web and simultaneously working on DevOps and backend. I prefer WSL 2, because everything in the cloud is Linux .
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  1898. I have a background as a chemist, then learnt to code and got my first front end role after freelancing
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  1899.  @jamescross  Thank you, I'm still in the low wage phase being based in Europe. Just trying to level up
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  1900. 0:34 or you are european*
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  1901. Thanks for sharing your experiences. It's very insightful.
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  1902. Why not ruby? Does ruby suck?
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  1903. Nice! I was also wondering if was something about metal, hunting or a game like Diablo, Doom
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  1904. Thank you so much. it's really insight suggestions.
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  1905.  @jamescross  Thanks. Maybe it is different by school, but I feel like I learned a lot of theoretical knowledge, but very little practical. I've actually read a few "Employers don't care about your degree" articles, and I am seeing that more and more, employers want experience. I am seeing that having a degree will make you better at conversation about tech, but until you have a solid portfolio with quality work, you won't get hired no matter if you have a degree or not. I'm still working on that lol. I'll get it.
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  1906. I returned mine for the exact same reason and this impacts all Logitech keyboards fortunately! Fn+arrows is critical for me. If this bothers you too, how did you get used to it on the full size mx keys?
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  1907. ​ @jamescross  Now apple has the universal control stuff, and you might be able to use one keyboard to control all devices.
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  1908. I find copilot not as helpful as I expected from what I have seen on the internet but it is sometimes helpful. It can't create a whole section of a application but it can write a few liens of code which is helpful.
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  1909. Man you are the best!
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  1910. Can the backend after the front-end be c# dot net (not java)
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  1911.  @jamescross  thank you... Im diving JS straight away.
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  1912.  @jamescross  perfect! And yep, I definitely plan to do basically everything on the mini in my home office setup. I guess at the end of the day, the iPad is just a nice to have and not a necessity. Aesthetically the it would look great next to my current external monitor and may be a good second display in sidecar like you said... then I could also use it as a monitor for the mini if I ever "needed" to do more intensive coding on the go. Just trying to figure out if I should go with a MBA as the portable machine or if the iPad setup would suffice alongside the Mac mini. Appreciate all the feedback and the amazing, down to earth honest content my guy. Cheers!
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  1913. Most honest review Ive listened to. I almost clicked off of this video until I felt like you were talking right to me.
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  1914. lol fellow wortless history degree guy here. Self taught cyber security engineer. Making lemonade out of lemons.
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  1915. I am a fresh graduate doctor, and I still dream of being a developer . Did a bootcamp for 2 weeks on html ,css during covid pandemic. Those were the best 2 weeks till to this date!
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  1916. Would you recommend getting a computer science degree in your thirties or is that just simply too late? I keep hearing about ageism in the industry.
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  1917.  @jamescross  Thanks for the insight! Your videos have been a great help and motivator for me.
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  1918. Wth is a lates
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  1919.  @jamescross  :)
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  1920. Thanks James, you're a inspiration
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  1921. I started college classes during my junior year of high school for my grades at the age of 16 and graduated last year at 17. My mom wants me to be a economist but I’ve always wanted to code and do something with computers. Right now I’m learning JavaScript and will continue to my goal. 😭Just I hope my mom doesn’t find out my career change until I get the job .
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  1922. LMAO I'm s pro programmer, work on just about everything from deep learning to genome to mobile apps to data science. I moved from Pro to Air because it doesn't have a fan. Unless you're doing something that needs more than 16GB RAM ( like 5 docker containers or loading a model and testing on laptop for some reason), you don't need Pro. Heck, even processing intensive Logic Pro flies on this machine. AI/8K/Docker fanatics def need as powerful of a pro as they can afford.
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  1923. Lovely review but that Java C# joke got me rolling on the ground. 🤣🤣🤣 Which keyboard do you prefer to use , as I am in the process of changing my full size mech - the mx keys or the mini? What I don't like about full size keyboards is the ergonomics - the mouse goes way off center. I use it for coding and emailing.
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  1924.  @jamescross  great, thank you for answering
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  1925. I almost spit out my food you had me cracking up, almost as confusing as a girl claiming to be your gf and stepsister lmao
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  1926. Hey bro if nothing else... this is inspiring and I know I need to keep going. I've fallen off learning the last few months
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  1927. good video
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  1928. Salutations! I am a small town girl who recently left home and moved across the country to find a new place in the current economic storm. I have lived low income my whole life and my parents are creatives. I am a talented creative as well. I think I am good enough to be self taught. So instead of finding a design career through school I have been doing it on my own ever since i graduated high-school. I am learning graphic design and marketing on my own the most right now. I only have an ipad on hand to work with so i am pushing my self from the starving artist side to get to the point i can reach the next level and invest in myself and business for tool like a laptop to get my career farther out of the starving end.
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  1929. what a life saver, Thank you so much
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  1930. hope you make a swift and speedy recovery, get better soon, my friend! Peace ✌️
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  1931. also listening to music while coding makes coding for me 1000% more fun.. nothing better than being on a coffee high while blasting dancehall/reggae music and working on your hobby project legit best vibe ever
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  1932. Nucamp grad here and trying to keep the faith. Been doing more react tutorials and planning to focus more on front end training.
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  1933. You don’t play games? and do you think mac os is much better than windows 11 for code or doesn’t matter? I have one Asus A15 32gb with rtx 3060 and ryzen 7 5800h … i always worries about the powerfully of the macs when compared powerful Notebook with ryzen and good gpu.
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  1934. Started in web dev and moved to Python for data science/ml. I hated the visual aspects of web dev especially css.
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  1935. I just cannot grasp how to put a problem together in JavaScript. I understand most of the concepts, I’m putting in tons of time and just can’t get past that wall. Any suggestions? I’m going through a free code academy, doing Freecoodecamp and also have begun codeacademy. Am I missing a certain way of thinking to formulate the problems and work then out?
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  1936. 16 year old, been coding for about 4 years, done with html and C ,learning CCS rn,in my 2nd year in university, thinking of dropping out but I still have a 1st class degree so idek
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  1937. outside of U.S there is very little job for python web dev most of them java and php
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  1938. What a downer video doode
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  1939. I've in hospitality for 20 years and now I'm just getting my feet wet with httml, java, css. Debating if I want to do a bootcamp or solo.
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  1940. Hello, I love your channel, I would appreciate if you give me an advice, I am 38 year old and I am working as Azure Networking support engineer, but I would love to become software engineer, do you think, I am too old. Greetings from Costa Rica
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  1941. whats the tablet @ 5:42 ? you didn't mention it at all - do you code on it? what do you use it for?
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  1942.  @jamescross  tablet hooked up to widescreen monitor (mobile 17inch or home 32 inch) running rdc. Rdc could be mini Mac or something from lilputing. Basically have everything running off 1 device (tablet). Noe you don't need to lug a laptop around.... Hmmm 🤔
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  1943.  @jamescross  I actually do document review, so I need a monitor that can fit 2 app 'windows' per screen. 15.6 is too small (only around 25 chrome tabs per window per screen, 17" can fit around 40+). I'm also doing international travel (airbnb, so anywhere from 1 week to 6 months). So it has to be ultra portable - so I think the best system would be 13inch (microbezzle + 2in1) for portability, connected to a 17 inch or (@ home) larger monitor. And then run a lilputing home PC (mini Mac) connected to the screen for a 'home' PC (with extra HD & running remote desktop). Carrying around 2 laptops is too annoying while traveling. 13 2in1 could operate as a tablet as well. You could get 3:2 display for coding. A 13inch with portable 17.3 would allow you to have up to 3 'windows'. Perhaps a 8" inch tablet (with casting to 17.3 or larger screen) for entertainment/movies/music Siri tablet experience? (apple ipad mini). I find 14' laptop not to be that comfortable tbh - it's too small to run 2 windows, but productivity is not that enhanced compared to a 13inch laptop.
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  1944. Bro are you on LinkedIn??
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  1945. how do you compre this against the nuphy air 75
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  1946. 0:46 great tune mate 😅😅 whats the matter with ya ehhhh ehhhhh 🎶 😂❤🎉
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  1947. Your knowledge and videos are so helpful
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  1948. Love your content bro
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  1949. Here before this guy blows up!
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  1950.  @jamescross  (btw. In case you didn’t know, Eren Jeager isn’t my name. It is the guy in the pictures name. Pretty sure you know that tho)
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  1951.  @jamescross  Its fine. Not everyone watches anime! 😂
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  1952. Great info!
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  1953. Hey! I am a boomer! I just graduated from a coding boot camp at 58
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  1954. Im looking to transition from a finance career into coding. Well potentially front. This is really helpful for me. As I’m weary of doing boot camps at such a costly price. The self taught route seems to be the best way forward
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  1955. Wow I’m in construction finishing my CS degree this month 😅 Good to know that it is possible
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  1956. I have a Linux tower and a Mac laptop (that I need to upgrade. I never expected I’d like it so I didn’t configure how I wanted. But I actually really like macOS with the M series apple silicon. ) I personally like this setup. I at all times have a system with a full Unix terminal. I refuse to buy or build a windows system. And I get it free from my university. So I’ll stick to my linux and macOS setup mix which covers all my bases. For an internship (and subsequent banging my head over Java) used a windows laptop and would have preferred a Mac or Linux machine. Windows was an absolute nightmare to get working with everything.
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  1957. I’m planning to get the 14” MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro Chip. I’m going to major in computer science this coming fall and this will be the computer I use until I graduate. Would you say it’s enough?
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  1958. Hi James slightly off topic but Im currently studying web developent and sometimes get discouraged by the advancement in AI and the possibility of replacing devs and I was wondering what your thoughts are. Is it likely that devs will be replaced or they will adapt to the new changes AI brings?
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  1959. So true. Doubt is what drives people to look for the magic pill and not trust themselves. Great insightful video👍👍
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  1960. Hahahahaha!!! Thanks, bro! Forte abraço do Brasil! God bless!
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  1961. Thanks!
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  1962. Where can I find those medium - hard projects to build
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  1963.  @jamescross  I literally want it to start soon as after watching your frontend dev video I just got into it currently I am learning react and hope to start few projects soon and then I'll apply for internship in my summer breaks
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  1964.  @jamescross  most definitely
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  1965. Thanks man... Your video save me👍
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  1966. I just love this guy lol.
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  1967. when the crisis time comes, there lot of opportunity you can see. Just don't give up guys.
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  1968. i just hate that there is so much shit to know. Why is there so much shit to know?
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  1969. Dam! I am glad I subscribed. Study. Build. Reflect. ------>. Gems!💎💎💎
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  1970. also the capture shortcut is capturing but not saving I have to capture by the system unfortunately
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  1971. Good Lession:person-turqouise-waving:
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  1972. Noice
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  1973. I’ve bought an M1 MacBook Air and for now, that’s doing me fine. Eventually when I want more, I want to move up to a desktop anyway
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  1974.  @jamescross  I have to admit, after being a lifelong user of Android (mostly Google) and Windows (Lenovo) products, moving over to Apple’s ecosystem has actually really impressed me for the sheer user experience. Just so streamlined!
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  1975. Mechanical Engineering student , I have been doing frontend for year now , any idea how I can land a job thanks
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  1976. Im just starting, good content ❤️❤️
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  1977. Is full stack more practical for a freelancer?
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  1978. Lol I feel ashamed to say i hold computer Engineering degree. But it's not the fault of most average guys like me. The college time was fully focused on useless theory which doesn't get you job. So this is my story. I'm 22. Fresh college passed out. Please suggest something.
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  1979. Firstly Yes Please to the React Roadmap. Also, you mention quite a lot of skill in this video, but how many of these did you know before going for going for, and getting your fist job? Cheers.
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  1980. how do you use your ipad for coding(development)? can you make a video??
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  1981. Great video! I was in the same boat. Doing construction that was feast or famine. Covid changed alot and I took the time to start learning to code and got a job with a friend at a branding agency. Honostly it's been a year and I still struggle but keep pushing forward.
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  1982. Civil engineer here. Working from past 5 years in the Indian construction industry. Long shifts and physical work makes me tired all day. The pay is also extremely low. I am thinking about quitting and starting with a 10 months course on mern stack but I am afraid and unconfident about taking the leap. I am turning 27 this month and I am afraid about my life.
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  1983.  @jamescross  I have not tried yet. Maybe I will get maybe I won't. I don't know.
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  1984. Thank you. Your channel is great for begginers.
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  1985. Damn.. something I have been trying to explain to people for years! Good job!
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  1986. No shit people take boot camps when the proper courses are 300h long 😄 Boot camps can be useful to get started, many people benefit from having a mentor right there. That’s it tho.
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  1987. Im almost about to turn 18, I droped out of high school in year 11 and went to TAFE, i finished my cert 3 in digital technologies which is just a basic coding and IT help desk support course. I past fairly easily so i went to do my cert 4 in the same thing which is just a more advanced version covering mostly the same topics. The Cert 4 course i did the tafe halved the time for the course expecting us to finish a 12 month course in 6 months. I, like a lot of others struggled to finish it in time, so they gave us an extra 6 months i was almost finished at this time so i was very happy. My lectures really convinced me to try the diploma aswell as the cert 4 at the same time(I think they needed more students to run the diploma course). Anyways doing a cert 4 and diploma was no fun i was cramming so hard until i lost all my motivation and had to drop the diploma even tho i was half way through it, I had soo much pride back then so having to drop the diploma, i felt like the biggest failure. I had very little time left to finish my cert 4 at this point and ended up failing by 1 unit. now im thinking about getting a job but i cant cos im not vaxxed. : (
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  1988.  @jamescross  it okay tho, I Have many passions beside coding so im keen to branch out into multiple industry's.
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  1989.  @jamescross  thank you!
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  1990. I wanna do your job hahah cool video
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  1991. In 2015, i started learning web development and i am still stuck. Could you please give me some advise. What should i do. I am still learning and i dont know what am i learning. Its like i already become crazy. Please give me some advise 😓
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  1992.  @jamescross  would u make a patreon teaching this?
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  1993. Is anyone else kinda afraid of success? I strive to be a developer but the more I think abt it the less I do. How do you all find peace and zen to just relax and attack it??
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  1994. You had my sub when you said hundreds of thousands... 🤑🤑🤑
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  1995. I don't even know what I want to do with computers tbh lol. But if I want to experiment, I might as well experiment with the best lol.
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  1996. do you guys need a macbook when studying web dev?
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  1997. This is true since there are codes that need basic equations like to get the return values, arrays, etc.
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  1998. Can IT student used macbook air or go for alternatives Suggest me a laptop for IT field
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  1999.  @jamescross  suggest me a best laptop ? Support from Nepal❤️
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  2000. So are you referring to JavaScript as Java or are you talking about Python, Java and JavaScript? For a beginner that could be confusing especially when they’re not the same
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  2001.  @jamescross  thanks, I’m new to this, sorry. Currently learning JavaScript
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  2002. Anyone know what device that is being coded on at 5:28 ?
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  2003. Can i ask what is the difference between front end dev to someone that knows Wordpress inside out?
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  2004. Well im 44 and wanting to change from being electrician and lost and what would be the best path
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  2005.  @jamescross  That's the problem haven't built anything and don't know where to start. Just don't want to waste a month learning something that isn't needed, but wasting a month still deciding on what to learn. I'll find something im sure
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  2006. Thanks for the video!
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  2007. Thanks for this video James. I like your honesty and this kind of videos.
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  2008. is the UCR coding bootcamp any good? I'm saving up for it since it seems very legit
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  2009. Beautiful studio bro
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  2010. I hired a full stack once. Great guy but the “master of none” thing seemed slightly true. His mind seemed somewhat in a flux of chaos ahah.
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  2011. AI and machine learning is super cool
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  2012. this is my personal opinion, because apple/mac stuff are made mostly in America (correct me if i'm wrong) they are very expensive outside the country, for example the asia, this is why most developers in asia prefer windows because normal people will tend to buy cheap stuffs which is android/windows in those countries.
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  2013. Hey, do you recommend the 30day Java script guthib as a good material to study and go thru or not? Thank you!
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  2014. Do you think having a mechatronics engineer degree is enough or should I go for a software engineering degree ? I’ll be finishing my mechatronics degree at the end of this year and I’m planning on going for software engineering next but if this is enough to get into tech and not be at a disadvantage I might just go the self taught route
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  2015. If I get a job that uses angularJS, will it make me a better front end dev or is it just a waste of time? I did a course on nodejs and react (DigitalHouse fullstack), but i've only been able to find jobs that use older frameworks. Should I take the job or keep grinding?
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  2016.  @jamescross  thank you so much <3
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  2017. Awesome channel dude!
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  2018. same story bruh. im a civil engr. by profession 5 yrs study, 5 yrs working exp , still lacking the fulfillment in my work. I want to take chance for this computer programming since its my first choice of bachelors degree before going to college and i think its my passion too. and right now, im single, no responsibility, no job, introvert and a loser (jk). i had the time in my hands and i think ill take this opportunity and time to become self taught. and thanks for your input devsmak it really helps me a lot to decide.
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  2019. im in the exact position as well. i am a Civil engineer myself and working in field for about 7 years now and now seriously considering to get into programming.
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  2020. How much git and GitHub should i know if i am willing to work as a front end developer?
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  2021. I would put as the first step to read some books about programming fundamentals then learn HTML
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  2022. Bruh, I really enjoyed your video but I got a question you see I just recently started coding and I tried back dev sincerely I would say it looks boring with all the loops , strings and dictionary now my question is what programming language do you advice me to start with
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  2023. Cornell has a good online program...2g a credit😢
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  2024. So now that we have Grid and Flexbox, is Floats and Positioning really worth learning?
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  2025.  @jamescross  Excellent, thank you. 😊
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  2026. I thought I had to be a Full Stack web developer to get a job in the area
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  2027. such genuine content. especially the mid last part was so valuable. deserves more subs
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  2028. Hows C# ?
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  2029. The problem with this course is that i am practicing python quite a bit and switching to js and jquerry seems to be pretty daunting for me. I would love to do website using python since it also have web frame work but it seems there arent many course that guid from a to z web development for this language.
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  2030. ​ @jamescross  Yeah i am currently working getting good on Python, then cs50. Free bootcamp on web building (the freecodecamp one) probably is the last one for me to get on. Somehow, i prefer to build my own solid based knowledge first then touch up on the actual things later on even when it takes a lot more times.
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  2031. Dope content
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  2032. Sir I'd love a React Roamap
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  2033. Or an alternative idea is: Just get a job as a bus/truck driver. There are a TON of bus/truck driver jobs because there is a super super super shortage; and once you get your CDL and keep it sound, you won't have to worry about competition in getting a job and whether the job wants to keep you or not. And they pay good. I myself drive a bus and I get a 6 hour break to do whatever I want EVERY SINGLE DAY (yes EVERYDAY); to where I could sleep, still code video games/websites, go out to eat ALL the time or whatever. And it's lots of freedom! And if you still want to make money coding, etc. you could do THAT on the side using websites like fiver, people per hour, or local places in your neighborhood that need a web developer every now and then, etc. and do it on your own time! Truck driving/Bus driving just take some getting used to. But, the world would be at your feet after that in the job market. Anyway, this is just an GREAT alternative idea and my two cents in case things don't work out in your coding jobs lol 🤣 By the way, great video anyway and thanks!!
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  2034. I am planning to buy a MacBook because of compatibility issue. Specially working with different OS.
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  2035. I've been a hobbiest web dev for 20+ years (Since HTML v1). I feel over qualified for boot camps and could likely teach one. However, I have no idea how to show this to a potential employer.
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  2036. Hearing echoes of Ben Awad on AngularJs 🤣, great video though! Thanks for the tips!
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  2037. Dell g15 best performance per dollar in brasil
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  2038. Does anyone here use Flutter? What was your experience with it?
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  2039. I'm 26 waiting DHL to deliver my new laptop to start learning 😂❤️, I bought tuf dash 2022 with core i7 12650h, Nvidia rtx 3060, but screen not really great, do you think that a good laptop for beginner who want to be a frontend developer?! Or i was should buy a MacBook?!
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  2040. I'm a car mechanic but now learning every night when the kids and wife goes to bed.
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  2041. May I ask about how you feel about the bootcamps that offer employment guarantee or money back guarantee options? Do you think the price of those schools are worth it? Please answer back! I'm an upcoming coder trying to simply find my way. Thanks!
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  2042. I am currently going through something similar, current construction worker on the humid hot conditions that are just near unbearable, with a child on the way, and falling behind on my 2nd semester college classes barely scratching SQL, this is what I want to learn and Im trying my best to get hands on this field ASAP.
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  2043. Great !! You're a true motivation for all, thanks
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  2044. A little reverse psychology never hurt 😁
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  2045. Even a year later, this video is great. I loved reading all these awe inspiring ljfe stories and their journey. Good luck everyone!!
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  2046. Is there a huge difference between the 8 core and the 10 core ?
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  2047. Imma 18 year old science student, I wanna escape India,work in the "Silicon Valley"
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  2048. To devsmak and other devs. You task is to assess a vanilla js developer (I mean person knows html,css and js) What's that one project you will tell that person to build.
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  2049.  @jamescross  yeah I heard that in future projects section, just to let you know I was paying attention 😅.
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  2050. Im 20, currently a mechanic but have always loved computers an gaming and rlly wanna switch up an become a work from home developer with better pay and not so hard in my body
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  2051. It’s good to see you doing well 🙏🏽 Amen HALLELUJAH
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  2052. I know zero, and, I teach English in a third world country and I only have a BA in non specialized liberal arts area, I have two kids and I need to give them a future. I wake up at 6 AM everyday and have time to study as classes don't start until the afternoon. My kids look at me like a failure. I know if I can set a good example for them they'll see dad is proof is your future is up to you and not limited to classroom education. Thanks for the free learning-how-to-code-tips!
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  2053. How do you get a mentor? Would be able to explain the process please? Like I have no social skills or have any friends… so how one does get a mentor or someone to vouch for you! Like how that happens? Sorry if my questions are kinda dumb; but I really want to know !Thanks 😊
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  2054. Great video man!
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  2055. As an absolute beginner is there some resource through udemy or other online class that you recommend?
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  2056. I was waiting when you will mention FCC, and chuckled when you did. It's really good resource specially how structure is there i am doing it right now, still bad at css but i can pull html in few mins to day depending on content and bugs i run into🤭
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  2057.  @jamescross  i love css, it's like monkey got sword in his hands and now he is making it everyones problem🤣
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  2058. All comparison is just Windows vs Mac, of course windows will fail. But let's compare Mac to Linux?? Linux could not fail except if you develop software targeting Apple products. So if you don't target Apple, I don't see any point pay 2x or 3x for a machine you could have the same performance or even better with Linux. I think if companies will offer Linux beside Windows and Apple most engineers will choose Linux. As freelancer developer and I've to choose between the 3 options, my main machine in Linux, and another old MacBook, only used to compile software targeting Apple products.
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  2059. Can you make maybe tips for people that new and want to apply jobs. Like About me . I don't have any interesting stories to tell anyone. For example: "Graduated from college, can't find job because covid, stay jobless and loss, finally found out about web development. Put all effort it so I can get the job. This is scariest part for me, telling about myself." Compare to others who have better experience or interesting life. Mine just bland. Idk how to make it enticing to clients
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  2060. I just had a wonderful idea for a project I've been researching on thanks to you. God bless 👍 you've earned my sub
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  2061. Hey man, just got your video in my recommendation. Love the way you put those funny "skits" in the middle of an explanation, feels fresh and kind of entertaining, so thank you. I began a higher education course last year (in France) that will allow me to have that "piece of paper", but the courses are full online and remote. Hope i will get a similar chance to the CS degrees candidates! 😅 Cheers.
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  2062.  @jamescross  i mean it is an institution, and the diploma is recognised by the French Labor ministry, same as the big name schools in the country, but woth online courses and (obviously) exams and projects to make for said exams
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  2063.  @jamescross  oh wow thanks i will watch this later
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  2064. I have to buy my first laptop ever and it has to be a good one for computer science. My budget is maybe around 1500 and i would like a macbook but m1 chip is not allowed. For some reason it has to be a macbook with i7 and they are so hard to find these days, atleast one below 1500. Really sad. So i guess im kinda forced to go with windows
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  2065. thank you
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  2066. Thank you!!
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  2067. Thanks for this video man! I'm looking to enrol in Uni very soon as this was helpful asf
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  2068. SALUTE TO YOU
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  2069. Should I BUY a MacBook for programming? —> YES… next question… 😉
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  2070. i love the logitech mx keys keyboard. Can't wait to get this
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  2071. Awesome video man, you’re channels going to grow fast!
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  2072.  @jamescross  end of november to beginning of december for me 😭
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  2073. Hey man. Here in the UK we get government funding for various skills bootcamps across different sectors and there’s a coding boot camp I’ve been looking at for a while. So if I get funding for it do you think that makes it worth it? What do you all think?
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  2074. dude, you live in civilised country... in the USA they are too busy "fighting communism" :P
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  2075. Fullstack brings freedom and allows you to create applications. I think all people should be fullstack, even if they later decide to focus more on backend for example. Now days things like HTMX can help on this.
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  2076. Freeeeelanceeeeee <3
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  2077.  @jamescross  For me, its a way of life. For whatever reason, I'm not built to have bosses. A little over a year ago, I left my position where I had been for 6-7 years because I accepted the fact that office/corporate life was killing my soul. My wife and two young children gave me their blessing and I quit. It was a grind at first, but now Im back at what I was making at my last job. One of my clients IS my last job and theyre paying me 3x what they were paying me before. I know your channel is geared towards getting jobs AT places, but wanted to give lip service to those the that have an inclination to start their own thing. I found Im the type of person that thrives on making my own way, so it worked out. I will say that a lot of my success freelancing, is because Im a talker and have well-developed communication skills and have no issue saying no to people/standing up for myself. My two cents!
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  2078. Literally got goosebumps.. contruction worker almost 20 years, but always been a tech head
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  2079. Important
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  2080. yes, react plz😆 great vid, i was lost doing a lot of stuff and with no direction and you helped me a lot. thx
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  2081. This is up my alley
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  2082. With my journalism bachelor's I can take a post grad certificate in data science which is still pricy but doable. I want to make data journalism periodicals.
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  2083. Can you please make a React roadmap for 2022 or even 2023
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  2084. Hi, im welder. Trying to get to programming, cuz AS your said, freezing in winter for laughable wage... So Wish me luck. Considering which language to start with.
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  2085. You have earned my sub... May this bring me progress
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  2086. tysmmm
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  2087. I appreciate you being so open about your personal story, man. It is a far too common predicament for so many people
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  2088. You guys really work hard and deserved it. I feel defeated. Too much emotional stuff impacting me. This is why I’m not gonna get there. It’s difficult to have that mentality.
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  2089. I think learning Angular is a good choice for beginners. The good thing about it, you will learn both backend and frontend at the same time. I think if you are just a frontend developer with no backend knowledge at all, you may fail. It is important to have at least some knowledge about how you will fetch and update data, you may want to learn how your source code will be build, you may want to know how to configure webpack and so on. Maybe the term "frontend" developer is a bit misleading. I think "frontend only" is only possible, if you work with CMS like wordpress or something like that. If you only want to create webpages and online shops, it might work for you. But at least in germany, you will not earn the money you want to. I don't know, how it is in different countries. But here it is more common, that fullstack jobs for regular software based on web technologies are developed. Your software COULD be a webpage. But it could also be a microservice running in a virtual machine or docker. It could also be a program which runs in a webbrowser. Or an App which is developed in a web based technology stack, like a cordova app. It is not even necessary to have a server, you can also create desktop apps based on web technology with electron. So i think, if you are learning both backend and frontend with modern technologies based on javascript, you will be very versatile. At the moment there are more open jobs for all the legacy projects. Many old php stuff, which starts to rot. That is why these technologies are still used very widely. And of course you can do new software with it in modern ways. But modular software based on multiple differen coding languages, dozens of different types of configuration require a lot experience and it is impossible to just learn it in a short time. Also javascript is used for many utility purposes. E.g: You can use it a lot in the microsoft Cloud. If you run Excel over microsofts new online tools, you can create macros in javascript instead of visual basic. Even though javascript has a lot drawbacks, in regular projects it is very unlikely, that you will face these issues. One downside is a very chaotic library landscape. But believe me, in php it is muuuuch worse. Abandoned packages are a problem in any programing language. Another downside about javascript, you can learn realy bad habits and learn to write realy crappy code. It is super important, to try to learn from professionals, and not youtube hipster script kids. I highly recomend to only write javascript code in combination with typescript. These hipsters are the main reason, why it is super difficult to get a job as a software engineer in germany, if you did not graduate from university. You have to be very lucky, or very good. I can't speak for other countries, but here it is super difficult for self tought developers.
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  2090. Wait u am 12years old I and I am new to start learning how to become a code/web dev because my family is struggling and I would like to help
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  2091.  @jamescross  I've always felt that if you could do full stack business applications development you could handle just about any job demanding focus, broad view analysis, and decomposing complex issues into simple components. Those skills transfer into so many areas other than programming. In the first company I worked for they had a bizops team and a systems and tools programming team. I saw right away that systems and tools skills just wouldn't provide that breadth of view, and so I specialized only in business solutions development. It was a lot of fun, and the reason I did it for so long: I enjoyed the work even though I could have retired years before I did.
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  2092. Thank you, I needed to hear "You should just suck it up and go to work" today
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  2093. This is the map I followed four years ago, as you said it wasn't easy. After the learning process, it comes the moment of truth when you have to do your problem solving and find the solution.
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  2094. I love YouTube algorithms for these kind of videos that pop up in my feed, great content
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  2095. Quite simple cos of command line and server setups. Even with Ubuntu on Windows these days, it is still not the same. To date, running docker and docker compose files still causes issues on windows. On a mac or linux, it just simply works. It gets so annoying I typically opt for virtual machines + ubuntu instead of having to deal with Window's nonsense. And when it comes to servers you could just setup your machine to hold certain configs or secrets in parts like opt/secrets to match how it is set up on the server end to just match path. Makes it easier to run things locally. Again not as easy when it comes to Windows. No hate on Windows. It's my primary machine for gaming and other stuff like emails. But it simply not worth the time it takes to try and perform dev work on it. You won't see it in the short run with personal projects. But you absolutely will with large projects and open source projects.
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  2096.  @jamescross  Thanks for the quick reply! Your work is truly appreciated man! Have a great night! 🤙
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  2097. I got into programming during Covid since I was bored. I got a job nothing special but I work from home now which is a huge plus since I don’t have to drive anywhere. But I feel like this job could be holding me back since all I do is Wordpress template stuff.
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  2098. ​ @jamescross  Free education without having to spend 50k at some designer school! My job loves when I edit the css to change little elements. Hopefully one day my screen will be black full of codes instead of drag and drop stuff.
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  2099. im newbie with react but im using json since 2010 nice video, i hope i can work with react development tools
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  2100. started today! Will update progress here as I go along.
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  2101. I seen this setup on channel Optimum Tech, look pretty cool)
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  2102. Thanks. You made me believe am fellowing the right path. Currently am working for my mum. She owns a transportation company and am building a website for her so that customers can track shipments and also be able to keep records of shipments. I'll also create a database to keep records of employees, expenses and income. This project will give me more knowledge in php,HTML,CSS, JavaScript, sql and how to work with APIs. I know php,html, JavaScript, CSS, and python. Python was the first language I was able to understand. I first started with HTML but I couldn't understand the concepts, I moved on to python and the fundamentals was easy for me to understand
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  2103.  @jamescross  thanks
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  2104. The right Chinese word you should use for subscribe is "订阅".
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  2105.  @jamescross  You are welcome.
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  2106.  @jamescross  yeah, sure, Thanks a lot, no you didn’t offend me, idk Why you had thought that you had. So basically, everything depends, I’m asking cuz, I’m the first year student, And we have some algorithms And DS, and i get most of the concepts, but problem is when it comes to implement something with it (hackerrank etc.) it can rile up. And I intend to be a „software” engineer, idk What exacly I want to do. However my question was caused becouse of my thinking that without it Or because I dont know how to implement these things I should Not be trying to become dev. Cuz these things are needed in everyday life of dev And without them I cannot be one. Thanks again for your answers.
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  2107. im on my way trying to get a job also. I've been self teaching for about a year now but wasnt disciplined at all. Im going all in on now though as i realized i could actually do this for the rest of my life. I used to be a maintenance tech which means i did mechanic electric plumbing, fixing cnc machines and all that kinda stuff. So i have experience in hands on troubleshooting and this doesnt seem to be much different. doing html css and javascript right now. working on my linkedin page. trying to build a good looking resume. and continue to learn. i wish i had more people in the field that i could talk to though.
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  2108.  @jamescross  ive tried looking a little bit but not 100% sure where to look or where to find people similar to me or with the same goals/interests. I live kinda in the sticks. Im actually 15min away from where Lebron James was born and raised. im sure youve heard of the city.
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  2109.  @jamescross  thanks for the advice, homie. ill check it out.
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  2110. i promise its not a waste, only allocation of knowledge until you are presented an opportunity to apply what you know to solve real world problems. I broke into IT almost 2 years ago by chance that the employer was within reasonable commute distance from me and they just so happened to be looking for a bilingual candidate (which i was). It also happened this company had an underdeveloped IT department with dated practices like manual deployment of apps and websites instead of code pipelines for production. By implementing a simple automation pipeline for their inhouse PHP website i was dubbed as a tech genius by my manager and was highly praised for the headaches i saved of forgetting to copy a file to production. I had his respect for a while and got me a few raises without asking and eventually i was at a comfortable spot until i realized i was not covering new ground in my career, or in other words i no longer felt challenge since i knew the most of tools like containers and cloud compared to my coworkers and our poor team morale didnt necessarily nurture a collaborative learning environment for us since the higher-ups would immediately fire anyone they deemed incompetent despite it being a lack of support and training resources to get juniors up to speed. its dog eat dog out there, you must be ready to tackle the bigger fish before you yourself are fished out to die in this race. i forgot about my intention with this comment but good luck in your search for life's questions and your future career that lies ahead. please dont give up and instead give it all you got with each day being a new chance to be better than the last
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  2111. thanks for the insides man!
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  2112. I'm a 32 year old that has been in the construction industry since I was 18. I have just started the journey into the development tech industry as the construction industry has taken its toll on my body. I live in the upper Midwest so the weather sucks winters get below zero and summers in the low 100s I'm just ready for a new career path!
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  2113.  @jamescross  I appreciate it. It's gonna be hardwork but am desperate for a change. The way I'm looking at it a year of super hard work for a great career for the rest of my life. I'm willing to make that sacrifice.
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  2114. Hi, I love your videos. I have had 2 strokes so my carrer in the hospitalototy business has come to a stop. Im wonderig about Front-end web development. can I take an online course from a local college which is about 3 to 6 monts long? It covers HTML, CSS and javascript . Will this allow me to get an entry level position or do i need something else? I look forward to hearing back from you. Thank you.
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  2115. I knew you would talk about theodinproject before I start the video and yes it's really a great place to learn web development. Currently, I'm on Foundations 'JavaScript'. Happy Coding!
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  2116. When you put on your wig and was talking about your journey and all the different stages of imposter syndrome and moving around between companies feeling dumber with each new project, I hit like! You were spot on!😂
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  2117. You can build projects like a todo list, landing page, calculator, weather app or a notes taking app.
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  2118. Great Video Man
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  2119. Use Onetab
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  2120. I feel ly cs degree went to waste I graduated back in 2011 I feel lost.
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  2121. TY,California.
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  2122. Should I still learn python, or just jump straight to main 3 of html, css, and Java
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  2123.  @jamescross  thank you, gonna be one helluva journey 💪🏼
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  2124. Please show us your portfolio link.
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  2125. This is what I needed to hear I used to do construction too
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  2126. Eh get the experience, get a job - do what you gotta do to break in.
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  2127. Very good advice
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  2128. I have a quick question how many hours a day did you put in after work. I’m a call center worker and I’m trying to transition over to front end but I just need to know what would be a good amount of time to put in everyday
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  2129. Thank you this is what I was thinking but I wanted to double check
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  2130. Once you go Mac, you never go back! After I got a 16" M1 Pro from my work, Windows feels like it's far behind Mac OS. Though there are some things in MacOS that are infuriating(looking at you file explorer). I would just hate to give it back when I quit (soon 😅). In my university days I used an Asus laptop on which I dual booted Windows and Linux and it was more than enough. Nowadays I use a dual-booted desktop PC and an office provided Macbook. Also I should mention that if you're going to be doing any iOS related development then Mac is pretty much your only option.
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  2131. Great video
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  2132. Mando!))❤️❤️
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  2133. Thank you very much sir.
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  2134. You can do all that special keys with combinations: emoji=cmd+ctrl+spacebar; screenshot=cmd+shift+4, etc. I have a custom shortcut for mic mute, so on, and so on.
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  2135. lol. What system to use well that is easy. Anything with a basic gui. No matter how I try to love Mac or use windows, I always end up tempting in to home and code on a rhel dev vm. It just feels like it is my comfort zone so a lot of this really in end comes down to what you like. That said as in video don’t go dropping cash on stuff not needed. Learn over time. Each system will have its own issues to deal with. For me, I generally go either Debian or rhel. I very very rarely peek outside. Mac is cool but meh. Only got one because was curious about the m2 chip. For what it does it is great, but you can have solid programming machines for relatively cheap. Even your grandmas old notebook will do at start of journey.
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  2136. Amazing video - would love to see a React one too as well as a React Native after that! (or combined) as that's my intended route! Thanks again
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  2137. It's been long
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  2138. I have been watching ur content since i began my journey into coding may God bless u its motivational and beneficial 😍😍🎉🥰
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  2139. Dude, Ive literally was doing the fire watch at a construction job site freshout of college, no STEM work. Ive beent trying to develop on and off since 2020. This is know the 1st year that Im actually making gains. Frankly the bootcamps seem too fast, dense, intense. So Im taking in slow and steady. I found the lecture Art of Code by Dylan Beattieto to be really an interesting perspective to show that it is a true craft and like a craft can be both a way to make a living or a way to express art or who knows what else fix the traffic or something.
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  2140. Such a realistic point of view. Great video!!!
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  2141. At 10:17 how are you using your ipad to code?
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  2142. In my first year of CS. I plan to work on CSS, HTML and JavaScript for the next three years. This is my progress.
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  2143. Thank you so much❤❤
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  2144. Hello. I'm a beginner and I want to become a front-end developer. But there is one thing that I'm worried about, do I need math and algorithms for front-end development? Or to become a really good front-end developer? Do you use it?
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  2145.  @jamescross  We struggle with the prices and salaries ratio, but someone who receives US salary can be a big fish here and live like a king. Thats why i want remote US or north European job.
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  2146.  @jamescross  If I were you with that ton of experience man, I would go to Medellin to work remote and live like a millionaire...
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  2147.  @jamescross  True!!
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  2148. This is the most honest tech video I've seen. Alot of of tech youtubers make it sound like its an easy grinding and then you levelled up to a programmer. Its hard, its tiring. Its not fun when the concept dont make any sense and the stackoverflow answer makes you more confused. But after a while it gets better
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  2149. hi, thanks for video what is name app?
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  2150. I would like to ask are these certificates useless, if yes. Which type of certificates can I get as a backend developer. Or what should I do to prove myself.
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  2151. Ur intro won me over already now to continue to watch the video
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  2152. Man you rocks! Thanks for your videos, it's helping me a lot on my Dev road.
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  2153. I live in a third world country , hence my parents aren't that rich , I wanna get if not rich then at least wanna have alot of financial freedom
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  2154.  @jamescross  thank you!
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  2155. Started on a cheap windows machine, switched to a 2012 mbp in 2014 and everything went better for me. Now I’m on a 2021 14” m1 pro and a love it. Been a startup founder since 2020 and a professional software engineer since 2018
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  2156. Awesome content dude
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  2157. At my current company windows is the standard with some linux sprinkled in where it's convenient. Nobody has a mac. Mac isn't an option. I've heard nobody who really wants one. The preferences of you and your coworkers may more parochial than you imagine.
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  2158. why dont recruiters know the diffrence between java and javascript. ?
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  2159. Do you offer training courses?
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  2160. Hello, Anythoughts on use of Bootstrap ? Currently I am enrolled in a course in Udemy where they teach Bootstrap. I did read somewhere Bootstrap is not useful now. Any suggestion would help alot.
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  2161. Hi, so here is my story! Realistically just did what was expected, got a degree , BSc Psychology and went into sales and hated it. Went on to train as a teacher and then when I had my children I decided to home educate so was a stay at home mom. Youngest is now about to go to university and it dawned on me that I can now try something for myself. So here I am.
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  2162. When you say self taught you mean you devised your own curriculum?
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  2163. Thanks. Your video was so informative. Hope this helps me land a job in the future.
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  2164.  @jamescross  oh definitely not aggressive haha. More so to be specific ☺️
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  2165. I wish I saw this channel earlier on. I’m an ex pat that lives up in Canada and recently just finished the last steps of a career change. I was in construction as an estimator and was in various different companies and I felt like I had a dead end job but I just kept working harder and harder and picked up more and more projects. And didn’t really have a life. And just went I thought it’ll get better in incentives. I was laid off in 2020. I needed money and was scared to make a transition in career. Construction companies stopped hiring. And I didn’t know what to do, continue my instruction career ? Or try something else. I decided to take some coding courses. And I ended up finding I did okay in coding. And before I knew it I went from part time to full time. And recently graduated with a diploma program in December 2022. However; the school basically taught everything. So I’m not particularly good at anything so finding a job recently had been tough. And I know it’s only been a month but I am hitting a low to be honest. But yeah…going to a networking event tomorrow and next week and just fingers crossed lol 😂… anyway Damn I really like the amount of salary Utah has. 45K for part time? That’s 60K here. That’s a dream salary…😢
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  2166. I’m glad that you are on the mend! I’m a more recent subscriber of yours and you and your content have done so much to help me feel so much less alienated and empowered on my own dev journey.
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  2167. Ur background set looks incredible. Wow
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  2168. Thank you man. I really appreciate it.
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  2169. I have a question if someone here can answer. How many Frontend developers you need in a team if u have 5 Backend developers? My team currently function with 2 Frontend, and 5 Backend developers. We are building a web application. All are senior developers btw, but one frontend developer is mid to senior range. I cannot find answer to this question anywhere. Thanks!
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  2170.  @jamescross  Thank you! Much appreciated! You have "bought me" to subscribe! :) Yeah our backend is ahead of frontend, and we are waiting for front, mostly. The thing is we are building a web app (a marketplace), and our group project is everyone's side job. Since we are (in process of creating) a startup I'm seeking for second opinions, and to help whatever i could to acelerate the process. We have a tight budget atm and even dev salaries have skyrocketed in my place. So we are doing what we can do. Very greatful for your message.
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  2171. what a nice advices <THANKS MAN> .❤
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  2172. so overpriced
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  2173. Thank you for this video! I returned the Remarkable Paper Pro for the same reasons you described. Ordered my Manta on Dec. 19, 2024 and still have several weeks before it will arrive (ugh!) but I do have a quick question: How do you feel the brightness/natural color of the screen differ between the two? I know the RPP is backlit and the Mantra is not, but I personally felt the RPP screen (without being backlit) was a bit grey/dull. The first Remarkable screen was whiter than the RPP. How do you think the Manta screen compares?
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  2174.  @jamescross  Thank you! This is exciting news!
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  2175. Hire me. 🤣
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  2176. Hi. This video was exactly what i needed! Thanks! I am a front-end developer. Graduated last year and am looking for internships. Can you kindly help me out
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  2177.  @jamescross  Thanks a lot for replying so soon. I will definitely follow your advice and build projects now. I come from a place which is sort of a disputed territory between two countries. So information and guidance is hard to come by. It's only after graduating that i found out about React and other JS frameworks. There's no one to guide ke really. If you'd be willing, is there any way i can stay in touch with you permanently. Having a guide will immensely help me to cut out all the noise and confusion. Thanks again.
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  2178.  @jamescross  Thank you for being super responsive! I really appreciate it. My skillset is pretty limited. I know php, html/css, js. Now I'm trying to learn nextJS. Can you tell me which projects i should build and if there are any companies where I'll have a good chance of getting in with my minimal experience. My end goal is to work at Google after gaining substantial experience so a career roadmap would be really really helpful. Thanks again and may God bless you and your family ☮️ P.S: if you ever decide to release an online course, I'll be the first to sign up ✌️😊
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  2179. Am a driver and love to do that bruh
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  2180. In my country all the posts I see mention a relevant qualification and some experience. So then I go, why bother if I'll be competing against countless young grads and post grads with top grades?
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  2181. Nvm about school :,) tore both of my ACLs
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  2182.  @jamescross  thank you, been looking at your channel for how to go about self taught rout and expectations. Thank you for your content!
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  2183. Protect this man at ALL COST.
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  2184. Very helpful content as usual, thanks a lot James, keep it up bud 👍
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  2185.  @jamescross  yea don't overdo it bud, the youtube algo will hopefully pick up one of your vids and you'll start seeing results soon 👍
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  2186. Hey man I work on Construction as well… I know sus admin very well, I have CCNA and AZ104 but I can’t find job yet… and I want code, I know some html python graphics design sql and I am 42! So, what do you think???? Thank you!
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  2187. Ok so this video was a little confusing.. In summary, take courses - but cherry-pick the curriculum and don't complete it in full - to make best use of your time so long as you understand the core concepts? Focus on projects you care about and use these in your portfolio? It's better to cold call companies than compete with job listings with applicants who are likely more skilled and certified. Start with The Odin Project, then move onto Free Code Academy? I have already taken courses on Youtube for HTML, CSS and now beginning Javascript.... is it worth my time going back now to get certifications for what I've already learned?
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  2188. Amazing stuff, Dude your video editing skills are through the roof.
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  2189. Попробовал - работает. Благодарю за подсказки.
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  2190. My background story...Orphan in Norway...5 abusive homes then finally a good one...worked hard and am a biometric engineer. I'm doing programming for fun and this is an interesting video I liked yes!!!!👍😅
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  2191. I started playing around with coding and immediately liked it. But then got distracted by trends like AWS...not sure where to focus/what I'm going to really like the most. It's a little daunting at 1st glance won't lie
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  2192.  @jamescross  I appreciate how you're using YouTube. Helping people like me think through and aim for a better life. Thank you
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  2193. Lovely content bro! Can I ask how old were you when you got your first job?
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  2194.  @jamescross  super young. I am 39 now trying to get a degree and studying hard to change to software development. Love your videos man. Thanks for responding. God bless
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  2195. I watched a lot of videos about FE roadmaps and you are the first person who mentioned FLOATS! :)
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  2196. McDonald's manager currently looking to learn new skills for a new job.
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  2197.  @jamescross  Scala, Kotlin
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  2198. I am a senior Electrical & Electronics engineering student will be finishing school in a few months. I was always interested in software and I have recently decided to full on switch to software engineering. I was developing small mobile games as a hobby and did a software internship on the side but I decided to become a front end software engineer and started working on it a few months back. I have my first job / traineeship interview in a month now and I'm afraid the competition will be tough, considering that I come from a different background.
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  2199. I want to learn code so should front end first? There so many bootcamps but are expensive. Any suggestions?
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  2200. Great video @devsmak I was wondering that do I need to know DSA for front end jobs or Are projects enough to get me started? Thank you in advance.
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  2201.  @jamescross  thanks a lot again . I am asking a lot cause I am currently applying for these jobs so can you tell me about what kind of questions where asked in both your interviews and in the coding test (was it HTML CSS etc or pure DSA for coding via C), again sorry for trouble and thanks in advance.
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  2202. Great advice man.
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  2203. Hey devsmark, can you tell me what'll be the source to learn javascript after html & css for the sake of learning (not for completion), free might be appreciated.
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  2204. Ever since I decided I wanted to do comp sci I’ve had my eye on adobe
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  2205. I'm Chemistryr , I didn't find a job in my specialty so I converted to informatic and I want to become a developer on Frontend I begin to follow you .your video motivated me so thank you very much.
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  2206. Hilarious 😂
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  2207. Great video! You could also make video how you create videos (tools, process) and upload to YT, I think it would get great traction.
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  2208. This is the way.
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  2209. “It’s like walking in the shadow of your girlfriends boyfriend” 😂😂😂
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  2210. 6:40 So, about 6:40 to 7:00. What do you mean by problems you want to solve? I'll be honest, my interest in coding is not super strong, mainly because I'm not even sure if I can do it, and I think I am mostly interested in the money, and marketability of such a valuable skill. Because of this, I'm questioning if my motivations are in the right place to endure such a long, difficult, and highly demanding profession. Moreover, I don't ever think about actually building things. I've never really had any ideas or desire to build anything apart from shower thoughts of some sort of new app that happens once in a blue moon. For the most part, I never think about websites, coding problems, or anything like that. The same thing happened a while back when I was considering getting into UX design. I suddenly realized that there was nothing really that I wanted to design or make. I have general interests in these things, but there is nothing I want to make. What should I do?
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  2211.  @jamescross  is it worth getting a degree? I have gotten an offer to a university, but don't know if it's worth it. I'm already 3 and a half months self taught. Thanks!
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  2212. I use what I have 😂
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  2213. Very good
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  2214. whats the background song?
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  2215. Thank you for sharing that👨‍🏫
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  2216. I'm 28 years old, and I work as a Design, it pays to invest in front end in 2022, even as Wordpress dominates the industry, I'm scared because of my age too.
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  2217. Great info!! But also, can you tell me how you did your walls? The GF already agreed to let me do a tavern theme in my office/game room when we move, this is exactly what i was envisioning.
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  2218.  @jamescross  thanks a ton! I'll probably do something else inplace if the corrugate.. ill let you know when it's done. Thanks for the inspiration!
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  2219.  @jamescross  I do full stack bc I got bored with making winforms all day. Looked in to SwiftUI recently and it’s really fun watching it all come together!
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  2220. lol I am the one who got lucky even without not knowing JS but trying to learn... good info here people!
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  2221. I'm 32 yrs of age, and I'm IT graduate, but I did'nt continue in programming cause lack of skills, etc. Can I still become a front end developer? is it too late?
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  2222. i'm using the "HP Dev One" but i'm switching to the "Framework 16" in 2024
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  2223. Great video sir!, btw i wanna ask u something, i've been studying javascript for like 3 months but i still don't feel confident about it, i watched a lot of tutorials and when i decided to build a project, i just don't know what to do and then straightly copying someone else's code, what do you suggest me to do to overcome this?
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  2224. Love this video 💯 honestly there are so many very general videos suggesting the process. I loved how you gave a reason for everything. Won a sub! 🤝
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  2225. Been looking for the last 3 days, seen many videos but you are different, thanks. p.s. my story? poultry farm manager, car sales, yt gaming.. and now, I just want to be left alone and code, make a living and get on with my life :) Subbed!
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  2226. Web development, graphics design or cyber security......please help . I'm pretty bad at math so i can't with the computer science degree. Physics , calculus, ect.
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  2227. Thanks a lot
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  2228.  @jamescross  Thank you man!
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  2229. I’m currently in college majoring software engineering, I have a good foundation for java and trying to learn python, html, css and js. I want to get an internship but I have no prior experience, and I cannot think of any good projects that may look great on my resume. The projects I have done is, Tetris using java, and a to-do list using html, css and js. Do you have any good projects to atleast get the interview for an internship?
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  2230. Been working on an IT degree the past few years since my university put all the web dev and security stuff under IT for some reason; CS was more C#/Java, theory/algorithms, and desktop software which I'm not as into as web stuff, but for hobby projects I've always run into burnout and constantly swapping projects/areas... one week I'll do some frontend project with Vue, next week I'd get bored and hop to TryHackMe and do some cybersecurity, then on to Sheets/Excel working on some data science or calculator, then back over to js on an Electron app or some other backend thing, etc., etc. Feel like I've got surface level knowledge in a bunch of areas but have never really been able to hard focus on any particular one for more than a couple months at a time. They're all so interesting in different ways idk how anyone picks just one area to go into and do just that one job for many years at a time. I'm terrible at designing frontend though, no eye for design, so I'll probably end up going the backend route, cybersecurity, or data science.
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  2231. I just subscribed with all notifications, enjoyed the whole video, clicked like btn, shared and wrote this comment. So great to find such a talented hard working Christian developer to learn from. As a mostly solo self taught developer, I find it really important for my state of mind to watch empathetic tech videos like yours. Watching your videos promotes healthy programmer thoughts and feelings for me. I'm so grateful for you. Thanks for reading this. Have a great day. :-)
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  2232. awesome content thank you so much for sharing
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  2233. I know its been a long time since you uploaded this vid but heres mine: So i was in med school but i wasn't geting anywere and after like 4/5 years of that i decided to leave and try something new. Thats when i came across with programming, so i decided to do a little course of HTML CSS SASS git and some other stuff. Nowadays i work at a restaurant at night and during the day i do courses. Recently finished a Javascript one and now i am trying to figure out my next step. Im considering learning wordpress so i could get a job on that and then go to react to finish my front end Career. Anyways, nice channel! your advise helped me in the past
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  2234. Thanks man this video was very useful, im doing university but i just can follow the classes and i dont have time to focus on learning what i am supposed to lear. i think is a wast of my time and even more a wast of money i paid 8,695 euros for the first year im i have more 3 to go here in Ireland, but i cant follow the rest of the class ( and is not me, there are others students that cant do it either) i just bought a Udemy Course and finally im learning everything, i honestly think ill gave up from university and focus on the course because is the only thing that is making me understand coding
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  2235.  @jamescross  also I don't wanna buy a laptop just to learn I wanna use it for a long time so i can make money from it then i can upgrade it
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  2236. I'm just a regular 15 year old, that plays games a lot, I don't know what I want to do in the future but coding is what makes it interesting, I don't know how though. So I'm here to learn and care about my future. :)
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  2237.  @jamescross  Thank you, sorry for bothering you but, what is gonna make me more successful in future as a web developer, front end or backend?
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  2238. If u're working on a Windows pc and a m1 macbook can this keyboard swtlitch between them?
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  2239. My Background: graphic design associates degree. retail, factory work background. last 10 years working at Gun Store. interested in moving into front end web design.
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  2240. FINALLY some realistic words.
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  2241. Can you please tell me which mic are you using in this video?
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  2242. Rust
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  2243. Im a truck driver teaching myself web development. My industry just doesnt do it for me anymore so im getting into tech
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  2244. Gardener turned Techy 😂 I take in person classes @Tech901. Just completed my computer foundations class, acquired my Comptia A+ and now in web development class. Loving the journey so far!
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  2245. Hi, I have watched your videos and helps me where to start. I’m currently an Sr. Automation Engineer for about 10yrs now and I’m thinking to shift my career to web dev and just started learning html and css. However, would you think that is a good move? My concern is that if I shift from Senior Automation to Web Dev, will I start from Web Dev as entry level position? Btw, continue to create videos and inspire other. Thanks!
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  2246.  @jamescross  appreciate your help, thanks a lot. :)
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  2247. MX for Mac does have the usb dongle, I purchased it. It comes with 1 USBC charging cord. Only difference is the other one also has another USB charging cable, can’t remember which one, but not needed with Mac.
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  2248. I have no college degree. I have a GED and I'm looking for a training program or course for to become a web developer. Any suggestions. I'm in nyc
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  2249. You are awesome, keep. It up!
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  2250. Wow this one is gold. Thank you 🙏🏼
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  2251. Best video sir , I am learning to code and every word you say are true. Thank you
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  2252. 5:54 React is a library
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  2253. Hi Jordan! thank you for this awesome video. I actually watched it about 6 months ago and it helped push me to start my front end journey by joining an online course. I almost finished it the course, and by accident stumbled upon your video again. I was curious to ask about your own journey - did you ever feel very bored by coding? It seems like I had a ton of energy starting out, but now when I'm about to cross the finish line and start my own project, I find it very difficult to get going and tap into it.
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  2254. Hi! Sorry to bother you again, but I need your help.🙏 I have been scouring the net to find a solution for images not loading in React when they're placed under 'src', and NOT 'public', without `require()` or `import`. Is there a workaround? And why is it better to put images that are used in components, under 'src'? All the tutorials I have come so far, drag their assets into 'public', even though it's not recommended, I've been told.
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  2255.  @jamescross  thank you! 👍 Honestly, i didn't understand much what you said cuz I'm a beginner in tech😅, but I'll just continue using images from 'public' for the time being. 👍
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  2256. 38 with past 10 years in medical field working at a hospital. Before that customer service and tech support. Graduated end of 2018 from bootcamp...felt broken because I spent nearly 15k and had no real portfolio after graduating...spent the next year to push my skills and some freelance work...then spent 2020 in serious overtime mode at work and lost some of the practice...mid to end of 2021 had to get back on track and have been applying since end of 21 to front end jobs. So much closer than ever.
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  2257. Hey mann first of all thankyou, you way to deliver info is cool .🤟😊
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  2258. That's awesome man. I'm on the same boat, i'm on JS right now and it's really fun even though sometimes you get stuck and it feels like you'll never figure it. Whenever that happens I take a breather then come back to it and that usually does the trick. Anyways good luck on your journey 👍
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  2259. Awesome video!
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  2260. Well done. I like your style!
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  2261. So what will happento the junior devs .. looking for their first job.
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  2262.  @jamescross  09:53 , great video
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  2263. I just began full stack its been one month and i am going to do that and i loved it. ❤
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  2264. Never stop learning.
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  2265.  @jamescross  Im in Utah too! As a new programmer, how do I find meetups?
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  2266. I really like how you do suddle clips of things relating to how you felt or what you did. It makes your videos feel original(to me at least) and it keeps me watching because it's like a positive subliminal message
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  2267. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm just starting to learn. I'm dangerous at this point. 😁
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  2268. I have a Macbook pro 2020 and a gaming laptop which i use for programming as I have no idea how to install plugins on macs but I would like to learn how to use it so that it can help me to lessen my bag weight as the gaming laptop + charging brick is super heavy. In conclusion, if you are a programmers and you like to play game = Windows laptop will be a better choice for you but if your laptop is mainly for programming I would suggest maybe a intel base Macbook will get the job done :)
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  2269. Thanks man. I am building my personal portfolio website. This video is going to be very helpful. BTW can you make a video on what it's like in the first week on the job. I am a bit curious about how is the first week is gonna be?
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  2270. Wow thank you so much, when you explained about understanding what youre doing but not being able to explain it. Exactly my problem 😢
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  2271. Good recommendations
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  2272. Thanks for this Started out January this year. I just began building SPAs with react last week. It's a minefield out here!!!, Just when I think I know something and have a pretty good picture of where I'm to be in some calculated time, BOOM!. Some article pops up about something someperson thinks I should know and I haven't heard of and how I'm gon fail miserably if I don't posses it that second 😵
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  2273. I'm a M.S. Multimedia Arts (Web Design/Dev) degree holder from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. I graduated in 2010 and only worked HTML4, CSS and PHP/Drupal HTML editing for about 6 months and quit. I want to become a developer either frontend or full-stack. I'm going to check out your other videos, but I want to re-vamp my skills to be current for job hiring in the industry. I can easily do a website in Wordpress or something light on code in PHP to make it work, but I know no companies hire for salary work like that. It's not worth it in my suburban stingy upper-middle class West Virginia area to propose business websites for sale, because all the mom and pop places rely on social media and free Facebook business pages. I want to do app development, but not no-code. I wanted to know if it would be worth it to be a full-stack dev, having had database and dynamic lectures in grad school and familiarity at the basic level with how PHP works. Does anyone use ASPT.net C# or Javascript with ASP.NET anymore. They seemed to skip over .NET and teach old school classic ASP or PHP in school and $60,000 later I was not prepared for any kind of real work. The multimedia production side has aided me in YouTube and filmmaking and even though my videos are less popular and fill a specific niche, "firefighter motivation / and documentaries" I am grateful for my opportunity at the education and happy to have a master's degree. Thanks keep up the hard work with your channel. Your general canvas for video is awesome, I l love the lighting - really sharp job!
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  2274. I am 28 from Bulgaria. Worked for 12 years in the services industry waiter,runner,bartender and last 6 years as a cook. So I am going to give it a try actually I am very motivated would like to work in web3 and blockchain crypto area interested in the technology. Yea my main reason are better pay and for my future and current t family so I can actually being able to help out financially when the times come which they will and with a chef job I don't think that's possible also I am tired working 7 weeks in a 4 week months 250hr +
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  2275.  @jamescross  Thank you a lot, I wasn't sure, I'm still learning, and I often used the "||" in API call, when you don't receive anything, it's good to use it in the case... ; )
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  2276. Thanks.
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  2277. hey mate , is the combo of Udemy courses & skillshare enough to get my first frontend job learning from scratch? html css js & react. or i have to invest in other platforms/learn from other websites?
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  2278. I am using the mini with my Ipad pro,but how can I get the euro key?And the combi keys \|~’?Please give me a step for step…
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  2279. Great video. I can tell that you actually walked the journey that you talk about. You like my my brother from another mother. I just discovered your channel, but our journey are really similar, and the advice you give is 100 percent legit. Got a share this video with my community.
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  2280. I wanted to be a web dev when i started uni, then i switched to python and now im finishing a masters degree in AR/VR and im 90% sure ill go back to web dev, i even with masters i cant get a single job even paying £25k. Web dev take me back
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  2281.  @jamescross  i only got one reply out of 50 jobs i applied to and it was just “sorry but we will not be going further with your application.” And thats it :/
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  2282.  @jamescross  linkedin and websites like cwjobs etc
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  2283.  @jamescross  how do you go about finding the hiring managers though i dont rly know where to find them
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  2284. I'm 33 yo and planning to change career from an operation manager to programming which way far different path would it still be right decision considering my age and zero experience? But willing to learn
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  2285. Love your videos dude. Is hoping to change careers to front-end development (edit: from a non-tech, finance role) likely to be super difficult at 31 if I follow all the steps? I’ve got some html and css knowledge/experience, but that’s it atm.
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  2286. I'm glad you're ok. Thank you for your videos and enjoy your family. Sending love from Brazil.
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  2287. It makes it monumentally challenging with the current algorithms that suggest what they suggest online. I could go into this for years, but anyone that is learning this trade knows what I am talking about. Shifty/shady/outdated code...no error checking techniques. It tough, but it's all about what you want. I am a union carpenter, was a welder for ten years prior, and have been earning this CS degree for well over a year, I am pumped to get to the level I know I will achieve. Writing simple scripts to open up all the tools I use for certain tasks is almost better than pouring a fresh highway bridge...or is it better? haha. I love it all, but this one is one of the tougher things I have dove in to. Good luck to yall
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  2288.  @jamescross  thanks buddy, thanks for the video
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  2289. Im nurse and still active , but need more job , nurse salary in here is painfull
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  2290. Honestly, i wsnt to hate your ass for understating how much your dad allowing you to get paid experience. I feel that was a huge leg up, but seriously you did all the work and in the end im just glad you got into something you really like, we all did or are doing grunt work so yeah. Nice video.
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  2291. Hi devsmak, on May 9th I will be 5 months coding. I haven't given up yet because coding I find to be fun, and I had no idea the number of things you could create with it. My end goal is becoming a web developer and, on the side, working on mobile development only using JavaScript. My entry is web development, but my dream is mobile development. Figured what's the point of learning a second language for mobile when you can do it all within the same language. At the moment I am learning the DOM and boy it's really hard! I am now able to create div, h1, etc. using only JavaScript and I am able to style those tags as well using only JavaScript. But I can't figure out how to add a class or id with only JavaScript. By any chance would you happen to know of a cheat sheet which exist which explains what you need to type to create different things within the DOM? Love your video's and I myself am working a really shitty job and every day I work there motivates me to become a web developer, thanks for the video.
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  2292.  @jamescross  Yea I keep on postponing learning a framework or library because I never felt ready and I still don't feel ready. But don't you need a good understanding of the DOM in order to use a framework or library? So, from everything I mentioned about using JavaScript to manipulate the DOM? Does it sound like I am ready to try React? Also, is there a way just to learn JSX without the modules, components. Just learn pure JSX with nothing else? Anything you could recommend? I think solid.js, React, React-native are the only frameworks and libraries which use JSX, I'm surprised there aren't lessons for JSX only online? When you look up JSX tutorials all you find is React tutorial, thank you for getting back to me, I appreciate it.
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  2293.  @jamescross  Well, I am now on the React documentation website and reading through the material to get started. I found codepen, I guess this is a site they offer to test your JSX code? This is confusing? on code pen there are 2 different ways to write JSX? One way looks like vanilla JavaScript which it isn't and the second way looks like HTML with JavaScript. I will figure this out, thank you for the push!
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  2294. Is the MacBook Air M1 okay for a data science student?
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  2295. I was stuck trying to learn some advance stuff on javascript, but now after what u sait i'm jumping strong on react. my wife is pregnant with twins and i NEED this change of life.
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  2296. I am a beginner
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  2297. hey man how can I contact you?
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  2298. Free code camp does not provide full explanation for some topics. Their projects do not require you to code in css
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  2299.  @jamescross  thank you for explaining
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  2300. i'm trying to come to america as a self taught it's really hard going through the immigration and getting a job. no body wants me :"( any tips?
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  2301. Will you do dev portfolios?
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  2302. I love this channel and your videos, keep up the good work
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  2303. i started like 3 months ago then i am learning more about sleeping then programming, still asking myself "what am i doing wrong?"
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  2304. Wishing you a quick recovery, thank you for sharing this and reminding us about what important.
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  2305. Fellow history degree here 😂 glad to know I’m not alone in this!
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  2306. Finally have got what have been looking for ❤❤❤❤
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  2307. I like the emphasis on "ACTUALLY" get hired
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  2308. In my little experience, for online remote web development job, one needs a US/EU resident ship, else they do not even call for an interview.
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  2309. That’s me right now, finishing up basic css and hopefully jumping on to js soon, intimidated by future interviews but tired of working in ITsupport and wanting to feel like I can do more with my life than fix a mouse that doesn’t work -__-
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  2310. Thanks! Just stumbled on your videos a few days ago and can’t stop watching them. Love all the tips and information you give. Subbed!
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  2311. My github got spamed and flagged because I didn't k own how to use It. Now I can't use my github.
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  2312. How many hours in the evening did you put in each day?
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  2313. Hey thanks for this video. I just started my move into the tech world and this video has so much good information
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  2314. What should we learn then?as a beginner, in future i want to be a web developer
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  2315. Dude I love your music in your videos! Do you have a playlist that you can share?
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  2316. As a backend developer, I'm rolled my eyes in entire video 😂
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  2317. Loved the content! You are an amazing storyteller.. got that from your intro monologue to this video!
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  2318.  @jamescross  Yes! I'm so happy I got it yesterday, I went with the baseline 8GB Space Grey MacBook Air for $899 W/AirPods, it came out to 1.1k with tax and 3 years of AppleCare on both, I'm planning on taking great care of it with a carrying case, then selling it in 2 years to upgrade to whatever is available. Hopefully 2 iterations of Apple Silicone come out before my AppleCare runs out >.>
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  2319. How much is the scope of web development when there are website builders like Wix , Squarespace etc??
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  2320. Great insight. I will concentrate on frontend.
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  2321. This happened to me too at every company I went to.. Literally all the frontend tasks went to me because nobody else knew how to do frontend.
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  2322. Hi, I’m a mom of a 17 yr old young man who is amazing but has so much to learn. Honestly I have tried to keep my kids from tech but the writing is on the wall of how valuable it is. We homeschool and I am trying to schedule his last 2 years of school to be geared toward thing he is actually interested in and could have a jumpstart on his career. If you were 17 and had a chance to devote your schooling to set you up for a career in computers what would you use? What road map would you use?
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  2323. Hi I´m interested to learn and would like your support
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  2324. Professional mover. Went to coding bootcamp. Graduated with a B. Still don’t have a job but I practiced everyday until my pc broke down. But I re-watch my classes every night
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  2325. “Come and get your love” Redbone. Hell yeah man, not many people know this amazing 70’s Cajun funk band! Great vid.
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  2326. I’m using the M1 MacBook Air and going down the self taught route
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  2327.  @jamescross  I bought it when I got rid of my gaming computer after watching your video on M1 MacBook Air for learning to code. Keep up the great content!
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  2328. This is a great advice from you , you are full of wisdom
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  2329. The best video trainer for all of this I've ever seen now add generational AI to it and you will take over the world
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  2330. mind if you put tour personal portfolio website? thanks.
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  2331. Thanks for the video, will you be releasing a PDF of this information in the future?
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  2332. This is one of the best YouTube videos I've watched. Very insightful. Thank you so much for this.
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  2333. My company makes me use windows so using OS X after work is a breath of fresh air.
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  2334. for real I also choose front ent development !!!!
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  2335. I’m a USMC veteran who became a construction worker after, now I’m learning programming on my own while being a father to a toddler and hoping to have a similar story to yours. I have no choice but to succeed.
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  2336. fetch vs axios? too old. we are using grpc
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  2337. Your video is helpfull ! So thank you !
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  2338. Dude your subtle humor is right on spot , love it, keep up the good work
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  2339. The worst thing you could do is decide your profession based on the premise of how much money you will make. I spent many years programming for nothing as a hobby before I ever thought about making a career out of it. If you want to make a lot of money in life then programming is not the profession to do that.
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  2340. Excellent setup
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  2341. you can have a software engineering degree but you still need proof some companies don’t care bout degrees
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  2342. Great video! I was wondering if you plan on making JS tutorials in the future :)
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  2343. Im a college grad from 2018, bootcamp grad in 2020 and still havent been able to land a stable position.
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  2344. And i also really want to leave because hes im the only developer and he literally made me start from ground zero, no designs, no rough drafts, literally no end goal vision. "I have this idea and i want you to create it" kind of thing. Its great at the beginning because i was getting paid but now, hes asking mw to research some thimgs on devops and other things i don't want to fill up this comment section with. Also... its part time.
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  2345.  @jamescross  omg yes, even though its annoying I'm beyond greatful I got a start somewhere. Your videos are extremely helpful btw, thank you!
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  2346. I am 54, I started with GW basic, then turbo Pascal, then turbo C for dos, then turbo C++ for dos, then Boland C++ for Windows, then borland C++ Builder for Windows, then PHP, then SQL, then css, then bootstrap, then writing windows services, then mysql , then windows based database applications, then linux shell scripting, then writing networking applications for windows, other things I cant remember in terms of specific projects. Im writing my own DSL now.
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  2347. I will be starting a web development course in August 2022 God willing.I live in Germany but i have zero knowledge about the whole computer thing. Do you think i can still make it?
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  2348. Hi, i`m 35 years old i would like to change my job. I have 20 years in construction but from the beginning i liked pc stuff, like websites, programming, etc. I would like to learn about frontend, css. I saw this video and i love it !!!!
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  2349. Master in UK is 1 year
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  2350. 🙏🏽
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  2351. I'm a plumber and my plan is to get a job coding and finally I'll be able to fix my back. I have a few years to teach myself. Thank you for your help
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  2352. Actually I'm not learning programming for a good paying job, I am just obsessed with it also programing is valuable for society and that satisfieს me, so that makes me to keep programming, I recommend you to find your passion and never give up
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  2353. Adobe!
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  2354. Can u make a comparison between ms designer compact or k380?
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  2355. Construction and maintenance is my back ground
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  2356. Your degree in history may be more useful than you realise. It shows that you had the skills, time and commitment to get that degree. You followed that up with learning coding. I also think that you are cementing your programming practical knowledge by being a YouTuber specialising in this area. Anyway, I saw another video ( https://youtu.be/1UVhaRvhfJA?si=Cnb9tbEo-PVp5TB2 ) where Quincy Larson, the founder of freeCodeCamp discusses getting a cs degree or not. At about the 1 hour 4 minute mark he discusses getting or not getting a second undergraduate degree. In most cases, he does not think it's worth it (getting a second undergraduate degree) from a pure return on investment point of view. How much extra you would earn over the reminder of your working life with the second degree against how much you earn without the second degree. There is also the time element.
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  2357. Should I go for m1 air if i am going into 1 st yr undergrad and have no experience of mac os and primary goal is coding, programming and machine learning, editing
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  2358. I have a question and am seeking advice from all of you coding pros out there. I am an electrical engineering major and understand only the basics when it comes to coding. I took a class in C++ and did well enough. I want to further my education in this area, and I do not feel that formal training is necessary. Once I graduate, I plan to do some self-study. I want to learn enough to get an entry-level job just to get really good at writing code. You can learn the stuff all day, but I feel that doing it for a living is how you would master it. The thing is, I don't plan on pursuing this as a career. I want to go work in magnetics and communications, particularly in the defense industry. They pay engineers really well in these jobs. The thing I am wondering is if there would be any companies that would hire me for a part-time, entry-level, work-from-home job writing code. I would be willing to take low, or even no, wages. I would also have to work odd hours. Does anyone think that I could get hired?
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  2359.  @jamescross  I think that it would aid me greatly in my career. Being able to write code for particularly complex applications would be a boon.
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  2360. BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
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  2361. Everything he said is so true🫣
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  2362. N o . Web dev is an abomination.
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  2363. Awesome video sir, can you upload a course of front end web development
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  2364. Can you get a software engineering job with an Information Technology with business management degree? Or will I need to do a CS or software engineering degree?
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  2365. i like ur expressions in thumbnails, so funny
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  2366. Then there's me, who's struggling to get my first job. Sometimes i feel i'll never get hired. It's hard out here
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  2367. Kinda late to this video, but I work construction for 19$$ 50-60 hours a week just to make a decent check. im 20 and been doing this since I was 16 due to when covid hit I had dropped out to work since my mom was fired. I’m motivated ash to learn coding I remember taking a class in high school and loved it. Wish me luck!!
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  2368. this was really good...
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  2369.  @jamescross  I appreciate your thorough write up. These are several of the same conclusions I'm coming to over such a short amount of time. It unfortunately needs regulation which goes against what was intended. I had my own blunders but nothing like yours. I'm sorry you all lost all that hard earned money, gosh. There's certainly growing pains. I was first ushered in a week before The Tweet last May. Scared shitless while on vacation of all times. Learned very quickly after that. Then the Vault feature broke on my Coinbase account. And they kept sending unrelated automated responses and closing the ticket...which means we're completely on our own in this. I'm waiting for portfolio recovery atm to get out. But the industry needs a bit more maturing before I can take it seriously again. I see potential but now is kind of a shitshow. Thanks for your feedback! Good chat ;)
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  2370.  @jamescross  Thanks a bunch, looking forward to that!
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  2371. Great video, these are definitely some of my concerns of going into the software industry.
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  2372. I see! I have the German version and there are (unfortunately) no keys for the brackets. Instead, there is a larger "Return" key 🙄
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  2373. GOD!!! Thank you so much for the honesty. I’ve been at it 3 years and have always felt exactly like this.
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  2374. This has helped me sooooo much. Big time thank you for posting this video!
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  2375. I’m a 23 year old software engineer intern for a college and I’ve only have 10 months of learning
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  2376. Thank you…any tips for a young developer to do well n have a great career?
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  2377. Awesome video and great advice as always, I just started on my journey to becoming a front-end developer and switch job careers, Your channel and a few other Youtbers channels have motivated me to kick start my journey, I have just started the meta front-end developer course and uploaded my first video as some of the other YouTubers suggested documenting your journey, any pointers on breaking into the industry after getting enough experience would be greatly appreciated.
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  2378. I also have a Windows Laptop and I usually dropped my projects there for assignment interviews/works at the university, but it's quite heavy to take it with, including heavy charging cable and these all weight like 3-4 kilos. With Mac it's much easier that way :)
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  2379. I just started learning html and css at freecodecamp but am a very slow learner
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  2380. Currently studying full stack course in code academy, people told me it’s a good starting point , wish me luck . I will also be studying from udemy
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  2381. currently working in healthcare with a BA in Science for Computer animation looking to becoming a front end developer , looks like along road ahead though with working my 40 hours and caring for the wife and kids
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  2382.  @jamescross  yes I feel it I did 4 years of school for that BA and having a fam and I low key can’t remember a darn thing lol
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  2383.  @jamescross  yea true lol thank got I wrote all that shit down so I could at least look back at it
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  2384. I’m currently starting with react and I’ll see where it takes me
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  2385. Nice video 👍, I think your right on the point, math is a very broad term. It’s like saying Spanish, French, and Italian are all Latin languages, I was born in Italy, I can understand a few words in Spanish and French, doesn’t mean I could have a conversation with someone. Also I’m a construction guy, that’s why I watch your channel, trying to get out of the pit! Thanks Devsmak for your contributions.
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  2386. Excellent video man, thanks
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  2387. my backstory: ignoring school, playing games, quit from school at last class of highschool, did roblox.lua scripting 2-3 years but didn't got any job that pays, family members forced me to go work as a waiter and earn money for home
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  2388.  @jamescross  yea, I just rewatched your video bec I wanted move into web development, currently I am learning css (half done) did got html (tbh I did learned HTML, CSS, JS before but I wasn't interested on web development and did forget everything about it) and ofc thanks to you I may even start searching front-end jobs in future (I don't have notifications turned on so I didnt see your reply)
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  2389. Great advice! Thank you
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  2390. I'm confused between ipad air and laptop at that price , I will Perseu physics so I didn't need coding much like you do.
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  2391. Great Video! Also, just subscribed to your channel. 🔥🔥🔥
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  2392. I Denny’s server looking to use multi tasking skills with my hands to start enhancing my y digital skill sets. I am a current My Computer Career (online). I would like a Jr. Program positions.
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  2393. I just changed my major from Nursing (BSN) to Computer science gaming concentration degree. Heres praying hard.
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  2394. Pssss hey want to buy an NFT ;)
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  2395. How dare you dis Angular, its like objective c , its the best Jerry, the best.
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  2396.  @jamescross  just a little sarcasm, notice a lot of rivalry when it comes these two tools. Just like Maya / Blender users and UE / Unity.
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  2397.  @jamescross  currently have Maya, 3ds Max and Blender. When you add HardOps/Box Cutter add-ons Blender shines for modelling. For animating Maya is still better for complex rigs.
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  2398. I can't tell if your set is green screen or real lmfao.
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  2399. You are an inspiration sir
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  2400. This is very timely! Thank you for sharing! Keep it up :D
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  2401.  @jamescross  Have you tried to switch FN and CTRL by System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier Keys? I have white version, but I want to have dark, because I have MX Master 3 and dark workspace ;) Also, backlight looks better on dark version then white.
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  2402.  @jamescross  Ok, thank you for the answer because I almost clicked the BUY button for the dark version 😅 So I will stay with the white version. I don't know why Logitech didn't create a dark version, especially they created a dark MX Keys version. I think 💰 📈 is the reason.
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  2403. @devsmak I'm curious what do you guys use the fn and ctrl for in the mac ? There's not many cases for using them that come to mind, to be bothered by their misplacement so much. (For the record I ordered the black one today and am having doubts after reading these comments)
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  2404. Great video
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  2405. Thank you so much dear James. You are really helping someone like me.
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  2406. Can you make a video on how you would setup your resume, LinkedIn & portfolio?
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  2407.  @jamescross  appreciate it! Love your content
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  2408. Do you watch thinkmedia on youtube?😁
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  2409.  @jamescross  because this video implements something they spoke about recently on one of their videos…about longer uploads
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  2410.  @jamescross  https://youtu.be/rbd1a2gRuf8
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  2411. 8:27 OMG this guy pulls no punches 🤣🤣🤣
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  2412. Thank you very much, your production quality is amazing too!
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  2413. Fyi: i use the cheaper pen too and you can fit pencil grips on it, which make the pen slightly heavier, but also make it feel quite secure in the hand. Not all grips will work though as it must have enough stretch or a larger inner dimension.
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  2414. ok i knew, i knew, i ever use it, not yet knew, not yet, wait - make notes, ok ok ok. I did that when watching your videos, same as when i watched your Javascript 2022 : ) Thank you, I like your videos.
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  2415. What site is this @ 2:13?
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  2416. Which keyboard do you prefer between the apple, the Logitech MX and the small MX? The small logi MX looks very handy, but it cost almost the same as the large MX…
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  2417.  @jamescross  okok… thanks for that information! I also carry my iPad Pro to anywhere, that’s just why this mini MX are actually calling my attention… this was just what I needed to hear to decide for that… thanks a lot…
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  2418. brother i m from commerce graduation complete at 28 now thinking to make switch in front end development can u suggest
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  2419. thanks dude this was really helpful im really strongly to learn to code 3 years now but I haven't fully committed all my time trying to learn bcuz I have a job and I live in the Caribbean and I didn't go to college trying the self thought method and I may have to pay for a boot camp but this is really helpful I see that u push the concept of being practice and doing projects I need to implement that stat
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  2420. love your content bro..😍💯
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  2421. Thank you!
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  2422. thank you for this video dude, its very useful how do you think, what better for junior developer, tho looking for first job, concentrate on works for portfolio, or on portfolio web site, when your time is limited?
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  2423. My associates requires calc 2 lol what college is this
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  2424. Yoooo I go to WGU, small world
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  2425. You're the best bro
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  2426. The b roll in this video is fire
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  2427. it! Glad I watched tNice tutorials video, feel like an idiot lmao
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  2428. laughs in full stack development
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  2429.  @jamescross  oh nice, I started at 27 and this will be my last semester of my I.T. degree graduating midyear at 31 years of age, looking for a frontend dev position! I did go the costly route which is more time consuming and expensive, I would probably recommend to anyone reading this after almost completing my degree to go for a bootcamp between 10-12 grand (no more than 15) that teaches a common technology stack such as MERN stack if you really feel that you need some kind of structure hopefully with teachers and other students in person. If you are young though and want to experience uni go for a university degree making sure the course has a strong emphasis ideally on the developer you want to be, for instance I chose RMIT because it had a alot of focus on web development and programming unlike some other I.T. degrees which are more focused on administration and help desk/security stuff! A degree in CS or software engineering will make you really good at coding but will go much more deeply and theoretically into a lot of aspects of programming that maybe are a little bit too low level for what most web developers do such as learning about programming operating systems, kernels, machine learning, algorithms etc. and you will need to probably have studied higher level maths in high school which I did not. Although, CS and Software Engineering are a little bit more reputable yet a bit more difficult to complete and you will have less choice of electives to choose from that gives you less choose to tailor the course to your desired job/major. Therefore each degree has it's pros and cons. Sorry for the long response, I just thought I would give my 2 cents even though I've never held a developers job before!
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  2430. hi should i learn React or Angular? or should i learn both?
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  2431. These days I heard about programming and coding from a teacher at school. I am 16 years old and I think that going to school is pointless. So much time has been taken away and so much lost talent,So I decided to go this way, programming. I think that everything is possible if there is the will for it, so I will try to learn this. Please, if anyone has advice, let me know in the comment below. 👌😀🤞
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  2432. I have been wanting to replace my android tablet. One day it died and factory reset itself and I just never set it up again
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  2433.  @jamescross  I used it as a quasi secondary screen to pull up stuff I need for a main project. Just kinda a pain to start over with it. Plus I’m more in apple’s camp now so iPad makes sense for me.
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  2434. I work on a company that uses windows I use c# and .net etc. For personal use I prefer Mac.
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  2435. I left my job as a health insurance job and want something different. Thanks for the video. No quit here
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  2436. I am using a Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought in the Summer of 2015! The battery sucks, so I just keep it plugged in all the time. I started using The Odin Project (Thanks :) and went the virtual machine route which is going great.
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  2437. yeah... I'll be that one person that will charge the buyers obscenely low prices since I'm from Argentina and minimun wage is basically 240 USD here... I'm starting college this month and about to learn programming, College is not only free here but I also got paid for going there. I moved to this country for the free college lmao. 17K usd at year is a dream for someone of this side of the lake.
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  2438. Thank youuuuuu ❤
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  2439.  @jamescross  thanks king 🙏❤️ hope you all the best may yours kids grow up and be the best people
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  2440. Currently an electrician. Using codecademy and a couple other sites to try and learn what I can before hopping into a bootcamp, but trying to get out of the construction industry asap
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  2441. thank you so much man, this really means a lot since money is tight and seeing this video has helped me!!!
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  2442. my issue is that on my m1, chrome uses so much battery compared to safari (I'm on the Mac version of chrome)
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  2443. I’m 24 with no real experience in coding, can I still learn and find a profitable job?
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  2444.  @jamescross  thank you for the response, much appreciated
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  2445. "I'm not gonna make you wait until the end of the video" earned you an instant like. Thanks
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  2446. Good stuff, thank you so much for this 🙏
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  2447. yes, I want a react roadmap video
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  2448. Like the upfront honesty, here's my like
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  2449. Francis here, 21years old from Kenya. Im still in college studying software engineering and just started looking into web development some months ago..HTML and CSS come naturally to me, javascript however😂its gonna need some practice Anyway, i cant become a pro software engineer or web developer with experience that easy ,can I? Im just glad youtube got me this video..i didnt even waste a sec once it popped up in my recommendations
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  2450. @devsmak I do not have realtime experience in web development. What should I do to jump into web dev ?
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  2451. I'm using a 2016 macbook pro 13, core i5
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  2452. i apperiate the talk i just started teaching myself and i didnt know what i wanted to do with coding but i started with python, i think i may try the front in first >
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  2453. oh God youre such an inpiration for me....I am originally from Europe (czech republic) and l have been in US for about 7 years now and l am just tired of construction work, or oil field that l used work for 4 years. So l just realized l was always a tecnical type and l think IT would be just for me, l built computer just by self learning and l know software is different from hardware but it was a first step back in a day.....l would like to start some course probably something like software tester, because l've heard that its the best starting pisition to kinda get feeling of IT sector....can you kinda guide me which first step into IT world l should take?l think its important to just get to IT and then just figure out which direction l wanna continue along the way....thank you so much for your response brother in advance
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  2454. Is the program WGU? If not, do you mind sharing what it is?
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  2455. Hi Devsmak, what is your opinion about web development. Is web development over saturated with too many people trying to becoming web developers? Is there a way to search online to find some type of statistics which showed these facts?
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  2456.  @jamescross  Thank you I only asked because another YouTuber created a video stating boldly that this was the case and I saw online someone posted that statement as well on on Discord. I am glad you responded back. I wasn't thinking about giving up but I was freaking out a bit thinking how to push things to the next level. How to create projects at a higher level. Thank you so much for getting back to me and by the way I am also self taught, five months in so far.
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  2457.  @jamescross  Thank you I will keep you updated. At the moment I am working on the Odin Project and I am working on the fundamentals on the last project for the CSS Flex box. Next, JavaScript fundamentals. I wish I found this course much earlier around the time I started learning. I bounced around through different courses. From learning HTML and CSS for less than a month then JavaScript for a couple of weeks. Played around with C language, Kotlin, Swift, and Java. Returned to JavaScript and only coded for 1 month before starting in the Odin Project. Kind of behind on my learning, now I am focused on Odin Project, its very well structured and they provide you support on discord. I always find good support if I have a question. I always find some one logged on who can ask questions. Excellent resource. My goal is to get a job with the obvious technology like HTML, CSS, Javascript, GitHub/Git, React. Also to create corporate web apps for big corp. looking into big tech projects, big boring web apps. After I get gone with these tech. Hopefully, I would love as an end goal to become a C# web developer using .NET. But I figure this would be much later on after I've been programming in JavaScript tech. Thank you Devsmak, I greatly appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Would be interesting to watch a video on the tech stack you are working with and talk a little bit about some projects you had worked with to gain the insight scope, thanks a million.
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  2458. Please do a tutorial on javascript as you learned it
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  2459. Mandalorian >
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  2460.  @jamescross  thank you on your answer 😁
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  2461. Happy to see a new video. Thanks for your thoughts 😊
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  2462. Thanks! Keep these vids coming, please.
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  2463. So I'm new to the IT world and I want to make a career by using computers. I feel like web developer would be a good fit for me I learned a little but of html. But I want to know what should I learn and what is the best way to go about being a web developer
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  2464. I'm in Cape Town South Africa and like you also work in the low paying construction industry but am attempting to transition into IT. Initially I started with front end html and CSS but somehow Im not much into it so I took up python. Don't have anyone to guide me so am not really sure of what to focus on and not waste time learning things I'll never need.
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  2465. Why are so many devs hating on Ruby? Is it just the 'cool thing' to do, or do they have reasons. No one is giving any reasons that I have seen. Btw, I like Ruby.
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  2466.  @jamescross  ok. Thanks for stating your reasons. 👍
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  2467. Awesome info! I’m barely starting into my journey as a soft dev in college, which language would you recommend that I should start to learn on my own?
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  2468.  @jamescross  for sure I just finished the video as well will be looking into react and JavaScript languages I’m going to be attending devry university in there CS classes so hopefully their courses will be filled with knowledgeable info, I too am doing a major career change from hard labor and customer service to this, your video you made about you doing the same thing inspired me to look into college and start this path! Love the content brother! Thanks for the reply 🤟🏽
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  2469. Why did you choose thomas over wgu cs program?
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  2470. I'm a carpenter learning SD. 1 more class and I have a advanced SD cert. Still learning everyday
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  2471. Mechanical engineer here, have back problems and am looking for a remote job, currently learning Python although I took coding courses in college
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  2472. Not sure if i'll make it but i'm currently in hs and i've been trying to learn python by starting with the basics and just doing random projects. making and working on software or a website have always seemed interesting to me. it is hard to keep on going but i have to try.
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  2473. What camera do you use to record your videos?
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  2474.  @jamescross  city ​​of Bauru, SP.
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  2475.  @jamescross  wow, cool, have you visited the free zone of manaus?
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  2476. @devsmak in the video you are saying to develop apps to get a better pay in the IT industry but for those people who have been working on front end development how is it possible for them to develop apps because as far as I know the skill set required for web development and app development are quite different. And also I did not get it whether you are working as frond end developer or an app developer? Thanks in advance
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  2477. Excellent 💯💯💯💯❤️
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  2478. Im currently in a bootcamp and i can't wait for it to be done i got 3 months to go and tbh im all over the place i don't understand anything and it was def not worth it after im done im gonna continue on my own its better focus and better for myself if you did it i will do it too
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  2479. Hey, I'm a bit late to the video but, is there anything I should do specifically at a young age? I am 14, I play around with HTML, CSS and JavaScript a lot when I'm in school and sometimes at home. I want to know if I can make a bit of money doing little things even at a young age. I'm not expecting lots of money, just a way to make a bit as it would be nice to have experience like that.
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  2480.  @jamescross  Thanks very much, I'll start trying out react native, your info has helped me out a lot, I am very grateful.
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  2481. Love your videos dude!
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  2482. Some institutions offer course-based masters degrees.
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  2483. Whats the core concepts....arrrrrr
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  2484. looking forward for Reactjs roadmap
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  2485. i stint dont realy understand how i should start learning how to code/create
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  2486.  @jamescross  that would help a lot. atm i a psychology student but i realy wanne learn how to code. but i dont know much about coding. my friend study's game design and knows how to code a game but i am not really interested in that i wanne know how to make a app/ something interactive
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  2487. LDS gang! really enjoying your vids everyday on this ole programming journey.
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  2488. Nice video bro
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  2489. Thanks a lot!
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  2490. thank you sir , great video and you got a follower 🔥👊
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  2491.  @jamescross  thanks for the answer
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  2492. Full stack = Company wage slave that does everything
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  2493. hello. thanks for video. Can u pls give a name of your beautiful keyboard ?
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  2494.  @jamescross  thanks ✌️ best of luck ....
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  2495. A lot of typpos too.... :(
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  2496. okay so in seventh grade I started working with computers and I had always been with computers my whole life because my dad is a very good with tech. So when I got to seventh grade all the way through ninth grade, I was in information technology classes, so I learned a lot about building computers and what everything in the computer does I lost interest with it for a while because I feel as if I didn’t really like it and I was pushed into it so I let go of it and I started to pursue sports. Now I’m in college my first year and I don’t really know what I want to be. I still play sports in college so I figured I would just be a sports management major but I’m realizing I don’t think I want to do that either a video came up on my screen, the other day of programmers, and, meanwhile I had always said to my parents that I wanted a job where it was completely remote and I can be doing it from any part of the world when I watch that programmer video it had me remember of what I used to do back in middle school and my first year of high school so I figured let me get back into it. The only problem is I know stuff about the computer I just never learn to code so now I’m thinking about switching my major and taking this seriously.
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  2497. Great tips
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  2498. why in the hell do they not make a black mac specific mini
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  2499. Yo I have the bell icon since forever and I have not been notified about any of your new videos in past 2 weeks.
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  2500. I would put as the first step to read some books about programming fundamentals then learn HTML
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  2501. Petroleum engineering major
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  2502.  @jamescross  Yup, pursuing my bachelors in CS currently, however got many pre reqs that are not related to CS to take and that it is taking lots of my time. So I'm thinking of taking a break from school to do my best to get my foot in the industry first.
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  2503.  @jamescross  Agreed, sounds like a win win situation for school and job hunting. Thanks so much James, can't wait for your next vid. Stay safe : )
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  2504.  @jamescross  wow awesome, can't wait thanks alot : )
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  2505. I know this is an older video but if you still check comments I would appreciate a response. I have been in the restaurant business for 20+ years but I have 2 little munchkins now and want to change careers so i can have a better life for them and enjoy my work. I don't want to waste time on something that won't get me results in the end. Is this path still doable?
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  2506. @jamescross  I don't mean waste time because I won't enjoy it. I mean, waste time that's taken from my family and then not be able to find a job in the field. I love computer and I was taking a Ethical hacking course which included python and I loved it and had fun doing it. But I had to stop when we had our second baby because my wife is full-time college and work as well. I also would love to work from home so she can concentrate on school. I just want to make sure what path is worth my time to better assure me a job so I can make my goals happen.
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  2507. Thanks a lot man! I'm planning to go deep with website development. This information helps me to start my journey.
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  2508.  @jamescross  You handled this like a pro. I am making a note of all the keywords from this answer for future reference. Should we consider not telling them the real reason and instead cite some medical or family issue? In this way is there chance of keeping the bridge intact?
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  2509.  @jamescross  You have got a lot of deep solid wisdom, not a hollow one like wannabe newbies. Thanks for the help.
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  2510. Would not an innate artistic talent be needed to be an employable front end developer?
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  2511. Here's the thing I just finished 3 different recruitment calls from 3 different boot camps/schools all unrelated to each other and they all said I needed to go out and buy a MAC. I didn't even have to ask they all said it to me "if you are serious about being in the field of software engineering" 😩😩
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  2512.  @jamescross  Flatiron, General Assembly and Hack Reactor. I'm signing up for the Fully Immersed software engineering program. Front end as well as some back end, full stack Talked to all three this week, each 15 Min conversations they asked me questions to get to know me and then they told me about their programs what I would be learning as well as career placement help afterwards but unprovoked I didn't have to ask they all told me I needed a Mac now GA did say I didn't need a brand new Mac but they all said I needed a MAC for class. I even tried to give some push back they said for what we would be doing in the next 12- 15 weeks(depending on which school I picked) I needed to invest in a MAC. I really like GA especially with their payment plan of over two years income agreement but with zero cash I need a MAC fast and idk where or how I'm going to get one smh.
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  2513. 26 years old here. Went to college right after high school buuuuttttt 3 weeks prior to the end of the semester, few days before thanksgiving in 2014 I was in a major car accident and I had no choice but to withdraw from college due to being injured. Since then I’ve just been working shitty jobs and jumping from job to job because management and/or pay sucked ass. My last job pushed me to take the jump and go back to college and that is what I’m doing. I start very soon for the summer semester. Going for programming and a minor in game development. I’ve been teaching myself web development for a couple months. Got the grip of HTML and CSS but trying to learn JS is a bit rough for me but I’m getting there.
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  2514. Will web 2.0 be gone? How long do you think web developers will still be in demand when so called web 3.0 becomes reality?
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  2515. Wow. Thanks for reminding us. Hope you are good now?
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  2516. what keyboard is that?
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  2517. I graduated in May 2002 with a BS in Computer Science from one of the California State Universities but I'm really struggling to get interviews since I didn't do any internship. Should I focus on Front-end or Back-end to get an entry level job faster? I am currently learning Django framework since I enjoy API development but at this point I am really frustrated. Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.
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  2518.  @jamescross  I really appreciate your response. I have always been a fan of yours. I decided to learn JavaScript and React. I really hope I can learn them enough to get a job. Also what’s your take on Meta front end certificate ?
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  2519.  @jamescross  Bought mine 2 few weeks ago. I actually prefer it's slightly over my ERGO keyboard. And it's a massive upgrade over the Apple Magic Keyboard because of the key travel imo.
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  2520. Awesome ❤
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  2521. So, no one going to talk about that example he gave at 8:30 🤣😂
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  2522. Thanks
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  2523. Thank you for the videos and sharing great resources 😊
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  2524. If management ever says "there will be a shifting of priorities and resources?" Buckle up.
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  2525. Sir as a front end developer when I need to learn data structures and algorithms
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  2526. I quit school when i was 15 years cause i got hired by a team to be a pro gamer in HoN and later on in Dota 2. After my pro career, (which i had to quit due to having carpel tunnel in both wrists and straining my wrists by playing games made it impossible to heal even post surgery) I had to get my actual first job. It was at a factory where we created rubber, it was in a pharma business and it was EXTREMELY heavy physical labour, which is very hard cause my physical condition ain't the greatest, got scoliosis which is causing me lots of other issues in life. I now want to change my paths towards a web dev, as i've always spent majority of my time on the computer and i also feel like i got a good idea of what people are looking for. I've always been heavily active on my computer for anything, be it gaming, learning something new, looking up basically ANYTHING, and teaching myself new things everyday. I feel like becoming a web dev is not as much hard as it is being consistent and willingness to learn. As if you're ever stuck or frustrated you can basically google any question because well.. You're working on a computer! I now dream of starting my own business, becoming a fully self-taught web dev.. Perhaps start off as a freelancer and try and visit some local places that don't have a website yet and offer them cheap services to start off with and build up a portfolio so i can one day expand and create my very own team, ppl i appreciate and people that i like working as much as i like talking with to create an environment that's unlike working for anyone else. But most of all, i want to CREATE stuff and i want to build and build and build.. I'm sick of working for other people and doing the dirty work, and i'm sick of bosses doing everything by the book and looking at their co-workers as numbers, i would much rather pay my employees $5000/month and only have 3 ppl working under me instead of having 10 ppl working for me for minimum wage and make them feel like they can be replaced at any time. Sorry for the rant, i guess it's about much more than just being a web dev for me.. It's learning something where u have the ability to create and keep building on top of your projects and perhaps even have fun along the way, trynna find ppl with the same mindset and same work ethic.
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  2527. Thanks! You earned my subs.
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  2528. Ok sir ,i am fresher i cracked interview with java dsa,no question asked for front end or back end,when i asked about my role they said full stack
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  2529.  @jamescross  i am fresher sir,i know java did not know about front end or back end
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  2530. I've started coding 5 months ago, now I got my first job as a cashier in wallmart, it was worth it
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  2531. Bro how the hell did you make glow that like button when you said hit that like button
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  2532. Your presentation is Therapeutic
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  2533. @devsmak But what if someone were to become web developer and do freelancing, i guess he/she might have to do everything by themselves from the start...
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  2534. Thanks for the great video. I just started to learn how to code HTML,CSS,and Javascript. What do you recommend for practice projects?
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  2535.  @jamescross  thank you! I will watch the video now
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  2536. thank you so much sir
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  2537. Could you edit your videos with sections (timestamps) or chunks. I like to skip around sometimes or even come back to a specific section.
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  2538. Oh and just to be clear, you recommend going through "The Odin Project" first and then onto Free Code Camp? or you mean either of the two?
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  2539.  @jamescross  So I'll go through both then with a Target to learn JavaScript and it's liberties and frameworks. I actually like JavaScript. Thanks a lot again.
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  2540. From zero to hero (FAANG) in 3 months is possible, but it is not plausible. For intern level 3-6 months. For regular job at junior level normally you will require 6-12 months. For high payed job/ medium role -> 12-24 months. For senior positions -> years and years, for some people even decade(s).
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  2541. As someone looking to start a career in tech, I find everything you have said to be golden. Thank you.
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  2542.  @jamescross  Do you happen to have a video of some of your old apps you put on your portfolio?
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  2543. James, I want to know if we need Google level skills to be a good frontend developer?
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  2544. the percentage of software devs using xcode is very low. xcode is the ONLY reason to use Mac, I am writing this on Mac, I am not a Mac hater, which I explain later on. If you have to switch between Mac and e.g. VDI, the keyboard experience with key bindings is TERRIBLE, even VSCode and Visual Studio have different defaults for such simple stuff as Save. I like terminal on linux more. As a 30ys Linux lover and M$ hater - Windows has been a stable and performant development platform for many years. BTW - USB-RF is better than Bluetooth (latency, power consumption). Yeah, the build of Mac Book Pro is great, but the only key I use is finger print reader, and it might be the case with many developers. I do see some use cases for Mac - long commuting for a weight sensitive person (Air!), noise sensitive person with heavy compute load (me), but otherwise - no, it is not worth it. The only reason I use Mac is that my company only allows to install/use dev stack on Mac and VDI (via VMware Horizon), limited rights on Windows (now they are changing it). Trying to explain the Mac dominance during conferences - I think it is like with SUVs in European cities, or pickups only in TOP3 in the USA, mankind is just a stupid, fashion driven species. One more thing - Asahi Linux on M1 would be something I could consider, single-core performance of M1/M2 and no noise is valuable, my i9 Mac Book Pro is a pain.
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  2545. I've been in the Aviation Industry for over 20 years. I've had many different positions during my career: Parts clerk, mechanic, maintenance accounting supervisor, quality control inspector, quality assurance specialist. I'm at the point in my life where I sit at a desk and produce reports and power point presentations. I feel as though I'm in a rut, but I don't want to go back to being a mechanic since my body doesn't like that line of work anymore. I'm no longer challenged day-to-day and I dread going into work now. I am not new to tech. I've grown up with it. After high school even I attempted to get a Microsoft networking certification. It was short lived after I was deployed for the military. Since then it's been aviation cause it's what I knew, but I'm so lost and I feel like I am stuck in the job I have and there isn't a way up to the higher positions. After talking with my brother-in-law I decided to give programming a try and turns out, I'm decent at it. Looking forward to learning and prepping for a very challenging career change. Thank you for the videos of encouragement.
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  2546.  @jamescross  It's as if my device and what I watch is being tracked. It's crazy. Anyway, I'm glad I ran across your channel. I'm working on being a developer, probably going to freelance but we'll see. I just finished the Head First HTML CSS book and moving on to JavaScript next.
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  2547. friends don't let friends study history.
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  2548. I'm in a very similar position in my usage of these devices. The Paper Pro is my notes, planner, and paper replacement. I often use it for fillable worksheets for example. My Kindle Oasis is my Kindle. It does one specific job beautifully. My PC/Surface/phone handles the busy work such as long term calendars, to do lists, word processing, programming, the internet, entertainment etc. I think you hit it on the head. Side note on cost. A lot of people compare it to smaller or tablets built with cheaper materials. When compared to truly comperable devices, the price isn't nearly has disproportionate.
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  2549. Would you say the ghosting on the Manta is worse than on the Nomad?
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  2550.  @jamescross  That's interesting, because now I am wondering if I have a faulty/defective unit, because in this video side-by-side, the Manta clearly has worse ghosting, where you see the text actually stays ghosted on the screen, whereas on the Nomad it is pretty clear. https://youtu.be/nNDI_G082tU?si=u2pgM-aGr-kfD9s5&t=385
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  2551. I don’t pay attention or notice ghosting on either. 😮
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  2552. thanks so much! I was worried about how would this situation affect my hiring process and I couldn't find something specifically about Google.
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  2553. Not yet! I'm patiently waiting for my offer :)
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  2554. I'm experiencing burnout right now trying to learn javascript. It's been a year and a half and I'm feeling demotivated.
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  2555. Dart, flutter
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  2556. Paired? Like can you explain
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  2557.  @jamescross  isn't it better for absolute noobs to freelance first? Cause they are way unprepared for a team
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  2558. how much css is need to learn for frontend devleoper??? plzz reply me
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  2559. Came for a suggestions, now I am in existential crises
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  2560.  @jamescross  I’d add fullstackopen to these resources as well. It’s got great stuff
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  2561. Thank you
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  2562. I think 1 good cert like the meta one is good to have but not multiple a lot ofyoung devs like me just want to do 4 or 5 certs when my projects and experience matter more I've realized having my own web dev agency has helped a lot
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  2563. I can’t stop appreciating 👆 the good job of your hands you’re the best I hope others will get to you I appreciate you for your job
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  2564. I’m 25 and said I’ve wanted to make videogames since I was 5 years old, avoided the field all together because I didn’t think I was “good enough” and ended up getting my degree in social work. Burned out really quick and left my job around the time of the pandemic looking for a fresh start. I started dabbling in code and was introduced to things like Udemy and The Odin Project from friends who are working full-time in the field. I practiced and got help from a mentor, things were going great but life got hard and I needed to take a break. I’m now working in IT to pay the bills and am planning on picking up on learning programming soon so I can become a front end dev. Once I land that job, I’d love to eventually start working on making indie games as a side project for myself with my friends!
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  2565. Great video man I’ve been looking into doing front end web dev recently I’ve been in and out retail for 10 years
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  2566. Grew up in Saudi as a foreigner, couldn't go to college there and didn't have much support to figure out how to build a better future for myself, now living in Uganda as a refugee since my home country isn't safe found out that there is something I can learn on my own with barely any money and build a better future for myself so here I am. Gave up tones of times but I'm gonna keep going! Thank you for this video.
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  2567. Subscribed! {2022-05-31}
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  2568.  @jamescross  ok, thank you
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  2569. I took self thought 😿
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  2570. It is so great
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  2571. Great content! Subscribed
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  2572. For me it was the onenote clipping extension
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  2573.  @jamescross  True, every industry responds differently. The labor sector (which I work in) seems unaffected (at least for now).
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  2574. I'm starting with python, c, and probably wasm. I'm trying to learn indie game dev, robotics, and 3d software. If I were wanting to learn web dev I'd do what you're saying
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  2575. My only goal in life was to dive in deep into the backend 😏
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  2576. Bro you are hero who doesn't wear a cape , you are doing god's work . I really admire your work as i also have been working in a low paying construction industry working 18 hrs a day 😬😬😬, now i switch to frontend developement and your guidance really helped me ❤️❤️❤️
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  2577. I am learning now Front end .
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  2578. Thank you !!
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  2579. Hi, I'm a truck driver and I do have some.down time here and there. Do you think it's worth and duable to study online and head into that field/front end web for a career ? Or html or Java? I'm into tech a lot and always loved computers and etc. Thanks for ur video btw. 👍
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  2580.  @jamescross  thanks , I'll take your advice and see what I can do.
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  2581.  @jamescross  I can’t speak for React, as I have no experience there. That being said, I really enjoy the work flow and simplicity of Svelte, especially the ease of making variables dynamically update the UI. I’m sure you can find a quick video explaining it better than I can, but in short you can bind JS variables to pseudo html elements that update the UI immediately after the user makes changes.
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  2582. I'm a construction worker and I just love to play video games but I quit gaming and now I'm love learning more a out computers cause I feel like its a new video game just more adulthood 😅
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  2583. Hey Dorian, so a little about me, I have a bachelors in Criminal Justice but was always interested in technology, specifically Engineering. I got my first job back in 2018 as a computer tech and now work as an engineering technician at a well known semiconductor company working with windows 10, Linux and networking technologies. My ultimate goal is to work full time as a Software Engineer. My biggest obstacle is burn out. But I've been working a lot on taking more breaks, enjoying life so that way I can maintain my energy and interest in programming. Thanks for the video.
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  2584. these vids cheers g
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  2585. Thanks man I just start learning react.js and tailwind after clearing basic html css JavaScript. Sometimes I just want to give up
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  2586. Finance Major and Youtube Content Creator here Trying to get a nice remote job (possibly 2) and use coding for entrepreneurial pursuits
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  2587. Boom W video I subscribed
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  2588. i got a dell latitude workstation for $170 on Amazon refurb. It's a $700 laptop. No GPU but everything else. Its a good coding notebook. I also have a late 2015 retina macbook pro it's macos 12 monterey and i'm having issues getting xcode installed. i had to download an old version and the download is sluggish for some reason over my 1 gig/ sec network it is turning the download into a 3 hr download. i have a desktop where i create youtube videos, essentially editing in 4k and 1080p and rendering in 4k. The PC is a work station and gaming PC and works well for Photoshop and Video Rendering / Editing like Da Vinci Resolve. I got the macbook pro for $250 refurbed on ebay. I took a gamble on the battery but its good. It did not come with an A/C adapter and I had to drop $30 on that at my local PC store instead of Amazon.
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  2589. wow thank for the video bro, i really needed this 👍
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  2590. I'm almost 33 and realy dumb... I want to make cartoons
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  2591. Is there like a path..or an intro course to become a Front End developer? I don't know where to start
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  2592. Thank you!
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  2593. Wow, the strategy is really really helpful. Awesome 1
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  2594. You have solid advice. I also like your voice. and your face. and your beard. its all asmr.
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  2595. Hi 🙏ok✌️😎😱
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  2596. Your video was a lifesaver! 🙌 I was stuck, and your walkthrough was the perfect solution. Thanks a ton!
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  2597. Hi there! I work for Davis Elen Advertising and we would love to speak with you about a paid campaign opportunity. What would be the best email to reach you regarding this brand deal? Thanks!
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  2598. New to this. It’s definitely hard. Met a woman who introduced it to me a couple years ago but didn’t believe in it. Learned recently that I have a few friends that enjoy it. Accidentally found your video and hopefully I can put it to good use. 🫡
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  2599. The Odin Project is great and it's Free
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  2600. Great 👍 I will continue to watch your inspiring videos
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  2601. Good video. Apple > windows for cs imo, but as mak explains really anything will work. Don’t forget you can rent laptops from the library or department at your school or use the desktops, so you don’t even have to buy one if u really cant
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  2602. sure i will follow this tips i will come back and attest . Thanks man !
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  2603. Just stumbled on this channel, i already completed what's free codecademy, next thing is going to be freecodecamp, i do have one question, it is a bad thing if i write down notes about different tags or css rules just to remind myself, if i forgot something, i don't want to memorize everything because that's a red flag in my opinion. I do know about networks but i want to try something different to see what outcome will be. Thank you for the roadmap and the inspiration :)
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  2604. LMAO this was hilarious
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  2605. Can you please make a video on How and Where did you learn from?!? I mean all the resources and course you followed
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  2606.  @jamescross  Thank You! ❤️
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  2607. My first time have got this tutorial, I like the way u are teaching,,, as myself am learning to become a web developer through YouTube am relieved now ,,,thanks a lot and please share more, am thirsty
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  2608. Lol I came here as a back end dev just to see tips and the first is don’t pick my career path 😂😂😂
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  2609. this is your most viewed video because most ppl watch so many videos about how to start something, but they never do but they always keep watching more.
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  2610. about 1 year ago or so (a while before you hurt your back) when I started to learn js to hopefully eventually get hired, I totally felt what you said. burnout and frustration is real in this path. for my case it was the uncertainly about my ability to learn all those wierd stuff in js and later on, reactjs. and I remember one of your videos really saved me from drowning into despair, I dont remember which video nor what you said in there, but I remember the impact on myself. Im working as a junior fron-end developer right now and even our lead calls me talented 😅 Thank you sir 💙  @jamescross 
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  2611. I am self learner.I have learned html, css and js. Now i am learning react
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  2612. Hey man. I'm a 32 year old construction worker. Been around the trades since i was a kid I'm a full on plumber of 8 years. Now I have a full blown back injury. So here I am. I'm sure the roofing I did in my teens didn't help. I'm a fast learner tho.
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  2613. God sent His only Son to die for us so that we can get into Heaven even though we sinned
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  2614.  @jamescross  mechanical keyboard I got the keychron k2 v2 didn’t like it at all as a programmer but maybe it is just me
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  2615. How long would it take to get comfortable enough to get a job if you are working full/overtime hours? I work construction so you can understand the hours I have to work. I love the videos and am pouring over them as much as I can.
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  2616.  @jamescross  That is exactly what I needed to know. I figure that I can dedicate 1-3 hours per night, and then as much as I can on weekends. Thank you for your videos.
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  2617. Sounds like Utah county to me!
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  2618. Ive always been really good in math! I was in advanced classes for most of my school years. I hope I can apply my skills to future problem solving projects :)
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  2619. it feels like being in the Himalaya mountains.. Go up the mountain again and again. But the exitment when you reached a top of the mountain is epic.
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  2620. Hello brother thank you for being an inspiration and helping us out, I would like to ask you for your opinion or even a few tips would be awesome 😀. My goal is to become a front end developer and this is the plan that I made for myself. I want to learn: HTML , CSS , JAVASCRIPT, REACT, GIT, SASS and TYPESCRIPT (for now). I already learned html, css and JavaScript. Now my plan is to make some hard projects by myself so I’m sure I know these 3 really well. After that I would learn react and make a good portfolio for myself and then try to apply for the jobs (in the meantime I would continue learning sass and typescript). Do you think this is a good plan, or should I change something or even spare some more time on some things. Thank you in advance and keep up the great work I love your videos 😀.
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  2621. @devsmak Thank you for the reply, I will surely implement the tips you gave me
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  2622. I did Java first then python and now Java script
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  2623. Very glad to hear you’re okay! Get some good rest and recovery. I’ll look forward to more of your content after you get better.
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  2624. My first job/contract was building an api. I am self-though. My frontend game is not that great. But I have help from mentors.
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  2625. I’m a fiber optic technician and I’m thinking about doing a bootcamp. What do you recommend?
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  2626. great roadmap, I know most of these topics, that react roadmap is a great timing for me!
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  2627. My bones and brain are tired and i need a real job.☠
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  2628. I'm not a software engineer but planning to and you just madenmy choice of laptop easy. Thank you
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  2629. thank very much helpfully advice
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  2630. "It's like walking in the shadows of your girlfriend's real boyfriend" Oof,
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  2631. This is the way Ragu! 😂😂😂
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  2632. The title strangely resonated with me. Good content!
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  2633. I liked this, down to earth explanation and proper setting of expectations.
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  2634.  @jamescross  didn’t know there was a specific term. Thank you. Love the video and will subscribe.
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  2635. Hello from Rio de Janeiro! Which apps do you recommend for coding on iPad 9? I’m now studying a Front-End course and I use the iPad for many things in my day, like study for my collegge and another courses.
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  2636. Hello again! I just discovered an app called Replit, I saw that supports several programming languages and connects with Git and GitHub. I even made a commit now uploading my first job of the Frontend course involving a link to YouTube videos in HTML5.
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  2637. I have A LOT of tattoos… would it matter in this industry?
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  2638. Man, that Angular dis though🔥
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  2639. As a beginner I feel like this is too specific since I expected way more broad as a roadmap, so i’ll comeback to this later after I’m further into the odin project
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  2640. By far the best info video on this subject is thanks for alot for you up load any more help let me know
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  2641. This resonates so much with me as a current construction worker, wanting to jump ship on this industry.
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  2642. bruh i solved 800+ interview questions and i'm still not feeling prepared to put on my cv
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  2643. I'm very sad and depressive, cuz i've been working as a dev for the past 20y and Java in special I've been working just with java, how ever I got sacked, and I've been unployed for the past 4 months... The problem Is that I Can't damn pass in the damn interview..... I really depressive....
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  2644. I’m using a 2015 Mac book pro
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  2645. So, can we built a website via coding on iPad
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  2646. This is a fantastic video. It's clear and easy to understand your explanations. Thank you for providing this information.
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  2647. Hi Devs! I am a first-year student in MIS major and I am planning to shop for a laptop. I have two choices either hp envy x360 15 10th gen with 16ram and 512SSD or M1 MacBook air with 8GB ram and 512 SSD and the price is almost the same in my country mac is 150$ more. The field I want to work in is computer science and web development. If I go with Hp its screen quality is not that good but the mac I can afford has less ram. I watched your video about the MacBook air m1 for students but still, I am not really sure. Which one would you recommend? Your content is amazing!!!
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  2648. May want to hold off on that purchase, so many rumors about new apple products around the corner, with that said, if you like the current Air i would recommend looking for an open box type of deal, the value is usually great there although 16GB of RAM would not likely to be available in an open box scenario due to it considered a “custom build”.. maybe post apple product release you could find some deals on the current Air with 16GB 2nd hand. I find that most Mac users usually take care of their machines as one would take care of a luxury car ;)
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  2649.  @jamescross  thank you
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  2650. I like your video presentation. It is informative too, at the same time. Thanks a lot for your guidance!
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  2651. This is whyI went with the Apple layout, The White... is more of a Grey-White
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  2652. Please with html and css too
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  2653.  @jamescross  I think yes but will watch it again
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  2654. To be honest? I think people shouldn't be concerned about money with development. It is important but I think it's more important that you land a job where you'll be happy, that your passionate about your job and you fit into a good team. Also, I am from New York City, and I know once I get my first job, I am assuming it should be easier to land a job in New York City since it's such a popular city for tech and industry versus some small, tiny town with less opportunities. But once I land that job and I gain experience I would love to live in a smaller state and in a mid-size city, Some place like Texas or Florida. Anyways excellent video as usual and thanks.
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  2655.  @jamescross  I think when you reach a certain age you see things from a different perspective. As long as the bills are manageable and there is food on the table that is all that matters.
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  2656. The last scene was epic. Thanks for the information.
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  2657. My story is, became chronically ill at age 20. Which ended my trade career. Decided to study because I was not physically capable anymore, but illness kept getting worse. Than gave up. In 2020, my illness to a turn for the worst. To the point I suspect I might die soon. With this revelation, what do i want to do before I die? For a while I wanted to just end it sooner, rather than dying slowly. But things around me, started to fall apart economically. So I decided I want to make $$$$ to help my brother and sister's situation. I am basically in day one of study, 4 hours in.
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  2658. Very helpful video
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  2659. I'm a construction worker now I finished a bootcamp now looking for a job
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  2660. Thank you for this!
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  2661. @Damian Wójcikiewicz Swap memory is when data from RAM is temporarily put into your SSD to make room. Apparently the Swap scare of your asd breaking faster was an error that was patched and not that bad.
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  2662. Thanks for this and I'm grateful I've found your channel. Now as a beginner I'm going to focus on front end development!!!
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  2663. Hi guys, I was going to start by learning Linux, I would love your thoughts on if it’s a good place to start.
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  2664.  @jamescross  to start a new career, I’ve watched many videos and they say Linux is the OS of choice for most companies
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  2665.  @jamescross  I’ve decided to go with Linux sysadmin, you have been a great help
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  2666. Anybody in their 20s with no kids, and no mortgage debating whether they should do this should stop debating haha! Do it. Be on the leading edge of an in demand career that isn't going anywhere anytime soon with tremendous benefits.
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  2667.  @jamescross  Encouraging, turning 26 in the next two days and I've decided to start my journey as a Front End Developer.
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  2668. Thanks sir I really like ur videos
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  2669. vale mi xanxito
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  2670. I’m 30. Electrician for 10 years and starting in a superintendent position soon. My plan is to still work through courses on my own and become a developer.
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  2671. Come on now, Angular has its strong suites too! 😜
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  2672. I studied Angela Lu course before applying to Flatiron, just started phase 2 (react) a week ago . So far no regret for me, it’s tedious but I’ve learnt a lot already also I can explain my code to another person far much better than before. When I completed Angela Yu course on web development, I thought I’ve learnt enough to start applying for jobs but I later decided to apply to flatiron school after 2 weeks of JS I realized that the knowledge acquired from my udemy courses are far below standard. It’s crazy though but I love it. Also I’m a registered nurse here in Texas so I applied for self paced SE program.
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  2673.  @jamescross  thanks man. I loved the job but it's time for a change. I've loved computers since I was a kid with a old school zx spectrum. Just wished I'd learned to code sooner. Your videos are really helping me stay committed. Thank you
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  2674. Excellent sir
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  2675. As someone who went the system admin route, html, css and js are the only things i really like to use and experiment with. Java was an absolute nightmare to go through at school and will never be visited again. The mentioned 3 are used in selfmade websites since i have the knowledge about how to host them, this now leads me into thinking about expanding my horizon and portfolio with database integration as the sql syntax is actually likeable. Right now just as a hobby and contrast to managing systems at work.
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  2676. Thank you. You gave me hope.
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  2677. Thanks a lot for all of these videos, Devsmak!
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  2678. I am blown away by the structure and content. Thank you so much!
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  2679. Good work
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  2680. Walking in the shadow of your girlfriend’s real boyfriend…a banger
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  2681. If you don't have enough brain cells, better choose the easier one.
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  2682. I like the part where you said it’s not necessary to learn everything and tutorials but dive in and learn the important parts of it and practice more. Thank you for this great video ❤
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  2683.  @jamescross  I would have to go with Arch Linux because of the level of flexibility and customization it has.
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  2684. Just about done learning. Just gonna have to get creative and network more I suppose
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  2685. I will delete it for a few days to see whether Chrome was causing crashing.
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  2686. Full online it is
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  2687. Just found your channel and thank you so much for this video! I come from a more traditional background. Been coding since I was young, majored in engineering in college, etc. Currently I'm working for a FAANG company and I get a lot of questions from people who are interested in bootcamps or self teaching. And I have such a hard time with giving advice or relating since I come from a different background. Will definitely point them towards this video. Great work!
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  2688. Mechanic trying to learn web development here
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  2689. Im starting at 17😊
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  2690. Continue never ever give up yes it will take time but you got ur better and keep winning 🏆
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  2691. Your health is everything. Take care of yourself, get well and rest.
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  2692. Dude you could have at least dropped links
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  2693. Learning with Swift Playgrounds right now and when I don't understand something I'll delete the thing and do it again from the beginning. Usually that helps me.
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  2694. The first video I’ve watched and truly enjoyed 😂 keep going!
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  2695. I just started a CS degree online at SNHU (Southern New Hampshire University). It's 2 courses per term (8 weeks) with weekly goals and alot of resources such as tutors and forums with your fellow classmates.
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  2696.  @jamescross  no, I wish, but I have lots of family in Sandy and St. George. I’m saying hi from cripplingly expensive San Diego 👍 looking to also jump from construction to developer by next year
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  2697.  @jamescross  thank you ❤. I already manage to do that, I have a bachelor's degree in computer science and I intend to study master degree in another place.
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  2698. The new macbook Airs just got released and i dont know that to do. The new Macbook air base Model or should i buy the M1 Air with 16gb Ram? i really dont know what to do. I am gonna be a CS Student next Month and need to decide and unluckily i dont have any old Laptop.
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  2699.  @jamescross  the macbook air M1 With 16gb will be less expensive, then the 8gb M2, do you think the M1 will last for the next 3-5 years?
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  2700. I work at a refinery and i'm just absolutely done with it i'm literally in the first step i havent even learned code but i'm just starting i want to start working in this way, i'm gonna do what i can to figure this out but yeah will come back to this comment when i achieve it.
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  2701. This is such a good video! Thank you for such helpful information. I'm creating a customized curriculum for myself based on this video.
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  2702. I started learning Python because I wanted to get into "coding" Shall I stop?
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  2703. Actually what You are saying it's true. Path to become a programmer (web dev also) is accessible with 100% free to learn sources. Open source FTW! I have started my journey with FCC(14 months ago). Now I'm able to create websites and web apps with simple and intermediate logic ;). Remember guys, as a programmer, learning never ends.
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  2704. I've been thinking of getting this MX Keys Mini for mac. When you say switching devices and it was sluggish, I'm a bit curious about what kind of connectivity you are using. Are you using Logibolt with this? I have experienced sluggishness with the Bluetooth K380, switching and even typing, no matter what OS version. Do you recommend getting LogiBolt for a solution to the issue I have? Many thanks.
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  2705.  @jamescross  Pretty much all the opposite of yours :) I work with Angular and Php (but I draw the line at WordPress :) ), I like Star Trek and I use Cannon :) But similarly to you I do love photography and videography, YouTube (and education I guess?), and tech in general. I have few small wood working projects, but figured out that it does require a lot of physical space, which I lack right now. Small shop for meditation is available though, but the time not so much. Love the setup btw, I am moving soon, so stealing some ideas from you :)
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  2706.  @jamescross  use RP, smaller (cheaper) brother of the R. I've been using Canon for long time, so have a lot of lenses, and kinda stuck with it. I should probably consider Sony, it is superior in every sense when it comes to video at least. But... finding a bunch of excuses not to switch yet :D Are you happy with Sony, other then the low light capabilities?
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  2707.  @jamescross  I shoot some "pregnancy interview" with sony I borrowed from a friend, and a canon at the same time, and I remember the hell of getting the sony image to look natural, or at least to get the white balance to match canon. Probably some old sony, but man... even the guy who borrowed it to me was so frustrated that he sold the sony and switched to canon for his studio work. But I heard that new ones are much better, this was five years ago
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  2708.  @jamescross  when I started out I mainly used Dell windows machines, loved their configurability .. and stayed away from macs because of the "for that price I can buy two equally specs Dells..". But one day I switched because of interest in IOS development, and felt sorry I did not do it before.. a Dell would last me 3 years, a Mac almost 6, and it is a pleasure to work with. I was a bit worried and displeased I can not longer use bootcamp for a dual win/mac setup which has been my setup for so long, but I still went for Mac and bought my new MacBook Pro more than a month ago, and the suckers still have not delivered it to me! :)
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  2709. Thank you for this insight. I’m looking into learning how to code.
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  2710. Wish I would have purchased a macbook during the pandemic when we had those stimulus checks, but when your work pays lousy and you're trying to save Windows was always the cheaper option. When doing the Cloud Resume Challenge and looking for how-to videos the majority of people were using Macbooks, and one using Unbuntu. It's rare to see Windows trainers.
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  2711. Currently a teacher with a computer science bachelors degree trying to switch careers after 14 years in education. Lack of experience in the field might be an issue which is why I’m trying to learn marketable skills so that I can take the plunge into software dev soon.
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  2712.  @jamescross  comp sci along with math and music.
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  2713. Dude. Therapy.
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  2714. Question Mandolarin Ja’Cro… Many of going through the verd’goten… What project sites or where can we find projects that we can do? Maybe do a video???
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  2715.  @jamescross  I can't, I was recently let go and so I am on the job hunt right now. time isn't on my side, so I am hoping to land a graphic design job right now so I can support my family while I learn and try to get on a new path. I am finding that graphic design is over saturated and I have been doing print design for the last 15 years so my skills aren't getting me anywhere because people are looking for UI/UX mostly and although I know the design tools really well I just don't have the right stuff on my resume
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  2716. Truth is that learning never ends. Im front-end for 14 years and I still dont feel confident in everything. New frameworks come all the times. No idea anymore what is best to use, what to invest time into. So I try everything and not really good in anything 😂 I have true imposter syndrome
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  2717. That table logic was Good! xD Thanks for the upload man ❤️
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  2718. 🤔 thanx
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  2719. Learn software development architecture, the types of programming there is: OOP, Functional etc… , learn a tech stack such as Ruby on Rails, NET/C#, MERN, etc… , deploy apps/ build a portfolio, and grind data structures and algorithms/leetcode.
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  2720. do a video about react! you explain things very easy!
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  2721. I am currently in a boot camp! Looking to transition from sales!
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  2722. wow same here dude. try'na take a leap of faith in programming and do what i actually love to do. .from construction to programming
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  2723. Well I do not have a full story yet, I am 45, I do executive IT support, at the top of this go no where job. I started self taught coding about a month ago. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python and React. It is going to be hard to change as I am at the top of my salary range and have a family. I am doing this for them and my kids. Show them things can be done if you put your mind to it. With all of that out of the way what you your thoughts on someone at 45 starting out?
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  2724. 5:42 What is that mouse or controller pad on the Left?? What is it called and does it do? Necessary?
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  2725.  @jamescross  Thank you for taking the time & engaging back, means alot !
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  2726. I am a former back-end programmer analyst (university of Montreal grad in computer science). Interviews, in my days, contained a technical part (1994-2003). The interviewers themselves were technical. Sometimes, there were 2 or 3 interviews. In those cases, 1 enterview was entirely technical. I would not go back in that field. I switched to telecom technician. It pays less, but it's more fun. I travel. I see a lot of different people.
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  2727. Sometimes I think will I be able to write a code by myself? I'm doing some front-end bootcamps
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  2728. Captain James Cross. Ahoy !
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  2729. Software engineer here as well since 2010..only used a Mac for a year or two during college and hated it. Always have used windows based tech since then. Far more powerful for the same price and ultimate customability. Going on the same windows install for a year plus now.. 0 slowdown. 128gb system.. Mac would charge you a kidney just for that ram amount.
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  2730. Great insight! I’m currently working full time and going to school for cs half time. Still got a ways to go at my current rate
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  2731.  @jamescross  Thank you, your videos have really opened my eyes to the possibility of getting started as a front-end developer without a degree. I’m not happy at my current job so if I can make the switch before I graduate that would be great.
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  2732. What about the sound? Does it make a loud noice when you type (comparing to the Apple keyboard)?
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  2733.  @jamescross , yes, I worry that the keyboard may disturb people nearby. The Apple keyboard does disturb people.
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  2734. Also, love the mythosaur skull 🤓
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  2735. I want that keyboard! Your subliminal advertising worked 🤣┌( ಠ_ಠ )┘ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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  2736. Thank you so much for explaining this so accurately! Nice to find validation that I’m not the only one going through the imposter syndrome cycle.
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  2737. did you watch some tutorials when you were building these projects?
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  2738. Your right i have watched back end interviews and it felt boring, but they explain and speak big words they sound smart though .but yeah still boring 😂 But with front end its like more on visuals if the interviewer want you to put a circle inside of a div its fun to watch unlike back end where i scratch my head with every string and data type they cover during the interview i guess its cool only if u understand it
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  2739. amen someone gets it
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  2740. I just want to say thank you for you content, I’m currently teaching myself how to code and hopefully one day become a front end web developer. This channel really helps me stay locked in and focused on achieving that goal one day.
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  2741. I’m a line cook who began learning web dev making websites on Geocities and styling my Neopets pages around the year 2000. Now I’ve decided to finally pursue this journey at 31…
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  2742. Sir can you help to become full stack developer from beginning . I am intrested plz sir help me. I am from nepal
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  2743. You should make a video explaining tech vocabulary. So many names and terms I haven't heard of, 😂
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  2744. I f'ing hate css
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  2745.  @jamescross  I have also decided otherwise. I'll be on the Remarkable 2 until a similar sized black&white (grayscale) and updated version comes out. I just can't live with the constant flickering, ghosting, and bad page turn performance when using color. Plus color is so bad, I'll use my iPad for that.
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  2746. cool video)
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  2747. I work as a part time bartender and full time warehouse worker. It sucks and pay is so bad for the amount of work i do at both jobs. Oh yeah im in Norway and are trying to decide between a no coding tech job vs a coding tech job.
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  2748. Great video bud!!
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  2749.  @jamescross  thanks man, you know what’s interesting is that my bootcamp teacher shared with me your channel, since he knew my situation and explained that this YouTuber(you) went through a similar situation to mine, which was being locked up and then becoming a web developer, and that i should check it out and I am glad i did, i watched your story video a few weeks ago and was inspired to continue becoming better at this and not give up. So respect sir and my teacher loves your channel btw.
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  2750.  @jamescross  Thank you!!
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  2751. One thing to keep in mind is that if you’d like get your associates degree in computer programming, it is the most affordable option if you plan on getting it from a community college. Another is searching up the curriculum, look at what classes they teach. At mine they had offered basics of cs, intro to algo’s and ds, advance algos and ds, using frame works, apis, web dev, etc. going to a 4 year university is worth it if you have the funds and help for it, but focuses mainly on theory. Boot camps tend to be more focused on coding and do try to get you jobs but imo it’s risky for how much you pay.
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  2752. This room is so cool, its close to what I want to do it in mine!
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  2753. I ruined the first interview with one of Top 50s after building several projects based on many tutorials. Now I try diving deeper in Javascript for solid foundamentals.
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  2754. 12 yrs as a security officer got laid off at age 61 starting from scratch no knowledge of wed dev. starting school in jan
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  2755. Can’t figure out why you have very few subscribers
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  2756. I'm a construction worker myself looking to make the same change you did glad I found your page and subscribed.
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  2757. that was awesome. congratulations
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  2758. Love it, thanks for the advise!
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  2759. Mandalorian fan here. Great content buddy.
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  2760. Hahaha as I just finished watching another video and asked a question that this one answered yeah I'm ringing that bell just incase you decide to do a html css tutorial 😉
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  2761. I just thought I'd add under here I am also doing a lot of these free courses at the same time to fill in areas the bootcamp misses and to really drive home the basics.
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  2762. I received a Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University in 2013 and a Master's in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management in 2015, and I am struggling to get my foot in the door.
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  2763. It sure is a long time. I went to all of the career fairs starting before I completed the Bachelor's and nothing ever came from it. I ended up having to settle for CAP2 at Walmart and currently Warehouse work at Foot Locker in order to take care of myself. My dad even tried to help me with referrals at Honeywell where he works, but again nothing. It has become clear to me that I need to do work on the side in order to build a proper portfolio.
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  2764. im from sea non english speaker 27 years old im lost in life no job and can be consider as no life live in mama house stuck inside room and i want to learn something new and gain more knowledge using what i have ( pc,internet,mobile ) my target i want to learn game development but hit me hard with c# and c++ so i guess i better start with something where every coder or programming people start 80% people recommend me html and python for long term i dont think i can handle python but for html i can easily understand how it works so here i am browsing web dev on utube and stumble upon ur video great tips mate ) and nice video thank you for reading. my english grammar are bad sorry
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  2765. Can you make video on....what you learn step by step and how you learn....plz
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  2766.  @jamescross  thanku man you're doing great 👍🏻
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  2767. So are you against full stack boot camps?
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  2768. I using 5,5yrs odl Windows desktop, becouse I get it as my working computer in office. But last two years I working remote and using RDP from Macbook Air M1. MBA will be enough if I have to work from local computer, but... Im Oracle database engeneer, I cant install Oracle DB on M1 Mac nor MacOS, but client software is fine.
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  2769.  @jamescross  youre welcome. I really like no noise from MBA. M1 have enough performance for my needs. I have gaming pc, exept graphics performance MBA is faster :)
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  2770.  @jamescross  thank you, we appreciate it. Loved the setup btw.
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  2771. Learn code yourself, go to a funded bootcamp with good intership network. Simple as that. Networking is the most important part unfortunately.
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  2772. @devsmak I have been learning html css and javascript and pretty much have covered the basics for most part but what kind of projects do companies and industries want to see or find useful? That I don't know can you give me some ideas? And also how did you make relations with the people in the industry? Thanks in advance.
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  2773.  @jamescross  thank you for the idea.
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  2774. what should i pick between Acer aspire or Macbook air?
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  2775. Nice video! How can you adjust the display brightness of your mac with this keyboard? I think I'd miss the dedicated keys for that.
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  2776.  @jamescross  Can you pls try this: Hold Shift and Option keys + Press the F1 key to lower the brightness or the F2 key to increase the brightness. Does it work?
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  2777. Unfortunately, dev related or not, many companies choose Windows for 2 reasons: 1. Cost. 2. Maybe more important than 1, many IT departments make these decisions, and non dev IT people are generally more Windows inclined for historical reasons. Interestingly, I read long time ago IBM started using Macs and published some results saying people using Macs were more productive because their computers worked better (less down time) and needed less maintenance and IT support hehe :)
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  2778. I'm interning right now at a company that has 40 people working and not a apple device in sight. I will be the first from next month onwards. My last Internship was the same no MacBook insight, but I think it's a culture thing. I live in the Netherlands and I think it's the cost savings brain worm we have or something "tHiS iS 500 EuRo'S cHeApEr" never thinking about upkeep and lifespan and in the end cost + repair / timeUsed is never thought about
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  2779. Im a cook, recently bought my first laptop to lean programing, really pumped 🎉
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  2780. I'm subbing. Amazing channel
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  2781. This is one of the funniest videos about this subject out there
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  2782. i need help with my app development
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  2783. A lot of company in third world country like mine Malaysia and even big ones like India are mostly using windows just due to cost. We have to start with windows and stick with it because Macbook's price in our country are equivalent to multiple windows laptop so when the companies have to make a decision which one they would want their employee to work with, it would be the cheaper and more familiar machine. I have finally purchased Macbook Air M1 because the price just seems so good value wise and I am absolutely in love with it. Familiar terminal, best in class touchpad and ecosystem with other Apple product really draws me closer to it. Of course I had some hiccups earlier when Apple Silicon wasn't supported much (pre-native M1 brew days). But its getting better everyday!
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  2784. great information thanks so much
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  2785. what tech stack are you using at adobe? in your own personal area
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  2786. I like the arcade style background music
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  2787. Damn.. that bad? I use React, and I love how easy it is to use and understand. What's the hang-up with Angular? What kind of problems do you run into?
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  2788. Where have you been James? Hope all is well
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  2789.  @jamescross  I am good. Have been busy coding and pushing life forward 🙂
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  2790. Here I am studying computer science because I want to be a front end dev. I really need to start working on small projects I just dont know much HTML and CSS yet :/ but I aint quitting heheheheh, Thank you for the video!!! Very informative- just subbed! Blessings-
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  2791. My previous job was a cnc machinist. I'm in the same position as you were. Working for crumbs and breaking my back isn't for me. I want to provide a great life for my family. I hope to be "you" someday.
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  2792. is front end still a good career in 5-10 years in the future ?. i like front end because i like design but most people i know they said that front end not a good career in the future because front end developer makes more lower salary than any programming jobs. is it true? should i stay learn front end or not?
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  2793. I'm only a couple minutes in and am blown away by the high-quality editing. If I saw this video without knowing the subscriber count of uploader, I would assume the channel has at least 100K! Great content!!
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  2794. I built 4 websites with html css js fully responsive, and built a note taker app and a blog website with react. But I don't know if it is enough to get started with jobs. Can you give me some advice on where and how to find remote jobs. Jobs in my area mostly asks for a certificate and too much expertise, also a lot of experience. I am learning everyday but I am broke Just want to know how far I need to learn to get a basic job
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  2795.  @jamescross  Thanks for the go to advice, and I may sound dumb, but how to look for those companies? like do I search remote jobs on linked-in and just read description that they allow 100% remote or not ? or there are other websites which lists this jobs for me. I don't know where to look for other than linked in.
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  2796. Thanks for the motivation, it can be applied to other skill.... once again thanks
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  2797. I am a first year college and having a hard time which frontend library/ framework should I start with? should I go with react because it's popular? or those framework that is less popular and have low competition?
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  2798. And also, I hope you keep reading/replying to every single comment as much as you can even you reach more and more subs!
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  2799. I wanna ask, if I'm successful in learning an development and I have the skills for a good job, would I be able to work from anywhere or do companies still require new developers to work at the office?
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  2800.  @jamescross  thanks
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  2801. As a programmer, having the mindset and consistency on solving problems is the most important aspects, otherwise you’re force feeding yourself, there are many jobs in the tech world not all of it have the same requirements, if you want to find out if programming is for you or not I recommend you take the free course on edex from Harvard called cs50x, it scratches the tip of the computer science iceberg, you will find out instantly from the first week learning “scratch”
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  2802. I think this was the best coding tutorial I've ever watched
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  2803.  @jamescross  that's good to know
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  2804.  @jamescross  hey thank you for replying. And yeah that sounds good to me. I’m currently making 81k out of college as a civil engineer. But the idea of coding fascinated me and I wish studied this in college. Do you have any specific recommendations for self teaching? I found about the Odin project and want to try that. Also do you offer discord calls for discussions and mentorship?
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  2805. "or worst, to learn PHP", wow
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  2806. I pray that you make a full recovery...this is very sad and scary to hear, please keep us updated if possible. Sending Much love from 🇦🇬
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  2807. Personally for modern web dev. been enjoying React on the front end and the latest .Net / C# for the backend.. I find .Net to be really good now a days for writing API driven backends. Also Blazor seems to be a promising technology.
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  2808. That's what I'm learning instead of just js
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  2809.  @jamescross  Ive also got to thank you for helping me land my first intership but I think I need more work since I can’t seem to get a full time junior position
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  2810. Thanks mate, that was a real pleasure to watch through ^^
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  2811.  @jamescross  Yep, there was a lot of thoughts that echoed myself (went back to school and finished a BS in past year, trying to get into the dev field myself - have pretty much all the self-doubts you checked off lol).
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  2812. Thank you, absolutely!
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  2813. I am 27, Field Engineer for Construction. Have been trying to learn every night after work, but Construction is overall exhausting and has long hours. How did you manage to have energy and motivation to learn programming after your long days on site? Just to get a rought idea for how long my self learning journey would be: how many hours did you study each day? For how long? Thanks
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  2814. I wanna pursue physics major and many says coding is needed to analyse problems , so should I buy ipad air 4th gen or any other laptop .
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  2815. Hey man, i use Java and Python for my programming. Do we need to learn docker in our college days? So which configuration should I go for in macbook? I mainly use VS Code
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  2816. This was the most sobering and helpful information that I have head in years. Thank you so much.
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  2817.  @jamescross  Oh mi gosh, thanks!! It’s such a fun tool! With coding android apps, is there something similar to Swift Playgrounds, where you get to really play with it? And with code editors, it lists all coding languages it has, so if a coding language isn’t listed, does it mean it wouldn’t run when you try to run it? Cuz I’m a little confused about why a code editor wouldn’t have each language. Is software development making actual applications for computers? I wish they would make a better word differentiating “app” for phone and “applications” for computers. Also, Another word for “applications” for jobs. Haha hopefully one day!
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  2818.  @jamescross  I would wanna run Java programs. I heard of Koder because it says you can code in Java language, but I haven’t found tutorials how to get it started. I would hopefully wanna be able to code exclusively on my iPad.
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  2819. Iam 40 yo and got ptsd and cant Work in my previous job anymore and iam now motivated to try the path of Frontend Developer.
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  2820. I am doing the Odin project. I am finishing the frontend part of it before I start looking for a job. Should I then go for free code camp while I look for jobs?
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  2821. So I’m 20 I’ve had many jobs whether it be warehouse, restaurants or retail. I’ve always liked tech and gaming so I think that this field would be perfect for me. I want to become a programmer initially just to get in the industry and start learning about it then eventually with enough experience become a game dev or something in the gaming industry.
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  2822. Thanks
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  2823. Ex Army(4 years) then twenty-five years working different stocking jobs in a grocery store, but i'm finding my body has been destroyed crawling around on floors. Started learning about mid -year last year while working 40+ a week through the pandemic. started on free code camp and codecademy but eventually moved over to udemy doing the Jonas and Maximillian courses on html Js and now into React . I still don't know if ill succeed but im stubborn enough not to quit. I just found your channel today so yeah liked and subbed thanks.
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  2824. Great video. Thank you
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  2825. Damn. This video was rough. 😂
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  2826.  @jamescross  ummm. So, I am not yet in the tech field, but I start a nucamp 14week bootcamp this coming Monday. All the different considerations/difficulties are a bit stressful. Haha. I honestly just need a remote job so I can live abroad, preferably Mexico. I'm Mexican American, and I think living in Mexico will offer the best quality of life for me, and my future family. I would like to avoid high stress though. Haha.
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  2827. What about online bootcamps with weekend live classes? Its just around 200 USD 8 month online camp, which at my place is not just a week's food money like in the US but I can definitely manage that amount. The instructor is an established YouTuber which would give some insight, that he would not just fake stuff. Or can I just channel some self discipline and learn all that from a udemy course? What would you suggest I do?
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  2828. Can I transfer to a B.S with an A.A??
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  2829. I want a system 76 desktop
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  2830.  @jamescross  apologies, what I mean is that new blood sees people that already made it and think it’s easy
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  2831. I'm learning MERN stack. I did frontend for 6 months and I continue to learn more frontend, but focused on backend for now. Is my approach correct? I am a 1st year college student. I still don't know if I wanna be a web developer, but I enjoy it.
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  2832.  @jamescross  thankyou for replying. Good advice.
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  2833. ⁠ @jamescross in my opinion E-Ink devices can only compete as a substitute for paper and pencil and reading ebooks or pdf in every other use case an iPad is far superior. So there is no competition. I like and use both devices side by side for different use cases without overlapping.
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  2834. Nice video
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  2835. If anyone wants to learn web development for a lot of money and not get hired you can contact me!
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  2836. Really helpful video. Also your room looks so cozy man what a great coding environment!
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  2837. Will a associate in science computer programming degree help me with becoming a software engineer?
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  2838.  @jamescross  thank you for the feedback
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  2839. Great stuff! I just started learning react, this vid really helps me focus on what is important
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  2840. For me. I'm a project manager, degree, masters in business administration. In construction. Its just too demanding, utterly doomed to fail every time a new project proposal comes in. It's really, just too much for me personally for the salary. I'm looking at learning programming to transfer into a different sector. I just need to understand it. Know the timescales. And I can move across.
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  2841. Random question. Been watching your videos, where exactly would you say to start? A program? A online course? I have 0 experience.
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  2842.  @jamescross  thanks!!!
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  2843. Im a server at a high end restaurant. I do well but I hate the schedule and I want to be able to have a better quality of life and perhaps work from home. I also struggle with typing . I think I need to learn that well .
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  2844. Cool video and I love your finishing note! Sounds like you are saying that it is more impactful to your coding career to go out and build useful app than to attend any expensive boot camp. Your ability to succeed is dictated by how much you want it and the work you're going to put in not some certificate that you earned from a course.
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  2845. nice , im starting by learning html5 and css wish me luck ! 6 months and i will be back
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  2846. Fun fact: devsmak was not typing anything on those keyboards, just moving his hands lol.. Nice video though, but with backend, once the code is working, you have nothing to explain
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  2847.  @jamescross  ✌️✌️ subscribed
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  2848. Thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction. I wish I saw your channel earlier, but I guess now is not too late:). I have watched many different videos on youtube and I have to say the advice you provide is the BEST ! Thank you for doing this.
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  2849. I need this but for backend
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  2850. Bro will m1 run ArcGIS and remotesensing programs??
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  2851. My love in coding started when I was playing minecraft there was a mod there that would let you code (I think it was computercraft). Then I learned python where it enhance my understanding in how computer works, after that I learned c# in Unity, I made games however I suck at creativity and art. I jumped to Django a web framework , got it to work then quickly realize how my website suck visually , now I'm learning front end
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  2852. Do you have to be good at Math to be a good self-taught programmer?
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  2853.  @jamescross  thanks for the reply.
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  2854. ITS REALLY WORKED LOL THANK YOU DUDE
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  2855.  @jamescross  I forgot to mention that almost anyone that uses Adobe products or works for Adobe use Apple products. Why would you use anything else? Adobe's customers use almost exclusively Apple products, so you want to optimize all products for Apple devices. So I am guessing your experience is not the norm. I believe the indoctrination happens in college because almost every computer lab I have ever seen with Adobe's full suite of products are Macs. No doubt the Mac Pros are awesome, but my guess the colleges get sweet deals on high end Macs vs the alternative windows high end equivalent. No proof, but it feels like it is true especially since Apple in the beginning focused on selling to colleges. Although the analogy is crude, it's like cigarettes, let's hook them on Apple when they are young.
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  2856. Thanks sir
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  2857.  @jamescross  thanks for the support man. Im not mad at you. Its just horrible out there man. It takes a big toll on my mental to sleep at 4 a.m. every day coding amazing things to prove my value and getting spit in the face everytime i want to present my value. I express myself very well, i am thorough, and i can manage entire projects by myself from creating the pipeline to deployment. So you can imagine how dark my mind gets. I just can't understand. What more can i do? I tried everything. I have been trying to get in the industry for 2 yeas. Im going crazy man. Because when i want to do B2B creating websites for people is not sustainable and its hard to work with small businesses that know nothing about technogy. Try to convince a barbershop owner or an independant car dealership or real estate agent, that data analysis and a proper web app is the key to unlocking more revenue and more efficient workflow?? But on the other hand you try to get a job in the market and nobody believes that you are capable to do what they ask, they won't even talk to you unless you have 5 years exp. And a full bach. Degrees at a minimum. I am stuck between two worlds my friend i just don't know what to do anymore.
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  2858. Hi, I like very much your content and find it very interesting. I have been in the restaurant industry since I was 15 and now with 32 I’m almost burned. I kept working for over 15 years a 11/13 hours-day job starting from below up to restaurant management but my quality of life has been a nightmare. I’m doing a web development course on udemy but sometimes I feel my motivation dying. Working my job and learning coding from scratch is really hard and sometimes I end up searching for job postings to have an eye at what would I be earning IF I learned coding and thinking that I would start from a junior position can be depressing from the income prospective, at least here in Italy. Do you have any suggestions to keep up with the motivation? Thank you in advance and sorry form my bad grammar, I’m Italian!
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  2859.  @jamescross  You Are a savior, lots of thanks. I watched most of the recent videos of yours and you cover all the questions that comes to my mind.
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  2860. Which one is good for programming?
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  2861. I am also self taught in python, js, html, css, and since a year Flutter/Dart.. I was a tax worker.. now App and Web Dev in Flutter.. okay sometimes also in React. In total i had 1 year for training every day to get a job as a dev.
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  2862. Me when I first opened the video: no way I'm gonna sit through the entire 90 min Me after watching the entire video: I need to rewarch this, so many good information
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  2863.  @jamescross  Will do! Fingers crossed, shooting for a position by october!
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  2864. Man U give me hope I’m in maintenance and my body is failing me behaving a lot of back pain doing this job and don’t see a future in trades work and need to figure out a career change and I’m leaning towards coding I’d love to hear some feedback and get some tips coming from trades work to coding
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  2865. This is just what I wanted to hear. Thanks a lot for your tips!!
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  2866. Greetings from Brazil! @jamescross 
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  2867. Oh men!! This video is awesome.
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  2868. Please make a video on how to hunt for jobs as a self-taught front end developer with no experience and degree
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  2869. And then wait for the next 12 months of no job for juniors to end 🤣
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  2870. Thank you this is a big help
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  2871. Is there any job for just HTML and CSS?
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  2872.  @jamescross  thank you😊
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  2873. Do. Hard. Things. If only the fairy tale was real --- it is not, though.
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  2874. Raspberry Pi.
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  2875. Boss can you share some good book or somerhing to learn a web dev
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  2876. Love about the studying Just-In-Time. You really mastered the concept of YAGNI.
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  2877. nice video explained a lot .
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  2878. My perfil is, I worked with lots diferente things, factory work, host airport, eng teacher, roofing, tourist guide, waitress,driver, nanny, environment field is my graduation, worked and lived with no technology, no car, no phone.. at all up the mountains for 8 y managing a farm, can u dig my perfil, nowadays I manage a house, cooking, managing, teaching and encouraging others,I work more than 11 h a day 6 days p week, and extras I love coding, it makes me think, challenges my mind, I love building things, and it's so amazing feeling about the results. This is what I love to do, and want to learn more. I am slow but forward!I live in Brazil.
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  2879. thank you! didnt even think about the migration assistant bring over the intel version.
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  2880.  @jamescross  I admit that I missed the T-Shape part, I edited my comment, we did have differences of opinions on the sequence, but overall I agree with your suggestion. Great tips, thanks for sharing!
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  2881. Sorry but I don't get the hype about the tabs... On my Surface Pro 7 (core i5, 8gb ram) I always have 100 tabs open, no problem. Also completely silent (no fans). Maybe image/video editing and battery life are aspects where macbook makes a difference, not in ram management and "tabs open".
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  2882. This was hilarious, yet informative.. That come and get your love parody(or was it?) killed me ded lmaooo
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  2883. Post the new video! i wanna hear your thoughts.
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  2884. Thanks a lot for this video! Please make react roadmap and JS roadmap👍👍👍👍✅✅✅
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  2885. How old were you when you started?😅
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  2886. We're did you start in your journey to learning web development
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  2887. Looks like I should give up then, I only care about backend and love databases, apis, etc. I have zero creative or visual mind and almost want to give up on a project when it comes time to slap a frontend on it. I know a bit about how React works, but just hate working with all these frontend frameworks and would rather just steal someone else’s designs. Any advice?
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  2888. God and family, those are the most important things in life. Way more important than a job. Bless you and your family.
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  2889. Appreciate you and your honesty brother. Great vid.
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  2890. I'm a mom of 3 teaching myself how to code so I can make my vision of creating a video game started. First step is to create a fully functional and fun virtual pet site game where those who are waiting for the game I want to build in Unreal Engine 5 can have something to pass plenty of time each day. I literally just started to teach myself how to code on Friday, and already have a nearly functional welcome page for the site made.
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  2891. Great info and I’m a trucker I have a masters in mechanical engineering got into trucking because of more money for inventions and I’m looking forward to programming.
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  2892. You don't necessarily need to learn a Javascript framework or library as a beginner. I am not familiar with any JS frameworks and am still able to land Front End jobs at companies that use native Javascript only. Admittedly, there's probably fewer and fewer companies out there that haven't switched to React, but they are still around. Also in my experience, getting a degree makes you stand out way more than being self -taught. The stuff this video and other videos tell you to do to land a job seems like overkill and a ton of extra work compared to the traditional college route that I took. University taught me the basic skills of front end (HTML,CSS,JS and no JS frameworks) and then with a degree, I was given my first job at a company where the pay was low (36k to code basic webpages) but the opportunities to learn and make more money in the future were high.
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  2893.  @jamescross  Different account. Thanks for your video and thank you for not trashing my perspective! I really do need to learn React as I do see it's amazing capabilities. Just got an offer for a company where I will hopefully get an opportunity to learn it. Have a good one!
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  2894. I’m a vet from the military, I applied for a program the VA provides to get into web development and etc. I’m just learning what coding is about, is there any other tips as someone with no knowledge on coding. I’m tryin to get into a bootcamp. Is there a specific one that’s good? What should I have in mind first before going into this field?
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  2895. Hi, I have the logitech K380 and I want to upgrade to MX keys mini, but I'm worried about the key functions to launchpad in Mac, that I use a lot. For the K380 I set as fn+F4 I can set a key function as well in the MX keys mini?
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  2896.  @jamescross  Great, thanks!
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  2897.  @jamescross  when using external monitors, do you still look at the macbook screen or you use it like a macmini
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  2898. I choose full stack cause I have an interest in both and want to broaden my skills for the entire stack. I don't mind working on FT on one project and working on BE on the next
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  2899. Awesome video!!
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  2900. exactly me right now
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  2901. Thank you for explaining it all in the simplest way i appreciate your help so much.I’m just starting off and you made more send than most professors ☀️Definitely Recommend people to subscribe because you can’t get help like this anywhere else💯💪🏽
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  2902. hi, my two cents as a Malaysian Chinese for 32 years, I think the translation of subscribe in Chinese is 订阅 instead of 认购. Btw, great video! Looking forward to more web developer's videos!
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  2903. Thanks for the video. Your experience is very inspiring!
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  2904. Just completed an hour of the New Responsive course. Gonna take my time. Because I really want to do this.
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  2905. Solid advice, great vid
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  2906. Also in construction trying to get out and become a web dev. I even started a tiktok to just keep track of my process.
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  2907. I use fedora and it works properly
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  2908. Well, at the current exchange rate I get around $26000 in Germany and I´m working at backend development. But at least I got a job after many applications. :D
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  2909.  @jamescross  Thank you :)
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  2910. you know what ill like and subscribe , and leave a comment just for that "I'm not going to make you wait till the end of the video", and yeah i'll finish the video to not hurt the algorithm
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  2911. Great video. I started learning to code a year ago, but it’s been slow. I found myself trapped in what’s called “tutorial hell” when I just needed to come up with projects. To be honest I’m not disciplined enough either. I haven’t touched coding in over a month and I struggle to get back into it. I find myself distracted by my interests and hobbies. So how many hours/week you think I should devote to coding?
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  2912.  @jamescross  yeah. Well I wanna be a web developer so I guess I gotta put the hours in. I’ll start work 1 hour/day to get the ball rolling, so I can maintain momentum
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  2913.  @jamescross  Yes please dont give up!!
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  2914.  @jamescross  Very insightful! Thank you for the thoughtful reply! ^^ I've been enjoying your content a ton lately, and I look forward to seeing more!
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  2915. This is the best video I've seen in this content space on this topic. As a senior engineer who has conducted around 100 technical interviews in the cloud enterprise space, the most valuable metric to me when evaluating junior candidates is motivation and openness to learn. We love to see all the boxes checked for prerequisite skills, but communication and coach-ability are just as essential and without them it's a no from me. The only difference that stands out to me from the self-taught to CS degree is breadth of knowledge. Both tend to write messy code, but if they are open to learn they can be shown ways to improve quickly and develop good habits. Godspeed to the newbies out there!
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  2916. Still enjoying your content as Im going through my software Bootcamp (MERN stack)! I was curious if you’ve ever taken a mentee that you might offer personal advice or direction to? Currently enjoying learning the MERN stack but any additional help while venturing through this career change would be amazing. Again loving the content and hoping to get into the field in the next few months!
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  2917. Very inspiring! 🎉
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  2918. please react roadmap
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  2919. I am a Lead frontend developer , Once company hired a FS (Not really he just said he knew Reactjs in interview) he's expert in backend, Initially company put him in frontend team and he struggled a lot finally ,I called the manager and asked him to remove that guy from frontend and assign him backend tasks only otherwise it will be a waste of time for both parties
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  2920. I'm working as a motion designer/animator, and I'm starting to question if this I can thrive in this field. One day, I've noticed I might be enjoying how to code ever since I've started using expressions in AE while rigging characters. Although I'm reluctant to leave art entirely. So I'm looking for something I can merge with my motion design/animation skills. Researched about UX/UI and learnt that Frontend development also is ingrained in that process. I've also asked around other programmers and they recommended frontend to bolster my motion design skills without leaving it behind completely.
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  2921.  @jamescross  wow! I'm binging your videos for the first time. I'm a recruiter and am looking at programming/web development path to resolve some problems I am having. I'm blessed - I have the problem and I have the need and I have the function I want in mind - I just have NO present skill set to achieve this. I know I could farm I feel compelled to have a working knowledge, at least, before I would even consider that. I LOVE your approach in your videos. You're an extraordinary communicator. I hope your success with this doesn't ever overtake the grounding I believe your daily grind provides for you. The grounding keeps your confidence from EVER seeming like arrogance. Fyi- I am not a helicopter parent. He actually used to discuss this. Kids want to do a new thing everyday. I am thinking my goal will be "farming" small problems out to him for $ and basically bribing him into the exposure and let him decide from there. 😀
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  2922. Hello, thanks for sharing all this informations with us, i want to ask you something please, i want to ask you the best master degree in front end developer or web development in usa, campus?
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  2923. Thanks for this. I'm really lost about how I should approach my learning. This will help set my path straight. Will update you in a year.
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  2924. currently in highschool, started learning front end now, still need learn more about js. Also I have 4 more years in college to get more experience.
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  2925. I’m 29, currently a janitor and hate it but love computers; technology as a whole, it would be a dream to be able to make a career in this field
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  2926. Great video....thanks.
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  2927. Very nice setup. Would love to see how you have your Mac and VSCode set up for development
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  2928. this and your previous video on how to do code on an ipad were very helpful, thanks! i'm still debating on which one to get because i have an m1 mac mini that i use all the time, but i want to get something i can take with me when i'm not home. fwiw, i'm a data viz designer (so i use html and d3.js) not a full developer. do you have any thoughts on this?
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  2929. Great video!!👍🏽
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  2930. MacBook pro 13" and 16"
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  2931.  @jamescross  Thanks so much man, your videos have been helping a lot too :)
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  2932. 🤯 literally me when I see his chapter names.... 🔥
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  2933. I've noticed a recurring tip given by developer YouTubers which is "focus on impressing your interviewer". I'm about 3 months in on my learning journey (I had some basic programming background though) and I've already built a web app at work (I'm working primarily as a sysadmin). Not gonna lie it took countless hours to get where I am and I still have a lot to learn but I am motivated by my goal which is to learn web technologies and ultimately dive into a big project of my own. I would never be able to learn code (at least not at this pace) if my goal was to impress an interviewer, I would eventually give up.
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  2934. I'm 45, was a math teacher for 20 years, jumped into cyber security at 37, been through technical support as a junior, cyber security consultancy, now working as an appsec manager, now I'm bored, I will jump into web development. I need the job so I work during the day and maybe in the evening for my job, weekends are dedicated to my son, and I will try developing whichever time is left, maybe sleep less, whatever it takes.
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  2935. I don't know any code. However I have started with free coding resources online to see how far I can go and what is my learning strengths and weaknesses so I can build muscles memory. I already completed college in fine arts, I do 3D modeling and animation, but I met a group of coding students while I was a mentor helping with importing models into a website and I got inspired, however I was already far into my college process, so I finished college first. I hope that the free coding resources will help get me far enough in my personal learning journey. I didn't want to spend too much money in a bootcamp, especially those ones that promises to teach coding in 3 months, I feel like it's too short of a timeframe and too much information will go past my head if it's fast paced. If I ever pay for a bootcamp one day, I'll pick the ones that's at least 6 months long, I believe there's more room for absorbing the information and I can go in my own pace.
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  2936. as someone who is a webdev and also studied physics at uni.. I can say first hand physics way way way harder. Plus lot less applicable right off the bat to industry. Not a very good deal.. unless you're very gifted and interested.. ideally young and have time to burn.. because its only if you take it post doc that its really true you get to use any of the hard stuff you learnt in the course; something like software dev or webdev.. each piece of knowlege is gold nugget you use to earn you living. its good stuff.
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  2937. I'm not sure if you have addressed this, but I am having a hard time finding a bootcamp that focuses on front end. Most of them seem to try to teach way too many things at once, and they either make you do 90 hours per week, or they barely hold your hand at all. What is the best way, especially if I don't have a ton of self-discipline, to practice MERN to proficiency in a somewhat structured environment? You are confirming everything I have thought about how to enter the industry. I just want to get proficient at the MERN stack essentially, and focus on the front end. I just wish there was a bootcamp that wasn't so damn intense, still held me accountable, and focused on front end, forcing me to do 5 projects with the same tech rather than 1 project per different stack.
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  2938.  @jamescross  Yes buddy :) I want build my own funnels :) No worries.
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  2939. nice its actually working, im suprised
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  2940. Pharmacist here but i want out of the profession. Self learning in evening like you did. In my first 2 months, been looking at data engineering pathway. Your vids got me curious about front end
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  2941. ​ @devsmak I absolutely love coding. I am a tinkerer and creator at heart and love to learn new things. Coding has been frustrating but absolutely fun for me. It's all I want to do. My biggest problem is I need to move somewhat lateral salarywise and pharmacy pays pretty well. I am just beyond burnt out in the field. Just started to watch your "salary" vid now as I am curious what the truth is vs the clickbait I see elsewhere for guys in my (and your) position being self taught.
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  2942.  @jamescross  I hear you. I know there are dues to pay but right now I am trying to find the most efficient path to be job ready if an opportunity would arise. I was trying to approximate a CS degree by taking some foundational courses before I dove into development but now I am getting the itch to just break and build stuff and learn as I go. The biggest fear I have at the moment is seeing posts from local 3rd and 4th tier companies (size wise) that are offering only about half my current base for a hell of a lot of requirements. Omaha is emerging into the tech world lately, and wages are all over the map, but I was hoping to cut my teeth in an entry level role by year's end. I am 2 months into the hard core studying so far, so I know its way early.
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  2943. Self taught run a freelance gig for 15+ years, nothing, same as you, working physically intensive job, the code in my free time. Seems like alot of places wants a vast portfolio and a degree..
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  2944. great story - how did you handle the "coding tech test" that are common these days that tend to focus on data structures and algorithms ?
    2
  2945. I need dedication
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  2946. We the people love you man.
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  2947. Back in 1999, I worked in construction installing and servicing commercial overhead doors and going to school for electrical engineering. I wrote a program in Visual Basic that would calculate torsion springs and I used it every day. I then created a webpage and started selling the app on-line. I posted my resume on Monster and received a phone call within 10 minutes from an IT company asking if I would like an interview. I attended the interview and joined the company as an ASP/SQL developer. I've been programming as a full stack dev ever since (24+ years so far) and love it. Technolgy: Dot Net, MS SQL, MySQL, React JS, MVC, PHP and a few others.
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  2948. Beast
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  2949. Do you edit your own videos? Or have an editor?
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  2950.  @jamescross  sometimes it's because of time, two developers working as front end and the another one as back end the whole proccess is faster, full stack developer taking more time
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  2951.  @jamescross  probably talented individuals, remembering 90% of what they've learned and getting lucky when it comes to hiring.
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  2952. Great video. Loved how you maturedly spoke with real advices. I jus started 2months ago and ave come to the reality of what to expect
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  2953. This is hilarious, the Youtube algorithm is getting pretty dialed in. I'm a first year carpenter apprentice with a girlfriend and child to feed who started learning web development a couple weeks ago. Thank you for this video, it's so inspiring that the intro gave me goosebumps.
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  2954. If you spend a lot of time coding then you’d want to make sure the hardware and development environment you use is as comfortable and pleasurable to use as possible. That means using quality hardware and while it isn’t cheap the investment is worth it. If you do your work in one place then an iMac, mac mini or desktop PC running Windows or Linux, depends on which OS you prefer or need. A colour accurate IPS monitor is also important so forget about the TN monitor with high refresh rate, all they’re good for is gaming but a high refresh rate IPS monitor is good for both. A cheap keyboard and mouse is horrible to use, the keys are mushy and the response is inconsistent. The magic keyboard and magic mouse are ideal for mac or mx master if you prefer a more ergonomic mouse. For a PC nothing beats a mechanical keyboard with cherry mx switches and gaming mouse that feels comfortable in your hand, even if you don’t game. I’ve got no problem with using any of these all day everyday. On the go nothing beats a MacBook. I’ve got a few MacBooks as well as Windows and Linux laptops. The PC laptops just aren’t well built where the typing experience is subpar, hinges are creaky, colours aren’t always accurate and battery runs out quickly. And some of those were high end laptops at the time. I can use my M2 Max MacBook Pro all day without being anywhere near a power outlet with only slight battery drain. My 11 year old Intel MacBook Pro also still holds a few hours charge and runs well after a RAM and SSD upgrade. The built quality of MacBooks are unmatched in the PC world. tl;dr for a desktop it comes down to preference but for on the go definitely a MacBook provided you like macOS
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  2955. Is web development all about being creative
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  2956. I bought my keys for Mac specifically because I want to use it on iPad, but I found one big problem, so I downloaded mx app on my MacBook and I switched few keys functions but when I switch to iPad it just returns automatically to default key functions, I want to use edited functions on iPad to but I can’t, I wish I could edit keys functions for use on iPad, so what ever keys you guys edit on mac it wont be usable on any other device like iPad, I want to have option to edit keys function and to use edited keys function on iPad to
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  2957. Bruh, would you consider making a complete font end course, on Udemy maybe?
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  2958. Just as a headsup for someone that starts from basically nothing, this video is WAY to overwhelming. You throwing so much words to my face, there is no way I can do any with it
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  2959. thanks James am 19 year old and I have learning new and challenging things I let go of being a sales person in a dealership because I was bored and I wanted something more challenging in life I always loved math and problem solving and for this video I know now what to do. so thank you
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  2960. Dawg, that was a great video, super straight to the point and tons of solid points. Thank you
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  2961. Great inspiring video.it's encourage me alot
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  2962. Riveting video.
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  2963. Hi good 👍🏻
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  2964. Had to subscribe. You literally described my current situation. "They hired a dud." LOL! Thanks!
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  2965. Do you have to relocate to get a job or can it be done remotely? I live in Vermont in the middle of nowhere. I don't think there's going to be a lot of website building jobs around here. Maybe in Burlington but I can't afford to move out there.
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  2966. Hmmm. Was thinking this might have been the reason I had so much trouble landing another gig a couple years back. Have been focusing on React and vanilla javascript...hoping its enough to land something decent.
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  2967. Wait can a web developer also make apps with html css and JavaScript?
    2
  2968.  @jamescross  ok thanks for the reply!
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  2969. My employer hire me without experience in PHP and not really good at it but I told him Im willing to learn, when I got there my senior dev is not happy theres only 2 of us in a team. How do I deal with him? If I told him I dont know this he will rub it to my face lol. This is my very first Web dev job Im in for like a month now I learned basic of php so far by myself with a little help from him.
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  2970. I got yelled at like a lot but Im desperate to get the experience so Im staying 😂
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  2971.  @jamescross  i agree I only have 11 months left hope I can pass 3 months probation 😅 thank you so much for responding it helps 🙏
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  2972. Facebook hiring freeze, layoffs all over the place and hundreds of applicants for every open position. Tough days for developers.
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  2973. Thanks for the video ! Going to follow the websites
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  2974. Cool.
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  2975. im using a old 10 year old vaio with linux popos and 16gb ram for software dev, nodejs vscode, its work great, no problem
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  2976. No macs on my end. All companies used windows. I definetly don’t believe you saying a high end pc would need to be reset every couple of months that’s just simply not true. High end pcs these days lasts 5plus years
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  2977. For me this is the most exciting career but Getting a PhD the dept is too large,
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  2978.  @jamescross  gotcha! Thanks!
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  2979. Best advice! Thank you James..
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  2980. People say use vanilla, at first, so they get practice
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  2981. I started FreeCode a few months ago but had to quit learning. I'm back learning and I've kickstarted TOP. I've seen a couple of your vids. In the first one you suggested starting TOP and following FreeCode afterwards. In this video you siggest the contrary... I am a bit confused. I'd like to optinize my time and become a front end developer and get a job the sooner the better. Could you confirm it is best to do FreeCode first and then TOP??? thanks for everything! 🔥
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  2982. Thank you for the great advice. Im starting a journey to become a self taught web developer and land a job, I’ll be back in 3-4 months to update y’all.
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  2983. Can I buy your Mac mini
    2
  2984. I just Started Learning Javascript Frameworks. This Roadmap with Sequences was very helpful and Informative Thank you. Keep the Great Content Coming. I had To watch Three Times over to really Grasp all the Concepts but all in all Straightforward.
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  2985. bro i learned html css and some JavaScript: DOM manipulation and JavaScript basics, but not APIs , and i also made a website that is working now and i got 150$ dolars for it , but now i don't know how to get a job or anything else, isn't what i learned enough? or i don't know how to get a job, can you tell me what to do for money. I'M 17 by the way.
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  2986.  @jamescross  thanks
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  2987. Damn .
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  2988. TKL is the real thing ..
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  2989. Do you consider Information Architecture when designing the front-end bro?
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  2990.  @jamescross  wow, this is real bro, I've worked in a web designing company as a developer and I've failed bro, wasn't able to make a front end for the complexed data. Today I'm working hard on trying to get like you are, being able to make UI's for complexed app front ends. Learning React at the moment and will be trying to get to that level
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  2991. Will do bro, I love hr channel, such an inspiration, never stop with these videos okay
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  2992. I’m a child I’ve messed with code before it’s fun and I’ve started because it seems like a useful skill to have.
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  2993. Thanks I’v started html I feel like I got a good understanding of it now I’m gonna start css soon
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  2994. HTML and CSS were my first languages I used to make for my music website
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  2995. windows sucks i stopped using it in 2012 when it wanted to update literally all day
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  2996.  @jamescross  I’m looking for courses that offer valid legitimate certificates. There are so many, but which ones hold the most weight when being considered for employment or does this matters or not?
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  2997. how many hours do you work each day
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  2998.  @jamescross  would you say all 8 is on a computer coding ?
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  2999.  @jamescross  Yes mentor, looking forward to your next video. Thanks for putting your time and energy to create and educate us properly, it's a lot of you ask me. You know, being a family man and all. My regards to your patient wife who encouraged you during your hard times and your wonderful kids. Emmanuel, from Nigeria.
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  3000. Employer like giving MacBook Pro to staff due to the longevity of the Mac can last and less problem that virtually do not need help desk to support
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  3001. Thank you sir 🙏🏽 I appreciate these nuggets of knowledge. 👍🏽
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  3002. Yes!! Please make a react roadmap video! Thanks in advance.
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  3003. Question. I recently started with Python (about 3-4 months ago) and learned a lot more than the last time I tried (around 2015). Was wondering the same thing of backend vs frontend. Should I start learning a front-end language or should I stick to python first for now?
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  3004.  @jamescross  Thank you! Will stick to it for a while and see what happens.
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  3005. guys I studied CE in 2014-2017 with dell inspiron 4ram and about 4 kilos weight😂😂 I must say that I miss the hanging terminal 😹😹
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  3006. Is it possible to become a software engineer without a computer science degree? I'm currently in school for business.
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  3007. History and philosophy major here trying to code, also working in construction.
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  3008. yes! please also make a reactjs roadmap video! you got a new subscriber!
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  3009. Hii sir, I from India and i started my B. TECH IN CSE so sir guide me how started front end web developer
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  3010. Hey man, I was in the fitness industry for 6 years when they made the bar to entry too low and the market became saturated with dodgy pts, gym instructors and class teachers which tanked my bottom line due to high competition. Not knowing what else to do I looked into my interests and found computers (building them, making them do stuff like automating with macros, fun websites and so on). This let me to going to university for 4 years doing a computer science beng at 26 and thank god I did. Now I have finished my degree with a first class degree, got picked up by a company as a junior and the code I write is used globally. For me uni was the right call because of factors in my life and it put me with like minded people with a monetary incentive to do well or be in debt forever. Not for everyone and credit to the other people who had other paths. Now I have a decent rounded knowledge of software, hardware, routing etc with more in-depth knowledge in certain fields (always more to learn) I love your videos and the way you don’t judge anyone on there back story (all brothers and sisters of the same weird family) Wish you the best and carry on doing you ! Joe
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  3011. I'm 19 year old , I have interest in web development and I have learnt html and css and I can make good looking website but for that I need to learn JavaScript and today I was starting but I can't understand somethings I mean many are not teaching from basics OR should I learn another language like react ,... So if you have a suggestion please tell me 😔. BTW love from India 🇮🇳
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  3012. I too got my nmls license and mortgages is a boom or bust industry. Today I’m at Kenzie academy studying to become a software engineer 👨‍💻
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  3013. i think codeless app in 3 years will be a reality , no matter the grade of complexity agi will make it happen
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  3014. I saw right through that 3 mouse monty. You need to practice dude.
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  3015. I started working in a sawmill when I was 13. started building modular homes at 20. Wharehouse work, about 27. Became a Residential Painter at 32. Then convinced by the doctors telling me to get a new line of work and my son telling me about code, I entered a boot camp in 2018. I graduated in 2019. I was so excited. Unfortunately, I had no direction, and on top of that became ill. Due to how severe my illness became I had to concentrate on what work I could get and fell behind in coding. Finally, this year the doctors figured it out and I had surgery and have stopped getting so sick so often and I am now back to coding, YEA!!! I am a little discouraged at how much I have forgotten, but am lucky at how much I look up and go " Oh yeah, I remember that." I never plan on living in a large town, definitely not a city. So I am trying to open my own business. Thank you for all that you do.
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  3016.  @jamescross  My biggest problem is sitting. I can't believe I sit here all day long in front of a computer now
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  3017.  @jamescross  thanks for the tips!
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  3018. this was actually cool, and imposter syndrome is omnipresent, it'll probably go away when i retire
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  3019. lol just started the JavaScript section in The Odin Project kinda crazy how I was looking for a video like this
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  3020.  @jamescross  I learned about it thanks to one of your videos lol I've been at it for about a month and some change now honestly the longest I've gone with out hitting a wall
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  3021.  @jamescross  Mobile development
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  3022. what about cmd... uggggghhhhh
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  3023. Dude I'm sorry I know its stupid but if I took a course from Harvard regardless if its free I'm getting the cert. Even if all I do is hang it on my wall lol. Random chic at my house: oh my God you went to Harvard? 🤣🤣🤣
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  3024. Appreciate this James, I've been an video editor for 7 years and I've been wanting to code. I'm 2 months in learning python, kinda dabbling into java css and html. I know it'd take a bit i just don't wanna spend money on a college degree lol so that was the most discouraging
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  3025. My back ground - I hate college but like to code so I’m getting a business degree and learning how to code on the side
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  3026. I definitely agree! You should definitely try to being a specialist rather than being a generalist. Great video 👍
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  3027. Thank you very much for letting us know where you really work and me I'm an electrician
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  3028. bro who is your editor ???
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  3029. cuz they're sooooo sick
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  3030.  @jamescross  thanks, and it was not in opposition to what you said, rather just wanted to add a thought to young people that still are trying to figure out who they are to begin with, and I found that is possible to do that while programming and developing as well… 😀🐣 Happy Easter from Sweden
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  3031. I'm using DELL XPS 15. Works well.
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  3032. Hey. Wondering what aspect ratio you shoot in.? 2:1? Also glad I discovered your channel. Recent coding bootcamp grad.
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  3033. Wowwww, Thank you for this!!!After trying so many errors, i deeply agree with what you said and wish I had known this earlier. And btw, at 8:05 there's a Chinese term popup, 认购, but according to the context, I am assume you are looking for this word, 订阅. This term can be use for "subscribing" channels or newspapers. And thanks you again for the amazing content, I had subscribed your channel.
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  3034. This is awesome... Thanks man!!!!
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  3035. Как всегда, отличная работа
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  3036. Hi I'm a medical student but I have a few months holiday, do you think I'd be able to be a dev and a medical student 😢
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  3037. Thanks for the video. Yes, a react roadmap video would be great please 👌
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  3038. 7:50 or have a diploma :)
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  3039. Hi there, I am a complete beginner and know nothing about IT in general, but I would love to start learning and get the ball rolling. What would be a good starting point for me or how do I figure what would be best for me to do and enjoy? I believe I am a fast learner with the right tutor or course and I have some expectations from myself here, but where do I start so I don't get confused and overwhelmed because I know this is a huge direction to choose from.
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  3040. Yo thank you so much this vid was just I needed. Great timing
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  3041. I'm about to graduate from Architecture school, but Architects are really underpaid and overstretched in my country, worked for a while and I don't think it's for me . Plus not so many remote jobs in Architecture. So I'm pursuing my dream to become a Frontend Developer, been learning HTML, CSS and about to move to JS hopefully soon. Grinding during the day and coding at night 😅
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  3042. Fax
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  3043. I am a 50 year old crane operator who is just sick of this particular grind. Looking for something that will hopefully offer a little personal freedom.
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  3044. i appreciate you james
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  3045. thank you for this video dude, you motivated me to continue my study)
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  3046.  @jamescross  Didn't get the notification lol. Thanks for the reply
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  3047. i got recommended by a boot camp to quit my job.I know he meant well but without the understanding that I'm a father of three on a single income ...it was not going to be an option.the recommendation came about by me explaining that I would move my work time to 4 am to 9 am and would be running late 10 minutes or so and they said I should quit my job if I was serious about it. i was left shocked lol
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  3048.  @jamescross  for sure so it left me down for a bit but then I find videos like yours going to keep working at it
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  3049. I just got the mx mechanical its amazing you should review it
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  3050.  @jamescross  you are responsible for motivating me to change career paths and learn frontend. Please drop a mail to youtube support i didnt even get notification of this video. This channel deserves more !
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  3051. As for CS graduates it's true only for some countries. In Europe graduation often gives you very pointless paper and extremely basic knowledge, a lot of companies straight out point in job advertisment that they don't care about your paper just your skills.
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  3052. man this is rough, you put so much work into your videos, create high quality informative and entertaining videos and have amassed a following and still making less than minimum wage based on the time put in.
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  3053. I'm 15 years old .I pretty much do coding and stuffs just for a hobby. I'm now interested in App development with kotlin
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  3054. Watching from Rwanda. Thank you very much, I have been struggling choosing what actually i should start with. I started with python but i actually lost motivation , but since i started learning html&css and Js I am excited to see the results. Thanks.
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  3055. Do you recommend learning native JS before learning it's respective libraries and frameworks or should I just learn the latter?
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  3056. I'm also a history degree graduate lol. Or I'm about to graduate in a couple of months. I started learning programming with C# and a bit of JS by reading and practicing book exercises last year, this summer I'm moving onto the Odin Project as I intend to complete it and both learn more about web development and try and look for a junior level role.
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  3057.  @jamescross  Modern history and the Enlightenment period! But most of history is fascinating to me. I wrote about Leibniz, Newton and the discovery of calculus as part of my thesis/dissertation. What about you? Also, thanks for your channel and the content you produce, it has inspired me to learn and continue learning development.
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  3058. no way bro that’s my church I was not expecting anything about the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church being mentioned that’s cool lol I didn’t even know they had programming jobs to offer wow
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  3059. I will go for something new like Mac OS where I will install different virtual machines, but when will M1 chip be supported? I will both code in C# and iOS
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  3060. Hello bro, my background is an artist, now I need to choose between 3D designer and front end developer. Which one do you recommend?
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  3061.  @jamescross  you are right
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  3062. i got my first dev job with no experience and basiclly learned as i went along by looking at other sites source code
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  3063. There are actualy some person who want to learn fast and sometimes Self paced kind of learning is the fastest way to learn But my problems with bootcams is You cant skip the sections because if you skipp sometimes if the coriculum is incomplete you cant get the certification and thats kinda hard to accept Example i only want to pick html css js at the biginning. but other bootcamp will offer phyton at the start which turns off the option to pick only some language u want So selfpaced learning or self taught realy worked for me cou can pick only the language that u feel you can learn I am really trying to learn fast because its been few minths now i promised my parents that it will only take few months and my time is running out i cant take bootcamps because it takes that long some are like 4 months 6 months 1 year but yah i dont have much months to spend Thats why I can only take 12 hr youtube videos and combine them knowledge bit by bit Btw thanks for the idea sir nice video btw
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  3064. This wasn’t the answer for the question I have but still a great video
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  3065. these people man ... 3 months - 6 motnhs - 9 months of learning and getting jobs already .... im here almost 2 years since i started learning fullstack and feel like im still missing alot of things /: . maybe cause of low iq its taking me this long. its getting really frustrating ...
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  3066. Love the background music and the colour theme
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  3067. do u think web development is worth pursuing atm
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  3068. I've been trying to learn JS but It's so hard.
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  3069. This was uplifting. I feel a bit more confident with programming now.
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  3070. Self taught, i made a tool to fix a problem at my job and now i’m a software engineer here
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  3071. I wish I seen this six months ago, good stuff bro
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  3072.  @jamescross  thank you, can you use the usb cable to connect it to a pc instead of using Bluetooth?
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  3073.  @jamescross  thanks again mate, that's a shame but is the same story with the full sized one. Ergh, really thought this would be the perfect dev keyboard. Appreciate you trying it though 🙏
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  3074.  @jamescross  If I ever get on the mac bandwagon I'll more than likely go the bluetooth route - still need some convincing to get me to leave my trusty ubuntu behind though :)
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  3075. Been working at a factory for 4 years now and want to do something more fulfilling. This video has inspired me a lot thanks!
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  3076. Nicely explain
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  3077. Discovered your account and hated you because at the time I thought it's toxic info for others people. A couple of month passed and a couple of videos on my feed.. now you're my friend 😂 great job🎉 Work hard people for your dream
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  3078. I’ve been using free code camp and it does help me understand the material a bit more my biggest issue is trying to find out what the most important languages and stuff i need to know I’ve been learning what API means just trying to make sure I understand everything because there’s so many things to learn i feel and I’m going for web development
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  3079. I need someone like him but as a backend developer.
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  3080. thank you for the guidence
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  3081. Does anyone knows if this is happening to any other common use software as well?
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  3082. You know sir its so hard to learn code using phone especially for a highschooler like me but soon if i buy a laptop want to be web developer
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  3083. must say, I think most websites are run with php on the backend (server side). wordpress websites for ex. are all written in php. So being a full stack dev., I think it makes sense to be able to code in html, css, php and javascript ; )
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  3084.  @jamescross  Thank you for providing this content. Subbed.
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  3085. Thank you, that makes sense.
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  3086. Im 49 iv decided to learn coding its very daunting so much stuff Im thinking can I do this. New doors have opened up in my mind I cant be doing anything physical for work as I get gradually older week by week. I feel I need to encourage myself and learn step by step. Going to try to change my life.
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  3087. Just a comment, depends on the country, the laptop that employer will offer you is not necessary good enough for the job. I am data engineer and I had had to work with a lot of windows machines with low RAM and bad processors. If you think about MacBook, the n. of companies that offers that type of setup to their workers is really small. In any case, I highly recommend people have no expectation to get a MacBook from the employers.
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  3088. This it the way
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  3089. I have searching legit person advising about tech and I am glad I found you . Now I will start teaching myself front end to achieve my goals
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  3090. Hi I'm just starting to teach myself to code and become a programmer in utah. Would love any advice or help
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  3091. Great video and that's dope that you work at Adobe! I used to work there a couple years ago in IT. Currently I'm a desktop support and I've been doing this for about 5 years now with no interest in retiring in this field. I'm actually studying front end web development and so far so good. I'm hoping to work remotely or work at Google one day.
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  3092. I really enjoyed this video man! haha
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  3093. I'm old (late 30s) I'm working as a hw ops engineer. I'm a visual person with a robust graffiti and hand drawing portfolio. My kids are getting older and I want to be able to work from anywhere...this video gave me hope ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
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  3094. For a full stack developer with REACT MONGO NODE CHROME TABS, 2 MONITORS AND A COUPLE OF VMs is 16 gb enough I am having second thoughts on 32 gb RAM.
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  3095.  @jamescross  One more thing. How is the docker support with M1?
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  3096. i will learn that someday.
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  3097. What’s the coding app being used here? 10:18
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  3098. I’m new to coding . I using a MacBook Pro, because that’s what I have.
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  3099. Dude I have been watching a lot of videos on how to be a front end programmer-hell even a programmer as a whole but I have never watched a video with this kinda simplicity before. Thanks bro!
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  3100. Im starting to look at learning to code to switch careers. I have a graphic design degree but never learned how to code to do anything with it. I work in insurance and hate every day. Subscribing and im going to go through all of your content. thanks for the channel.
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  3101. Great video. After learning the basics. What's next?
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  3102.  @jamescross  thank you so much for sharing such priceless knowledge.
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  3103.  @jamescross  another question, will 8gb of ram be enough throughout high school?
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  3104.  @roadkill3873  you're more than likely fine with 8 gb with a M1 for high school but you'll be better off future proofing it with 16 GB of ram.
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  3105.  @jamescross thank you!
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  3106. As you laid out which places to get information. Would you say to do these in this order? I know absolutely nothing about this industry but I hear if you can break into it it can be really rewarding.
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  3107.  @jamescross  Awesome thank you so much I just found our videos like an hour ago and have watched about 4 of them lol
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  3108.  @jamescross  This is probably answered somewhere but is Java script in one of these programs?
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  3109. I'm asking because I'm laying out a plan of execution and want to get all my material in order. lol Thank you for all your help!
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  3110.  @jamescross  Awesome thank you so much, this gives me a clear process to start with!
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  3111. Thanks James
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  3112.  @jamescross  Thanks!
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  3113. I’ve been managing people and/or selling technology for 17 years and I am at a point where I may want to look at a different career path. I’m older now, I have a family and software sales can be high pressure especially when it can take 6-9 months to close one deal. There’s no sense of predictability and it’s high risk / high reward. Why coding? I’m still in debt for college and my MBA so I’m not looking to go back to school and even more debt. 12 months ago I took some mini courses on landscape design and learned how to use structure studios and completed about 10 paid projects. Honestly, I loved the design aspect of the work. The problem is that it doesn’t pay enough and it’s hard to find jobs. I’m back to square one and I see coding as a potential path. I’m trying to learn more about how to get started, what language(s) are best to learn, what kind of jobs are available and pay. Ideally, I want to learn coding not just for an unknown future employer but also for my own entrepreneurial interests. Thoughts?
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  3114. I least I can leetcoding xd
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  3115. I am one year away now to get a bachelor degree. But when I am finished basically what I am going to call myself is an self-taught programmer with a degree, because basically you learn everything yourself at the same you would have done being self-taught. I am going to school just because I needed time from work.
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  3116.  @jamescross  Totally agree!
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  3117. I agree with all but not with Ryan's course he had a lot of negatives comments.. There is a lot of scam with the courses thanks for sharing this infomation.
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  3118.  @jamescross  first of all thank you for repleid my comment man :D i appreciete, yes in fact im doing the courses of John Smilga he have a youtube channel and he got free and paid ones. my first comment was because i had an issue with a academy here in argentina. I bougth all the roadmap to become a front end dev but at the end i even don't know how to build a personal portfolio :( it was so sad. Thank you for your content
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  3119. Hi devsmak, do you think programs like python would require the 16gb MacBook air model, which do you recommend
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  3120. Thanks for dropping this masterpiece.
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  3121. Second time I came across your video I did forget to like and subscribe the first time didn’t make the same mistake this time, great video !!
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  3122. I just finished html and CSS..I know the basics of JavaScript but I have to know about bootstrap and react.
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  3123.  @jamescross  Its better to build the pipes. Kids get into "devops" thinking thats cool. What they don't realize is devops = support = chasing useless crap all day like a waiter at a cheap restaurant.
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  3124.  @jamescross  There's actual development. where people write systems (and support noone). Then, there's 'devops' where you're just chasing fires anytime day or night. ..
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  3125. So this is specific to MAC.
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  3126. Hey thanks for the advice, I think its better to take it slow but with the right direction instead of rushing without direction
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  3127. I work at a validation lab, I like how stress free it is but I hate how repetitive it is. I want to be challenged and I have plenty of time after work and at work to study.
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  3128. thanks for being real!
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  3129. I'm just gonna say it....this was valuable beyond measure!...So many Dejava and "Ah hah!" moments during the video. Many, Many thanks!
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  3130. i like most of the comments so im ready to learn starting from the bottom
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  3131. Liked and subbed! Amazing video! I love the realistic expectations presented, and that you have to have patience and be disciplined in your new journey 💪
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  3132. Serious though love your videos and the info you provide to us all. Keep it up.
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  3133. Helpful
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  3134. This channel is slick. Nice production.
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  3135. Strongly agree man. Clear and concise advice. 👍🙏👍
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  3136. Being a Developer for Adobe is my dream job in tech. Thanks for going over this!
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  3137. Before knowing aws and setting up homeserver, I usually recommend my friend to go with window or anything beside MacBook if they have taken any assembly code classes. Because that x86_64 assembly code does not work on intel or m1 mac. But now I change, I fully commit and recommend getting macbook. You can build a lot of things with Mac these days.
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  3138. I'm taking the freecodecamp program. I have not gotten into javascript yet but I do have a CS degree. The best way to visualize logic is with truth tables for each individual operation. Just like arithmetic has add, subtract, and other operations logic has and, or, an not operations. The or operation is a little tricky because it is slightly different from the spoken English language or. During my last semester in college, I was a math teaching assistant for a college algebra class and I had to review basic math before class. Otherwise, I would look like I didn't know what I was doing.
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  3139. Thank you so much for your work and advise sir..am 20 and can't afford to pay for those coding boot camps..this video really 🙏
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  3140. really wanna ask a question. If i wanna be a self-taught programmer, is it not a good idea to study too deep in backend? I should go deep in frontend instead, right?
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  3141. I am a stay at home dad in my mid thirties learning to code in order to make a career transition from video production to Web Development so that I may provide more for my family while being flexible with my working environment.
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  3142. How I can download it for my iPad 9?
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  3143. I studied Accounting and finance, and I know a bit of code.
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  3144. I am a 2018 passout …after that I was doing nothing for 4 years..this February 2022 I completed Certification of JavaScript Basic Data stucture and Algorithms and after that Got a job as Junior Javascript developer in a month..Thanks Javascript & FreeCodeCamp …
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  3145. Goov video!
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  3146. Great advice, thanks!
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  3147. wow, I want this!
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  3148. Do you have any videos on how to setup your resume going the self taught way ?.
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  3149. studying more of your videos to begin to get comfortable. Thank you!
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  3150. so I have experience with website design but not development
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  3151. Please answer and give suggestions
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  3152. What about a roadmap for people on the spreadsheet / database Python, SQL, Pandas / Numpy side of things?
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  3153. Why Python 3 over other Python languages? Do you think the other pythons are worth while?
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  3154. Great video. I was thinking about starting a flexible boot camp in web development, but after watching this it seems like it may be better to just start studying and teach myself. Is this accurate. Question for anyone in the industry, are there enough benefits to completing a boot camp and spending thousands on the course?
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  3155.  @jamescross  thanks for the reply. Yes I would say most if not all that I've seen, seem crazy expensive. Do you have any insight into the zero to mastery course? Or any other similar courses? I feel like I would definitely benefit from something with some structure to it to keep me on track.
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  3156.  @jamescross  I will go and check and put hands on it and see how it goes.
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  3157.  @jamescross  Well congratulations bro! You do such an amazing job!
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  3158. This is why I don't understand why so many jobs use React, it's not suitable for a team of devs where each member have their own libraries to do the same task for different things. Angular sets a standard and takes the lead sort of speak. Are those React jobs mainly a few people working on the frontend or maybe even just one person?
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  3159. There is no such thing called Full Stack Development, except for small projects. Looking for a developer who is an expert in both front and back-end development to build an enterprise project; is like trying to hire a civil/architectural engineer to work on the construction part as well. Of course, companies want you to know complete Full Stack Development and Cloud Computing as well. They are greedy
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  3160. Tax benefits. If you can claim, why not claim the most expensive option? If it's good then use it. If it's shit then sell it for a profit and buy something you'lll like more for a cheaper price. Can't believe this is being questioned.
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  3161. 6:10 nice tip 6:38
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  3162. Sahi baat im happy with my OnePlus 11
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  3163. Worked for me thank you!❤️
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  3164. Full stack plus SRE. Do it.
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  3165.  @jamescross  And btw it does not make you a bad content creator and it does not mean you don't have a lot of knowledge or experience in the industry, it just means that IMO the pacing combined with the way you spoke and the amount of information you presented was off, and it's just an opinion.
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  3166.  @criticalthinker88gis13  I'm a developer and I don't feel like it was crammed at all. I'm looking at videos to send to my friend becoming a Frontend dev and I'm going to send this to him.
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  3167.  @jamescross  True, the most important thing is that your video is helpful for your audience
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  3168. does copilot work well with the spring framework?
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  3169. I’m a construction worker (Glazier) that’s in the same shoes. I just started a few months ago after getting injured. I’m hoping to finish this in 6-7 months
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  3170. Nice to see you again 🥳 I have some ideas to your next video I hope i can help 🥳
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  3171. I'm just starting out programming. I have a Windows pc and a Chromebook laptop.
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  3172.  @jamescross  Since I just started, I haven't tried programming on my Chrome book. My Windows desktop PC has the latest and greatest parts (well, last year's parts) I prefer my Desktop for sure. I do plan on getting a Windows laptop Lenovo ThinkPad. I do a lot of work with Adobe PS and Illustrator. I'm sure I can do developer programming with it as well.
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  3173.  @jamescross  I appreciate it. Thanks!
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  3174. Next year logitech mx keys giant, it's a wired keyboard It has ryzen 9 6900H and 16gb ddr4, with bluettooth and wifi receiver, with 2 usb3 2 usb type c, 2 hdmi and microphone jack.
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  3175. I have a 2020 MacBook Air. So far so good.
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  3176. great video. Can you say what music is in the background
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  3177. #Golang👑so... #underrated. I'm learning Golang to code as my first language... so that I could create Generative Art. It's creating abstract art thru code and algorithms. If... it's a big IF. If I'm lucky I might try that NFT thing. Right now I'm just a humble noobie coder still learning Golang and coding.
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  3178. Hey my story is very similar to yours. I've worked in construction since I was 15, I dropped out of high-school for a job that paid good money at the time. BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER. I'm 31 years old now and I have nothing to show for all my manual labor but a broken down body and an empty bank account. I have been programming in my spare time for a few years now and I'm going to be applying for internships/jobs soon. Just wanted to say I appreciate you man I hope to comment here soon and tell you I made it!
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  3179. I started at freecodecamp and then moved onto cs50 and cs50w. To date I have about 30 certifications, I can work with web frameworks and databases, I can make responsive static web pages and dynamic web pages, I swapped to Linux OS about a year ago and can work from the CLI now, but I don't know if I'm ready, I feel like I need to "know it all" but I know thats just not possible. How did you know you were ready? Which projects landed you your job? Did you have a GIT repository when you landed your job?
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  3180.  @jamescross  thank you very much for this! I feel I'm ready to an extent, but I know the bar is set pretty high in the field and I don't want to let down the company that gives me a shot so I've opted on a middle ground and applied for a few internships for the beginning of 23' I'll be a redhat someday!!! Love yuh man and thank you for what you do! (IBM ftw!)
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  3181. Did this mans just say bouillon
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  3182. Have my bachelors in software development and I have a job from my internship. Though, l've ways had imposter syndrome and never loved programing as much as my classmates. Got into it because I wanted to do game dev but ended up not going that route because of my schooling situation. I still have thoughts about learning game dev but have my doubts about it and even my current career path cuz atm I feel like I've lessened as a backend/fullstack dev. Sorry for rambling. Good vid, lots of respect.
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  3183. Since you already have the history degree why not just brush up on your mouth and take a masters degree at Western Governors University? Just wondering.
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  3184. didn't expect to go through the whole video, but i listened to the whole thing! it's really packed with valuable information thanks for sharing! <3
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  3185. Thanks
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  3186. first year CS, whatchu recommend?
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  3187.  @jamescross  thanks!
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  3188.  @anontough6907  ok I like to know the answer too man, few days ago I stumble upon a question about finding out the prime number but no matter how many times I fails I couldn't get the answer right 👍 and yes I searching for the answer on Google too but it's just doesn't fit the answer I'm looking for 😂😂
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  3189. Hey man, I came across this channel recently and I’m really enjoying the content so far! Do you happen to have a video on the different areas of software developing? Like what are the different kinds of career paths in software?
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  3190. Damn, you work at adobe? What's that like? I'm gonna have to watch more of your vids xD
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  3191. i cant type at all lol
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  3192. Where are now keys like, Page Up and Page Down? Those are useful when coding
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  3193. Does the Logi Options app allow you to reprogram the default functionality of the function keys?
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  3194. I have a question, do I have to learn UI/UX design to be a front-end developer? I know it’s a plus, but do companies usually require it? I’m just interested in programming lol
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  3195. i download the ARM version of Chrome for macbok m1, it run ok but when you scaling the browser , it dose lagging especially when you are on youtube tab. This never happen on Safari or Opera, so far Opera is the best native browser for M1 chip
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  3196. I'm a 54yo disabled (back injury) Arborist/Contractor. 10 years ago I hurt my back and went on disability and I have struggled for the last 10 years.i have an IQ of 141,so I'm intelligent and want to learn web development.in Jan of 2020 I started Lambda School online for web development.i was doing ok,then my computer died and COVID hit all in one week,I haven't gotten back to it yet but want to
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  3197. Welp, I guess I can welcome myself to the club lol… I’m coming from construction as well. I’ve been a PM for a commercial GC in TX. While seeing your completed work is an amazing feeling, it’s not something I ever really wanted to. So off one ship and hopefully on to another.
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  3198. Thank you for this! I'm 20 and I'm gonna start learning front end code
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  3199.  @jamescross  sound advice. Thanks a bunch 🙏
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  3200. I Have Currently Started With C++.. Can i learn Web Dev After Completing This one?
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  3201. great content. what camera gear you use?
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  3202. You're a good PEP talker, Love it. Tanks for that. I'm starting DEV @ 50Y
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  3203. You are very helpful and cool!
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  3204. wow this video is a gem
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  3205. Man,My name is Huseyn,first your way that you explain is so logical to do and i will learn to code front-end with you and your videos )))),Thanks being there
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  3206. I first started coding with c++ back in the day in 1993.. I was a teenager and I believe I just got bored of it but I'm getting back to it. Great video bro
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  3207. Do you know what electives there are for the CS degree at Thomas Edison? it's not listed online. Thanks!
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  3208.  @jamescross  I really want this to be a thing. No huge monitor. No keyboard. No mouse. I am looking to attempt this with an ipad mini wifi+cellular. I have been using vscode server to do cross-platform development on my m2 using tunneling. I have been coding with my voice using talon. I have not done this yet, but I want to see if vscode server + talon vscode extension will work. If it does, then I can probably code purely by voice using talon, vscode, and ipad voice controls. I think it woudl be great to be able to carry the power of my entire home workspace in my back pocket with an ipad mini. I think this may become really popular when/if mixed reality glasses make entry. Anyway, this video has just made up my mind to get an ipad mini and attempt this.
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  3209. It's like being stuck in quick sand yelling for help. Then you see someone stop and apply pressure to your forehead pushing down further.
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  3210. I feel freecide camp has a great learning structure but their mini coding challenges they get you to complete after going through exercises did my head In talking about the js course they had things that they didn't mention in exercises and sometimes having unnecessary code that only added confusion. Peed me off. let me know if you had this problem too man
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  3211.  @jamescross  Yeah I agree, I've been self teaching myself for awhile now and aiming to land my first job this year. The exercises are good and yeah its free and yes I also thought that when I was trying to solve the problems too what If this is how programming is as a job because I'm sure the devs that created free code camp sure know what their doing to the best of their ability they try to make it work while also trying to make it as clear as possible but man I spent hours on these mini challengers putting all I learnt and then when I go to check the video for answers I find out I would have never thought of that because it wasn't taught prior hahahah. That just made me think 🤔 Is this course even good or is this how coding really is haha. I think I shall go back and try to tackle these challenges by digging deep.
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  3212. Thank you
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  3213. Can you lock FN on/off on this keyboard?
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  3214. Regards and best wishes to ALL
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  3215. whats the name of the white keyboard in the vid?
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  3216. I'm going back to college to study CIS AA. I want to get into the tech field.
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  3217. How likely is it to get in one of these? 😩
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  3218. My school recommends Dell Latitude 3301 with Windows 10 -_- I asked about the MacBook Pro late 2013 I have but I’m fearing it’s going to not update to latest software soon I’ll finish my bachelors in 2 years! Would you still recommend a Mac? I’d love to be able to code/program on the go! Like a 2 in 1 laptop any suggestions ?
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  3219. #1 decision in buying any computer is price. Tech specs really have little to do with the final decision making. Aesthetics are probably the second most important decision.
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  3220. Put defer in script tag
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  3221. Unfortunately where I live is a pretty much only Microsoft area (because of enterprise management). I would prefer a Mac but I’m not given a choice. I would choose linux next but I’m forced on windows (which I hate). I’m a full stack developer & use .Net on backend
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  3222. And Redbone for the win. Side note great video
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  3223. This is exactly what i was seeking. Someone who can speak to someone like me, the layperson. I work on the eth classic project as essentially the marketer / content manager / liaison etc. Love it. Aint ever gonna stop. But part of my responsibilities is liaising with devs front and back end and i'm just tryin to get on par with them who write crazy nonsensical peer reviewed algos stuffed in 2000 page white papers, make new langs that imo one knows but its s better cuz the co-co-co-co creator of eth says it is, f and only use in house functional prog langs scala / Haskell etc lol. Me, i'm out on the best coast helpin people not get scammed, cuz theres this billion $ influx with managers and ceos who would answer "ethereum" if you described AWS to them lol. I wanna help people not get scammed at any level while doin the damn thing myself. Hah there's just too much on html and css ill drive myself crazy goin the wrong route. 98% of crypto are scams who don't understand but also i'm now working with at a non-profit / but I wanna redux but something you could whip up in minutes lol. Working with etc+btc projects and trying to i wanna make sites that easily explain to newcommers scams aws / azure alternativeswsssssd0, and just grow my skills and pay my bills lol.... Plus understand what devs talking about. Haha what would you say to start with or am i gonna find out. In another vid? I got so many domains withnothing to show but the thoughts in my head lol.. fSorry for that novel and thanks again for making these easy to follow content on youtube so i can't least be guided down the pa✌🏻𐳓🧑🏻‍💻
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  3224. I’m a 50 yr old construction worker wanting to change Careers wanting to work remotely. I hope I’m choosing the right path but I’m finding it really difficult to pick up. I enroll into a Boot Camp however like I said I’m having a difficult time picking it all up I hope I can get it
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  3225. Great video. React roadmap, indeed.
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  3226. Which apps are free for coding in ipad??
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  3227.  @jamescross  Appreciate your insight, it really helps!
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  3228. Hey bro. I stumbled upon your vids during breakfast time at the office. Long story short, I started my foray into tech through gaming on my old Windows XP Desktop and my HP Pavilion G7. From there I went for Networking and Cyber Sec in High School and my Associate's in college but pivoted to Software Development as it was the closest I could get to Game Development. I've taken at least 2 full Game Dev academic enrichment courses through Indie Game Academy and through them successfully developed and published simple games with teams of variously skilled people. My work in college helped me land my first Software Development job but it seems... more stagnant that I'd hoped it would be. Working on developing myself and interfaces to show my passions through websites. Despite being a developer I feel maybe developing my own custom sites isn't the way to do it at the time and I should leverage domain name service provider website builders, website builder tools or existing E-commerce markets. I tend to spread myself thin when it comes to pursuing my creative dreams and developing my skills but think I'm narrowing my scope to learning Three.js and taking the next month or so to establish these platforms for my work. Going to take the advice in your video and be proactive with my skill development, solving problems I see myself or my friends and family having.
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  3229. cool setup
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  3230. You say you're a Front End Dev but the Adobe position said Software Engineer. Did you have to do all those algorithm type interview questions?
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  3231. I'm learning to be a Web Developer. Should I have to master a language to get into next one?? Plzzz reply...
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  3232.  @jamescross  I'm talking about both front and back end..
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  3233.  @jamescross  thnx man
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  3234. 5:40 Why is your right hand so far over on the left side of the keyboard? Just curious, is this your normal typing method?
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  3235.  @jamescross  lmao i didnt even notice. the black hat and black hair were enough to convince me as i was trying to figure out what was going on, on the keyboard lol
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  3236. Hope u feel better man. ❤️
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  3237. Can you please tell me what is the most important algorithms to be a good programming?
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  3238. Great video! I’m a construction superintendent (I build homes) and am trying to transition into a web dev job. Your intro really resonated with me as I’m in construction and have a useless liberal arts degree as well! Haha
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  3239. hello, great video make me more interest for learn web developer. I'm 28 years old, how about age for get a job in programming industry? it's okay if I start learn now with my age?
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  3240. Have you tried asking for the 1st world salary? I don't see why they wouldn't pay you in the same ballpark if you're an expert. I guess such is the way of the world
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  3241. This gives me hope. My major is industrial design, but all my job experience is English teacher in my country. Now I need a change and develpment seems the right path. btw that's one of the coolest offices I've seen.
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  3242. Nice work.
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  3243. I don't know what is these groups of people. I mean why would you spend thousands for funsies or flare? I don't know if bootcamp or free online learning is better. There is a cheaper way for vets through Vet Tec if they qualify but videos like these make me doubt. I know that there is this culture within coding/online communities where they either pretend to be elite programmers online and then the other camp who call them 'script kiddies' etc. But this sht just confuses people. I mean this stuff is expensive and I'm not just going to pay that money to play around like that online... ? Do coding bootcamps actually have effective courses or not?
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  3244.  @jamescross  Thank you for answering that. I have decided to go with The Odin Project (free bootcamp?). I want to do the free stuff first before I dive into a paid bootcamp. I want to be completing full projects and then see if I need a paid bootcamp after. It's very valuable that there are experienced developers making videos on youtube. Helps a lot.
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  3245. learned to code in 1 second I swear.
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  3246. I am searching for jop maybe for 6 months know And steal I can't find a jop I start learning maybe before 2 years and I didn't get any money on tell know What I have to do
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  3247. Hello Devsmak How are you? Just found your channel... What do you think of Codecademy and following the path instead of "jumping around".
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  3248. That's what I have been following.
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  3249. what a great video! i am already making my portfolio so i can get a job and this is very useful
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  3250. Don't know if anyone will see this but Udemy is having a flash sale of courses for the next 6 hours picked up a crash course for javascript for 20
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  3251.  @jamescross  they worth it ?
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  3252. this is the kind of video I really need .
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  3253. Thanks!!!
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  3254. I enrolled in a very intensive software engineering program and the first week, I gave up. The type of course was not for me. But I did not give up, I’m currently enrolled in a self paced course, to figure out what my type of learning style is.
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  3255. This video and comments gives me hope 💜
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  3256. Is it a good idea to start with the frontend, during my studies (cybersecurity), or I should do something different?
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  3257. 21 yrs experience. Burnouts are cyclical. For me, they came every 7 years. My last one was the worst. I felt like I had topped out salary-wise, none of the new tech interested me, etc. So I decided to take a year off…two years ago and I haven’t gone back. The ai stuff has piqued my interest. Anyways, prepare yourself for the 20+ year crashes. They hit hard.
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  3258. Massive video, thanks for this!
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  3259. I'm trying to get into coding as a career, but it's been a bit daunting trying to find where and how to start learning since I'm fresh into it and have never touched code at all yet. Do you or anyone else have suggestions on where I should start for self-learning? You've made front-end development sound attractive so I'd like to delve into that, but I wouldn't be opposed to trying back-end development down the line. Also, loved the video! It convinced me even more to get into coding as a career!
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  3260. I'm a new CS student who wants to get a new Macbook Pro. Should I wait for the upcoming M1X Macbook Pro or get the current M1 Macbook Pro?
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  3261. Love the tips, very realistic.
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  3262. I think you are wrong about the degree. The quality of students coming out of college has decrease and the students coming out do not have the "skills" equipped for the industry. Someone who has skills is more useful to a company. You just have to prove it. Just my 2 cents.
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  3263. I have received faulty device and return back to remarkable team Hong Kong but waiting for very long no replacement received yet, worst service from remarkable team.
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  3264. Thanks, man!
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  3265. Man this is great and all and I gave you a like but I'm still a little lost. Where does one begin exactly? How/where do I start learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript? How can I apply it? What resources are best for those trying to self teach? I feel like a little hand holding is necessary in the beginning, maybe like a roadmap to cover the basics before I can explore. I've considered boot camps but a lot of people have said the ones on Udemy are outdated.
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  3266. I have a Kinesiology degree from a Big 10 University.....aaand now I sell windows for a living. Aaaand now I'm here watching this....
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  3267. Reading, marking, and creating a digest works very well on PDF on the Manta.
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  3268. I’m a masters cs student and i still use a MacBook Air 2015 with Ubuntu linux
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  3269. I've always worked manual labor. Moved from automotive technician and warehouse work to fixing industrial welders and generators. I can build or fix just about anything. But I'm ready to get paid for my brain, not from working with my hands.
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  3270.  @novanoskillz4151  just remember to be confident and understand you’re going to be told no a lot more than yes. It’s not because you aren’t competent or don’t know what you’re doing, just chalk it up as not being their ideal fit and move to the next! Definitely work on your soft skills and being personable/relatable and you’re much more likely to land a great job! Often times programmers focus so heavily on specific job details they forget they still have to present themselves as a human being - be human, honest, AND smart.
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  3271. I feel very lucky to have found you and your channel. Your explanation of what to expect on this journey in a real world way is exceptionally helpful. I’m 53 owning my own successful trades business for decades. I can see that physical work has an expiration date for me in the near future, so I started learning with the Odin project. But finding you has really helped me to “see” the path ahead and gives me incentive to continue without feeling overwhelmed. Thanks again!
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  3272. oh 343 views. im watching you from Turkey and i thought thats a very populer american youtube channel. (i mean your vids are great)
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  3273. Love the content man. Love the see and gold rush stuff.
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  3274. Thank you SO much! It's crazy how many videos out there for "beginners" assume that we already know what the difference is between front end and back end. Like yeah, I can imagine what it is, but technically, I had no clue. I saw another vid saying you were a laborer before software engineering..I've been a laborer my whole life, so your story is really inspiring and I'm gonna have to dig through your videos quite a bit more. Currently enrolled in an MIT intro to CS course..which yes, does offer a cert after completion lol even if it is for vanity metrics :p I'm hoping it looks good on paper.
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  3275. Im a Mailady Im studying ethical hacker I’m tired freezing 🥶 too my value is worth more but it’s not about the pay i just love tech I even fix a computer I’m gonna build a tower just for the hell of it but I enjoy tech I do have a certificate data entry but 🤷🏼‍♀️that’s wasn’t going no where so I decide to apply for the post office here I am 🤦🏼‍♀️
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  3276. There's a lot of videos on YouTube where they building a websites from scratch. to finish il I'm following what thier doing while understanding. at the same time then put comments on that. like this code is for. bluh bluh nav is for something like this bluh bluh. I don't know if this is right but i could say I'm making progress compare watching too many tutorials some of the codes they taught doesn't apply to a practical building website.
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  3277.  @jamescross  Noted & thank you! Don't normally comment (inquire) on YouTube unless I believe someone is qualified to give good insight. So everything you've said has been greatly appreciated. Especially the mention of hybrid apps & their pro & con. You got my sub. No doubt I can learn more by staying up to date with your content.
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  3278. I have experience with one bootcamp. I think there is an element of truth to your opinions, and I think the best takeaway from your video is "If you have what it takes to succeed with a bootcamp, you have what it takes to succeed without a bootcamp." However, the bootcamp I'm familiar with does provide some opportunities that I think are quite valuable. The curriculum provides time for students to do group projects, and see a project through completion. By the end of the curriculum, groups of students are tasked with creating their own full stack app together. The final outcomes can be hit or miss, but what's really valuable to me is getting the chance to get a glimpse of what it is like to be on a team of software engineers. Could you simulate that without a bootcamp? Of course! But how are you going to organize finding a group of people who are willing to drop everything and work 9-5 for two weeks on some random full stack app for the sake of learning? Sure you could try to join an open source project, but that isn't really realistic for people just starting out. So, among other reasons, I do think this particular bootcamp has provided some great value to a lot of people. But unfortunately, you are right that some people who don't have what it takes enter the bootcamp and lose money. They are people somewhere between group 1 and 2, and then people in group 3 or even 4, who are dealing with imposter syndrome. They might hear your harsh statements about group 1 and 2, and critical thoughts on bootcamps in general, and think "maybe he's right..." and quit. :P But overall you make some great points. I don't fully agree on your analysis of the mindset of your groups of people, but I see where you are going with it and can understand where I think you're coming from. I'd say to those looking to start a bootcamp: - research different bootcamps and find alumni who speak positively about the experience. reach out to them on linkedin and ask directly! Wouldn't hurt to try. - expect the job hunt to last months. some alumni take up to 6 months to get hired. - if that job hunt length will destroy you financially, DO NOT SIGN UP FOR A BOOTCAMP. you gotta have a decent safety net. - if you already have soft skills, like to teach yourself code, feel like you know which type of software you want to be working in - forget the bootcamp and just do courses online. - network with other people in tech ASAP. who you know matters. it will get your resume placed on the top of the stack
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  3279. This is such an inspirational video. got my blood flowing
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  3280. Thanks man! Please put more videos :D
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  3281. Dude u rock, 1 sub for u good sir
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  3282. What about creating a portfolio? And what would be your advice for this. Thanks.
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  3283.  @jamescross  Ok thanks for your reply.
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  3284.  @jamescross  what do you mean by big projects, please give example.
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  3285.  @jamescross  Why do you regret getting a history degree? I watched your video explaining it, but it seems like you still became successful despite it. So I guess it wasn't all that bad.
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  3286.  @jamescross  I am majoring in Political Science right now. Going to law school. It seems like even law school has no guarantees because the field is saturated since people like us with liberal arts go with the hopes of going to law school. I', sure it could be okay if I really buckled down on grades which I am doing right now. This is because I am going to a lower-tiered law school where employed outcomes are not too great. It seems to me that it is possible to be successful as an arts graduate but more challenging.
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  3287.  @jamescross  Also, not all STEM degrees are marketable majors like Biology and non-specialized ones are not all that good. One of my family friends studied biotech and then transitioned to IT because of the instability of the field.
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  3288.  @jamescross  Good point on opting for technical even if it's for law. You don't have to but it provides more of a cushion.
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  3289. Man! Extremely valuable information, the setup, the video, the commiunication, engrossing. I didn't want to watch this video cause I was committed to the full stack path, but it was worth it.
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  3290. respect for this video
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  3291. 😎👍💯
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  3292. #devmak We give Jesus thanks for your life ! Glad you are safe
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  3293.  @jamescross  Saw it just now, actually
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  3294. I have passed my 12th and don't wanna go to college because of economical problem and when I was in 12th i had a dream to code .where should i start to learn code and which language first so that I can get a job in one year also I'm ready to work hard and grind . Someone please enlighten me!!
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  3295.  @jamescross  thanks!
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  3296. Motivating. Thank you. I still got a huge crush on the backend.
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  3297.  @jamescross  Heck yeah! My goal is to get a Front End Dev job with and then upgrade from if possible. I appreciate all your videos and insight into the industry.
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  3298.  @jamescross  btw, I think my wife pushed too hard at first. She was also fostering kittens and would be on the computer trying to get them adopted. So, I don’t think she limited herself like she should have right away. And therefore it dragged out longer. But that is speculation on my part.
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  3299. I m 31 used to work as supervisor and some other different positions in different companies and now i just changed my field, lot of ppl bla bla on me cuz they always said its too late for u to change the field, but i stay positive and still learning from last 2months :)
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  3300. Thank you 🎉
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  3301. Thanks a lot it really helped.
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  3302. Im 17 and interested.... I have alotnof time in my hands I thought I'd make myself usefull
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  3303. I love how you give great advices in the comment section ☺️☺️☺️
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  3304. Great! And now, how do I get the interview? :|
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  3305.  @jamescross  I appreciate the feedback. Cheers!
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  3306.  @jamescross  I'm not that informed in copyright laws, but it seems extremely hard to prove that a code snippet it's a derivation from someone's else work. You can't patent code, so everything comes to copyright, which is about the expression of your work not an idea. Meaning that if you change the code a little, you should be on the clear, it's still a derivative work (an illegal one at that) but seems hard (and depending on how generic the code is, maybe impossible) to prove in a court of law.
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  3307. I’m wondering - you wanted to mitigate the pain from typing on magic keyobard and ultimately, improve the ergonomics but still I can see a magic mouse on your desk. No problems with that one? I must admit, I love these gestures and all but the tracking precision was a complete disaster.
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  3308. Just recently found this channel and i love it. Your videos is awesome. I would really like to be more in contact with you and get more info and assistance.
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  3309. I will surely check it out... I really want you advice on something. I need help and guidance. I really want to change my career from a field technician and become a software engineer. I would love it if you can provide any info on where to start and any resource that may help me. Anything will really be appreciated 🙏 thanks buddy
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  3310. hi wld you recommend the new macbook m1 pro chip 14inch with base model for computer science?
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  3311. Thank you!
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  3312. I'm chef who wants to change careers to software engineering
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  3313. So real and straight to me.I dont know why but all i thinks these days is going deep into not so popular language like rust
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  3314. I learned and practiced front end for a year all I did was coding along with a youtube vid thats it then i wanted to start coding my own projects/website and found out i don't know how to write my own code because i have not practiced to write my own code from the start then i gave up ;/ DON'T DO WHAT I DID
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  3315. I was working for an agency as a project manager and hating not actually building things. I learnt html and css and starting designing WordPress sites for family and friends. Its now 2 years later and i feel so lucky to work from home, choose the hours I work. A lot of my day is still problem solving, and finding more efficient ways of doing things, so evenings I am still doing courses and trying to improve. I could sit and watch Netflix every night, but I'm passionate about learning and building more complex tools and increasing my value.
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  3316.  @jamescross  Thanks man, and thanks for the great content, very inspiring
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  3317. i had to cheat in 9th grade to pass basic coding. got an 80/100 . told my dad i dont understand it. its just one of those things i will suck at no matter what. coding is beyond me
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  3318. THEBEST OF THE BEST TEACHER
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  3319. ​ @jamescross  Those 16GB of ram really does make a difference. Especially through IDEs like Intelij, xCode or Visual Studio. I don't own a macbook with M1 BUT I did tested the exact same Java Development environment on a macbook pro 2019 (13') with 8 GB vs 2019(16') with 16GB. Those 8 GB were filling up extremely quickly and caused extra 500-1000ms for common tasks like switching IDE tabs or switching from an editor to a browser. In my opinion, the 8GB model is ONLY for casual users. And btw, you can get a Lenovo Legion 5 pro with RTX3060 6GB for the same price (flies away...)
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  3320. Full Stack Developers can create products all alone, which can make them freelance pros. Neither front-to-end nor backend guy can do that
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  3321. I'm a coma and brain injury survivor. I'm learning how to code for my recovery - to create connections in my brain.
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  3322. So you don’t recommend learning web dev from bootcamp ?
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  3323.  @jamescross  ok make sense thanks I have a question for u i have no idea about tech and web development but I want to start a bootcamp in September and before that I’ll study some basics stuff and do a prep-modules course and later i will take the full course of web development which is 12 weeks length so i just want to know from experienced programer like u would u recommend me to do that or no? Also i live in Canada and there are a lot of opportunities to work as a web developer here Thanks,
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  3324. Nice video, informative. So My question is; You are outlining specific courses here and suggesting them and so would it be accurate to say that if someone without any experience at all literally did all of these certs (ones you mentioned) and also understood it all afterwards that they would be hireable and able to do software engineering at the completion point?
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  3325.  @jamescross  Deffo addressed my concern there. So then would you agree that if there is any sort of examination that will measure a persons fluency and knowledge in practical application then its actually building things? Like would you say ones ability to actually build things is the metric by which a company would consider you hireable? Or is there more?
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  3326. How many coders are at your church? 🤣
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  3327.  @jamescross  wow that’s a lot! You must have a large church !
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  3328.  @jamescross  thanks for sharing all of this btw!
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  3329. Hello Devsmak, I focused on Front-End 7 years ago. However it doesn't mean I don't do full-stack development (actually I do a lot of back-end and more and more back-end as a service with Supabase for instance). With years, I saw the market changing. There's a lot of demand on Front-End that's true: but there's even more demands for Senior that know how to do stuff. Simply. Finally, we can say that the best choice is not between Full-Stack or Front-End, it's more a question to be patient and get as much experience as we can. BTW I like your channel my friend. Congratulations for your setup, your content editorial length, your voice... You are really made to make good videos, please continue.
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  3330.  @jamescross  if run into any issue with that I’m keeping my order for the 512 gb
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  3331. Hi James, I'm 25 and I studied surveying and geo informatics in the university and I just graduated but I'm just realising that I love programming, web/app development to be precise. I'm just a few months into learning html,CSS and JavaScript. Learnt for of html at the moment. So I'd like an advice on how to make the best out of my decision on pursuing front end development. Thank you
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  3332. I’m currently doing a bootcamp, and I’m just wondering if you think it’s a good way to learn or should I just try learning myself
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  3333.  @jamescross  thx so much im hearing so much that they scam and stuff so ive been doing research on my own and pretty content with the program i found
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  3334. Okay, but how do you even know what options are possible? As far as problem solving. Like for example, when you talk about the contact list and forwarding it to your boss's phone through (some word you said)😅. I mean that proves my point. I dont know about it, to know that option exist. Did you work on a project before that introduced that option? Or you just knew it was possible because of "notifications" and looked it up? Was it part of one of the frameworks you knew of after making a list of languages and their frameworks, like you suggest in another video? Your videos are simple to understand and very helpful. I am going through them now, and find your content genuine and i appreciate hearing your experiences.
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  3335. I'm glad I watch this video, because I was attending a bootcamp as well. 3 stcks accelerated and we only spent one day in html, then css for one week lecture, and then basic js. Felt rushed, and the TA wasn't much help either. I withdrew my enrollment before going thru the other programs.
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  3336. 29 speech therapist assistant here. Learning python now and reading cracking the coding interview. I will make it!
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  3337. thank you so much for your videos, you're really helping me become self taught
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  3338. What if you have a video from 2 years experienced developer?, but buying a Mac still a pain, you might not think 2300 USD is that much but if you convert it to colones (Costa Rica) is 1.200.000, that’s the same as a motorcycle, three years of tuition for an public student and more 😢😢
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  3339. great video!
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  3340. Bro that is a awesome video I'm a construction work father of 3 try to learn dont know we're to strat.
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  3341.  @jamescross  I consider you as kinda the same niche your literally on my competitors list in vid IQ 🤣. Although you have been more inspiration than anything. But I appreciate the feedback.
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  3342. Well said.
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  3343. I saw some companies' websites and it's has a static home page nothing change for a while So my question is *What front end dev do for the company everyday * There's no way he changes the interface every time
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  3344.  @jamescross  Thank you! Hope you have a great life
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  3345.  @jamescross  so if I want to work in a company as a software Engineer, and i have good skills, then a bachelor's degree is enough. Right??
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  3346. Hey @devsmak what about the UX/UI design aspect? What’s the best way of going about do that?
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  3347.  @jamescross  appreciate it bud, awesome channel btw 👊, much love .
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  3348. I'm 17 and just recently graduated high school, I've been interested in computer jobs but I kind of put them off because I ended up failing chemistry my junior year, I felt my chance of getting into college and obtaining a "Engineering" degree was slim to none or I would have to take some bs classes to make up for that chemistry class. School has always been pretty easy to me, the times I failed or got bad grades was because I didn't think it was useful to me in the present or the future so I just didn't to much mind to it, So after recently finding out you can get jobs in the tech industry by being self taught and not having a degree really motivated me to research as much as I can and hopefully get started on my journey to becoming a web developer, And if that doesn't work out then I'm going to be a alpaca breeder.
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  3349. I learned css through notepad++ lol
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  3350. My background is public health science which has a pretty abysmal job market (unless a candidate has PhD or masters). I learned a lot of theorems but not how to program larger data problems. This caused me to learn python for data analysis which opened a huge world to me. I fundamentally view the world differently now.
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  3351.  @jamescross  great question! I break down the world of public health into two pools; those that make a claim with great data and those who don't. Python has helped me with sorting claims into two piles instead of an unlimited number of unorganized piles.
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  3352. I'm a construction worker, recently broke my ankle and will be laid out for a few months, decided to change my life and start getting certs. Learning Responsive Web Design on freecodecamp at the moment. I hope this unfortunate accident turns into a life-changing blessing in disguise.
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  3353. Thanks a lot
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  3354. I'm 25, unemployed, living in a poor country, still living with family, with a Graphic Design degree that I'm not really interested in using. I really need to kick my gear soon and actually practice HTML and CSS and moving onwards to get a good FE job in the near future.
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  3355. you are wrong
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  3356.  @jamescross  I did. It was definitely top 5 hardest things I’ve done in my life. With a wife and 2 kids it was hard to eat sleep and code every day for 10 hours a day, since i did it full time, but worth it. They focused about 60/40 backend to front end. They taught on the full stack needs like API, Python, flask, NumPy, fire base, Js /React, SQL, a few other topics I forgot. Now I’m thinking to post some videos while looking for an entry level pos. To look back on later.
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  3357. one of the best motion grafix i have seen so far on a youtube video
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  3358.  @jamescross  By the way sir, I'm in a Tier 3 engineering college and here most of the companies for placement require C++ / Python but I've intermediate JavaScript knowledge and I don't really like C++. What would you suggest to me ?( I am learning React JS currently)
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  3359.  @jamescross  Yeah that makes sense. Although I don't have much time left for placements but still I guess I'll go for web development for now. Thanks!! 💗
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  3360. Live close to Silicon Slopes as well. Considering a total career change to development so your videos are super helpful.
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  3361. Связка актуальна и хороша в работе, профит - радует! Спасибо команде за проделанную работу!
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  3362. Thx for taking the time out. Wishing you comfort and healing.
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  3363. Can you set up a GITHUB tutorial?
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  3364. Hello i watched a couple of your videos and i am starting to learn how to become a front end dev. My question is angular not appropriate to learn vs react ? Or did i missunderstood
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  3365. Angular = Boomer 😂
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  3366. Would you say that if I have some basic and advanced React knowledge on top of HTML, CSS and Javascript. Am able to build a portfolio website be it with some help of tutorials, I'm close to ready for a junior developer job?
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  3367.  @jamescross  Thanks for the advice
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  3368. Maybe I'm crazy,but I'm 49 years old and I decided to start learn now...wish me good luck 😅
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  3369. im 28 yrs old. no skill no job no where to go. i stumble this vid and somehow i want to be front end developer i just want steady career with a good paying job. i dont have laptop but i have phone so will using what ive got. thank you mate have a good one
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  3370. Although my parents didn't allow me to study IT for my Bachelors. Sometimes I still think I have a chance to jump into programming. Though I'm already 23 and with non IT certificate I stills dreams of going forward with my dream... Though I still haven't attended any boot camp, i think I have basics knowledge and knacks for programming.
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  3371. A former IT undergrad student, landed a job on the film industry but now that i cannot do intensive physical work now that I'm aging. I changed career and went back to web dev. I don't know where to start, so many things to re-learn and learn. 😢
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  3372.  @jamescross  its a terrible book. Preys on those looking to change their financial situation by what u said in the vid. If one could think only and become rich, then one can kamayhamaha.
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  3373. The background music is so good lol
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  3374. how about being in another country for a limitation
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  3375.  @jamescross  im switching jobs in a couple months 7days rotation, similar to your background and continue tackling backend and streamlit, goodvideo
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  3376. It may sound silly to some people, but switching to a healthy diet helps a great deal! I used to eat nothing but junk food, since I cut it out I feel so much fresher, happier and it's so much easier to learn new things
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  3377. Cool video! How can you adjust the display brightness of your mac with this keyboard? I think I'd miss the dedicated keys for that.
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  3378. I’m new to your channel but your advice has been golden! Thank you very much for what your are doing for the community
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  3379. Great video 👍🏻
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  3380.  @jamescross  same
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  3381. From Commerce domain, into Management Research and Part time Teaching. No coding knowledge at all. Wants to learn web development , currently looking everywhere to understand where to start from??!!!!
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  3382.  @jamescross  Thanks
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  3383. 'you need to be proactive and come up with ideas that creates learning opportunities for you' Great advice👍
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  3384. I’m currently still in school getting my BS of Science in Computer Science from WGU. So far I’ve taken classes on security, networking, and brief html css. Is taking freecodecamp at the same time a good idea? And what do you recommend for getting better at HTML and css? I keep forgetting the proper layout of html and css code. Everyone keeps saying “build a project” but i don’t even know where to start. What code builder application do i use? I’m on windows and don’t even know how to use Notepad for coding. It’s frustrating to see a ton vague advice for beginners, but you’re the only coder YT-er I watch who goes into the details. So thank you.
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  3385. Can you become a front end developer in 6 months if you already learned HTML and CSS and started learning JavaScript now?
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  3386. Loved the information . It was a legit advice .. I'll try to keep those things in mind
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  3387. @JamesCross To be frank, I'm still stuck on picking web dev or cloud. Could anyone give me reasons to pick web dev over cloud ?
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  3388.  @jamescross  Frankly, I'm amazed to hear from you on this. I'm into Project management tools and I know what's being on call for supporting systems is like. I want to pick the Dev side and explore. Thank you for explaining how the work is going to be on both the sides. I'm kind old school and started with C++ and left it afterwards. I'm thinking to pick it back and continue to web dev. Thank you so much once again!
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  3389. I love the mandalorian !!!!!!!! THIS IS THE WAY
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  3390. help lol
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  3391. Hp laptop 15, cause I'm broke lol
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  3392. Im new to becoming a software engineer ( switching careers i was a chef). I don't have much money but I'm trying to buy the m2 air when it comes out ( weight is a big thing for me due to the fact I'm a backpacker ). I need advice on what to buy like " if I buy the m2 air with 512 ssd would I be able to do what I need to if not would running on a external ssd help?" Again I know this question shows my ignorance and I am very understanding of how new I am and how long my journey will be but I have to start somewhere and I rather have a proper start cause this is literally my Hail Mary of life
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  3393.  @jamescross  you're the best thank you
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  3394. Thank. You
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  3395. These tips are good for a VERY Technical position, maybe working next to engineers. For most web dev gigs you will be asked to show work and see if you are not a difficult employee and that's it!
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  3396. 认购？people usually say 关注 (guanzhu) for subscribe.:) good video☺ the video is very well made, the light, the transitions, the bg music. definitely a like.
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  3397. ur 1000th like
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  3398. I really relate to you. Thank you for showing more of who you are. Glad you are okay! Families are the most important + are forever :) I love all your videos and approach.
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  3399. Thank you my friend, I like you advise, I'll get real good at front end and get my way up to where I want...
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  3400. Here's an idea. Head First JavaScript does a poor job in explaining the Thing-A-Ma-Jig brain exercise. Maybe you can look through that and explain step by step and strongly advise people try to figure out the steps on their own before watching your video.
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  3401. much thanks, sensei!
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  3402. in your experience, do tech companies value the completion of a 'top' coding bootcamp. i know there are many out there, but ones like fullstack academy, flatiron, galvanize that ive seen great reviews about. if somebody doesnt have a cs degree but completes a very rigorous 3-4month bootcamp, is that something that can be helpful when it comes to finding work
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  3403. ​ @jamescross  your point about the structure it offers is a great one. One challenge I'm finding is figuring out how my own skillset holds up to others applying for a similar position / what kind of role to apply for thats realistic to get given my skillset etc. I think its really easy to see some incredibly brilliant people out there on the web/youtube etc.. and have a skewed perception of what level of expertise i may need to get a job. When would you say is the optimal time in ones learning journey to start sending out job apps/ for a software engineering role, a fullstack dev, frontend...etc. In your experience, if somebody is not a master of, and doesnt have years of experience, but nonetheless have knowledge of and repeated practice of making crud type web apps, built with a fullstack of technology (databases, express, sequelize, axios, react + redux, authentication ), or would you advise that i learn [insert what that may be] to take it up to the next level. There is so much out there to learn, its impossible to ever feel 'finished' as nobody ever is...i know its a field of constantly learning, but at what point would you say is somebody probably qualified for a jr level role. thanks in advance!
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  3404.  @jamescross  really appreciate the great advice. would you suggest spending alot of time practicing the algo tech interview type questions, or would you say its a more productive use of time to work on some projects. I know both are important, but its certainly tough to know how to best allocate my time. and again, really appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge and experience and offer great input/advice to people like me out, who are only first starting out
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  3405. Been watching a couple of your videos for the past few hours. Highly informative. Subscribed.
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  3406. I agree,
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  3407. I tried college for 2 years but I didn’t know what to do and I kept changing majors so I just dropped out as I felt it was a waste of time and money. I worked retail while I figured out what I wanted to do and went into HVAC, hated it. Now I work building maintenance but for me, it’s not something I want to do forever. Heck, not even the next 5 years. I’m only 25 btw. My brother in law who was a landscaper is a self taught full stack developer now told me I should try this. I started with YouTube videos and just writing my code on VS to learn css and html. Now I’m doing the Web Developer Course Udemy course. Html and css is pretty much engraved in my head by this point. Currently learning JavaScript. I’ve probably put in over 300 hours of studying/practicing. Anyways, my question was: Is it possible to be hired as self taught still in 2022 with no college degree and or experience?
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  3408.  @jamescross  wow man I truly appreciate the response. Thank you for the idea! Didn't even think about that!
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  3409. Oh my god all this good content and less than a thousand subs ?? I didnt even knew thatt i literally thought u on 1mil subs at least
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  3410.  @jamescross  i have a slight interest in it
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  3411.  @jamescross  thanks a bunch
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  3412. Hey Dev, was wondering what are some examples of what you did for your employer (vaguely of course) I'm in a similar position and thinking of making a file reader that spits back a summary of things that happened outside of business hours (this has to do with credit card usage). Do you think that this is a good idea or have any insights on it?
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  3413. Amen
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  3414. Thanks dude, this gave me better focus.
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  3415. I want to specialize on building web app and mobile apps, so what language should I choose.?
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  3416.  @jamescross  thank you very much.
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  3417. Thank you for this 💖 I have a BSCS degree, I have 6 yrs work experience but it's way far from my degree. I failed in programming applications before and am not really confident because what i learn and what companies are looking for are different. Now I hope with your guides I can finally make it, i'll sure to like, subscribe and hit that notification bell 😍
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  3418. Good to see you back.
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  3419. Hay quá
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  3420.  @jamescross  Thank you!!!
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  3421.  @jamescross  for sure. I liked the video tbh. In IT atm and can relate to an extent.
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  3422. Already hit the like and subscribe buttons. I am 38 years old, a stay at home mom with a B.A. in English. I have been self teaching for the last 2 or so years. Both my children are in school so it gives me a lot of time to learn and code during the day, but some days there are a ton of other things that need to be done so it becomes difficult. I did do a boot camp last year that has helped a lot but I'm still not where I want to be. I am currently just working on projects to build up my portfolio. Thanks for your video, really informative.
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  3423.  @jamescross  You're absolutely right. Thank you
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  3424. It's wild how much tech first-year or even interns are expected to know. 'frontend developer' just isn't defined well enough nor stratified from simple can make web page/site in notepad to complex can build google-calendar UI with api.
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  3425. that problem of this days. 20, 30 years ago we lack of information, now we have too much information and no Job that the true!
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  3426. Yes brother thankyou
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  3427. Great video, but most important, for me is a motivational video ... thanks a lot, I've needed that
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  3428. Man love the realness and being straight forward. Especially with all these fake people out here. Its like a breath of fresh real air.
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  3429. Thank you sir, it was useful
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  3430. Love the video James! I just made my first video where I learned to code so that I could create a YouTube video that plants trees when you watch it. Take a look if you're interested, keen to connect with other YouTubers in the tech/coding space 😁
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  3431.  @jamescross  Thanks 🙏 yeah, I made cheap gadget unboxing/review videos 3 years ago until I had to stop for mental health reasons. I unlisted the old videos and put them in a playlist which you can see on my channel’s ‘playlists’ tab. Was a hard decision, but I needed a fresh start tbh. Thanks for checking out the video!
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  3432. CS student here💁🏻‍♀️ in October. Is a MacBook a good choice for that? I want to learn mobile development for iOS and Android. Now I have a windows10 very old laptop with 4gb ram and i5 4th generation. It is really slowly and very bad for Android development. You recommend a MacBook Air 13' with 16 ram for that? I can't afford a MacBook Pro. I wil buy a laptop in September and I make some research for what should I buy. I have seen a lot of tutorials for Android and everyone had a MacBook. I want a laptop that last for the next 6 years
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  3433. Thank you for sharing. I’m still hanging in the design side, but always like being good at front end coding. Oh, and 💙 Adobe!
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  3434. Were you in a pyramid scheme?
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  3435. Using a mac book pro, just to simulate and test architectures, sorry but i need the power and performance. However for a beginner it is ok to use an affordable computer.
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  3436.  @jamescross  Tysm for the advice! But You see I'm actually most likely going for a SE degree (it is very similar to a CS degree but still different). The reasons I'm gravitating towards se is because I feel it's gives alot more exposure to this world compared CS which i feel is alot more narrow but at the same time considerably deep. As someone with experience though, what would you recommend I do from the two. Because if my understanding is right CS is a narrow but deep major Ans SE is a wide but narrow field. And going back to your point about not limiting myself I'd think she would be better. If I'm wrong please do correct me. Ik this may sound tedious I'm sorry that but I'm starting uni next year and don't want to make the wrong decision . In case your wondering where my interests lie. I'm not exactly sure that's why I was thinking of going for se. But I do have interest in programming (not sure exactly where but I feel I do) and also have interest in leadership oriented work like project managers. Things that involve communication
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  3437.  @jamescross  and Ty again for the advices you gave . I'll definitely make sure to keep em in mind!
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  3438.  @jamescross  I agree with what you said. SE definitely is more practical based as compared CS which is more theoretical . Ofc it has practical aspects but it's mainly theory. Since I prefer to learn more practical things I feel SE will be the safer bet..and through SE I'll get more exposure as compared to CS. One of my concerns was the I would have issues when going for a job but from what u said I won't really. As only very narrow minded ppl thing as such.
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  3439. Great words, thanks I have learnt a lot
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  3440. I just gotta say man thank you for not being weird about discussing your salary. It’s a stupid “rule” that we follow solely for our employers’ benefit. We all need to talk about our earnings openly and more often
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  3441.  @jamescross  I do have a more focused question, if that’s fine. I’m coming from a film production background, and I’m trying to see where that and programming might intersect so I can leverage that experience. Do you have a direction to recommend, given that you work at Adobe?
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  3442.  @jamescross  wow, I did not expect a reply that thoughtful and constructive. Thank you so much for taking the time! Much appreciated!!
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  3443. Not everyone uses a laptop. As a freelance software developer of +30 year in the industry I'm 100% based at home in my office. I don't use a laptop - I used to use a Linux desktop - For the last 4 years I've used an iMac Pro (great machine) - I'm thinking of going back to a Linux based desktop whilst using the apple eco system via web apps on Linus - essentially for more bangs for my buck - any thoughts?
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  3444.  @jamescross  I actually considered that, but I'm halfway through my second year so I'm not sure it's worth it, financially and time-wise. My hope is that if I can work hard and self-learn on the side (I have ~2 years left) then I can use that as well as leveraging an ability to communicate/write well. But really I'm not sure what the hell I'm doing (as with most I'm sure). What do you think about that plan?
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  3445. Not using a compiled language in an era of ultra fast CPUs with a crap ton of cores is a mistake.
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  3446. sir, no offense but your facial expression on the poster/cover of this video is exactly what my mom does when she sees my room everytime while saying "omg! look at this!" lol
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  3447. Hi, Thanks for the video. I'm a cse student and working with Android studio, flutter, VScode, Python, Java, Web development. Then should I buy a M1 chip Mac book with 8GB ram ?
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  3448. Do u need Math for coding or building websites?
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  3449. I got the gi bill but haven't used it in over 3 years. Tbh a computer science degree should be hard and have a lot of math. I don't go to school cause you don't need a degree for IT jobs.
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  3450.  @jamescross  I think what I was trying to say is expectation! the good kind of expectation. I'm excited about my future, there you have. Sorry not my native language
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  3451. Hey first of all, this video is really good. Second I just wanted to ask on your opinion about remote controlling a pc from far away. I am thinking of buying a Logitech combo touch and then rc into my pc and use it. My office has really good internet (1gbit/s at home and in office) do you think that it would run smoothly with jump desktop?
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  3452.  @jamescross  thanks for your input
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  3453. On youtube, most advice channels are a better use of time than code tutorials, outside of coding specialty channels like freecodecamp's channel. A lot of coding tutorials on here are from inexperienced people or people who haven't worked in the industry recently, so their coding standards are mid, tbh. Look at them as a starter, but don't think people will actually code like that in the industry. Recorded conference talks, however, are top tier swe content.
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  3454.  @jamescross  This all makes sense, and I'm glad to see you can go to such lengths on keyboard just days after your accident. ...Did you really mean that your employer owns every line of code written by you, private person, even outside of work👀???
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  3455. Main reason to not become one is - you can’t blame anyone else.
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  3456. Hi devsmak, i am a gap year person, it's already 1 year for me but i still didn't want college and right now i'm unemployed but i just start learning html and css. You have suggestion? Like i am getting basic job while keep learning or keep learning until get web developer job which i have more lot of time?
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  3457. I love embedded systems though problem is you're only limited to the resources available to you or ones you can afford. In web dev most of the tools you need to get good at it are open source
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  3458. 7:50 - a coworker who quit a job few years ago contacted me few weeks ago and asked me if I want to join a company where he is working. I said hell yeah! So having these contacts really helps. :)
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  3459. wow inspiring story, congrats sir
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  3460. This is a long road ... a never ending one . Cool! 😅
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  3461. Gonna be starting a boot camp in a couple weeks, been self teaching myself html and css i learned a bit of python and mysql awhile ago im excited to see myself in the next 6 months its never late to change to the coding career. Once you start never quit
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  3462. Can you maybe talk a bit more about some of the stuff that you did for your employer when you were trying to gain experience? You said you built some stuff that they could use and didn't even ask for.
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  3463. Where I can learn names of those 4 website s
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  3464. Yoooo I'm always excited seeing your videos. 🔥🔥🔥👑
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  3465. I want to learn more about programming
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  3466. Dorian i just got done learning front end web developing in treehouse, how can you apply for jobs if you don't have any experience whatsoever?
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  3467.  @jamescross  my current profession is nurse assistant. I've been grinding out the teamtreehouse course for almost 2.5 yrs now. Last month I finally finish its course in front end web developer.
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  3468. This is a gem 💎 of a video. You made a great points but the one that sticks out to me is when you said do something with your coding knowledge for about a month or two then get back learning materials and by then you'd have a feel for how to efficiently get the most out of effort vs information
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  3469. Hay quá
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  3470. Thanks for the video.
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  3471. one of the best of these types of videos, i've watched so many
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  3472. Your story inspires me & you're humble & sincere in your advice.
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  3473. There are no forward / back media keys... ⏮⏩You can only play/pause ⏯... Dictation key does not even work! But there is an emoji key 😂 I have this MX keys mini I'm testing out and it's nice to type on if you are coming from an apple keyboard but it stops there..
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  3474.  @jamescross  😂 noooo. The mini but with media keys 👌🏽 Ditch the Dictation and mute buttons for the forward back.
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  3475. So I found out that when given a problem I understand what is the solution but GETTING there is what i struggle with doing. I normally don’t know how to begin the solution process. Everything else like a language’s syntax and understanding the problem I have it down. For context I have no history with programming so would this be a “I need to practice more” sort of situation?
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  3476.  @jamescross  Thank you! I guess I was just naive to think that I was gonna hit the ground running without any practice! I’ll get to it!
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  3477. Why were they all wearing hoodies at 3:16?
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  3478. Hey man geologist and web dev here! I really like your videos and I know what you went through.
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  3479. Can you pair against multiple Logi Bolt receivers? I find BT to be a bit unreliable.
    2
  3480. Where should i start to become a front end developer? Ive tried tutorials, got to a part where I felt cool and never went back there again. Please make a video on this please if possible!
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  3481.  @jamescross  also got a question, what exactly is front end? Is it like you only make graphics and make the surface and buttons work. If front end makes everything work then what's back end
    2
  3482.  @jamescross  so who makes the buttons do the thing ?
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  3483.  @jamescross  ah so basically Front ends: make everything happen on the front page Back end: maake functions
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  3484. Currently learning via Brad Traversy udemy course, I love design, was going to learn PHP also soon, but just watched your full stack vid and decided I'd rather focus on the design (front end) aspect first. I'm 40 and almost through the CSS portion. My background is all over the place: - CDL Truck Driver humping food in and out of restaurants with a hand truck (body crushing work) - Forklift Driver - Copier Repair - NOC Technician - HVAC Install - Warehouse unloading trucks - Pest control - Retail - 11 years in large format printing and graphic design (NASCAR graphics mostly, with other fleet graphics, Universal and Disney buses) Graphics industry will give me a little edge I suppose with knowledge of PS and Illustrator. Thanks for your vids! They help. Love the background scenery you have setup.
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  3485. You have to laugh to keep from crying.😄 I'm a bit of a masochist,so I might just fit in.
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  3486. Dude! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your account and this video. Crazy thing is, the video was posted on my 32nd birthday - making me a 32 year old dude trying to reinvent my career. I spent (aka wasted a ton of time through college getting an undergrad degree in Pyschology and a Masters in Theology) and then found my way in digital marketing. Currently, I am in SEM Marketing. I enjoy what I do, am good at what I do, and it's definitely not a bad career to be in. That said, being in digital marketing has sparked an interest in me in the world of programming (I use JS scripts written by other people to make my life easier with automation). My company paid for me to have a year subscription to Codecademy (which is awesome) and I started out in November taking courses in Python and SQL but kept losing steam. As someone who enjoys the creative aspect of life and also love incorporating UX and CRO into my paid media strategies, I've found that Python, SQL, and backend data work just isn't cutting it for me. Long story short (and trying to keep the midnight rambling down), I think I've finally landed on pursuing the self-taugh front-end route - and started working through an intro course on HTML. earlier this week. All rambling aside, I'm stoked I found your channel. This video definitely put a fire in me to keep making it happen! Stoked to keep following along.
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  3487.  @jamescross  That's awesome to hear man! Trying to structure out my learning path so I can find a way to stick to it while working full-time and living the husband/dad life as well! Thanks again dude!
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  3488. Thank you for the feedback…
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  3489. pleaded guilty to a felony but i have learned js express react HTML CSS and SQL so far
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  3490. I mostly just want to know enough about programming to be able to discuss with my customers' IT teams when doing consulting projects. The knowledge about programming makes it easier for me to think on what should be done and how large the things to do are.
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  3491. Hey i wanna say that I'm 18 years old and my mom is telling me to take a laptop for coding purposes but i really want an ipad pro because I can do graphics design as well as coding is ipad pro soo should I take an ipad or will I regret??
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  3492. Love your videos. What projects did you have on your portfolio when you got your first job? And can you share the resume that got you your first job?
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  3493. I've been working towards setting up some avenues of content creation for myself, my hobbies and my business this year. I appreciate some realistic insight into the fiscal returns of pursuits like YouTube and figure from this that I'll be best off keeping my day job as I try to create content. Thanks for the helpful, realistic and transparent information! I'll get a copy of that book you recommended to "toss a coin" to you, your work, and to gain more practical knowledge I can use for my future!
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  3494. i currently work in construction for decent pay but i'm super unhappy and usually hate my day. I've always wanted to work in a tech company and or programing. I'm hoping one day i can learn a programing language and find a job where i enjoy what i do everyday/
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  3495. Enioyed the video, you have explained everything clearly. Thank you man
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  3496. I'm square when the assunt is design. Started learning HTML, CSS and JS in the ending of 2021, and I don't regret, I needed a place to start in this code world, So I choose the front end to be able to see what am I doing. I'm looking foward to get deeper and deeper in JS so studying and coding are part of my daily rotine, luckly i have a fast learning behaviour but the part of creativity its breaking my legs lol
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  3497. Hey devsmak, I have a cs degree and am in a low code DevOps role but landed a much larger offer at a small comsulting company (250 - 300 total employees) as a mid level software engineer where I will be starting on JavaScript front end, what are some tips to get better at coding faster
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  3498. solid advice
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  3499. This is the way... B-)
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  3500. Hello... really enjoyed your content. I'm a mri Technologist been working in Healthcare for close to 20 years. Completed an associates in computer science degree a few years ago. Seemed like I came out just knowing the basics of programming. Currently refreshing my skills and trying to put together a portfolio so I can make that mid career transition as I'm in my early 40's. Currently revising, html, css, Javascript, and Python. I'll be looking out for more of your content. Take care...
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  3501. Jonas 👌👌
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  3502. 😎👍
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  3503. Good video James! This was just what i needed in this moment looking for my first job👍
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  3504. Software Engineering undergraduate student in India ... Want to crack off campus job at abroad .... Love your work
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  3505. I'm also a construction worker. I do stone work, coping, tiles, pavers, concrete work, etc. I absolutely hate it and I've been doing this for a few years now. I've tried to teach myself web development many times but failed every single time. I am now going to restart this journey and hope to become a full stack developer before the end of the year.
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  3506.  @jamescross  Thanks im going to need it!
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  3507. MX Keys is good, but MX Mechanical with blue switches is better IMO.
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  3508. love it bro no chessey intro just straight into the video
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  3509. If I buy iPad pro 2021 12.9inch m1, can I learn and use html or Java on ipad pro m1?!
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  3510.  @jamescross  I'm not a programmer but I want to go to software engineering university but I want to learn something before I go to college that's why I'm asking if I buy iPad pro m1 an I learn html?! so what do you recommend?!
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  3511. Yeah it really make sense represent what you built so that pple trust you.
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  3512. I have 2 magic keyboards and was looking at buying mx mini to use with my mx3 mouse with unifying receiver hooked to a kvm. Instead I just ended up plugging my lightning cable into the keyboard and kvm and everything works perfectly. Only issue is now I have cables everywhere with the kvm setup :(
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  3513. Thank you for this. I really needed this pick me up ....lol
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  3514. hello! first of all thank you for all the videos you make some of them helped me already and others will help me in the future I'm sure. I started to learn web development 10 days ago.I had time and I'm a quick learner also I'm familiar with computers so I finished freecodecamp's curriculum (html-css). my question is should I jump on projects or stick with tutorials and learn libraries etc. first? I tried some projects but it doesn't feel like I'm doing the right thing. I had some outcome but 1-doesnt look good 2- code I wrote is all over the place. any recommendations for a newbie like me? thank you again for everything!
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  3515.  @jamescross  thanks!
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  3516. Virtual Threads in the next LTS will make Java great again.
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  3517. I like ur lighting it look amazing man!
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  3518. I use switches with rubber dampeners inside, so I don't really feel any fatique hitting my spacebar. But I find it somewhat uncomfortable on my XPS 13, where the key travel is really short and there is no dampening to soften the impact. I also put a dampening foam into the spacebar key cap, that may or may not dampen the bottom out impact as well. I would totally recommend to try these or similar switches as it is really nice to type on and, thanks to the dampening material, it is super quite.
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  3519. I earn more laying roofs than freelancing writing code lol
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  3520.  @jamescross  but the real money is on selling food on the street! HOLYCOW my cousin makes 2k a week of pure profit selling burritos near construction sites
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  3521.  @jamescross  well most food trucks charge nearly $12 per item, we are talking like selling 30 items per day (not counting drinks) 6 days a week
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  3522. Thank you do my man 🚀🚀🚀🚀
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  3523. cool button! I liked:D 2econd day learning HTML/CSS
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  3524. Fulltime construction worker in nz Going back to school to do my diploma in computer IT. Doing this for my body and my kids. I'm really looking forward to my new path in life
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  3525. subs! I've been walking around looking into how to become a self taught full stack web dev but I agree with you with niching down to front end first then slowly go up to full stack.. so I'm watching more of your content!! :)
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  3526. How are you coding react with the preview like in the thumbnail?
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  3527.  @jamescross  thanks
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  3528. I want to learn swift and I'd like to know, do you need 32gb of ram or 16 is just fine? I don't wanna spent ton of money on 32gb. Also, is 512gb memory enough for iOS development?
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  3529. I'm 41. I've been working construction my whole life and its killed my body. I first got into web development during the myspace days creating div layout profiles but I never thought I could do anything with it and didn't know the path to move forward. Now with the help of youtube and a little common sense it doesn't seem that far fetched of a dream to become a web developer. Currently looking at all aspects of development from front end to full stack trying to decide what route I want to take. At the moment I'm brushing up on my HTML and CSS and learning some JS.
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  3530. I should also note that I love doing it. I'm also an artist and graphic artist so the whole aspect of creating something from scratch and watching it come together and really fulfilling
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  3531. Never knew front end was thiss thanks man, Im changing my field from Backend to frontier
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  3532. Question: is it possible to put it on top of a laptop(e.g. Macbook pro)? Does the rubber stand at the bottom stand on the frame(of laptop keyboard) instead of triggering any keys on the laptop?
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  3533. My story is exactly your story. Except I quit a well paying construction job (80-90k depending on out of town work accepted) also benefits were good.
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  3534. This is the way
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  3535. 4:36 "Walking in the shadow of your girlfriends real boyfriend" now that's an analogy. 😂😂😂
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  3536. Hi sir. I’m 19 years old and I’m learning programming for 3 years. I’m learning python,C# and flutter right now and I wanna be a successful tech entrepreneur. I’m student and preparing for university exams. But I’m not sure is the degree that useful or not? But I’m improving myself as much as possible
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  3537. I am a Industrial Engineering graduate who knows everything about machine learning and can make machine learning models and tune them, NN too. But I feel like I need to know how to build the product form scratch in order to get the industry ready skills .
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  3538. Hi there! This video was super helpful and had some great info. Back in 2004 I was off to college for computer science/web development. At 19 I had a sudden change of heart and went into the beauty industry. Ive learned alot of great skills here but as I am approaching 40 in a few years I need a career that is less physically demanding. Im excited to get back into this world I left behind so long ago...but things have changed alot! I've got alot of catching up to do. I'd love to say I could be self taught but I feel like I need to be in a guided course. I know there are a lot of free things online but I'm wondering if it's worth it to pay 10k for a concentrated bootcamp. Watching this video of yours makes me think I need to just buckle down and do it on my own. Do you think bootcamps are a total waste of money or will they be of some value? I full accept it will still be a grind to get the first job.
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  3539.  @jamescross  thank you! I saw the receiver and got worried I would need another port
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  3540. Hey , going to start programming with python for data science I will eventually move on to c . I have an m2 pro MacBook Pro is this a good computer or should I sell it and get a windows laptop the MacBook does have 16 gb of ram . Thank you so much for your time and thank you for the video
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  3541. Hello, James! I rarely comment on videos, but couldn't resist this time. I watched a lot of videos in this genre and wasn't sure that I'll watch yours (because I watched too many already and this one is 1.5 hours long), but just couldn't click away. Very informative, honest and greatly composed thoughts. Appreciate it a lot! You actually reinforced my confidence that I have the right mindset on my way to getting hired for the first job in IT – for that, I'm grateful. But also your point about 'don't rush to become full stack developer" truly resonated with me, since I actually tried to do just that. Now I think that I'll position myself as a Frontend Dev (at least for now) and will talk about my knowledge about some Backend tech as "bonus skills" rather than core ones. Thank you!
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  3542. I'm currently learning python, and I really love it. I'm just stuck if I wanna go front end or backend
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  3543. Thank you
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  3544. I'm currently a Diesel Technician but have gotten into computers since I built my first one and started to try learning to code. Currently I am on year three of college for Computer Software Design and Development and they haven't taught me anything at all. I've learned more watching YouTube with my buddy who is trying to do the same thing than they have taught me at all.
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  3545. I want to learn web dev but keep hearing that it's dying and too saturated so self taught web Devs won't be able to get jobs as you need a comp science degree in from the UK not sure bout the US
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  3546.  @jamescross  Thanks for the reply. Jeep up the good work 👍🏽
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  3547. Thanks its great
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  3548. +1 it was a good one!
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  3549. I'm learning a full stack course just so I understand the bigger picture. will specialize later.
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  3550. thanks
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  3551. great video, thank you for sharing 👏🏼 I’m 22 & recently interviewed for an ultrasound tech program but the past few months I’ve been coding everyday, building applications and feel so drawn towards it, I always thought you needed a CS degree so to hear stories of self taught programmers becoming so successful is really motivating! Would you say networking is crucial to getting a first job as a junior developer?
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  3552. Good to know! What would you say is the best way to prepare for interviews?
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  3553. I am 17 years old and I am learning front end developing through Youtube. Last year I was trying to learn back end developing but ended up falling in the tutorial hell, mostly because I didn't keep notes and instead tried to replicate everything through the program. And after that experience I didn't even think of picking up developing of any kind. One year later, front end developing piqued my interest, and I start to search tutorials about it and I landed on Bro Code, due to his teaching skills my interest slowly turned into attention. I haven't been able to progress as much as I would like, due to being a lazy bum by playing videogames and using my phone the entire day which in progress destroyed my attention spam and got me addicted to cheap dopamine. And I don't want to force myself to learn more than my attention span can otherwise I will just fall like a year ago. Once my dopamine detox works, I will be able to progress faster. Grad students might have the advantage but after a year or two, I will be in grade of creating websites with "ease", and probably as a freelance front end developer I will have created connections(something which I hope becomes true, so I can actually land a good job in the future. Since I live in Europe, I hope I land a job on Switzerland, thought that is one my of my objectives. The other one would be probably to start my own business/agency.). As someone from Gen Z, I will say this to the other Gen Z's(if any of you are reading this). Get off your phone before it's too late, because once you realize that it's too late you will have already fallen into a deep hole and it will be hard to climb out of it.
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  3554. Im about to go off to college and probably going to go with a mac. Alot of the games I play are compatible with mac and arent very resource heavy. I also use software such as blender and fl studio which is also compatible. And from a developer standpoint I've heard alot of people say its nicer to work with (plus wanted to try at ios development). Im pretty confident that im sticking to this path and have been programming for a while now, so i dont really see any downsides and i am willing to pay the price
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  3555.  @jamescross  Thanks!
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  3556. I have question, I like the front end part of web development and I would like to be become a front end web developer the question is when I want to apply to a job fo I have to solve coding problems like leet code etc.. like back end devs do or do I have to show my portfolio only?
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  3557. I already know devops, SRE, now I just want to learn frontend/backend dev. I can already create my gitlab/terraform/aws infra/pipelines, now need to just figure out a bunch of frontend and design stuff. That right there is already a lot :( lol.
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  3558. Thanks
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  3559. Your prayers are answered, they made the mini version !
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  3560. have u done a studio tour looks really cool would be nice to see
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  3561. Thanks 🙏
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  3562. When one subscribe button is not enough.
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  3563. This video was a year ago and React was very popular. I wonder was popular right now in September 2022...
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  3564. Me who expected to see 2 monitors👁👄👁
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  3565. Thank you for the honest heads up 🤝🏼😂
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  3566. Background track is fuego 🔥
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  3567. What song is it btw?
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  3568. I am a fire safety director in NYC, but I need to make serious dough within the next two years because I want to provide for my three little kids. They will grow and need more than my 55k salary now can give them. I need at least 120k.
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  3569. Studying business at 40 and find it boring. So here I am looking for some action. Thank u 🙏
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  3570. It helped me to eliminate confusion. Great video 😊.
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  3571. Bro, you are hella inspirational. Thank you - Subscribed.
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  3572. Awesome dude but can I ask what keyboard you using? 😂
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  3573. Hi, I'm using windows.. Can I learn from videos, where the presenter is using Mac?
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  3574. How are you using what I thinks I Visual studio code on your iPad???
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  3575. The biggest pain with Logitech keyboards is that they don't give a sht about Mac in their mechanical keyboards range ☹️
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  3576.  @jamescross  I tried to be become a mech keyboard user (again), but unfortunately would return their top of the line G915 💁🏼‍♂️
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  3577.  @jamescross so far by tactile sense G915 remains at the top for me; I've a TKL version which is great in size and functionality. But the lack of Mac layout and keycaps pushes me toward returning it and getting back my CAD 300. I wanted to try one of Keychrons, but haven't had a chance to even touch it because nobody sell them offline. And Amazon returns here in Canada are… let's say very different from US, so I don't want to mess with it. At the moment I'm thinking whether to return to Apple mini or go with Logitech MX mini. Full size MX doesn't really work for me — can't get used to its layout and it is too big on the desk. The smaller one seems to be better in size, but it requires Bolt. Now while the last one is okay and maybe even preferred (esp. if their promise for better frequency isolation is true), there is another shty showstopper: at least in Canada I can't buy a… Bolt-compatible mouse! It says on the Logitech website "Contact Sales", WTF?? And Apple mini as you can imagine doesn't work with multiple devices, which is the primary reason I even started this venture for a keyboard change. But since I already own one, maybe I'll just wait until a sane company will release Mac compatible mechanical keyboard which won't suck.
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  3578. The reason anyone becomes a coder is for the money.
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  3579. Still learning at 9 months. It's hard for me to understand JavaScript. No idea how others learn at 3 months.
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  3580. Hello sir ,can you suggest me if m1 macbook air will be good for competitive programming ???
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  3581. Nitro 7 coz I want to play games as well as code. Though ill suggest to install more ram if its 8gb
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  3582.  @jamescross  yeah just going to a cc first since it’s the closest in person school for me, I plan to transfer
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  3583. Thank you for the gameplan.
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  3584. Amazing
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  3585. I don't necessarily want a job because if anything I'd be doing this freelance on the side while I currently am a self taught 3d art Game Developer and I want to know where to start since I know very little in code. I seem to be the guy to go to when my friends come up with merchandise and don't know the right way to sell their products, since they have their niche market using web shop creators might not be a good way for them to starr so I wanted to step up to fill in that position.
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  3586. Been interviewing for an Android Engineer Position for a bit over a year now. Countless interviews and it always seems to end the same way, my lack of proficiency in DSA. I refused to believe that a 20 min test on something I don't normally use, was the thing that determines if I qualify for that type of position or not. I've done tons of projects, but still not enough. Getting close to three years since I stared learning Software Development and here's their way of gate keeping smh. But since I don't have a choice, I gotta get better at it. Even if I need to learn another language to get it done. So decided to learn Python for DSA, I'll update this comment in the future 7/20/22
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  3587. Not here in Mexico. Especially being bilingual ;)
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  3588. I love this guy…🥰
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  3589. i want to buy a new apple laptop asap before i start my first year of university so will the macbook air m2 (512gb) be a good option or should i buy the 14’ macbook pro m1 pro ?
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  3590. Computer science student
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  3591. They don't, lol.
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  3592. I'm currently a business analyst and want to move to more front end work. I love your videos!
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  3593. this is content gold 🥇🥇🥇
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  3594. macbook air would be nice
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  3595. Awesomeness brosefino
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  3596. You're awesome man! Cheers for the inspiration 🙌 🙏 👍
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  3597. AHAHHA what is this 8:28 ?
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  3598. Do I need to know design, UI/UX to be a frontend engineer? because I don't want to do design stuff myself. I only want to focus on development side of things.
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  3599. Hay quá
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  3600. under electrical department computer engineering
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  3601. Thank you for inspiration sir♥️
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  3602.  @jamescross  What framework should I study first? React or Wordpress? Thanks Sir
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  3603. Hi! My name is Oge, I’m 20 years old. I have a certificate in web development (offline) went on and took web development courses on udemy too, recently applied for a software development course on alx but I don’t have a job still…
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  3604. 2:55 that's so true!!
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  3605. As someone who have written a "lisp to html" system/library, I can say that there's nothing wrong with writing frontend in lisp, although I should really rewrite it as I didn't make it in the best way. Anyway, my own website is written using that and it doesn't have a single line of js And not a single line of handwritten HTML Although I created the thing mainly because I wanted to have a website, and I don't like HTML
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  3606. would python django/fastapi - react a plausible path for web dev? a more server side centered or GoLang to react
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  3607.  @jamescross  in your experience what server-side language is more common for the backend? I have started learning python but not into data science or machine learning I prefer to create web apps but not sure if its the best tool
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  3608.  @jamescross  thanks for the input'
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  3609. Great video. HGV driver in the uk here. Just began to learn at nights in december around dad duties. Its going to be tough but i know i can do it
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  3610. I bought used/refurbished instead of brand new expensive. For me, because: 1. #openshift commands in the documentation are in unix/linux based. painful to convert to windows commands(im not a genius). wsl2? tried it but the vpn caused wsl2 painful to use. 2. Customer's vpn access(big corporation) only restricted to windows & mac machine, and their security team refused to include linux access support. with this hassle + the tasks due date, imagine the headache.
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  3611.  @jamescross  thank you!
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  3612. Like the video, but I do have a question, if I wanted to just use my iPad Pro to develop apps and things, is that actually possible, and other than your advice to use the MacBook Pro, do you have any other suggestions as to what programs are best used all around to incorporate accessibility without leaving a function ability and creativity?
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  3613.  @jamescross  will do. Still a month a way from being shipped even though I ordered mid April because of the crazy lead times now, but I'm really looking forward to it. I thought about getting a MBP, however I tend to only use my laptops in clamshell mode and thought it would be smarter of me to take the $1200 I save on not getting a screen, keyboard etc and put it into more RAM and the M1 MAX :)
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  3614. I’m an construction worker making around 135k a year with ot. I’m learning while working full time 🤦🏽‍♂️
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  3615. Hello, I like your video style very much, can I get your email to establish a video cooperation connection?
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  3616. Just stumbled across your YouTube channel super helpful info and I had a quick question the first video I watched was the one where you talk about skipping boot camps and using the free sites, since you don’t get the certificate for completing those cause it’s free would this affect your credibility when trying to get a job?
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  3617. B Roll King!!!
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  3618. Economics & Mathematics major wanna increase skillset
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  3619. Jealous
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  3620. The Angular Boomer joke was so funny but almost got me fired. 😅😢😂🤣
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  3621. Thank you!
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  3622. Thank you so much for all the information you have shared if this sort of content was shared by someone else he/she could link a hundred companies link and sponsor their useless courses to make money but you did it without covering or including a third party to your success or others. great job! I'm software developer with 12 yr of experience and agree with all you shaed
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  3623. Right, I'll give up then. I've been working for 44 years so far, 20 in low pay education and front end jobs. The point I fear you miss is - there are not many well paying jobs and once someone has got one, that's one less to aim at. Dead man's shoes.
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  3624.  @jamescross  My perspective is coloured by two years of Long Covid and having been made redundant by new tech over seven times in 40+ years. I love new tech, but there are so many youngsters just starting out that there is nothing left for the almost retired but still fully capable , which I would be if it were not for Long Covid. I'm UK based and when I started £10,000 was a princely sum. Anything higher than that makes my head spin.
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  3625. Where should I study this ?
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  3626.  @jamescross  thank you so much !
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  3627. Hey man, have you heard of Frontend Simplified? If so, what are your thoughts on it compared to the free alternatives shown in the video?
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  3628.  @jamescross  ah alright, thanks anyways
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  3629. im only a minute in, and it's probably the most honest video i've ever seen.
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  3630. how can I catch on social media ??
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  3631. .I have always been very fascinated with computers, but growing up very poor we didn't have one until I was almost 18.Graduated high school at 15 and immediately started working full time in a restaurant, then at 18 became a construction worker because I had no money to go to college and no real positive influences to do anything except find a job that pays your bills.After almost twenty years of hardship and witnessing death and maimings on the jobsite I'm done.At 37, i have started with html and css and it's going good I think, but I just have a bad feeling that I'm too old make it ;-/.I know that's a negative outlook but it's just hard to shake
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  3632.  @jamescross  Thanks for the encouragement.Its scary changing from a trade that has kept you off the streets.
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  3633. thanks this helped me. "About Google Chrome" showed me translated indicating that it was not native and probably using rosetta. Downloaded the arm64 build and looks good
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  3634. Thank you so much!
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  3635. Hahahaha the constant imposter syndrome is real.
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  3636. Can you suggest how can we land a job
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  3637.  @jamescross  thank you 😊
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  3638. loving your videos!! i have a question, i want to self teach myself coding and machine learning. i'll have to squeeze the time since i have a 9-5. i'm on a 1200$ budget but want a Mac, wich one should you recommend me to buy? (i travel a lot)
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  3639. Hi, please am interested in becoming a front-end developer, where can you recommend I start my training?
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  3640. I enjoy both. Because I have a lowend MacBook Pro I only use it on the go or when I’m out of town. Other than that, I’m using Debian based Linux on desktop.
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  3641. No technical skill at all I’m already lost 😅
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  3642. React Roadmap please ❤️
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  3643. man, thanks somuch for this info, i'm just beggining this jurney, you have inspired me to think and believe that I can do it too......be blessed!!
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  3644. Hard to afford such schools! I am trying to self learn, I think it would take less time to learn all these courses by sources like MIT Opencourseware. There might be no degree but the experience is worth it. In the current times we have Chatgpt and youtube which is the best resources to learn whatever we want so thats a blessing for poor students
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  3645. What if I'm a vet and want to use VET TEC to switch careers? Currently employed full time.
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  3646. My school teaches coding using Java and I'm thinking of getting a macbook air m1, do you think it's proper?
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  3647. A guide to the type of front end jobs to be looking for and where to find them would be.. guapo.
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  3648.  @jamescross  welp, I have until Midyear to decide.............thanks again for the infos
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  3649. Thank you so much for this!
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  3650. As a bootcamp student it made me happy seeing how people that went through it transitioned from a totally different career to being a software dev, even our ta’s went through it and have there own job in the day and like to do this in the afternoons. It is definitely tough and fast paced but a bootcamp isn’t a one stop shop, there’s more to learn but definitely enough to get you an entry role, ours was designed to teach us how to learn and be independent, and our best friend is google lol
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  3651. React road map!!! Some of us are moving from python to front end
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  3652. Thats basically me right now. 9-10 months into it and I just started applying to jobs. My hopes are low, but it is not stoppung me (yet).
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  3653.  @jamescross  thanks for sharing your opinion
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  3654. I am an average construction worker. I have been learning coding for 6 months now. It's very hard. I hope I can get a job next year.
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  3655. keep making these videos
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  3656.  @jamescross  Take rest , Videos can be made after, what's important is your health recover fast and then make videos , Now rest , exercise and rehab well🙌
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  3657. cool programmer
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  3658. Subscribed, mate I am in high school year 11 just started learning my first language C# on my gaming laptop which is really heavy and I don’t wanna carry it around from home to school . I am currently using an older version IPad Pro (2017) with an alternative keyboard, is it possible for me to code on my IPad rather than laptop.
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  3659. Also add on to that I was learning C# to work with Unity, my l laptop would definitely be my main learning device, but just wanted to get some more practice done while I have free time at school or on my way home.
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  3660.  @jamescross  thanks for your recommendation.
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  3661. Hey, @devsmak how can i contact you ? I have some suggestions for you I want to share
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  3662.  @jamescross  thank you and thanks for your work. Glad you survived the cut and huge vibes to those that didn’t. May they prosper in their next role.
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  3663. I currently am trying PLC programing and want to badly to learn software too
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  3664.  @jamescross  Thank you for this sir! I'm into front end too. This is really helpful!
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  3665. though it's little bit late for 2022 but thanks
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  3666. Your information is very valuable :) thanks
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  3667. Thanks for providing such useful and and informative content! Keep going!!
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  3668. cool video)
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  3669. I’m a self-taught front end dev. Did backend too but love front end. I learned back in the late 90’s. Made a nice career in the WebDAV industry. It can be done.  Best practices, best practices, best practices. Learn them, peeps. What makes a good developer is someone that can be steady, make smart decisions and get the project across the finish line. Not the cleverest coder. And be reliable resource, be an expert rather than a generalist. I was away from coding for five years, long story, and now learning the new tools.. Loving React/SVG/ThreeJS/GSAP, that combo is a lot like dear departed flash. Better actually.
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  3670. What no one talks about is staying hydrated with salt and sugar as well as water. Because your brain is the last to get hydrated. You need nutrition, keeping heart rate up or good. Sleep is important, rest is important but also engage in activities that gets your mind active and excited. Hikes help. If you can find others to study with. Or an expert who can give you directions when you face a problem that online forms aren't really answering. Coding isn't just code code code. It's problem solving and if you have a headache, or feel sluggish, you won't be able to solve, think, nor remember what's going on
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  3671. Thanks for these important perspectives - dropping gems :)
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  3672. Focus on one thing to achieve success. “If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.”
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  3673.  @jamescross  just bought the MX mini and the new Mx anywhere 3 I think they improved the issue you were mentioning about the large keyboard and the issue scrolling with the mouse, and the most important for me is to switch between macs work/personal
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  3674. Great vid man. I’m wondering are you a remote dev? Or do you work in an office somewhere?
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  3675. What resources do you recommend using when learning to code?
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  3676. How can you type without looking at the keyboard? 😅
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  3677. I'm 31 and have worked in the warehouse industry for a very long time. Let's just say it dosent matter how many hours you work it's a dead end either way for me, your videos a real inspiration for me but not only that you clearly laid out everything from beginning to end and are very well spoken! Thank you
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  3678. This gives me hope. I am doing a course at the moment and I understand almost all of those concepts in theory. I am just worried to put all this knowledge into real projects. But at least a good start I guess!
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  3679.  @jamescross  Pretty busy, with tickets and applying for jobs:)
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  3680. Considering the emerging landscape of Ais like codex and copilot. Would you change anything if you started now.
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  3681. Have you taken a coding boot camp? Feels like an outside POV, I personally do better with a sense of direction. I’m intending on doing my local universities boot camp in the new year while doing some personal training in the mean time.
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  3682. Thanks!
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  3683.  @CapeSkill  thanks 🙏
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  3684. This is beautiful. Distilling a massive topic down to its essentials. I love your style of explaining things. A react roadmap of this type would be beyond helpful and appreciated!!
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  3685. I hope you do a roadmap for Backend Developer
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  3686. I took a bachelor in Data Science, got a job within ServiceNow, was set to develop apps within Ui Builder, then now set to create custom apps to Ui builder with React & Typescript. Lol
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  3687. I mean you can say that, but I promise you most hiring are looking for a fullstack, even if your responsibility isn't a fullstack position.. My friend hires people for his job, coding interviews, etc, and he said the same thing. They look for fullstacks, but yet half the time the person isn't even working fullstack.
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  3688. I'm 33 worked in all fields including networking wireless and fibre for a major ISP, dell certified enterprise engineer, he'll even gas station pos systems and pump control, this is the next step for me, I can do well in this.
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  3689. can i skip the freebotcamp and just do the cs50 course?
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  3690.  @jamescross  i have macbook air given by office . going for microsoft surface go 2
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  3691. How much math do you need for front end work?
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  3692.  @jamescross  So NativeReact and thank you for responding so quickly you just gained a new subscribre
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  3693. What if you go to coding bootcamp for free?
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  3694. I appreciate you, your message gave me the comfort to continue.
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  3695.  @jamescross  i kind of wish someone would come out with another myspace type social platform. I loved doing that stuff. I would literally change my layouts every week. After I got better my myspace page didn't even look like a myspace page. More like a landing page or something similar.
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  3696. What's your opinion on consulting firms. I got my degree in computer science. I couldn't find a job to save my life. Ended up working for UPS and then a rack and stack server company to pay the bills(atleast i use Linux, bash, and python at my current job). Self taught myself the MERN stack on my down time. Its still damn hard to get even an interview though.. Consulting firms are definitely interested in taking me in, but the pay and contract they make you sign seem exploitive.+ they wouldn't really teach me much I didn't already teach myself or could learn with simple direction and occasional guidance.. but I need to figure out a way to get my foot in the door somehow. I feel like I'm rotting on the vine here.
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  3697. Do they offer college courses instead of paying for a boot camp?
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  3698. Well switched my complete dev environment to a cloud vps (ubuntu server), installed code-server and developing dotnet core, vuejs apps in my browser. My benefits are: I can switch to another machine and my dev environment is the same as before. I can reinstall my machine without having to reconfigure everything, i can code on my tablet if needed. The best thing about code-server is that i have my full setup with docker, cli tools and so on. As soon as i push my code the main branch, the ci/cd pipeline will deploy to test and live server. Maybe this is an option for anyone.
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  3699. So I'm a Mechanical Engineer who loves to code. My company has a software team that I have my eyes on. Is it worth going for a Masters degree in CS? I'm working on getting some prereq courses but I could work on projects after I get data structures under my belt before transitioning to the software team. If I do decide to go to grad school I'd have my company pay for it but the thought of committing to a masters program with Ga Tech is going to make for a long 2 years. Is work experience enough or would having that masters degree on my resume be useful when moving from company to company?
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  3700. Thanks a TONS for this - i'm like your story from zero to Hero , 2 thumbs-UP from North Sumatera INDONESIA
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  3701. I'm an SDE at a faang, but my degree was in psych. After working in customer service and hating it, I took advantage of my company's up-skilling program (in-house bootcamp focused on Java). I was actually paid to do this and would not recommend paying for any bootcamp. My team owns services that are mainly backend Java, but I also need to know TypeScript for creating AWS infra via CDK. We also will be building out some front-end so I need to learn React. For anyone starting out learning to code or looking to transition to software engineering, I would recommend going the self-taught route. If you haven't gone to college yet then yes, do a CS degree. For starting out I would highly recommend the Odin Project to learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript. What I really like about it is that it teaches you tools you need to do the job at a company, like Git for version control, in addition to how to code. In general though, you should gravitate to whatever language or tech is used to create the things you are interested in. For example, if it's video games then maybe C++ makes sense, or if you love data and creating dashboards, then maybe Python. If you have a specific company or a product you really want to work on you can find out the tech stack for that company. While I do generally agree that in the beginning to focus on learning one side, like backend or frontend, it really helps to have a breadth of knowledge on the job. As an SDE it seems anything is fair game, ie, if you don't know it, you will be expected to learn it on the job, and I would rather have some background knowledge before picking up a sprint task where I'm in over my head. But that is one thing I really like about this career is that you never stop learning. I'm having a lot of fun learning going through the Odin Project in my spare time. From there my plan is to learn Python (really just for fun), AWS (this comes in really handy for my job) and LeetCode (because you never know when a company will come knocking or when you will lose your job). Happy coding everyone!
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  3702. Wait what are you? Web developer or software engineer? Kinda confused from the thumbnail and the title
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  3703. Damn you are 💯 true. I learned programming languages: python 🐍 and JS . Then React , html , css. I thought that’s it and I am done. BUTTTT THERE IS REACT NEXT JS, tailwind, sass , php…….. no end 😂
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  3704. I just decided to try coding and taking it serious. About to sing up for a bootcamp program. This video is great
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  3705. Should I go for a full stack course? Or is it better to focus solely on frontend
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  3706. It took me about 5 months total - I took the free 100 days of SwiftUI course from Paul hudson, finished it in just over 3 months. I began working on my own native iOS applications and applying to jobs, 2 months and 180 applications later I got my first interview. Got the second interview, and then offered a position at about $55/hour in the Pittsburgh, PA area. I was lucky, but even then it wasn't easy. Single dad, I'd wake up at 4:30am to code and learn until 7:30 when I had to get ready for work and get my kid ready for pre-school. After dropping her off, I'd get to work by 8:30am and work until 4:30pm, pick her up by 5:30pm thanks to traffic, make it to the gym by 6. Leave the gym, get home by 7:15 and make dinner, eat, play until 8:30pm when my kid and I both would have the same bed time. Repeated this for the full 5 months, swapping out learning from the course to making my own apps and applied for jobs during the down time of my day job.
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  3707. Also, as a fellow blue collar boy... Do you regret it? Do you think you gained anything that your white collar colleagues missed out on? I think everyone would benefit from working a year or so in a blue collar job, but that's just me.
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  3708. Hey mark. So just to confirm your talking about react js right? Also, Great video.
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  3709.  @jamescross  oh man I'm sorry. I read your name as devsmark. I'm sorry. I'll make it up with subscribing though hahaha
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  3710. Please don't take this the wrong way, James, but... I love you. LOL! Thank you!
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  3711. Keep up the good work mate from Melbourne Australia 52 year old 3 month's into programming seriously
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  3712. Great video and info. I chose a Mac for all the reasons you outlined. I love that I can do any OS on my Mac!
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  3713. I’ve been focusing too much on the backend and I’m a college studying programming and development . Do you still recommend I focus on front end ?
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  3714.  @jamescross  thank you for your feedback! Got it .
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  3715. Thanks!
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  3716. Good point James. One thing I was recently thinking about was raise of compensation for developers. Someone has to pay for that right. When I quite in my previous company, which is internet provider, it took them a year to find replacement for my position. Meanwhile they had to pay for a consultant, which was much more expensive. And similar thing happens when few others have left the company, so... Someone has to pay for those expenses, and it is usually the end customer (meaning us, as in entire society)
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  3717.  @jamescross  Doing great thanks for asking. Got into the exam weeks, had almost daily discussion with electrician for the new place we purchased, and tried to make ridiculously complex video for youtube. The usual "took too much projects at the same time" case :) I noticed you pasted your script into the video description. Do you see it improving the SEO maybe? Or are there some better reasons if I may ask? :)
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  3718. I'm learning front end web now, i don-t wanna master it or anything(i hate design and css... hhh), but i really like javascript and backend development. what do you think? should i finish learning front end then bmove to back end with Js and Python or just start with python now(i have some experience in python)? give me an advice please. thanks for the video.
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  3719.  @jamescross  I'll be good in frontend first then maybe i'll move up to node.js. Thanks so much my friends I appreciate the reply
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  3720. Late to the party here, but every word of this is pure gold & 1000% correct. Even after 10 yrs as full stack enterprise dev this hits home. Thanks for giving a voice to the never-ending internal dev struggle. Great vid!
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  3721. Hey man, what do you think of Scrimba's Frontend Career Path?
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  3722. Hello, nice video. I was asking myself a question today - Why do we even learn how to make a website from scratch, when there are tools like Wordpress where you can build it without any knowledge? What do you usually do at your work as a developer? I would love to know the answer, thank you.
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  3723.  @jamescross  Thank you!
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  3724.  @jamescross  I also wanted to say that I admire you for your hard work. Learning how to code after work must have been hard and I suppose with only a few hours of sleep. I've been studying IT at school but in our country, these schools teach you only obsolete stuff and everyone felt like we are in 2002 there, even tho it was year 2019 so I have to learn everything by myself because finding work in this field with this knowledge is impossible
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  3725. Have a quick question I hope anyone out there might be able to help me with… to become a front end dev do you needs to know mathematics and algorithms? I’m wanting to get into the field however the online program I was looking into has a pre test with logic/algorithm/mathematical questions. Obviously we don’t know where our careers will take us and I’m sure if I got into front end I would undoubtedly start to learn some back end processes as well however it seems like I might need these skills for front end too? Thanks
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  3726.  @jamescross  I was going to spend on the MacBook pro m1 from my parents money but I don't really need it so your advice made me think twice
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  3727. Am learning data analysis with python,R.I know a little about HTML,should I complete it or should I move on to learn something else related with front end???
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  3728. Real, transparent and entertaining. Best Dev on Youtube. I have seen them all, I would know😁💀
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  3729. Thank you for this video. Much needed
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  3730. Very curious about why Angular would be more popular among boomers :)
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  3731.  @jamescross  I figured it was a joke, but wanted to figure out if there was something "cultural" tied to the US dev scene, or was just something personal.
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  3732. omg i loved the lighting in your workspace
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  3733. Great video as always!
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  3734. The job market for a front end dev is so over saturated. 200+ applications for jobs compared to backend jobs at 45 applications on average per job listing. Android developer jobs are probably the easiest way to get hired at the moment.
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  3735. Thank you for this!!!
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  3736. Great stuff, man. I currently work in tech but not in development. I'm 6mo into learning the full stack Javascript/node. Can't wait to make the switch!
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  3737. Hey love your video! I'm 32 and been working in healthcare for the past 5 years. In public healthcare (Canada), incompetent people are paid the same and have the same conditions as competent ones. Salary is only a matter of how long you have been employed. I don't feel rewarded in that system as much as I could in techs for example and I always had a nerdy side to myself. I learnt jazz music on my own and I feel that I could be happy with a tech career. I started to learn this week doing Katas in CodeCombat, learning everything from google and StackOverflow. It's hard, but I already learnt many things! Thanks for fueling my motivation tank! P.S. I have a 34 y/o friend that is a construction worker and is slowly damaging his body. I should talk to him about your story...
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  3738. Project ideas would be cool! There's so much out there
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  3739. welder here,even tho our job is wanted and pay is ok,i got tired of that job and my back got hurt,so for the last few month i have started learning to code,even tho its demanding and time consuming after work,and with 2 kids its hard,but im doing it not giving up and taking my time,sometimes i dont understand the lessons but i go at it again and again,hoping to get a job by end of a year,or maybe next year,will see,but im doing webinars,it meeting open campus days all i can get :)
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  3740. Hey, @devsmak how can i contact you ? I have some suggestions for you I want to share
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  3741. Very inspirational 👊
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  3742. Currently working as a security supervisor in a real estate company. 12-hour shift and still not giving up. So far, so good.
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  3743. Hey did you will be do some content like crash courses with htm;l5 css3 , I know question is not relevant to the topic but , I start follow and am so much impressive with you channel and how you talk about programming and all aspect of front end developing cheers and hope you create more superb content like do now , thx Lucas beginner in Front End
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  3744. Nice Work
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  3745. Love the scenery on the back looks awesome man
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  3746. Huge shoutout!
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  3747. What are you thoughts on HTML email development?
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  3748. Sound advice on how to learn to code, and what to expect along the way. Thanks, James {2023-06-27}
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  3749. Sick man, Im in construction too. In Kelowna BC, got a bunch of computers and a good paying job right now. Just taking my time. I know a lot but no job. I have an electronics diploma and would like to have my own software startup someday in Kelowna.
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  3750. Loved the insight about full stack roles, really helpful
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  3751. Utah!
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  3752. I’m going to try to get a bachelors at wgu and accelerate it and finish in 6 months. Do you think it’s possible.
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  3753.  @jamescross  That's really nice :)
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  3754. Great video!
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  3755. Thank you for sharing this.
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  3756. i like how real this channel is
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  3757. woah. you spoke my mind. im trying to learn but scared of the recession
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  3758. I was wondering if i buy 8gb model will it last for 4 or 5 years? And not getting slower? I studying for web dev and finish within 2 years coming and still wanna use MBA while working , so what your suggestion.
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  3759.  @jamescross  Yes, and they assume that you will do front,back, db management and It support for minimum wage. if you dont realize that this is not good (maybe because you were new to this world or needed a job urgent), do not stay for more than a year or two or else it will get hard to get another job on a good place
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  3760. In your opinion, is any one text editor better than the other when it comes to front end dev? Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Textmate etc.
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  3761. talking about building own projects: if it comes to building web pages, should i build my own web pages with my design or orient myself on renowned pages like tesla or others, what is more appealing to a recruiter?
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  3762.  @jamescross  thank you for answering, will do that!!!!
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  3763. Hello I have just done a Diploma In Computer Programming but do not know where to go now do you have some advice on where to go ?
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  3764. Watching this because someone sent it to me. I graduated with a Computer Science degree, best "job" I got was a research internship. Basically gave up when nobody responded back to my applications. Maybe it was partly due to Java being my main language, idk. Well, if you can do it with no background then I guess I should be able to somehow after some refreshing. Thanks for the advice.
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  3765. My friend uses a MacBook and he tells me that It’s slow when coding.
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  3766.  @jamescross  PHP
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  3767. Lenovo think pad series intel i7 simple
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  3768. My story? A high school student trying to be a self thought front end Developer to honestly get a good job in the future. And if you got any tips let me know.
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  3769.  @jamescross  I was thinking of creating a YouTube to make a community of self thought programmers.
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  3770. Nice video
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  3771. broooo
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  3772. The odin project is one of the best online bootcamps out there, helped me a lot to understand the basics and has a very good community too!
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  3773. Great video , Thank you I have started learning HTML,CSS,JS 1 months back , I have been making projects from my course and YouTube videos But I read a comment in this video that the market is so saturated with web devs So what kind of projects should I do to stand out as a developer
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  3774.  @jamescross  Rightly said Sir , I will give my best , my hobbies is sports , i love sports , I will try to make webapps related to it , I will give my everything.
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  3775. I want to learn again, I'm graduated in Computer Science and I want to learn it again but I forgot how to code.
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  3776. Full stack development is just an idea capitalists trying to cut the cost on software development by expecting single developer do everything
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  3777. I was laid off as an accountant and am looking into computer science. It's such a different world and daunting to think about.
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  3778. Absolute legend. Nice one
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  3779. I'm thinking of going to canada for associate science degree in computer science and will get 3 yrs work permit and hopefully after getting PR can complete the degree till then get experience..does it worth it?
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  3780.  @jamescross  okay,but generally being not financially strong,is associate degree good or one should go for diploma?
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  3781.  @jamescross  ok,thanks for help
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  3782. Very click-bait title. There are lots of good reasons to become a full-stack developer, especially if you're just getting your foot in the door with development. Then you can specialize naturally on whatever direction it takes you. I'd rather that, then specialize in one thing only to realize I hated my job, having to start over not knowing the other side.
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  3783. wow i just came across this channel. Real goldmine!
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  3784. Hey I'm 16 this is awesome 👌 👏
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  3785. Getting a job at adobe is unbelievable, they get thousands of incredibly qualified people from every country on every job posting.
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  3786. Thank you very much for all the website and information shared in this video; I already have an account on some of the websites you mentioned; However, those others I didn't know about are phenomenal!
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  3787.  @jamescross  I am located in the U.S also
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  3788. Can anyone summarize the video please?
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  3789. Amazing story!
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  3790. Lmao the knife b roll
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  3791.  @jamescross  😂😂😂😂🔥
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  3792. 4:37 yup. This one hit home
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  3793. i am a high schooler and cannot decide whether to upgrade my MacBook Air m1 to 512 ssd or 16 ram.. please help me choose🙏🏻 (p.s would probably keep this laptop for about 3-4 years)
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  3794. Ok sooooo... what pc laptop would be recommend for under $1,500?
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  3795. Pro tip: If you already know Java (or any other object oriented language) and want to venture into frontend, look up Typescript. Its Javascript but for Java developers.
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  3796. Hey! Is the front end developer a software engineer?
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  3797.  @jamescross  I don't understand what you mean. Let's consider that there are 2 architects, one is planning to build a huge building and the second is to build a room. Can we say that the one who does less work is not an engineer?
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  3798. Completly knew to this. Want to do it but not sure if self teaching or school / boot camp is the best way to go, I know no one that does this so it makes it hard to get someone who can come and help me via zoom / discord or even in person. But looking to start somehow and someway here extremely soon
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  3799. should I learn React or Next JS first ?
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  3800.  @jamescross  Blockchain, web3
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  3801. Hahaha 😂. Man. I really appreciate that you make all of your own "stock" footage.
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  3802. Can you add some time stamps too :)
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  3803. Hey! I'm a mail carrier for USPS right now. It's a good job. But I'm at a bad station. I work 60-70 hours per week right now and the paycheck doesn't feel worth it, even with all of the OT. Before working for USPS, I was trying to learn web development through some Udemy courses. I've retained some of it, but am anxious to get some of my time back soon, so I can start learning again.
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  3804. That cricket crunchers hard
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  3805. I'm 24, I used to 100m and 200m national level athlete. Had no idea about computers, didn't even know how to turn on or off computer untill i was 18. Had a accident that torn my right knee ligament and i was on bedrest for 4 months, that's i when I got my first computer (a laptop with pentium 2nd gen) did a lot in those 4months. Self taught everything. From html to javascript to Nodejs to react Vue angular. Now I'm a senior developer working for a fintech company, building architecture for softwares and managing my own team of 8 developers.
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  3806. u have lost weight looking good mate
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  3807. I started to learn programming at age of 17 and now i'm almost 20. I think I started very late. Many people of same age are ahead of me. I wants to become a system engineer and write some low level stuf which control hardware. But that requires alot of time and I have to pay university so i'm stuck with web development for now. I wish I had someone to guide me back then and start to learn programming at age of 13 or 14. I wish I had internet back then.
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  3808. nice video 😃
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  3809. Got Social Anxiety Disorder, age 29, and never applied for a job for the fear of interviews. Learned HTML, CSS, BOOTSTRAP, JAVASCRIPT, TEAMCENTER DEV(ITK), JAVA BASICS, POWER BI. Currently learning React JS. Will start to apply for jobs now after watching this video.
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  3810. It was really useful👌💯 thanks for the good guide
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  3811. Coming up with a unique project idea can often be harder than actually implementing it. The number of todo apps on github is laughable.
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  3812. Thanks man i needed this.
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  3813. Hi Devsmak, I guess in my case I am focused on full stack to make myself more marketable. I recently started to seriously apply for jobs despite the fact my knowledge is really front end development. At the moment I am learning React and I actually got pretty good with JavaScript especially with functions and OOP. With the recession, and the qualifications seem to be going up in comparison to last year or even the year before. I feel it maybe a good idea to go full stack. I am focused on the MERN stack. Figured it is a good idea to be full stack because in a sense your 2 sides of a coin capable of at least creating a CRUD application. For me personally my goal is to be more front end with some back end skills because I noticed so far I enjoy what I see what I can create. Eventually I heard you can specialize in something with the back end. I was considering maybe to get really good with APIs so maybe employers will see this as a strength. Not sure if this would be the case. Excellent videos as usual.
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  3814. Hey! Which model of macbook will you recommend me, M1 Macbook air(8gb,256gb) --I cannot get Macbook air m1 in 16gb model because i will not get any discount on it. Or M1 Pro Macbook Pro 14 inch(16gb,512gb). The difference between the costs of these 2 laptops is roughly 800 dollars after all discounts. I will be doing computer science at University so these are mainly the tasks i would be doing simultaneously: 1)15-20 tabs on safari open 2)Ide of sometype 3)Whatsapp web application 4)discord/reddit 5)music playing on background 6)virtual machines(linux and windows) These would be the typical use case for my laptop. I am not into video editing and photography so i don't need that much gpu power. Please help me out with this confusion
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  3815.  @jamescross  thanks for the tips! I upgraded my old laptop, will buy MacBook later when i will actually need the pro level performance! I got ipad pro but as a secondary device.
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  3816. Do you code anything by heart? Or you watch tutorials and stack overflow and google searching to build them? I mean like writing pure code on a project? Or just building on top of a structure and then pass it along? Thank you.
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  3817. Wow! Extremely grateful for all the info. I’m here today debating what path to embark upon.
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  3818. Very Useful Video, I'll use this path for learning thank you
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  3819. I just hate my masters its no where related to what I thought it would be, I agree I was lazy not to check thoroughly but now I am in a situation where I think I can still get a job with my bachelors in mechanical and a student visa still having a year and half. Within which I can get a job here or at-least get a high paying job somewhere. Being adult is not easy XD. Don’t get me wrong I still teach people with their subjects but I pretty much dont have any interest with all my fail being just missing the exam for which I was not even interested to go to. I just want an escape and I actually liked J.S when going through it when a friend was learning it.
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  3820.  @jamescross  thank you, friend
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  3821. Thank you for the inspiring videos James! Couldn’t help but notice the Trance music background in your videos, love it 👊🏻
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  3822. Thank you for your work.
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  3823.  @jamescross  love u 😂, but now I can't offer the money for a laptop until the next year 😂😂😂
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  3824.  @jamescross  good idea I'll try to buy one, any way thanks man for giving me some of your time appreciate you. much love ❤
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  3825. So grateful that you made it through the crash 🙏. I hope you get all of the therapy you need to heal and get better and stronger!
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  3826. I have a question Is front end developer going to end in the future because of AI ??
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  3827. Developers? Is there only one kind of developer or software engineer? I know the answer.
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  3828. "learn angular if you want to be a boomer " hahahahah :)
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  3829. im 3 weeks into this... omg,, whatd he say?
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  3830.  @jamescross  OK, I'll take your words, separate! Something else, since it's only for the recruiters to check, I believe it would be wrong to put login authorization, since these guys won't spend an hour to see my app. What's your opinion on that?
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  3831.  @jamescross  I want an e-commerce with only purpose to be shown to recruiters only but to impress them the maximum possible way.
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  3832. Thank you so much!
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  3833. thx
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  3834. What about heating issues?
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  3835.  @jamescross  I’m hesitating between Air M1 and 13” M1 pro, which one you recommend for programming
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  3836. Still waiting for the MX Keys mini for Mac graphite version. Great video, by the way.
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  3837. Props!
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  3838. Great content thank you so much!
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  3839. Sir it's a good video. Very interesting!
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  3840. I started with a 7 year old i3 2nd Gen with 2 GB of built-in RAM and was using it for over a year at work. Laptops from 10 years ago aren't going to be stumped by whatever you managed to code in your first or second year of programming. Unless the game is AI where you can just pay for Colab on cloud or something. Same for docker.
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  3841. My Journey was a back end dev first, then I left to go into front end lol. The lesson I learnt? Do front end to pay the bills. Do back end for your own side hustle.
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  3842. On my way :buffering:
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  3843. I have several months to become 18 y/o. I'm still a school student. These days I'm building projects on my own coding skills without watching tutorials. So, my Q. is where can I get a Job ?
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  3844. Thanks, your video is really helpful. And I’m happy with the full size one.
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  3845. What about project to get Internship which type of project I'm frontend help me to crack internship
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  3846. Amazing video, studio and animations 10/10!
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  3847.  @jamescross  Probably the best advice of received on YouTube to date, Thankyou and love your channel and it's content!!
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  3848. Realistically The Odin Project is the only one you need. I disagree with telling people not to learn the backend if you are trying to get a front end job. I am just now working on my first CRUD app in which I build the API and backend services. I have been applying to jobs and hearing crickets. Without some backend knowledge I don't see how you get even a front-end job. If there are front-end jobs that require no back-end knowledge please point me towards them because I am ready.
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  3849. Well spoken 👏
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  3850. are you familiar with the Odin Project ? any thoughts ? I believe it’s one of the best ways to learn front end, curious for your opinion.
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  3851. My wife does not understand why I spent the time in learning, she always think it is gonna take forever
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  3852. Thanks for the information on FreeCodeCamp and Odin Project. I'm currently going through the FreeCodeCamp challenges. This is a lot tougher than I thought before I started. There are a ton of things you have to know and I can't remember them. It will take months and years.
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  3853.  @jamescross  thanks, still plugging away at it, what I can't solve, I google it
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  3854. saw the mythosaur skull, started singing come and get your love, insant sub
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  3855.  @jamescross  I am. It's seems like there is a great coding community here that I'm trying to get into while learning in my spare time. If you have any suggestions for web dev meet ups I'd love to hear them 🙌
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  3856. newly funded startups might go remote and hire people from small countries like Philippines, india etc.
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  3857.  @jamescross  thanks
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  3858. What’s your opinion on learning from Hack Reactor?
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  3859. Thanks
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  3860. Great video
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  3861. I think most people know your working or internship exp or your project hold more weight and CS degree is a piece of paper unless u graduate from top CS programs like Stanford. However, having a CS degree will help you to bypass HR Automated system. And that's what most people are focusing on.
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  3862. I had to laugh when you said "you have to get practical experience" and pulled out a knife hahaha
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  3863. I'm working on my way to becoming a front end web developer
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  3864.  @jamescross  Thank you
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  3865. I am torn between Python(Django and FastAPI) or NodeJS for backed. I am supervly distracted and not able to finish one single project.
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  3866. Thanks for the video, I'm currently using an off brand wireless keyboard that has a texture/travel feel similar to the 2017 MacBook Air. I really want to get a new one and deciding between a apple magic keyboard or something like the MX Keys Mini for better and a faster response with a great key feel. I'm also a programmer, but only running a single MacBook with one dislplay connected so bluetooth connectivity isn't an issue for my setup.
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  3867.  @jamescross  Nah. I just wanted to troll a bit. Thank you for your content and insight on the topic! Sincerely speaking.
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  3868. But I hope it's not bad to know HTML,CSS,JS,React some other JS extensions and some basic PHP with little bit of advanced stuff and doing them. But yeah doing some other non programming stuff for me makes me hate the job when i have to do something different than coding like doing backup of site, backup of data base, I got that job everymonth for every site we get and it just take my time from coding. Or client want to do some changes to records A,MX, DNS to their domain it's the job I hate to do. Also hate to optimize sites if I didn't coded the site, especially if it's made with some heavy plugins or problematic ones that don't provide easy fix with opimization, because for example they have all JS code in one single large JS file just how the hell I can optimize it if it's already minimized, I'm not going to waste time on rewriting code which I didn't wrote so I had to studdy first.
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  3869. Your video editor is really good 😄
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  3870. Hi there, I am learning Frontend developer till now I've learnt HTML and CSS now I've to learn JavaScript when I finished with JS gonna need help. I have completely different field experience
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  3871. Ratta markets this device as " for those who write" and it is by far not the best for writing, RM paperpro #1 then Boox go #2 boox tab ultra #3 then nomad, maybe the manta is better than nomad but most reviews say they are the same especially when it comes to latency, for me the RM paper pro is just the best when it comes to latency
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  3872. Don't forget about Viwoods. It is very similar in UI to the Remarkable but offers Android Apps like the Go 10.3. The Go 10.3 is too complicated and the UI is a mess.
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  3873. I'm 27 now and I don't have any degree can I get a job in this field and how much time it will take to be a full stack developer. Please reaply....
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  3874.  @jamescross  Thanks buddy❤ n keep motivating us
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  3875.  @jamescross  Make a one video about your journey learning to landing a job
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  3876. can you make guide how can someone find internship for junior role preferably remote work :)
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  3877. Have a speedy recovery man. All the best to you! Take care
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  3878. My man, this video was meant for me. I’m a 10yr journeyman carpenter and I want out. I really want a change in my family’s life and want a job that I can travel with my wife. Kids are grown so we are ready to start our new adventure. How do I get to where you are? Please show or teach me the promises land.
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  3879. Been doing front-end work since '95. The downside? You're sitting on your ass... a LOT. If you're not physically active in other areas of your life you're going to turn in to a lazy tub of cheesie dough who gets winded unwrapping a snickers.
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  3880. Would this apply for applying for internships
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  3881. Please when you say Java , do you mean JavaScript??
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  3882. Take care and get recover soon
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  3883. Nice Video well explained, Now I can choose my path.
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  3884. Learning Angular/HTML/CSS at the same time, discovered <input type="text" [(ngModel) ]= "name"> throws an error . Found the error after some thinking, but who would have thought a space ") ]" is an error lol. Used to spaces being ignored for the most part. I think id better learn HTML/CSS first :) Your right that Angular is opinionated, but so am I, the right way is the MVC way, being a old objective c dev.
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  3885. React Roadmap please
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  3886.  @jamescross  Thank you
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  3887.  @jamescross  oh thanks. im 32 myself. thanks for your motivation
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  3888. Is it possible to guide or recommend a few courses from Udemy, Coursera, etc for those who are new and willing to learn? Also, a video regarding a step by step overview of web development journey for beginners would be very helpful
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  3889.  @jamescross  Thank you. Can you explain more about the 2-2-5 plan? Is it for the first 2 jobs you stay for 2 years and for the 3rd one you stay for 5? Personally I'm a bit adverse to stocks since the market has been doing so bad. The contrarian point might be "it's a good time to get equity since they're so low" which may be true, but my 401k plus my personal investments are all tied to stocks. I'm looking for my cash equity rather than stock equity.
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  3890. Criminal justice degree. Currently working construction
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  3891.  @luquilo931  I meant SSD 😅
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  3892. Really good video, doing everything myself, is really hard, is working and then studying after that, and in top of that, I live in Venezuela, so is not easy, good video and you're really honest
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  3893. ​ @jamescross  Thanks a lot, I'm civil engineer by the way, so I guess we come from a similar background, I worked a long time in a concrete batching plant, but I hope that coding, JavaScript, html, CSS and VS code can provide me with a better future, but is really hard, thanks for being honest
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  3894. What order do you recommend doing these in?
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  3895.  @jamescross  Thank you, appreciate your help!
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  3896. Im starting with freecode camp too, and javascript in Udemy. Gratis video.
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  3897. one answer. ... they are selling plastic keyboard .. expensive.... 2 expensive. Apple Magic Keyboard - US English is 4000 Rs. cheaper than logi
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  3898.  @jamescross  i was blaming high price of plastic.
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  3899. may i ask what u wre using to code on the ipad?'
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  3900. python is my next venture... machine learning is my next destination
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  3901. I'm currently 17 and I'm learning web development since about 6 months currently I read a book about web development
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  3902.  @jamescross  thanks man
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  3903. @jamescross , Thanks for the video. I have almost more than 5 years now in IT, but it was in different field. like 4 years in Digital Marketing, 2 Years as System Administrator, I also Finish 2 years Cyber security program. From Beginning I wanted to Jump to the pure developing but the some situations want let me do that. Now, I am starting again. Hopefully I will do it. Any advice for me?
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  3904. Woa, thank you, looking forward to become someday a data analyst. Will look into this.
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  3905. this might be the most usefull video ive seen on youtube. thank you James 👍
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  3906. Please make a react roadmap!
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  3907. I can understand becoming a software developer/programmer without a CS degree. But how the hell do you become any sort of engineer without a degree?
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  3908.  @jamescross  you live in the US though right?
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  3909.  @jamescross  thanks. That is interesting.
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  3910. My problem is when I follow a YouTube video walkthrough on a app I. Run into problems the YouTuber does. I was halfway through doing an Uber clone and had it working then something happened with my google api and the whole app stopped working. So I gave up
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  3911.  @hamzamuslim6141  A short answer to your question is Jesus could indeed save himself from dying at the hands of mere mortal that he created, but for the greater purpose the divine salvation which God himself devised he had to go through all those things to create a open path for any man to be saved, just by believing in what God the father said in John 3:16 and calling Jesus Lord, for the mysteries of God no human mind can decipher only God makes known to us in due time through his Holy Spirit. And Jesus is not dead, it is made known to me that he is alive and lives forever more and he is ready to save any who calls on him and aknowledges him as Lord and saviour. It is made known to us in the word of God, that he arose and ascended to heaven after overcoming the world, grave, hell and death. JESUS LIVES. The prayers Jesus prayed while on earth was to show us how to connect to the heaven realm, the Kingdom of God and present ourselves before the God Head. Prayer is to connect you to God's presence while on earth and he was showing us that. He Jesus came to this world to bring us more knowledge about God and heaven amongst other things, that otherwise you'd have to die or be in heaven to know. Thank God you Believe in the ONE TRUE GOD, for he truly is the one who saves and He said by his word john 1:1 he made all and this same word he sent to the world to redeem us and that in the name of his word, whom we call Jesus as directed by God to Mary all shall be made whole and salvation is brought to this world. Jesus is Lord because God says so, GOD is JESUS because GOD says I am my Word and His word is God John 1:1, as (not to compare) a man is as good as his words Isaiah 55:11, Jeremiah 1:12, hope it's not too much words😅😁
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  3912. I can either buy a MacBook air 16 gb and 256 and an external hard drive or 8 gb 512 gb and note that I will upgrade to a MacBook pro in few years so which one should I get
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  3913.  @jamescross  i am going to study programming what do u think about that
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  3914.  @jamescross  so is 256 gb + an external drive enough for it
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  3915. My background story is very different from your, I took Information Technology and I'm currently a Second-year student. I noticed I'm not aware on how to do things during my first year. That's why during my current vacation break. I spend my time learning and learning, But as I progress this what we called Impostor syndrome really kick in and I only have days before semester start and I'm just starting yet and I'm just currently halfway on what I want to become. I learn a lot on this vid. Thank you!
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  3916. So where's the best place for me to start learning all of this?
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  3917. I qm focused on full stack but I am open minded enough to go the front end route. At the moment I think I have the front end covered. Only downside is I don't have enough projects, I only know the useState for React and I need to upgrade my CV. On the up side my JavaScript skills as a beginner are not too bad. Been focusing lots on functions and OPP. Started applying lots for the past 3 weeks now. I don't think I'm ready, I don't have enough projects. But I plan on contuing to learn and grow and apply.
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  3918. What should I expect when looking for a new job. I'm at a point where I make a decent wage, but I'm not happy and I enjoy coding. Will it be tough finding a good starting wage? Or will I have to start from the trenches again
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  3919.  @jamescross  thank you for getting back to me. I completely understand
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  3920. Hi, I´ll share my progress until now of becoming a self thaught web developer, i started in late January 2022 because i was at home and i was passing my days watching series and movies in the couch all day, one day my tv broke and i went to the pc and said this is the perfect time to start learning programming, i tryied to start with python but it wasn´t something that i liked and really couldn´t understand what i was supposed to do so i went to see how to create web sites since it was something that i always had interest how they were made, i started learning html & css, typing <h1>Hello World!</h1> i stood 1 month almost 2, just doing static pages with html & css but i wanted to see something change in the page because static was no phone so i tried javascript, i really strugled in javascript i couldnt understand it and 1 week of trying javascript i did a huge mistake i went to try react if i didnt knew nothing of javascript in react was even worst, i lost all motivation and went back to html & css, 1 week later i saw on youtube php videos and so i tried to learn it, i strugled again, but this time i didnt quit trying i stood and i studied php like 16h of 24h all week, php recent version had the syntax change, instead of mysql it was mysqli and when i googled it was appearing solutions with the 2 syntax and that really confused me, 1 week later i finally did my first sucsessful database conection i did progress very fast since there and i could make crud web pages, but i still wanted more cuz php its not the most prolific backend language and its limited, i tried laravel but i couldnt even install it and i tried ruby but i didnt like the syntax and didnt really understand how it works, i decided to go learn javascript and man i learned so fast because php gave the "program thinking" i guess i can call it that, and 1 week i was making messing with the whole page just clicking some buttons and really motivated me, then i started working because i needed money and was though work that i didnt liked i lost some motivation cuz i was getting home like 2am and i just wanted to rest, i stayed like this for a week, then i said to me "no u have toi at least code a hour before work" i also started dreaming with code, and that was really good for me cuz in my dreams i kinda rewatch what i was seeing on youtube and understanding it, in one month of javascript i was able to do a simple to do list, and then i made simple race car game which u can choose the car u think wiil win the race, i was understanding arguments, callback functions, i dont have a portfolio yet but that game will for sure be on that cuz it was a huge huge improvement, now im on react i started like 2 weeks ago, and im learning so fast, i started makingthe todo list app, and now im making a weather app which uses external api, after this i want to start learn react routes and really be comfortable with it and then go to start going to backend with nodejs, probably noone is going to read this all but yhea i just kinda wanted to share my progress until now, next year i ll try to enter in computer science until that i ll continuing learn and learn more, more 6 months and i think i ll be able to get customers and maybe do some free lanicng jobs
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  3921.  @jamescross  You didn't say it, who ever edited the video flashed "freelancer" after the mention of free work. It looked as a jab at freelancer work. But, I do agree, free stuff does help. Best sources of free work is friends and family. They're often are going to be a bit of free PR on the work, which may lead to getting to know hiring managers who may have a job or hand off to someone else. Otherwise, awesome content. Subbed, liked the vid, and commented, helping with the You Tube analytics!
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  3922.  @jamescross  Its okay, I understand the importance of the information you where providing by videos end.
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  3923. Wow. A lot to absorb but absolutely useful. So grateful. Thank you.
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  3924. Glad you are okay. A man who doesn't take care of his family is not a real man. - Vito corleone
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  3925. love your videos ❤️
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  3926. Glad you are fine! Thank you so much! This is the best advice I’ve heard since I started learning how to code!
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  3927. Thanks. I want to be updated always about Web development
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  3928. Lol, your impostor syndrom rant in the middle hit too close to home 😂 Thanks for the video, and motivation
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  3929. Left Civil Engineering at 4th Year and switched to Software Eng. something which wasn't easy to do at the time but hopefully it will be worth it eventually! All the best mate!
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  3930. Same scenario here....learned basics of programming and full course flutter in about 3 months and trying to land into a fresher job
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  3931. Good 👍😊
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  3932. Hey man! Awesome video 👍🏼 I was self teaching for about two years & in that time I could NOT get a job. I tried applying for every entry level front end job & no luck. I didn’t have any work to show off because I just didn’t know where I could show it off only knowing html,css, bootstrap & vanilla JS. I really want to give it one more shot. Any tips on what I need to land a job? I would for some feedback brother. Thank you 😊
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  3933. Thank you’d o much for getting back to me 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 My biggest road block was knowing where to upload a project. I didn’t know what I could use to put it up on the web. I tried codepen but somehow my projects wouldn’t show up when I added direct links to my resume. Any advice on what to use to show my work ?
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  3934. Thank you.🤝
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  3935.  @jamescross  thanks
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  3936. Why do I developer in Angular, because it's what the business wants. I don't have a choice (sigh).
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  3937. Thanks for spreading wisdom
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  3938. Learn research efficiently is so important. Thank you for your video
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  3939. Meh, it's not just tech, everything goes to s....t right now everywhere. If anything tech sector is most likely to bounce back first. We should use that time to get better at coding as bubble will start again but with high competition at least at the beginning. Also interest rates our going up like crazy in my country but there is zero impact on market for know. Reason is at least in my country no one cares about startups and most companies in IT sector are most profitable on market and don't rely on loans etc to function.
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  3940. cool video)
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  3941. I am a bus driver learning to code. Did an in internship and now looking for a proper job
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  3942. i start to watch the video in a sarcasm way, cuz all the videos of these kind are BS to be honest, but hey i found my self enjoying it and it was good but my question is this : i bought a web development bootcamp course from udemy for 12.99usd by "Colt steele" its about 64 total hours in demand videos and bunch of projects... . so is it worth it or not ?
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  3943. Was listening super intently to look at the screen and... all I see is blonde lololololol I didnt realize how long this video was omg! Thank you so much
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  3944. pleeeease make a react roadmap plaeeeeees
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  3945. My university has a coop program (best coop in the world so you probably know which uni it is) but we have 6 terms and you can move from company to company it really helped me i started out as the single dev and and read so many medium articles that I had to get a membership. My second coop was at a small startup where I got to expand a lot and I had a great mentor show me those best practices. I dont know how people do it when they have to do it for a job where they are expected to perform without much coaching and dont have the ability to move every 4 months and try out something new.
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  3946. That's the big lie about bootcamps Their marketing tells the lie that CS don't code. Good programs require completed co-ops to graduate
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  3947. I studied basic html/css/js in cc many years ago and since then I moved on to doing graphic design for quite some time now. I wanna get back learning web development again so I'm just wondering what should I learn after js? There's a little hoo-ha surrounding jquery and I'm not sure if I should learn that or react or learn both at the same time?
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  3948. Hello. I'm just now 51 years old and fairly recently divorced. I used to be a therapist and I can't do it anymore. Many many reasons....soo maaany reasons. So, basically, starting a whole new life... and I'm clueless! LOL Anyway, I really want to just spend my time making websites for people, maybe leading to being able to open a coffee shop someday. I just finished a beginner class a couple of weeks ago (the first in a program for a certificate). It was a nightmare. The teacher didn't want to teach. I could get no help. I aced the class. It was a 100....then the teacher emailed me saying she dropped my grade by 10 points. Still and A but not ok!! She said it's because my page didn't link correctly. This is after emailing me that my page worked just fine on her end. I told her it didn't work fine on my end. And all she said was the it worked perfectly fine and looked good and I passed, then nothing more. So screw that! Now I'm a little scared and unsure how to move forward. She honestly almost turned me off of pursuing this but I've honestly fallen in love the HTML and I don't want to stop. So, I guess, Frontend is going to be my thing. LOL Or would it be Fullstack? I can never really figure that out. I want to work with dark artists, gamer geeks, and all the handcrafters out there. Especially the handcrafters. What sparked this passion is hearing my sister and several friends wanting to get out of corporate American, follow their handmade hearts, and open a shop. I want to help them have their own websites rather than joining a huge mass selling platform that lost the plot years ago and screws over their shop owners. I would like to get a certificate and, at least, a bachelor degree so that's my goal. But until I find a better program/school, I will do what I can to teach myself. I don't know if I'm starting in the right place. I don't know exactly what languages I want to learn. HTML and CSS are what I was learning in that class and love it. But what else? I dunno. I legit feel like a baby just starting to tottle. So, yeah, there's my story.
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  3949. thank you bro for that honesty
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  3950. Love YouTube 's algorithm sometimes . I am planning to switch career in IT but afraid of failing. Been procrastinating since 2 months now because I don't want to start as a fresher again . Do you think i should go for web development or enter into cloud as a fresher ?
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  3951. I have spent about 20+ years as software engineer working on Windows, Linux and Mac. I prefer Windows as far as possible. Linux is my second choice but 1st choice for C++ development.
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  3952. I think the comparison with the "guru/coaching courses" is actually not fair. There is A LOT of substance and hard work that goes into designing and delivering coding bootcamps. The real problem, like you said, is that only a fraction of the general population has what it takes to be a programmer. Not because coding is rocker science, but because it is a vey particular, very specialised activity. It is not a "general purpose job". The problem is in the admission selection process, which most bootcamp do not do scrupulously enough. But the solution is simple: perspective bootcamp students should choose a bootcamp principally on the basis of how hard it is to be admitted, and also they should do a few months of self-study with a popular language like JavaScript or Python. Some folks do actually need an expert guidance and the supporto of a group of fellow students to get through the journey of becoming a developer, but they can surely do the first few steps alone, with the support of the plethora of free educational material available online.. If they cannot even get started with basic programming alone, or if they find out that they find it boring then there is NO WAY they can do it even with the support of a bootcamp.
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  3953.  @jamescross  I see your point, but I would make the distinction that while those "guru" programs are 100% fraud, bootcamps are very solid IF you have an inclination and an authentic passion for programming. I would also add that if someone enters such a program with no idea about whether he or she likes programming and could be good at it, then it is also "a little bit" his fault, but bootcamps should be very much more selective than what they are now. I think it would serve them as well, since that will help build up much more reputation than the average competition.. but I guess most of the management is short sighted and only understands marketing...
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  3954. good video
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  3955. Tip: stay far, far away from any company that considers 85k a "high salary" to pay a SWE with 10 years of experience. That company is likely led by out-of-touch, tech illiterate boomers.
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  3956. Return of the king
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  3957. Congrat me luck! Love from india. 🎉
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  3958. It was actually a serious coding video? I thought it was some Palestine coding parody😂😂😂.
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  3959. It's one of the reasons software devs get paid so much. They have to keep up with their skills to stay relevant in their job. College degrees can't even keep up with it. It's definitely not for everyone. You have to enjoy it or you will burn yourself out.
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  3960. Nice dude very clever i was all f$& confused stupid vscode (i hate all ms💩 related), angular, electron,… and really wasn’t sure for which one to go for, you had cleared my mind 👊🏻✊🏻✌🏻 thanks 🤘🏻
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  3961. ups, that was od, it may not be interesting but maybe useful, i am not that kind of guy but i know it’s helpful, at the end of the video give the user some time to react, maybe the remote is out of sight and they haven’t even liked it yet or subscribed and suddenly it’s gone 💨 play some music with behind camara shots or pick a line i always remember the mac🐑 he says “as always, i hope you had learned something” 😬 👍🏻
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  3962. React roadmap please
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  3963. Hey thanks the video was very helpful. Can you tell if there is an inspect element on iPad
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  3964. Thank you!
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  3965. First and foremost I want to become a full stack developer for my own company but I do like ur approach. My company is already up and running with out an app lol 😂 I’ve been promising ppl an app for 5 years now lol 😂 So thinking get some training , maybe work somewhere for a year while I’m working on my app I should be able to get some insight on problems that will arise . I’m not really rushing either so I can take my time
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  3966. Chocolate javascript
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  3967. Great positive motivation here! Thanks. I am finishing learning React and working on various projects for my portfolio. Hoping to get my first job this summer! I am self-taught as well - I started learning programming with c++ and it took me 2 years. Not the fastest way to start, however after c++ - front end was a breeze more or less
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  3968.  @jamescross  Thanks for the reply, man! I love it because it is visual - and you can actually show people what you have built! Even though c++ has some gui frameworks I was not able to do any visual projects. However, since JS is a higher-level language it is lacking in some subtler features that give you a bit more control over your code. But again React and html/css I think is the way to for beginners - just like you stated!
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  3969. I use Linux as my main system, and if I had to choose between Windows or MacOS, I will always choose MacOS. I use windows in Virtual machine (KVM) only for gaming and some apps that are not in Linux
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  3970. I've been in the industry for over 15 years already and I'm what you would call a full stack DEV. I'm fairly prolific in both, but to be honest ... my primary strength is still back-end. I feel like you'll always have a preference. Though I went to school for this (waaay back when), I never really saw much in the way of front-end development there. It wasn't as prolific as it is now, popular frameworks like React/Angular didn't exist yet and in general, we saw back-end DEV in school. I also got ASP.NET in my courses back in the day, so if needed for projects, we threw on some JQuery, though that wasn't technically part of the curriculum. -> Now, I work heavily in the MS Dynamics space & you pretty much always end up 'full-stack', since both JS & .NET are required for building custom implementations there. Though if you limit yourself to the API's offered by the platform (Dynamics), it's not as expansive as full blown Angular app building. But more complex environments tend to want custom react/angular components too. I do have to say though ... the whole seperation of developer types ... you don't see much of it in the job postings here. It's very rare to see listings for just front-end or back-end here. They rarely say full-stack either, but it tends to always end up being that if you read through the 'requirements'.
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  3971. Do i need to go for m1 air 2020 with 512 ssd and 16 gb ram or m2 air with 16 ram or 512 ssd (only one )
    2
  3972.  @jamescross  thanks man probably going with m1 youre a legend for this and im subscribing too🤗
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  3973. C# for Unity game dev making games now. But was looking at front end web dev for the last few days, but its just looks like a mess of this and that mashed together. That said Im learning Golang for fun and code my Mahjong server.
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  3974.  @jamescross  I would believe I have the time. I for sure want to knock out Calculus and discrete maths. I just turned 33 and would like to be finished by 35. So I think the timing is there to absorb and learn new skills.
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  3975. Do a 30 years old man with no job experience can find a job as a web developer?
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  3976.  @jamescross  Im a fresh graduate of bsit at the age of 29. But im not confident of my programming skills. I need 1 more year to practice my coding. That why im asking if the age matter on applying a job as web developer or android developer.
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  3977.  @jamescross  Thank man, much appreciated.
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  3978. How is the battery life? Many are saying it's bad. Is it worse initially and improves later?
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  3979. I just wanted to take this time to thank you for your videos. Thank you!
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  3980. Hw Ops engineer......cool career spending tons of time in a datacenter...pay is good but my heart isn't in it hence my journey to the software side ...I'm scared as heck
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  3981.  @jamescross  thank you...those hot aisles are no joke
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  3982. I agree on not getting mediocre in everything. However it’s good to know what lies behind the horizon. Of course you are more familiar with the map in your neighborhood. The farther you go, the less details you know. But knowing the outline like Earth is a sphere and there’s foreign countries and continents is a good analogy. So yes read the books cover to cover but focus on what you need immediately in your work.
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  3983. There's so much value on this short video. I'm learning coding and this is just the right video to direct me to the correct path. Thank you so much!
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  3984. Nice editing...are you self taught editor also?
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  3985. I only take 14 days training of web development. For css and html is easy for me but JavaScript kinda hard but it okay still catching up but i still learning by myself. It's hard for me to search a job without job experience.
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  3986. Good video man
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  3987. Although I'm a UIUX Designer & no code developer, you inspired me a lot to ..thank you
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  3988. I started with an associates with graphic design and moved the web development for the past 10 years and some computer science.
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  3989. Going into programming from a welding/management background. Should be interesting 🤔
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  3990.  @jamescross  thanks!
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  3991. I have switched from bachelors in business admin to masters in IT and struggling to code at 32...its a bummer..hustle until you make it..
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  3992. I'm currently learning CSS Flexbox, Can't wait to reach the Java Script journey!
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  3993. Which is the best source to learn React from? And being a back end developer who uses Java how can I become a Front end dev using React?
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  3994. If your self taught what Certificates I should apply for if I want to become a front developer
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  3995. i have a great windows laptop.. it just dies within 1-2 hours of use lol
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  3996. Should I learn flutter now for a job plz help me
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  3997. I want to be a developer. The dilemma is to quit my job to go full time in joining a boot camp. What’s your suggestion? Accountability is a benefit with boot camps I’d say.
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  3998. I agree. It’s just too much information as a Junior Dev before you even start your first job. Or if you do manage to learn it all you may end up spreading your self too thin in these different technologies, and you won’t be as good as you could be in the fundamentals.
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  3999. im 21 and just graduated last year as a paralegal but i don't really enjoy it or see a future in it. so i have started grinding on html and css, soon JavaScript, i absolutely love it i even dream at night about coding and creating unique projects. I really thought it was too late for me to have a career change at 21 into this specific field. But reading all these comments gives me so much inspiration thank you
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  4000. Hii! Could u pls suggest me whether should I go for M1 Air 8gb/256 or M1 Air 16gb/256 variant I'm a student and doing my be in computer science! And have to code and other programing stuff too!
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  4001.  @jamescross  hii! I have a macbook pro 13 inch one which my sis is using nowadays I want to buy it for myself and maybe in next six month I'll be working as developer in a IT company. So shall I go for 16gb or buy a Mac air 8gb for that?
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  4002. Hey bro! I am a college student and i am currently studying BCA its all about programming and can i buy ipad 9 for programming? 🙃 and i want to lear c c++ python etc! Is it possible to do all these thing for free in ipad 9?
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  4003.  @jamescross  thanks for ur opinion man! ❤
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  4004. they sad that in the legacy you cant take a certificate also the new one is more difficult than the first one...
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  4005. I know I have a bad habit of forgetting code but then I need to relearn with almost every project
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  4006. Hi, should I build my own projects or projects I've copied or both?
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  4007. Darn mac!!! Have Less ports!!
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  4008. you made video about roadmap, i hope make video about how to master those topics (languages)
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  4009. I’m actually applying for this fully funded diploma and I’m so confused between many tracks , your video just came after a video I was watching honestly , but DAMN I’ve never completed a video that long … especially unintentionally , you’re so freakin cool and fun and easy to talk and listen to , I wanna marry you lol … you’re kinda cute too .. although I was mostly playing a game while listening to you … but seriously , YOU’RE GOOD ! Thanks man for sharing all that .. and for being so genuine and true … virtual hug 🫂
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  4010. “ no one owes you anything “ well said
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  4011. How to tackle data structure questions?? as a frontend developer as these questions are very common in interview.
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  4012. Hi ive lenovo ideapsd s340 i3 10th and 4 gb of ram adding ram isnt a problem for me but do you guys think this proccessor enough for only educational usage or should i buy another computer
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  4013. would love to hear your take on the new Meta Front End Developer Course on Coursera, you can take it for free in New York, not sure if you can in other states too. Also do you have an recs for design courses (ui/ux) feel like its good to know as an aspiring front end but just dont know where to start with that
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  4014. Hey bro I’ve been searching and watching videos to get in the space but kinda fearful I’m a plumber and just want to get out of the construction field and want more freedom and time, when I heard your story it just made me want to listen and go for it
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  4015. Man got jokes 😂👍🏾
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  4016. I can totally relate. Dumped a LOT of time and money into a “get rich easy” pyramid scheme. It was a very painful mistake, but I did learn from it.
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  4017.  @jamescross  So, I mean learning js/HTML/css etc. for one year it is Not a waste of time ? Still then I can go And be a cybersec specjalist or backend Or A.I?
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  4018.  @jamescross  ya, Thanks, What do you think about starting with js then node, express,mongoDB, TS. Is it good idea to gry backend only with js ? Or Nope ?
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  4019.  @jamescross  no i dont, I was feeling Like doing frontend is something that is really cool, And rn i bought some course about backend but in js, Am I right that after doing all of these backend things I will be know js kinda „good”, And then change into frontend would be easier?
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  4020. You are excellent! Thanks for the inspiration
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  4021. Affirmative, THIS IS THE WAY😌
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  4022.  @jamescross  thanks for your words! I will! Keep up too, your videos are excellent!
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  4023.  @jamescross  Hey, a quick update. My learning curve got insanely high and i'm fully onboarded in my new job now :) It got way better when I was a little more into it :)
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  4024. You diserve more than lakhs subscribe
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  4025. Really helpful thanks. I was wondering what your take is on technologies like Webflow. How do you think they will impact the industry overthe next few years?
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  4026. I'm here a year later but yes a React learning path would be ideal. I know I'll get to where I need to be, im excited for the journey
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  4027. thanks for the motivation man,I was losing it
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  4028. I’m a wind turbine technician attempting to become a blockchain developer. I am taking cs50x right now to lay a solid foundation before moving to web development and later blockchain development. CS50x is challenging but has taught me far more than I expected. Thank you for the content, great video
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  4029. This video was super helpful even tho I'm still in University. Keep up the great content!
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  4030. same, i jumped in to web3 and solidity, now doing freecodecamp and dapp university been doing since mid 21, now about 9 mths in , started with cs50 C, then python on Mimo app, doing smart contracts now, next hardhat java test cases, hope to be at intermediate level by end of 22 ..then i will start applying ....
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  4031.  @jamescross  thanks :)
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  4032. Thanks for the vid, I ran a little side bus as a amateur web design/developer about five years ago during my CS Bachelors, but became discouraged when dealing with certain clients. However, I've decided to try again, with a different (stronger) determination and approach, and to use this video as a helpful planning tool.
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  4033.  @jamescross  Agreed, it didn't take much effort to delve back into HTML and CSS, but JS in another story (my original frustration)
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  4034. Feel same way as you start talking, been stuck and alone. iḿ fully inspired by you now!!!! Many thanks!!!!! show me the way you did to get successful, iḿ sure ill make it for good.
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  4035. Please how can I contact you ... I want to ask some questions
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  4036. I’m leaving construction work to become a web developer!! Thank you for this video. Great advice
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  4037. great
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  4038. I have a 500$ voucher on only apple m2 macbook and air m2 which should i buy both are 256 gb models
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  4039. I am 41 years old. I've been working a company for 10 years with low payments and working long hours with only two days vacation every year. I am tired of living like this so, I decided to change my career for coding even though i have no background for tech. My concern is after 40 years old, I heard there are high chances to get laid off and it is difficult to get a job in tech. Is this true? I am studying by myself, the progress is slow. But if I give up now, l think I will regret more when I get older. Is there other people (no background for computer)who change career to get a job like my age?
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  4040. what if I want to develop iOS apps?
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  4041. i sed to be a cinematography student now i wanna be programmer cuz we are entering web 3.0
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  4042. Get well soon champ❤
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  4043. You learnt to be a web developer in only nine months? And you didn't even study full time, and on your own? That is very impressive. It took me five years of full time studies, three of those years at a college, earning a degree in software engineering. And I barely scratched the surface, it's so much to learn that it's a bit overwhelming.
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  4044.  @jamescross  What did you end up focusing on that was in demand?
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  4045. Hey man great video. I wanted to ask what was the background music for this vid?
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  4046. Wow this video is amazing. Just amazing bro
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  4047. Thanks for sharing your experiences 🙂
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  4048. You literally just explained me I’m 18 working 50 hours a week doing hvac and getting $20 an hour but I’m dedicated to learning this new skill
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  4049. 20 bucks an hour would be high pay in my country hahaha
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  4050. MAANG
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  4051. The best way to get a job in this industry. is University. its not just Coding. Software devs get paid 100k Todo hard math equations, write efficient code, and problem solve. Just go to university. but however if you can teach yourself how todo this Good Job.
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  4052. This is the Way !! Though I am still a foundling, I am on my to be a full Mandalorian.
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  4053. Did you just say five kids?
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  4054. Great video, I've been working in tech on and off for over 30 years, self taught also, backend is my passion, i love creating solutions to problems, automating tasks, analysing data and improving security and efficiencies. I've probably been under valuing myself, I've spent tens of thousands of hours developing my skills but since i set up my own B2C business, I'm making a fraction of what you hear discussed in the industry, maybe i should just look for a job
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  4055. I was a wind turbine tech made big money but I was living out of hotels about 9 months a year. I manage to become a tier two tech doing manage services working out of a datacenter. My goal is to eventually work from home making more than I was when I was traveling.
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  4056. OS preference is dependent on usage and application based on the user needs. MacOS and Linux base distros have some similarities due to being Unix based, and I personally run windows with Linux based kernels on HyperV. The issue with Apple is their greed as they use proprietary features on just about everything while charging a premium for it. No one uses Apple servers or networking hardware/software as it's not compatible with anything else. While MacOS might have a few benefits for coding, I don't feel like I'm missing out by using a different OS. Linux distros has meet all my needs when I find Windows lacking. Edit: Apple machines doesn't meet my need as I spend most of my time on pytorch, tensorflow and jax which requires a large amount of resoruces. Apple does not provide customization, performance and ease of repair to the same degree of a P920 or other highend workstations. HECK the new Mac Pro does even support dedicated GPUs while my P920 can support 3 m6000 and 2TB of ram.
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  4057. Greetings from Brasil
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  4058. Nice vid and production quality. I'm glad YouTube recommended your channel. What's your favorite stack by the way?
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  4059.  @jamescross  訂閲
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  4060.  @jamescross  CHEERS! :yougotthis:
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  4061.  @jamescross  hi?
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  4062. I am an Electrician here in west Florida and actually just started my own company. I am also not as succesful as I want to be but the first 5 seconds and hearing what you said just gave me the most motivation I have gotten in a while, other than my fiancé of course lol. But I am currently teaching my self JS, python3, and C++. Reason being is because I already have some light experience in JS from a while back when I would code applications/add-ons/mods for a few games I use to play. I have always wanted to code and use to want to do Game Development, but I think I am leaning towards Web Design/Dev or Cybersecurity. I just planned to learn the three languages I already listed because I have had a version of each from like 6 years ag on my old PC. I just sold that PC for reasons, but I also traded my extra phone which was a Galaxy S21 FE, anyways I just traded that phone for a Thinkpad L380 Yoga Convertible Touchscreen. Im not super duper familiar with Thinkpads but I absolutely love it. It scared me today though. I though my ram failed but I took the back off and just resat everything and my screen came back. I just forgot to turn it off all the way so it was on for like an hour inside my backpack. Anyways thank you for this vide even though I am not done watching lol. I hope to have a job in tech atleast by Jan-March of next year.
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  4063. I hope it's don't require data structure and algorithm like other field is required!!. Awesome video. Thanks mann!!
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  4064. Graduating this year, didn't learn much at school, because the curriculum is kinda outdated. Learned the theory, data structs, algo design and analysis, and so on, few of which apply more directly to web development, which is my chosen path. So I'm almost a self taught programmer because we were only taught basic language fundamentals and nothing beyond that. The network is real nice tho, most of my friends and associates who graduated before me got hired at great companies so there's that.
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  4065.  @jamescross  if that isn't the truth. Also the truth, learning Angular is indeed a living-in-the-basement situation because of the freaking learning curve. It has a beautiful way of making me feel like a moron every time work on it. I've not been touched by the light of the sun since the day I started another Angular project 🤣.
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  4066. Sooo what are you using now? Apple magic keyboard?
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  4067. I registered a Bootcamp which they said they will guarantee a job 100% and need to pay fees only after getting a job. Later I found that some of the students who got job after a Bootcamp were terminated from job after 1-2 months. Since, there was a contract, students had to pay the fees. Be careful Folks.
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  4068. Hello sir, How's your arm...hope It's better..keep motivating...if you're like me, and you're still learning...if devsmack can do it...you can too... I love your contents...As a fellow non computer science graduate...I graduated as an accountant...but I enter tech after graduation and this channel gives me so much hope...
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  4069. Or learn c# or java there is much more demand and less competition compared to JavaScript
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  4070. How is this new section working is different than the others i am bit confused?
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  4071. Where there any apps or site you used to learn all this.
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  4072. Can you please let me know the name or link of the backgrounds music you used?
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  4073. It's so nice that someone would give the summary in the beginning of the video. And your answer was so responsible and such good advice, didn't expect that in a video for a shallow technical topic.
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  4074.  @jamescross  thanks man! Love the videos!
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  4075. First
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  4076. Thank you for the motivating introduction, clear messages, and inspiration for everyone. I really appreciate it.
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  4077. I've degree in Applied Mathematics
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  4078. I’m currently working as a web engineer (3 years of experience so far), is it still worth going back to get a Bachelor’s degree (or Associate’s)? I’ve been contemplating. My current employer does offer tuition assistance. Im not sure how important it is since I have experience and I’m currently working.
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  4079. 26 a little lost in life atm. Worked in construction and built My way up from labourer to heavy machinery driver. The long days the harsh winters is no god for noone never mind someone who's had a heart attack. Always been tech savvy. Been learning pythons via a mobile app on my nights and are enjoying it. How would I go/ apply for a software job once and component been green to Industry
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  4080. I’m 24 and tired of working labor jobs I’m ready for a change programming seems to be what will be the freedom
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  4081. I’m a construction worker myself and I just started a couple of days ago with my coding journey I hope to one day be back and comment my success story.
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  4082. This Is The Way...
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  4083. i am 13 and i hope to be a game dev in the future
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  4084.  @jamescross  I have started
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  4085. Currently I work as a librarian. I love it but the pay is LOW and zero practical benefits. I'm doing a coding bootcamp but I have a decent amount of experience in the front end. I tried to self learn but really needed more structure. Please everyone wish me luck 🙏
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  4086. Is the base 16" model with 16GB ram, enough for a CS undergraduate??
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  4087.  @jamescross  I don't have a laptop, I'm using a desktop PC. I get that is expensive but I was able to make some good profits. Just want to know if I should upgrade ram to 32 or ssd to 512, thanks🙌🏼😃
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  4088.  @jamescross  thank you for your reply, keep making great content🙌🏼. My doubts are cleared. Awesome 🔥
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  4089. Lets hope your channel reaches 100k or more by end of this year When I first saw your video I thought this guy must be having over a million sub then I saw you just started making videos btw you have quality content and awesome setup
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  4090.  @jamescross  yeah you are kind of fast at replying love the spirit peace!
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  4091. thank you
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  4092. From the comments of the viewers of this video. You should give a short list of programming languages with numbered in the description.
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  4093. I'd like to have black version for mac too.
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  4094. Same bro I’m almost done with my JavaScript course on Codecademy and about 12% into the front end engineering course as well.
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  4095. Felon out of Florida. Getting burnt out from construction and not being able to see family as much. Tried college but that wasn't for me. Self teaching myself through codeacademy and youtube
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  4096. Hello, I’m on the website and am not seeing exactly what is on your screen. Do you know if they have moved courses around? Thank you!
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  4097.  @jamescross  sorry. It was the Odin project.
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  4098. I’m starting my cs degree this year I currently have a MacBook Pro 15 early should I upgrade to an M1 ?
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  4099. I’m an executive chef and I was looking to do full stack.
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  4100. I'm 28 a cop from morocco i just want to learn coding in fact front end web and mobile ... videos like this just gives me courage because it's hard to learn next to my job but i know nothing impossible thank you
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  4101. Mechanic trying to make a switch towards a better life... it has been difficult so far and the one thought that keeps going through my head is "am I smart enough to do this?"
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  4102. I believe it's better to be able to recognise the Pareto principle( a k a the 80 / 20 principle ) than to say don't do full stack development. After all Photoshop is still coming out in new iterations. The way front end is done these days – how can you tell it apart from U / X?
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  4103. can you talk about why you choose front end over full stack? and why do most self-taught devs choose full stack over front end?
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  4104. Are you guys looking for a Senior Front-End developer based in Canada? This is great for people trying to learn how IT dev shops work, great work in the production of the video (p.s. noticed the Satisfactory power sound effect, niiice.)
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  4105. Thanks for this insight.... you just made learning css easier for everyone.
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  4106. Also, when did you start making this video? The curriculum for HTML/CSS changed and the part where you talk about that is outdated now and is considered Legacy
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  4107.  @jamescross  WHY DID MY LAST COMMENT DISAPPEAR? Is YouTube goofing up?
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  4108.  @jamescross  It was only about when it changed. It was some time between last Tuesday and last Thursday when they changed it up.
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  4109. I don't know what group I fall into specifically. I started 5 years ago and got trapped into tutorial hell and was demoralized by being hung up on finding someone with my exact story who was successful. I was focused on checking boxes and escaping my job at that time. I'm returning to try again but this time one of the biggest differences is that I'm focused on building some apps for purposes that would solve problems that I've run into, and I'm also not focused on changing jobs because I'd need to make at least 80k and be remote or 90k in office to be worth it financially. I believe this time I'll be more successful.
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  4110.  @jamescross  I originally started out with a A.A.S in programming almost 20 years ago but got a taste of the 3d world then i got the bitter taste of lots of rejection and sketchy business practices.
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  4111. He has all the traits of a big YT channel but the start is what is the hardest, just like anything. Oh btw, i think im going to go the JS way, i was trying to go python, c++ or c as mt first language, but i saw your video and agreed that those languages are used by most cs students and i would be outmatched by just the degree. Thanks!
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  4112. Glad you’re good but that’s part of life! Don’t give up mountain biking or even biking in general, risks are all around us but we can’t live scared! Life is important and it’s all about accepting risks, no matter how big or small you only get one life. Live it.
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  4113. Do you think regular expression are important to learn for frontend ?
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  4114. I am having a hard time with css and I am thinking of switching. Can I still make apps with Python or do I need some other languages too. I guess Python is for the backend of the app right?
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  4115. I can’t stop appreciating 👆 the good job of your hands you’re the best I hope others will get to you I appreciate you for your job
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  4116. Hey James, Im not a developer, but I enjoyed your video. I’m on the business silo, and I found some things you shared that would transferable and helpful!
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  4117. What a GREAT man! Your familj must be proud of you.
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  4118. Love your videos, thanks for the advice!
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  4119. Thank you! Yes, I used Apple's migration software when I moved from my 2017 MacBook Pro to the 2020 M1 Mac Mini. Uninstalling Chrome and downloading the M1 version from Google Chrome's website did the trick, no more lag. Thanks again for your help :)
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  4120. I am 18 very stressful life after secondary school due to certain circumstances i work as a factory worker but i managed to learn html,css and JavaScript now going on the projects
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  4121. Hi!
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  4122. this dood started singing and then i hit subscribe...i can already tell i'm going to be using the information held within this guy's approach. i've seen 1:10 of your content and you're already killin' it, bro! 😂🤙
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  4123. I need to work hard and be patient.
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  4124. Did you go with the 512ssd? And the base model for the 14”?
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  4125. Would you say that there is still space in the market for coders with all these drag and drop apps around and more coming up? As a beginner trying to set my goals and road map this is quite concerning.
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  4126. His mancave is badass af! Love the lighting!
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  4127. Love this vid
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  4128. Its like going to school and picking a subject you like. Good understanding for a beginner.
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  4129. I'm 41 from the UK, for the past 18 years I have worked offshore for an oil and gas company. Recently I started up my own company on the side and I built myself a decent enough website for it"I think"😀.I had a lot of help from Google and Youtube tutorials and I really enjoyed it.  Last week i bought myself a couple of Udemy courses and i'm gonna see how I get on working through those. If I enjoy the courses learning the basics I'm going to go for a bootcamp and see how that goes. I imagine working the last 20 years or so years of my working life doing web development would be ideal, instead of stuck on a rusty old oil rig in the middle of the sea 😂😂
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  4130. Been working in Healthcare for the last 12 years. Been wanting to program professionally for the last 2 decades, but lacked grit, as you said in your video. I've recently chosen front-end web development to get back into programming instead of jumping into a system-based language like C/C++ like I tried to do in the past - because back then I wanted to make games (I still have Unity on my PC for when I am ready to return to game programming) I am really enjoying HTML and CSS. Working through FreeCodeCamp at the moment and learning a lot. I really want a front-end webdev job so I can use my brain more and also earn more while persuing something I am passionate about. I really enjoy solving problems and front-end development IS really motivating as I can see my results pretty much straight away.
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  4131.  @jamescross  thanks man!
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  4132. 🎉
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  4133. Just saw your channel. If a construction worker did it then a Computer Science Education major can.
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  4134. Beat tips and advice! I’m hoping to get into a full stack dev career with a big company but I used C# and unity and they use Java React and python. It’s not hard I’m getting hands on and trying to memorize things about react…but I had about 3 years freelance getting hands on for myself with game dev and not business dev, because I couldn’t make a breakthrough making music for the last 15 years of my life and i need something that will help me provide for my family and give me that fun feel fulfillment that I a dream about doing all my life…so I’m hoping I land it…I do know someone on the inside.
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  4135. Great value in your videos. thanks and keep going!
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  4136. DO make the React roadmap too! pleas, thanks for the great content as always!
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  4137. yo man I've been in the pharmaceutical industry for 14years....and I've just started teach myself how to code...
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  4138.  @jamescross  thanks and I appreciate your videos keep it up💯....
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  4139.  @jamescross  I mean how do you create logos in general? Thank you btw for the quick response.
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  4140. 3:06 bruh jump scare 😱
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  4141. I feel that is because most free resources are focused into a full stack profile. So I feel it is better to start that way and later focus on one rather than just limp your way into your first job with half a clue about what is needed to develop an app.
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  4142. Is it possible for software devs to find employment with a felony
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  4143. Thx
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  4144. So I'm actually going back to school to obtain my bachelor's to be a software dev. Any advice? With your experience? Thank you.
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  4145. I’m on my 1 months of learning and I find it awesome
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  4146. Front end
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  4147. Could you tell me what the meaning of Scratch is?
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  4148. Hi Mak, how about your mice? Did you find difficult switch between devices?
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  4149. i cant beleive people are still getting degrees in like art history or like english. who tells yall thats a good idea? the first thing i thought about when thinking about a career was how much can i make.
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  4150.  @jamescross  100% agree and i didnt know they reccomended history for law careers.
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  4151. Me: construction worker to programmer ok maybe I should listen haha Current: CNC machine operator
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  4152. Sir, thanks to your excellent explanation, I finally made my choice: I'm gonna be a front-end developer A huge thank you, from Paris, France
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  4153. 👊
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  4154. Bro I'm literally an electrician and trying to get into coding. Thanks for this!
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  4155. was in veterinary medicine realized it wasn’t for me and hit a stump in my life but ended up taking an interest in software engineering. i’m currently in a bootcamp but i still feel lost sometimes. i’m actually in the middle of html fundamentals, css, & javascript. i have a couple of more courses to take before i finish my program but i hope i can find a job just with a certificate everybody seems to want me to have a bachelors degree.
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  4156. Try new stuffs around this digital world
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  4157. solid content. subbed.
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  4158. im ralph from philippines, i graduate from a bootcamp 6 months ago upto now still dont have a work...., its sad here they are all looking for a college graduate
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  4159.  @jamescross  okay thank you for the reply and the videos you make.
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  4160. Quite late, but just trying to gather some information on what type of laptop to get. I start studying computer science in October. What are your opinions on the new M2 Macs? I’m not sure if to get a M2 Air with 16 RAM / 512 SSD Specs. Or should I get the same specs with the M2 Pro? I literally can’t decide
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  4161. Great content!! Auto subscribe for this one. Thank you for this Man!!
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  4162. Where did you start? Did you already have tech experience? What would you suggest to someone with 0 knowledge that would like to learn your trade? If you don't mind answering of course. Thanks!
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  4163. I am planning to get MacBook air M1 512 varient with 16 gigs RAM. But since MacBook air M2 is releasing at the 2nd half of 2022, I am planning on 8 gigs of RAM and 512 GB of storage...would that be okay since it is a M2 chip..I am a Computer Science student and I am planning to use this atleast 6 years.
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  4164.  @jamescross  yes, i am a CS student and i am doing it with specialistaion in AI and ML. so i will be having graphic intensive work in 4th year so is 7 core or 8 core GPU going to be enough ? I am using a lenovo ideapad S340 the varient with no graphic card.
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  4165.  @jamescross  I am planning to get one in my 3rd year or later.... So that I can ask my seniors and the super seniors (who will be working then) about me buying a Macbook for the rest of the course. Then ofcourse the career path i choose to take will also be a crucial element.. Thanks a lot for this. Guess I will just wait.... :)
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  4166. What apps were you using as text editors etc on the iPad? I have one called Koder installed but not really spent much time looking into dev on iPad. I find that the iPad is great as a content consumption device and to do very light work like email, notes, drawing and edit some cloud documents but when you try to do more than that it’s easier to just get out a PC or Mac and use a proper desktop OS.
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  4167.  @jamescross  ok thanks I’ll have a look.
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  4168.  @jamescross  Definitely. But in term of tablet, I was debating between android and IOS. It would be a great idea if you could compare between the two in the future. btw love your channel!
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  4169. Saturation is setting in as we speak
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  4170. any local IDE supports Angular on ipads?
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  4171. Is there a road map for freecodecamp and Odin? Or should I just go down the list and finish everything on there
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  4172.  @jamescross  oh, you are right. My apologies, for some reason I thought this video was about coding in general and noticed you went over web development but not python. I completely glossed over the title of this video sorry
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  4173. How easy is it to use the keyboard with multiple macbooks? I just want to know how convenient it is to change between 2 macbooks or I’ll just go with the MX line with Logitech given they have up to 3 devices compatibility. Any advice you can give is much appreciated.
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  4174.  @jamescross  yeah I’ve just bought MX keys mini and the MX anywhere mouse 3 so hopefully the seamless switching I al after will work.
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  4175. 52 with a masters in Info Tech and havent been in the field for 2 decades…time to go back
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  4176. I’m about to start a Dev BootCamp do you discourage those? Did I make a mistake?
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  4177.  @jamescross  I’ve definitely learned a lot on my own this past month since I started but I figured the class would really help me get a job. I got a good amount of a discount off the boot camp so ended up having to pay nearly $6k less which was good. Hopefully it’s a good one (General Assembly)
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  4178. I got what I was looking for🔥 you are 👍
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  4179. love your content
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  4180. this channel about to grow big tiiiiiiiiiime
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  4181. I got my first job my junior year of College with the state working at the bmv financial systems, designing UI for a new MVC version of an older web system built out of VB. The truth is most jobs already have established structure (if youre new to the industry), so front end is way easier when you just copy other screen formats. Learn how these systems talk to the db, and all the backend coding (for me, c#). Your first job probably wont be creating a brand new system from scratch, just building new UI for an already existing system. And I also came in from Construction, got a concussion, and came to terms with my physical obstruction. So i went back to college, got a degree, and now work remotely thanks to covid lockdown, and probably not going back to the office any time soon or ever!
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  4182. I really love how you transfer these useful knowledges, especially for a new like me
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  4183. How can i contact you man... you're awesome!!!
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  4184. I was working in eCommerce and wanted to go into sustainability to try to contribute to helping reverse climate change and the food system. I’ve been working in it for about a year and my back hurts from manual labor. I feel there are more opportunities to make a difference by learning to code and building new things that can help improve the system for everyone. I’m a fast learner and am cross training in front end, Python, and swift because I work from more of an artist’s mindset, and don’t let language and skill level hold me back from building the things I want.
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  4185. these are useful tips for fields other than tech too. Good job
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  4186. Thanks a lot man
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  4187. Thank you for putting the answer in the beginning of the video
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  4188.  @jamescross  Thanks James. It's been on my watch list for ages, time I get started
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  4189. Listening to you gave me an idea !! I hope that will work If not l will let you know. We think only patterns 😂 That helps us with algorithm.
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  4190. This is gold.
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  4191. Love it
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  4192. Very nice
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  4193. Set up of a king
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  4194. Glad I found this video ! Almost spent alot of money at a bootcamp thanks bro 🤙🏼
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  4195. new mx keys mini launched
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  4196. Love your setup ❤️❤️
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  4197. "because they don't c#" 🤣🤣
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  4198.  @jamescross  I had a problem, I decided to use Java to solve it.. now I have a ProblemFactory I moved to Python.
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  4199. Thanks
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  4200. Being a programmer and having adhd is like playing in sudden death mode learning is difficult and slow, It’s so hard to focus and learn and I give up as soon as hit the curve, I’been a Java developer for over 5 years and I still feel like a baby 😅
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  4201. I didn’t watch the video, but I just wanted to say that your thumbnail has one of the best soy face I’ve ever seen. Something about the lips, it rivals even the best like the try guys. I don’t think there’s anyone in the technology review section of YouTube that can match this level of soy facing.
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  4202. Hey DevMak , you said we just need basics before we start developing projects. Can you please tell me what should i learn in css, js and node
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  4203. my community college has 21 classes and 5 arent coding on their AAS. is it possible that my college just has a much more useful program
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  4204. Planning to buy a macbook for freelance, school stuffs and basic programming.. just confused what macbook should I get. Should i go for Macbook air m1 and upgrade it with 16gb or should I go with pro m1 8gb? Thank you in advance.
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  4205.  @jamescross  I will just save up for m1 pro for long term use as well. Thanks! Really appreciate it. 👌🏼 You deserve more subs!!!
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  4206. I am a selt taught Programmer before learning anything from school. I'm now undergoing a CS Course and I can assure you they are so focused on memorization that even the top student in my class can't even program as good as many seflt-taught developpers out there. The Lecturers still promotes memorization instead of actually showing you the tips and tricks and even what the codes. I once asked a classmate why he was wiritng one part of a code like he was, he just said because the lecturer said so...XD XD, believe me you guys are way better. The paper to back up thing was true too and that's the sad part.
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  4207. Big thanks... how's your arm now??
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  4208.  @jamescross  get better soon....you inspire me alot
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  4209. Going to take out my 2016 HP , upgrade the ram and ssd to start my Networking class. Delete everything and install windows 10. Very interested in software to but I want the degree in hardware, then if I want to I could even land a web developer job with it.. who knows. Thanks for the info! MacBook pro would be cool but I already have a gaming computer plugged into Samsung Odyseyy G9 5120x1440. I need Mac experience but good call on waiting a bit.
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  4210. Looking to change careers. Is it possible to self learn all of this and take courses such as coursa and ztm and get a job etc ? I myself just don’t have the time and money right now to actually go to school, and honestly wanted to start doing remotely and have more free time thanks!
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  4211. Well..if you had finished that BS in Geology, you would have avoided the poop and found the gems faster…….
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  4212. i dont know js yet because i have studied html css deepdives😓
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  4213. i needed this info, oh man thank you so much!
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  4214. Thanks for this. Just dipping my toe in, and working from a windows desktop atm (that I use for gaming). If I’m planning to pursue a career in front end dev, would you recommend investing in a MacBook sooner rather than later, or wait until I’m more experienced? Thanks
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  4215. Aren’t web developers and software engineers different positions and jobs…? The thumbnail implies that they are not…
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  4216. Quite Interesting topic. Kudos to you for giving real world perspective.
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  4217. Hey im an aspiring coder looking for a mentor can a senior coder please leave their info so i can reach out with a few questions i’ve just gotten into python thanks guys
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  4218. I literally just majored in History 2 months ago! Just started on Harvard’s CS50 class bc the jobs prospects are so poor.
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  4219.  @jamescross  thanks! You honestly gave me hope that this change is possible! 🙏
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  4220.  @jamescross  I watched it, Will try that website soon.
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  4221. I'm from Argentina and recently graduated as an economics in december. I decided to do a course on fullstack development with a friend, mostly because of economic reasons, it's either getting a good wage working in the financial sector, or getting an even better one in US currency doing programming. We started the course just last week. Then, I don't know if doing back end or front end.
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  4222. cool, you working out of Lehi? I'm in Salt Lake but work remotely for Apple.
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  4223. DUDE....YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HONEST...CLEAR....BEST ADVICE .....ONE CAN RECEIVE IN THIS INDUSTRY. APPRECIATE YOU!!! I AM A NEW SUBCRIBER AND WILL SPREAD YOUR CHANNEL TO EVERYONE I KNOW TRYING TO GET IN THE IT INDUSTRY....
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  4224. Thank you so much for the video. About being stumbled is something that i'm always feeling. Of course i know that i should and i could put more time into my studies. But sometimes i just dont know how to practice, you know what i mean? Its a pretty weird thing lol Again, thank you so much for the video. God bless you 🙏
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  4225. I'm a new subscriber to your channel and the information you are providing is very valuable. One suggestion -- try to limit your cracks about Boomers in order to get laughs. I'm a Boomer trying to learn new skills. I'm not responsible for my generation and I don't disparage Millenials or any other generation. Thanks.
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  4226.  @jamescross  Got it. I'm not sensitive either, but when I watch two videos in a row that make that reference, I wonder if I am welcome as a subscriber. And since you are looking for audience, you should consider how your humor will be received. Again, good job with the information!
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  4227. Thanks. Really insightful video. Do you think for someone like me with absolutely no knowledge regarding this can learn web development enough to get a startup job within 6 months? Trying to fund my way through college myself.
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  4228.  @jamescross  that was oddly specific 😳 🤔 lol thank you. I'll check it out as well as your other videos. Currently learning python.
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  4229. I'm self taught on a majority of Front End. It's a big test of character in those first 2 years. Nice!
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  4230. thankyou so much ❤️
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  4231. ❤
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  4232. Revelation 14:12 New International Version 12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.
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  4233. I am 20 years old learning html, CSS, and javascript. I got 2 burnt outs when studying but I always get up and never give up coding. In the mean time I am a cook making low payment while studying before and after work. Its hard to become one. Luckly I have friends who are in the web dev industry. To let you guys know who ever want to become a web dev never give up even if the challenges are hard.
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  4234.  @jamescross  no problem 🙂
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  4235. I really appreciate your nice older brother advices Cuz I don't have older brother 😶
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  4236.  @jamescross  thank you
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  4237. Thank you very much 5 stars
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  4238. I wish you would publish this video 13 years ago. I lost my interest on coding over and over again, this video revive me again.......
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  4239. asus
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  4240. Can you make a video on what are your thoughts on artificial intelligence in web development?
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  4241. Thanks a lot for this video!
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  4242. This is a great time to start learning. The economy is not in the best time right now, lots of tech layoffs. Start learning now and be ready to get hired when the economy gets back to normal
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  4243. Needless to say It gives you guidance , resources , networking and make you accountable to meet due dates and finish the course within confined period of time. If one seriously put time in to it it’s possible to excel in those skills and land on great job otherwise waste of time and money ! Pray for me I just finished my Bootcamp and applying for jobs , got two interviews to do tomorrow 🥸😳😳
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  4244. If you don't want to get a job and fail at programming do followings: - Only watch tutorials and repeat after tutor word by word without thinking like zombies - Jump from technology to technology JavaScript, Python, GO, React, Svelte, Vue, Bootstrap, Tailwind etc... - Never refactor your code - Never read someone else' code - Don't ever solve coding challenges. - Subscribe to all coding channels watch how to be developer in 3months, how would I learn I start overs in all of those Youtube videos. - Always be in your comfort zone and don't strive to learn new things and take risks - Eat unhealthy food, - Sit 10 hours only stand up for food, drinks, and toilet
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  4245.  @jamescross  agree
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  4246. Real cool man i like it
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  4247. super dope... thanks
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  4248. I am currently learning python as I heard it was the best right now, but now I am realising that java script would have been better. But I am going to finish learning it anyways, and then do some projects with django most probably. What should I do next after learning python ?
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  4249. But only worst thing is their react section is based on class components which is not preferable nowadays
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  4250. New sub loved the video Im also a self taught dev Im now going to focus on front end dev thank you for making this video
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  4251. Great channel, video quality definitely outweighs your current sub count
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  4252. Thanks and goooood vedeo. All the best!!!!!
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  4253. Wow. I've been programming as a hobby since high school but I've never tried to pursue it professionally because I don't have a degree and I thought I would take a pay cut to switch jobs, but maybe not.
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  4254. I got my bachelor in computer science 11 years ago and it was very hard for me to get a web developer job. I got a web developer job at a web design and digital market company 5 yrs after guadua ting. I learn how to create Wordpress theme and I learn html, css, JavaScript more in depth. I don’t know why backend developers don’t make money than frontend developers because we make the magic happens and create the complicated layout from mock-up. I consider myself self-learner and I will learn react too.
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  4255.  @jamescross  Yes, thanks to you too because you took time to analyze what i was confused with and fixed it with a correct reply :)
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  4256. This is good man. Thank you
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  4257.  @jamescross  That sounds very promising 😅 Thank you so much for your insight, cheers :)
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  4258. Holly, I feel guilty for watching this for free. So much first handed information, I can't thank you enough
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  4259.  @jamescross  damn right
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  4260. cool video)
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  4261. Self taught developer here and can’t even get an interview at a single company. Getting rejected left and right.
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  4262. Took me 7 months averaging 4-5 hours a day, before I took my second interview receiving a mere 25,000 a year. But it was my foot in the door. I used my Free Code Camp projects to showcase, and a few other projects from my Codepen account. Just know this, when you get that first job, you may feel you know nothing at all. And that's alright. Breathe. It's a never ending learning process.
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  4263. Hay quá
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  4264. im gonna get soon my first macbook
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  4265. Mac's are only leading in the US
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  4266.  @jamescross  wow this is great. thank bro! i will support your chanel more and more as you upload more videos. :)
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  4267. If you are a smart scatter-brain, you can focus only in relatively short bursts, then setup an on-again off-again learning schedule.
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  4268. I am a pastry sous chef I like the tech field and I like coding and I hope to make a career shift
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  4269.  @jamescross  i see. Nice keyboard.
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  4270. Yeah it’s gotta be an all in decision. It gets easier. Like how speaking a new language gets easier. If you aren’t committed though. You won’t get passed learning how to say hello world.
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  4271. Hi. What is the keyboard name on 8:34. Thank you for making the video.
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  4272. Wow. I'm so glad I found your channel. You have some great content around the job side of things (and probably much more I haven't seen) and it sounds like you've made your dreams come true. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom from your journey. I'm still in the learning phase (about 2 weeks in and starting to get the hang of layout in CSS) and I need to ask you a question. If you already have a video on this, I haven't seen it, so I apologize if you do. My main concern is about being able to do the job remote as a junior developer. I live in the middle of nowhere on 10 acres of land, and going to a job would be tough. Remote video calls and whatnot aren't a problem, though because we do have a 1Gbps fiber connection at our house. I've never worked a remote job before (my background is Military, truck driving, and most recently IT help desk). I've looked at a lot of job boards, and it seems like most remote jobs are more senior roles (2 years was the shortest experience required that I found without a CS degree). Do you have any insight you can offer on being able to work remote as a junior front end developer?
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  4273.  @jamescross  Thanks so much for the reply!! I could definitely work in a place for a few months and then go remote and come back. I'll keep learning and looking then.
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  4274. Well I hit the subscribe and like button anyway
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  4275. Great!
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  4276. Get back up soon brother we all are waiting for you
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  4277.  @jamescross  definitely! And I forgot to say, great video! This is an excellent overview. I'll share it with our students
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  4278. God speed brother
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  4279.  @jamescross  thanks, I kind of think this will help me. I started Odin before watching this and was just going to exclusively use that resource, but I like the roadmap you laid out and will probably bounce back a forth a little bit at first. Thanks for your video!
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  4280. Great video I’m currently a truck driver and decided to start the process of learning IT keep up the good work I’ll stay tuned in
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  4281. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I had a very similar injury in 2007 while snowboarding. Sustained a bad concussion, neck and shoulder injury. I hope you recover as quickly as possible… I know from personal experience how painful the healing process is. Be well.
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  4282. So sorry to hear this. I pray you get well soon in Jesus name
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  4283. That is terrifying. I'll be praying for you. Take your time and heal up.
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  4284. Thanks ! Keep going with the Content its great
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  4285. Thank God that you are okay! Moments like these make you realize how precious life really is.
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  4286. you are ok thats what matters. thank you for sharing man
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  4287. The m1 version is slow also ... it's not this... I check in the activity monitor it's an Apple kind process Maybe I should go for the 64 GB version. With 51 tabs opened, phpstorm, some docker containers , mysql workbench , postman and it's almost unusable.
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  4288. I like the way you talked about salary before the first 20 minutes I will keep watching, great video!
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  4289. Oh you're sleeping on Vue, it's much more than that... You were referring to its "Versatility" paragraph on their landing page. All this means is that it's scalable. You can use Vue from an HTML script tag on a single page or install it as an npm package or use Nuxt which is on a whole 'nother level, like Next for React. React is still the most popular though.
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  4290. Rest up. Get yourself right
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  4291. so would you ever go back and learn anything different? going down a different career path? you could have this same distance after a traumatic accident with many many many different career choices. what exactly are you trying to say with out putting a negative stigma on coding or on any other career choice anyone chooses to pursue?
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  4292. Man Amazon should relax there working hours.
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  4293. Your videos are great!
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  4294.  @jamescross  Thank You
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  4295. Thank you for your perspective!!
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  4296. Well since the m1 MacBook Pro was on sale, it was a no brainer. But definitely wouldn’t pay full price. Check out Best Buy
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  4297. I swear some people wont even think about there family
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  4298. Take Care, Get well soon!
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  4299. I just had my second interview a couple days ago which I genuinely thought it went really good, then today I just got the rejection email... needless to say I'm depressed now
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  4300. God is great
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  4301. Rest up brother....life is short. Hope your son wasn't traumatized seeing you get hurt this close to Father's day. Wishing you the best
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  4302. cool video. good luck with the channel.
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  4303. this is amazing man, thank you so much
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  4304. Feel better soon.
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  4305. Security and trying to get into developing or cybersecurity
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  4306. just i wanna learn in order to make money
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  4307. Been learning to code for a year now... while keeping my work as a priority. My dream is to some day land one this jobs and take my mom to Europe. Im from Colombia.
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  4308. If you asked me about this 5 years ago I would say - go with Macs. Back then Macs had better screens (as for me they still do, but there are many great options with color accurate displays in the PC laptop world), better keyboards, better batteries, more stable software. Nowadays other laptops became really good in terms of hardware and after the release of Windows 11 the software part is also covered. I think Macs still have better displays and the best battery life, but If those are not critical to you - definitely get a PC laptop and save some money for a good external display.
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  4309. I am web developer i need job
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  4310. I've talked with devs who have said just use a template for your site and others say you should build it from scratch.
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  4311. All the best for a speedy recovery., hope your son wasn’t too shaken up seeing you have an accident.
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  4312. If I were just starting.
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  4313. I’m trying to figure out how to code for ios without buying a mac
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  4314. Quick recovery
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  4315. "This puts us at a disadvantage when competing with fresh computer science grads. We can even code better than them, but they can outtalk us and they have some paper to back them up" - 🤔 idk, maybe because they actually know what they're talking about
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  4316. Good job, bro
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  4317. Wowwww, this is the most important Video I have listened to in years... Thank you sir for sharing this with the World. 🙏🏾
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  4318. Take care. I hope you get well soon!
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  4319. Damn man! Sorry you went through that and hope you have a speedy recovery. Stay safe and take this time to be with your family
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  4320. the feeling of dying is so helpless, got into a bikecrash that doesn't even look that bad . But i feel like i was about to die about to passout can't see anything. I can't even imagine people who had a real car crash having a chance of living .
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  4321. would you be willing to sell your M1 Macbook Air to me? i really dont want to buy it for retail value. please lmk :)
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  4322. background music is crushing this 💜
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  4323. my background is video editor (it was a question in the beginning of the video), i tried but after 2 weeks when match took bigger and bigger part of the code it was simply hard to make all this correct calcs and schemes
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  4324. Get well soon 🙏
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  4325. I would reccomend to thank the one you were asking for help in that situation because they answered ur call/prayer maybe go soul searching.
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  4326. Nice video. Did you get the text to speech key working. Am struggling to get it to work with MacBook pro M1 on 32" monitor.
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  4327. 1:15 A wise man once said.
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  4328. glad you’re okay! rest up
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  4329. Feel better soon man!
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  4330.  @jamescross  thank you for the reply. Then is there any way for me to recognize which companies want DSA and which don’t because my coding of DSA part is extremely weak even though I was able to make some decent number of projects DSA isn’t really a cup of my tea . Some suggestions will be really appreciated ,thank you in advance.
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  4331. I appreciate the imposter syndrome speech. It made me realize that the way I feel is normal and I needed to hear that hypothetical career path speech.
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  4332. Epic video
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  4333. Dope. Need to learn to make my sites
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  4334. a good and perfect roadmap for react. tnx
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  4335. I NEED THAT BACKGROUND MUSIC TO MAKE MY CODE WORKS HAHA!
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  4336. hope you get better!
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  4337. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽thanks for your vulnerability, but mostly for reminding us that there are things that matter greater than our desired profession.
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  4338. So helpful thank you!
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  4339. Glad to see your okay
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  4340. So, a couple of things that I can share as a guy who learns things from youtube and applies them in a corporate job which are applicable not only to coders but to anyone who wants to make a good living: 1. Create a strong set of base skills: Here, I learnt photography and video production through YouTube and grinded hard for like 8-9 months and started getting professional shoots done for free so that I could learn on job and see what actually customers or someone who hires you wants from you. 2. Connect, connect & connect: Any job or any project is much easier to get when you have recommendations. It becomes tens of times simpler to get the project that you want. So always socialize and be nice. 3. Think Value: See what value are you going to add in someone's business or anything that you are going to work on. Focus on how you can make things easier for the person who is hiring you. 4. Keep a side hustle: Even if you have a well paying job, its always better to have a small side hustle. You never know when you are fired/ you just feel like leaving the organization. My side hustle has helped me to leave the jobs that were not relevant or a bad experience for me because I had the option to be financially reliable on my side hustle. 5. Keep upskilling: In the world where technology changes so rapidly, you have to adapt. Also, it's not just about the changes. Real growth only comes when you have more skills and can manage more than one thing. That's basically how you achieve the managerial level in any organization. 6. Execute: No skill is of any use if you are not executing. If you have strong results which are tangible, you have much higher chance of getting hired. You get things done. 7. Have a strong portfolio: No matter which industry you work in, having a website portfolio will always have much better impression than anything else. 8. Work for yourself: even if you are doing a job, make sure that you work with the idea that if on next job interview you have to show something that you've done, you can show the project proudly. This is what I think will work for anyone. I am a college drop out with a corporate job and believe me when I say this, oh boy am I dumb. If I can do it, you can do it too!!
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  4341.  @jamescross  i already have one
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  4342. Self taught for 1 month
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  4343. Thank a lot !
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  4344. Get well soon sir
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  4345. Fire advice 🔥🔥
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  4346. Praying for a fast recovery brother!
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  4347. Glad your alive,bro!
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  4348. go javascript you dont need to master the css basic is enough sorry for my english
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  4349. thanks man I had been studying a year now with a 8 months bootcamp it has been extremely difficult for me. I made videos before in a marketing agency and the change had been extremely deep. I don't know if I can make it I learn slower than the rest of the course. Anxiety and insomnia are crushing me every day harder.
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  4350. finally found dev/youtuber i can relate to. i have one foot in building construction and one foot in learning code. and have been since 2016
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  4351. Thankk you so much James, this video gave me excatly what I want and what I need to do.
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  4352. Sorry to hear that. Thanks for sharing this. Definitely things like these make us realize what needs to be prioritized in life.
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  4353. Very informative video! I appreciate all the info and advice!
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  4354.  @jamescross  Thank you bro! Ive been hearing that 8gb of ram won't survive me through 4 years studying computer science at a university. Then others say something about macbook's having really good optimization so 8gb is sufficient and I'm so lost lmaooo
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  4355. Ooh, thank you for the info, I've been looking for something to work on to supplement my college courses!
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  4356. Thanks for reminding us about what matters in the end. about why we do it
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  4357. Glad you’re ok! Hope you’ll get back your old self soon :)
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  4358. Thank you so much for this
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  4359. I'm at a warehouse job making little to no money, that's my motivation 😂 Sick of sweating in this Texas heat for nickles and dimes. I'm thinking of learning Java and attending school next year to fill in some learning gaps and potentially land an internship/job. We should all connect on LinkedIn or something and boost each other!
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  4360. Get well soon.
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  4361. As grim as my comment may have sounded, I enjoyed the video and all the feedback you gave. Just wanted to give my two cents. Apple might make quality stuff, but as long as you can get 2-3x decently specced Windows laptops for the price here, I think that explains a lot in terms of what companies decide to go with. Might be different in companies that have huge salaries so those hardware payments don't really seem that large in comparison. That 550€ laptop I mentioned runs VSCode perfectly fine. But Apple doesn't offer anything thats' half the price of the Air... (1100€ / 2 = 550€)
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  4362. It's weird, I kinda went the other way round. I was a code monkey in my teen years and eventually gravitated toward being an electrician.
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  4363. Thanks your video but I subscribed this channel mostly to learn english. 😀your speaking speed is good for practicing listening skill 😀
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  4364. Get well man, glad you made it through that, take care of yourself and your family that's what matter most in life everything else comes next!
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  4365. Awesome info. We know that many online courses are distend for people to not finish the courses and to continue purchasing more courses because they’re interest is that people consume more content without finishing it because they’re interest is to maximize profit for shareholders. So when you mention to sign up to high quality online courses which courses are you referring to? and could you make a video about it? Thank you for your awesome work informing us.
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  4366. That was a great video! Thanks for sharing!
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  4367. Java for backend? Python? JS and PHP or some .NET stuff but anything else sounds wild to me ^^
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  4368. Thank you dude for sharing your story because there are many of us that are older and still want to perceive a tech carrear many of us feel related to your experience
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  4369. Get well soon man, you gotta live!!
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  4370.  @jamescross  yeah i think its gonna take many years for the evolution to come but still think its gonna happen some day
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  4371. Take care bro
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  4372. Thank you for sharing your perspective
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  4373. I have a MacBook. I use it for work and I am learning to program with it. I purchased it because it is convenient.
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  4374. Also in construction I wanna be a programmer like you
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  4375. Это конечно все круто, но можешь видосы на русском записывать?
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  4376. After seeing some certificates, in my personal opinion as a self-though programmer, the free certificates from freeCodeCamp were the only ones that i saw some real value. Because if you try to go for HackerRank for example, with 2 simple exercises, you can get certificated already. Now if you do all exercises from freeCodeCamp and all the projects the certificates demands, you gonna feel like the certificate they give are actually legit and has a big value. If you just starting programming, the certificate they provide can actually took like 300h each. I Think all tech recruiters should be aware of how much serious is the freeCodeCamp name. And they trying to create the first free Computer Science degree. They are just great, they deserve my respect.
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  4377. Thank you for sharing, this motivates me to continue learning. currently learning React. hopeful to start applying for jobs in 1 or 2 months.
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  4378. <3
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  4379. Heck, I've been a software developer for 20 years and I'm looking at going the opposite direction. All my friends have sales jobs and make double what I make. People think software development will get you home around your family more, it just depends on what type of company you work for. It's not easy being glued to your computer, working sometimes 24 hours straight on a roll-out and seeing your family live life without you. Maybe those cushy silicon valley jobs are less demanding. Also, I've never seen a software development job where you can get by on just one skill. I'm currently doing javascript, python, bash scripting, linux administration, kubernetes administration, learning AWS and a few other OS/Server related tasks.
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  4380. Quite encouraging to see your video.
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  4381. I'm proud of you man, Im self teaching rn
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  4382. Thank you 🤞🏾
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  4383. Thank you 🤞🏾
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  4384. I have a question, hopefully you get to read it, how about a roadmap for someone wanting to be backend and not frontend?
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  4385.  @jamescross  Thank you
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  4386. Smacking that like button is only start of your pain)))
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  4387. Relentless passion for problem-solving and high tolerance for frustration required
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  4388. TAKE CARE MAN!!! 💖💖💖 GET WELL SOON
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  4389. man, get well soon!
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  4390. can you give a mini course in Js ?
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  4391. Thumbs up and subbed just because of your big bro advice at the beginning of the video. You is AWESOME and thank you 💪🏼
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  4392. Glad your okay brother. Wishing for a speedy recovery. Get well soon
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  4393. Daam bro !! 😢 life is love life is everything. Am glad you came out of it well and I still can hear your voice and see Your messages. Stay blessed .. am doin Odin project could you make a video on it 🫡
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  4394. Wish you speed recovery and take rest.
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  4395. ​ @jamescross  Yeah makes sense. I really want to like the mini keys, but I feel I might just switch back to the large. Giving it another day of getting used to. Also a tip for you, place the mx keys a little further off on the table and the trackpad just below it. Just like it is on the mac and the extra length isn't as much of a bother that way.
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  4396. I also discount my first years working for my uncle's company
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  4397. Take a break and rest well man. These times will make us realise what actually matters.
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  4398. It’d be great if you can make a video on how to build a networking from scratch, I’m currently a student and my LinkedIn got not contacts at all … Great video, love your content 🤘🏻
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  4399. Thank you for the pointers! I've been struggling to find a concise list of things to do and have just been floundering trying to emulate those long video bootcamps, but they all keep teaching me the same basic things!
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  4400. Thank you Sir.
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  4401. Am not good at typing; does that recommend?
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  4402. ሰለም ሰላም ሼር
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  4403. 👍🏾
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  4404. Sorry to hear this, very hard situation, have a rest!
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  4405. sorry about what happened I pray you get better very soon.
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  4406. Dude this is gold
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  4407. Have a speedy recovery! Please get seen by a doctor!
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  4408. Thx for this wonderful informative video ❤
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  4409. mac os
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  4410. A near death experience does put things into perspective for you. Hope you get better guy. Be well
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  4411. Sending prayers for a speedy recovery your way.
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  4412. Take it easy. Yes family first!
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  4413. Be well dude. Take it easy.
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  4414. ohh you touch my heart. i learn fullstack with php and html bootstrap 4 in 7month. and now im QA manual testing in 1 year until now. but im so happy when my project manager appointed me to be a junior frontend using nextjs in web app version 2 . i cant wait this. but im stuck in oauth in nextjs and micro service frontend hahaha I want to cry but this is what I want 😂😂
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  4415. And then there are people like me who are designers who got into front end, you could say that I am Full-front end, I'm a visual person so maybe even if I wanted the back end life it's not my thing
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  4416. Wooooo, 150k a year in Lehi?? Thats good livin!
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  4417. I want to learn JavaScript, do i have to learn html and css separately first or wht ,???
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  4418. 😍😍😍
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  4419. Tile guy here. 15 years before that in the restaurant industry. Been wanting to jump into this for years. I'd much rather use my mind then work with my hands.
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  4420. I'm literally starting Front end and I think will succeed at it as I'm perfectionist my self. It will be super hard but I'm harder believe me all! I encourage everyone to start thinking of changing carriers because its all possible! - Dope video very motivational and encouraging - Hopefully someday I'll work at those big companies you mentioned in the video :D Keep up the good work James! Cheers!
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  4421. Logitech, release a graphite color for the Mac version already. I've been waiting for so long to buy this.
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  4422. I'd like to see a windows-only version :D
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  4423. So sorry man
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  4424. Could you do a video on roadmaps to freelance work? Currently a full time job in a different industry, and looking to develop this skill for side work and see where it takes me
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  4425.  @jamescross  thanks!
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  4426. It's not flexing it's educational
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  4427. "Or worse, to learn php." Right in the gut man.
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  4428. Try Svelte.... Did Angular first, (yuk), then got into React.... (NICE), then tried Svelte (WOW Baby) and SvelteKit 1.0 is now official. Only problem with SvelteKit still new but. really suggest you check it out.
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  4429. Take break with most important
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  4430. thank for these content
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  4431. I began 2 weeks ago taking a Full Stack Web Designer and Developer... Too late to go back. One of the things that I'm not liking is the fact that I think we should learn how to code a site at the beginning instead of that the classes give me tons of theory and I'm still waiting and trying to do a simple site.
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  4432. I'm a fan of getting motivation on a thing (ex: site) even if you don't manage all the parts. Simple processes at the beginning and then we can complicate all the steps
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  4433.  @jamescross  thank you for your advice. I think i'll stay learn to become a front end developer.
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  4434. Glad you are okay sir.
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  4435. Windows command shell is horrible. WSL is good but it sits in it’s owned walled garden.
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  4436. Well said!
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  4437. bro your channel is so underrated . Great videos!
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  4438. I would love if you can make a discord channel and mentor Some of us
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  4439. i just use webflow for my frontend development and focus on my python coding and frameworks like django
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  4440. So glad you’re ok!! You spend a lot of time helping strangers here on the internet so I hope the silver lining with this incident is that it brings you and your loved ones even closer.
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  4441. Learning code is cheat code to create money 🔥
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  4442. Been working at a dead end job at Amazon for 5 yrs. Manual labor is just not for me anymore. Have been wanting to be a web developer for about a year or so now and have been put off due to having kids.
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  4443. Plz reply me
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  4444.  @jamescross  is cool thank you ! I can't believe you reply me!!!😂😂😂 because I came to your channel for the first time. haha Wish you all the best!!! Happy New Year!
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  4445. you just got a sign from your creator to turn back to him. Pray to your creator and thank him for it could have been your last day instead of just an experience.
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  4446. Kind of you devsmak. Thank you.
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  4447. To sum up; it lacks cohesion. Is he trying to be a freelancer or an employee? If freelancer, then I agree with some of what Mr. Cross pointed out -know your target audience. If I am a customer, then I less concerned about your journey and more concerned with your ability to deliver the product I need.
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  4448.  @telockett9850  Yes nothing similar other than the screen size 😂 both are completely different use case products and not to be compared.
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  4449. I am an industrial Product Engineer Designer. I use solidworks and Rhino, but I use Python for coding.. PC and Mac. since mac cant use SW natively.
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  4450. Thank you for guidance.
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  4451. I'm so sorry!! rest and get well soon 💕
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  4452. really glad you're okay man, get better soon <3
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  4453. I'm a storekeeper and learning at night. I read books that are outdated. I think I will reset my learning roadmap to the one that you recommend in one of your videos.
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  4454. gaming keyboard yo!
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  4455. Freecodecamp uses var instead of let. I get the impression the content hasn't been updated in a while.
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  4456. Thanks for the message, glad you're okay
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  4457. underwater construction is called commercial diver. thats what they told me when i did it :p
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  4458. Get well soon as health is wealth. Did you get a chance to visit the doctor?
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  4459. You are a gem big bro!!!!!!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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  4460. I'm a 42 year old military vet that served in Iraq and after the service I went back to school for nursing. I've worked in a myriad of nursing positions, as well as in finance (as a budget assist). My current job I started serving on the frontlines during COVID, but now I am exhausted, burnt out, underappreciated, and underpaid. I want to learn how to be a web/software dev.
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  4461. Glad you are okay
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  4462. I really like this video. It educated me a lot. Thanks so much
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  4463. Man I put this video on my TV and I was engaged the entire time. Thank you!
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  4464. Hope you get well sir.
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  4465. Just started comptiaa few months ago
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  4466. Thank you for uploading this video. Your section about low-end recruiters is very informative. I have gotten many contacts about jobs for the medical device industry (my specialty). Their hourly rates for consultants are half my rate as an engineer. They are not located in the US and their common questions are for birth day and month, last 4 digits of social security number, and work status. Most of then will email a Right to Represent where after I replied with a confirmation, that would be the last communication from them.
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  4467. I used to be homeless and on drugs. Now I have an apartment and am aggressively learning code since I saw how much money they make. I’m also talented with computers it runs in my family.
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  4468. wish i saw this earlier!!!
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  4469.  @jamescross  thanks 👍
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  4470. Ice baths, especially in the summer, especially after an injury, will help you heal. If you're 420 friendly, that could help too. But I think the most important thing is to get an hour or two more sleep and to drink more water.
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  4471. If Rocco from Mega64 was a techtuber
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  4472. 0:50 This is a dealbreaker for me. Is there no other way to remap and swap the fn and ctrl keys? They should release a mac version in the graphite color. I'll have to wait for that now.
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  4473. Would love a React roadmap!
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  4474. Last year of my chemistry degree and I'm here...
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  4475.  @jamescross  💯
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  4476. Glad you're fine. Take it easy my friend.
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  4477. I'm really sorry that happened to you I can tell you're pretty traumatize from it but I think maybe it was meant to happen for you to come to that realization and I really do agree with you. Rest well and see focus on the good that came out of it. 🙂
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  4478. Hey man, I'm so glad that you made it out okay! God has not forgotten you my friend, all that you have been through He has been there. The devil tried to take your life but God did not allow it. There was a reason, He has an assignment for you on this earth. I'm so so happy that you're okay and that also you got this wake up call because God can use the bad for our good. The good news is this: God loves you and because of that He knows that we all have sinned, which separates you from Him. So God decided to come down to earth in human form as Jesus to take all of your sins away and died for you, and took all of your sin punishment so that you can be together again. God's will is not for anyone to perish but to have eternal life with Him. So When Jesus died for our sins He took the sins of the world to the grave and went to hell for 3 days for us then rose back up again. When Jesus rose back up again he acended into heaven with His new glorified body that we will one day have with him and sat down at the right hand of God, continually praying for you even until this day. The reason that He went back up into heaven is so He can send the Holy spirit down which is the spirit of God to live inside of you so that You will never be alone. If we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe that he rose up from the dead 3 days later, you will be saved. Repent for your sins meaning to acknowledge that those sins were wrong so now you turn the other way from your sin, so if your sin was left you would now go right which is the way of God. You must be baptized for the remission (forgiveness) of your sins. Ask Him for His Holy spirit to dwell in you and He will freely give him to you. Jesus paid a fine/debt that man could not pay, ONE time for ALL of your sins from past, present, and future mess ups but you have to put your faith in him and believe that he paid for your sins. You and your whole family can be saved which is God's will. ooooo One other cool fact is that Jesus was beat for your healing. So this injury your going through, God has already healed you if you would have faith In Jesus that he paid for your healing! I'm praying for you brother! I hope you read this because I felt like I had to tell you about the man who saved my life from so many heartaches and showed me what's really important in life which is Jesus Christ my Lord and savior. PS: God healed me from a Sciatia nerve injury back in 2021
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  4479. Maaaaan, I just hate those days when all I want is a banana and end up getting a gorilla holding the whole jungle too. This has been the best mix of educational advice and comic relief I've come across. In the ideal world I'd have done an HTML, CSS & JS course created by James, because obviously learning about IIFE's would have been more fun with a few jokes splashed here and there. I for one, look forward to the JS vid
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  4480. Hello im a fullstack developer from Argentina, here we dont get those salaries, i wish i live in the US...but im trying to work remotly for a US company
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  4481. your videos are always super helpful, but please please, you're above the "soyface" thumbnail man
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  4482. Love This!
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  4483. watched the whole thing :)
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  4484. Insightful. I feel like I’m at this point where I understand it but then there’s things I don’t understand and it knocks me back. Trying to persevere through the mental block. I feel like I’m right there but still got a ways to go
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  4485. I am going to manifest the first sentence of this line
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  4486. hey. i'm very happy you're okay. get some rest and get well. 🙏🏾❤️
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  4487. This was very helpfull, thank you.
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  4488. I honestly hated learning REACT but I also like axios better lok
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  4489. I'm glad you're not catastrophically hurt by the incident. It's not my business but I'm going to put something to you anyway: What if the fall didn't kill you but paralyzed you, or you got brain damage from the impact? I ask you to consider this because when you have a family (and quite frankly even if you don't) the hell you would put them and yourself through if you get catastrophically injured should [albeit somewhat sadly] make you reconsider your hobby of flying through the air on a bicycle. Look up the recent article of a cliff diver who dove off a cliff into the water *while his wife and kid were watching*. It was supposedly know to be deep enough by cliff divers, however he hit rocks on the way down and, well, that was it. Massively irresponsible. Now i know cliff diving ain't Bmx'ing, but I'm trying to make a point. Either way though, I'm glad you're doing well. Thank you very much for the fine content.
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  4490. I am now working in Marketing department as Content and Website administrator. I am mostly managing website on CMS. I have basic html and css, graduated in computer science and worked mostly with visual basic and plain PHP 10 years ago. Now I want to increase my skill but still undecided to self learn more in front end, back end or cloud computing (AWS skill). What do you think @devsmak?
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  4491. Thanks for posting/sharing. Question can you post a video on the tools/software someone with a Mac can use while testing JavaScript and other languages
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  4492. Aplly what yu learned to your pojects and showcase a variety of concepts. That's the why. Test and explore. Project based learning pretty much.
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  4493. Feel better, youre an inspiration
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  4494. Currently active duty working in the medical field. Decided when I get out I don't want to do patient care for the day of my life. I want to start preparing for life on the outside and have a job setup before getting out
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  4495. This was so useful Thankyou so much!!!
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  4496. Hey man, happy to see you are ok. Take care and looking forward to see you soon!
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  4497. im just now trying to figure out where to start out. i love this video and sub.! going to watch your other videos and i think i want to go down the self taught route.
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  4498. Get well soon - health and family are ALWAYS the priority.
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  4499. Take care of yourself
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  4500. Thanks to you I bought this keyboard for Mac
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  4501. HP Omen 15, haven't had any problem with it.
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  4502. This is some good advice bro, especially moving from learning the code to actually building your own projects.
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  4503. Woooah, I'm late to the party! Thanks for this!
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  4504.  @jamescross  Thanks for sharing!
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  4505. I just don't want to work with a recruiter honestly. They have zero understanding of what we do. I'm also tired of job applications asking for my home address and the last 4 of my social security number. Anytime I see that, I avoid.
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  4506. Puts things into perspective. All the best bro. You're an inspiration to me💪💪💪
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  4507. Ahh, I had shoulder dislocation and was considering mri scan. Having injuries is really troublesome tbh. Take care!
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  4508. Bro best keyboard this is split keyboard custom
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  4509. you should try a mechanical keyboard not a low profile with Red switch or lighter switch like gateron clear. The benefit is that the key press will be registered before the keys bottom out so naturally over time we will stop banging the key to bottom. This helps to relieve pressure suffered by your thumb...Its kind of like shock absorber or cushion...you get the point! The low profile keyboards have only short travel so it is easy to bottom them out which is not good for sensitive fingers...or you can have all other keys except space bar to be a light switch by using a hot swap able keyboard.
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  4510. Glad you made it back, ok. Hope you didn’t receive much damage and also wishing for a speedy recovery. 👍🏾
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  4511. Recover quickly, bro, health and family always come first!
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  4512. My story is this not much to it but most of my life I’ve been in that teenage loner gamer phase a recent event sort of reset my brain and got me out of that now that I am I’m trying to figure out what I want to do and I think I want to do web development, but I’m new to all of this and I’m not sure how to start. I am very slow learner compared to my siblings, so I’m having a hard time figuring out what alI I need to study and in what order and when to, how long and so on by the way I’m 27 going to be 28 next month and I’m already feeling overwhelmed by all this
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  4513. try a internship for 3 month after that there will be higher chance of getting a job
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  4514. Thx. Good info.
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  4515. for entry level, the things you said is too much. I know lots of well paid Sr. SDE can not do the things you mentioned.
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  4516. I LOVE THIS
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  4517. Sending wishes for full healing! take care, your talks are great! Glad your kids and family still have you, Family and community are the depest meaning
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  4518. When someone asks me what laptop I have, I'm simply going to answer with a: "look I'm mostly cool, thinking of becoming cool"
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  4519. May your life move with ease!
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  4520.  @jamescross  Honestly, the university professorship is a one-way ticket to adjunct hell. Liberal arts in its own right is not really worthwhile. But adding a minor, certification, or graduate degree in a marketable field as you did helps a lot. Getting into banking, IT, finance, etc. Also, there are government jobs that just require a BA and don't care which one.
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  4521.  @jamescross  I am going to law school.
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  4522.  @pranavpillai7778  no one advertises jobs for Arts degrees for tech related jobs.
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  4523. Please get some rest 🌼☀️💙
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  4524. Hay quá
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  4525.  @jamescross  I agree - it’s hard to beat that scrolling but pointing precision makes me wanna throw this mouse straight to thrash
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  4526. I am looking at Front end development
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  4527.  @jamescross  thank you so much for really taking the time to answer my comment in depth. This really helps. I think I will clear my old Mac and download all the programs I’m excepting to use and see what happens. If I can get it to start haha, I made it crash when downloading big sur.
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  4528. Wishing you a speedy recovery mate 🙏🙏
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  4529. I've had concussions before. First advice I have is exercise regularly afterward. Elliptical machines are among the best ways to do this since they work nearly every muscle in the body at once, making them highly efficient. The quality of the machine matters a lot; Life Fitness brand are the best ones I've used so far. If you aren't used to them, just go 10 minutes a day 5x/week for a few weeks till your body adapts, focusing on building the intensity by upping the resistance/speed that you go, then after that initial month work up the length to 15-20 min. 10 minutes doesn't sound like a lot but since they work so much of your body at once it is effective so long as your intesity is between around 60-80%. You can maintain most of the benefits by only training 3x/week. The second thing I would consider is medical cannabis. This is especially helpful if you have recurring headaches or nausea and can help reduce long term damage. Cannabis is the only thing which stopped this for me and I didn't have to use it long term. I recommend eating a strain with a high CBD/THC ratio and which was grown indoors (outdoor strains will often have significant pesticide residue). It's necessary to activate it by heating in order to be orally effective. This is most easily done by cooking it in oil. The downside is it gets you stoned, if you consider that a downside. Not everyone finds themselves compatible with the mental effects, and I wouldn't consider it good for cognitive function if used consistently for long periods. I would consider it's level of addictiveness to be similar to caffeine. If you use it regularly for too long then when you stop you'll find yourself lying awake but not wanting to do anything. Kind of opposite of caffeine, where if you get addicted then stop, you'll want to do things but won't have the energy. Personally I rather enjoyed the combination, eating some cannabis then exercising, especially riding my bike.
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  4530. I'm in the good road , that's fine would like to see something similar for backend development (could be with Node , Go , Python or Spring....)
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  4531. Wonderful video thank you!
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  4532. Hey @devsmak if you dont mind me asking what books did you read that you mentioned in the video?
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  4533. Thank you for your honesty showing your success path in coding jobs
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  4534. 1st
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  4535. I bought it 1 week ago xd
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  4536. not sure if it saved me from insanity or just my sanity. :)
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  4537.  @jamescross  thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate it!! I’ll follow your advice!!
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  4538. I’m so glad to hear you are ok. I had a similar over the handle bars mtb crash. It was a wake up call. Take care and let yourself heal.
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  4539. im considering upgrading to mac because i have a gaming laptop its big sometimes loud and battery only 1:30h doing heavy tasks, mac will be a support computer not main
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  4540. G'day mate from downunder, I stumbled across your channel the other day, and I am enjoying going through your videos, great content. Love your setup you ran through in this video and your one liner to "productivity" plan and code faster lol. Congrats on your channel, keep up the great content looking forward to your next video.
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  4541. Words of wisdom, thank you
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  4542. Big like👍
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  4543. you have helped me decide hopefully i will be just as successful
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  4544. My goal is to be able to control my website and make it cleaner. I also need to make it SEO compatible.
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  4545. Powerful
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  4546. Great vid!
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  4547. Glad your Ok, get better and I totally enjoy your videos
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  4548. Nice work, I am self taught dev and Youtube creator from 🇮🇳
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  4549. Thanks for sharing bud. Get plenty of rest, go for walks, look into ways to reduce inflammation. Aubrey Marcus was in a severe car accident years ago, banged up his head and spent time in the hospital. Look it up for what he did for tips to make a full recovery
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  4550. I always likened it to a quote from an animator I heard once, that many fail because they like animation, but struggle to enjoy the animating process. I think it's really easy to miss the distinction and waste a lot of time learning to do something you don't really enjoy actually doing (me)
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  4551. Get better soon!!
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  4552. Hello fellow silicon sloper!
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  4553. the small random clips in between while he’s talking 😂😂😂😂
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  4554. I stopped at "It was monday."... I don't like mondays :/
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  4555. Take care of yourself. I am glad you are still with us. Spend time healing and enjoy time with your family. Take as long as you need.
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  4556. Get well soon 🙏🏾
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  4557. Life is fragile and can change in an instant, glad you are ok so you can be with your family another day.
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  4558. Other than the fact that I really enjoy front-end development, my long term goal is to have the freedom to work from anywhere in the world. Thank you for this video.
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  4559. Loved the way you put your experience to help others that are new to this arena. Really good insights and tips. Keep it going!
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  4560. Great stuff, straight to the point..
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  4561. Thanks for this course I took it yesterday and now I'm writing this comment from my Tesla screen.
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  4562. i am a grad student unable to decide front-end or data analytics. i am interested in both. can someone please answer the following; I live in USA currently, 1) which pays more for a fresher? 2)which is easier to land a job? 3)Is html, css, js, react enough because job description is confusing because there are many tech for a fresher.
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  4563. get well soon man, go visit a highly rated chiropractor
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  4564. I spent 2 hours copyng and searching for all you show here. Thanks
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  4565. Thank you your videos are real helpful I'm 4 days into coding went over 12 concepts and 26 JavaScript keys
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  4566.  @jamescross  thanks brother
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  4567. Got yourself a new subscriber from Bali Indonesia, inspiring video
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  4568. One of the best videos thank you
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  4569. Take ur time healing bro and focus on getting better both physically and mentally 🙏
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  4570. 5:30 absolutely yes i kinda regret buying ipad instead of laptop, I bought it before i major i was going to be business major, but I ended up being CS major with ipad and slow crapy Lenovo laptop for two years
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  4571.  @jamescross  Of course, happy to help. and if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask through this thread. I'll do my best to answer any.
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  4572. get well soon bro🙏🙏🙏
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  4573. JESUS IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND LIFE....IN ALL YOUR WAYS(ANY PROFESSION) ACKNOWLEDGE HIM..... FIND TIME FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT BRO , ITS THE ONLY WAY U CAN GAIN TRUE SATISFACTION AND PEACE ✌️.....
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  4574. Right now I am using free code camp and codecademy. Is there anything else you suggest doing?
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  4575. Glad that you are ok. Take care , be safe ❤️
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  4576. CSS is too hard for me. Backend is easier.
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  4577. Wow, so many people from different background learning "front end" which is very motivating for me. I thought I was one in 1000. Thanks for this amazing video.
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  4578.  @jamescross  thanks man!
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  4579. Get better soon.
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  4580. Agree
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  4581. hey man its my first time here and i love your video i am a college student am doing biomedical , but i want to be a programmer "front end" and i want your guidance thanks
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  4582. glad you are ok now my thoughts and prays goes to get well soon bro
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  4583.  @jamescross  yessir, thanks for also being a mentor like figure on this platform your words and advice goes a long way
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  4584. Do you think it's worth it to get M1 MACBOOK Pro 512gb for starters? I honestly don't know anything about programming though I do have a HP Probook G15 i5 10th gen on me
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  4585.  @jamescross  understood sir, thankyou so much though!!
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  4586. great content
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  4587. Great video! Some key points were highlighted that I hadn't heard anyone else discuss. Thank you!
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  4588. ​ @jamescross  Hey dev your videos really helped me alot and i am on my first steps of becoming a web dev too. Your video quality and teaching style is really awesome but somewhere i think that thumbnails can be improved as you know thumbnails play a major role in videos performance . How do i know these ? I had 2 yt channels and many ig pages . I have an good experience in these type of works .. Its an honor to work with you if you'll give me an opportunity . Hopping to get a response soon 🧨.
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  4589. Loved the video but uh... what's up with the knife?
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  4590. my story starts baaack when I was 4 years old, i often knew to break PC by downloading some viruses, after which my Uncle had to repair them. I got interested in how to do it myself, and started doing some researches. I made a big pause, and I am back in IT at 15, started doing web dev at 16 and half...and now...still learning web dev, and diving in offensive security...
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  4591. Thank you, I really appreciate this upload!👊🏽
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  4592.  @ajiteshmishra  thanks 👍
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  4593.  @jamescross  thank you very much for the well wishes and the reply in general. Keep up the great work
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  4594. Take care. Drink turmeric milk.
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  4595. You are 100% right. They don't teach or deep dive into one side or the other
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  4596. Thank you for your advice and insight. This has been the most helpful video i've seen in terms of direction for someone that is interested in a career in web development.
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  4597. Honestly, depending on the size of your project, a used 12" MacBook Retina (2015-17) may be an option as they are running around $300-400$ 🤔 The only caveat is the keyboard. Not my main but a lifesaver when I can leave the 16" MBP Max @ home.
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  4598.  @jamescross  - Yes, that was quite a ride that when I got home I slept but my mind was awake solving problem that was so weird. But I am thankful because I took the correct path, it was a now or never situation and a "If they found out about me being a fraud, I'll take the shame and quit or get fired" doesn't matter, what matters is that I found out that i was capable of learning immediately.
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  4599.  @jamescross  thanks very much for the insight, I appreciate it!
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  4600. Yes, you are right about everything you say, but there is even another level of importance, the highest one. It is to reconcile with GOD through Jesus Christ. It is possible ONLY until man is alive bz the eternity follows.
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  4601. 2 months into a coding camp through U of U. Glad I found you, subed
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  4602. so great video
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  4603. M1-M2 pro really good for mobile development period
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  4604.  @jamescross  Thankyou for your video reply now i hv the answer to order macbook😊
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  4605. 🙏
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  4606. can you review Microsoft sculpt keyboard for programming? it claims very ergonomic to type fast.
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  4607. Im being honest, im 39 and always hated maths and have avoided it in my life so far.. but I really want to be a good developer, im not trying to get sacked on my first job or just seen as a fraud. So no stress, there are courses you can do to start from the basics in maths up to algebra, statical probability etc etc and it'll take you a couple weeks to complete (udemy is good for maths courses) then boom, then ill start learning data structures and algorithms at that point. Boom 💥 be smart or risk wasting your time.
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  4608. Rest well !
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  4609. I really liked your video
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  4610. Me: zoning out James: There's some gotcha's here Me: 👀 Gachas??
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  4611. Take care man..
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  4612. What's confusing about a girl claiming to be my girlfriend and my step sister at the same time? 🏃‍♂️
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  4613. you do great at vids man!
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  4614. Wow, sorry to hear man. Hope you get back on your feet soon. Feel better.
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  4615.  @jamescross  great idea 💪
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  4616. Thank you a lot for this video. This is very interesting and informative. Keep posting like those amazing videos, this is awesome.
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  4617. 👍👍👍👍
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  4618. New sub here , great channel! I'm from a Corporate background and only completed a basic IT course many years ago. My question is would i need to have completed basic CompTIA IT certifications like A+, Network + and security + to begin to code? As in would I need that foundational knowledge? Thankyou
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  4619.  @jamescross  My logic is time investment, say if i try to code and after 6 months i fail, then i have nothing to fall back on.But if i have IT certs, start working and then learn to code and it doesn't work or i don't like it , I can progress on with an IT career. What are your thoughts? (Ps i am tech savvy)
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  4620. I believe if you are consistent then you can do it . Most people including me lack consistency.
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  4621. 0:59 yesss I love this song!!!!!!!
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  4622. Memento Mori...
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  4623. Thanks for sharing. Being present in the moment and appreciating the time with your loved ones is very important, and sometimes we tend to forget it. Take care🤝
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  4624. What caused what happened to you?
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  4625. Mark my words. Day 1 Here we go Boyz. Here we go.
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  4626. Should I become a front-end dev? Or is it gonna die in a few years? Please guide me!
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  4627. Gotta love the multiple device switching function tho
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  4628. Plz upload the video about freelancing
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  4629. Bro! it's Amazing You solved my problem! Thanks!!!
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  4630. Thank you
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  4631. Please get check out by the doctor just to rule out any internal bleeding 🙏🏽 speedy recovery
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  4632. I hope you get well soon
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  4633. I've been loving Linux for about a year now, and now the terminal is my new home for productivity. I'm still running my Acer Chromebook N7 11 from my school, and I think I've been using it far beyond what it was meant for. Running Ubuntu on it instead, no Chrome OS. It only has 16 GB of eMMC, and 4 GB of RAM. Only about 1.5 GB free to install dependencies for new projects, so I have to only work on some things at a time. For how goofy this setup is, I love it a lot! Definitely in need of an upgrade.
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  4634. Im 13, i know html css javascript tailwind and am learning react. I am aiming to be a fullstack engineer and i am loving it
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  4635. Thank you for sharing , I really hope you can provide English subtitles for easy viewing .
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  4636. The tertiary institutions strike in Nigeria got me to learn a skill and I've always been interested in softwares. It's been hard tho and I mostly just end up closing it all but I keep pushing on. Thank you for this.
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  4637. I am using HP Probook 4530s for Web Developments Project and also for Linux Administration and yeah i have upgraded a bit the ssd and the ram.
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  4638. Thanks for keeping me motivated in this path ❤😊
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  4639. devsmak please consider opening a tiktok/instagram/twitter account, it would help the community a lot! (all those 3 social platforms) 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Mainly the tiktok and twitter ones would be VERY important.
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  4640. Your jokes and sarcasm cracks me up...
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  4641. I personally use a window’s and about to by a MacBook on the side, if you’re a beginner there isn’t much a difference but for me I want to learn how to also make my own music for my games, websites, etc. Also if you are wanting to program for apple devices you will have an easier time, I do know for sure I had a iMac it just got too old to use also if you want something cheap I’d recommend linux
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  4642. excuse me it is a little bit funny, you just compared life and death scenariowith a web development, get well soon
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  4643. Linux is great. That is what I use when learning web development. I prefer my Linux distro with its tiling windows and custom keyboard shortcuts over macOS any day. It's cheaper too.
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  4644. Subbed. I'm an experienced boilermaker. But love PC and tech. I want to learn to code. So you and I get it
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  4645.  @jamescross  I think I lean more towards full stack because it is nice to have control/see the whole picture. However I fear I might just end up being a generalist(not knowing any stack in depth) and that doesn’t sit well with me. Also, initially I didn’t care much for frontend because was not that big of design/css. However, now that I’m learning React I realize there is much more to front end than just the design aspect. Hahah I guess Im rambling…will probably try to get job with React first since there is a big job market and then eventually switch to full stack or backend(node js). 

Thanks for replying.
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  4646. Raspberry pi is good for programming. It isn't a laptop but is very portable.
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  4647. Well said brother, take care and get well soon. Also, take a break and take few days off !! Chill out 😎
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  4648. 🗺Thanks for pointing the way
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  4649. Glad you're okay, and hope you have a speedy recovery.
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  4650.  @jamescross  Thanks for replying!
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  4651. I don’t like it because there is no option to remap upper row buttons and use remapped functions on iPad, I can remap functions on Mac but remapped functions work only while I’m using mac, when I switch to iPad only default functions are available for use on iPad
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  4652. Good morning. Thank you for the info. I'm about 16 months from retiring from the Navy and looking to get into this field afterwards. Trying to get ahead of things now and get a jump on this. It's a rough digital world lol.
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  4653. ,amazing, spot on👍👍
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  4654.  @jamescross  thanks for answering! You have awesome content man and your backstory is so cool. Hustler thru and thru brother.
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  4655. I'm 37, bachelor in philosophy.. no job now. But I'll follow this till the end.
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  4656. Glad you are okay ❤️
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  4657. I don't think it's off. I haven't checked anything, but I assume you're from NA. I think MacOS is preferred there because of how well it works. They're also quite expensive. I think this is the reason why in other countries Windows is on top: it's just easier to get your hands on.
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  4658. Can you reprogram the dictation button?
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  4659.  @jamescross  thank you! That was a quick reply. 🥰
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  4660. Only if I had a system
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  4661. I’d love to use Linux but I can’t use that in an enterprise environment… so the next close thing for me is a mac with a native zsh shell
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  4662. Informative 👍
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  4663. Can you do programming tips 2 pls
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  4664. I'm planning first to become frontend that in the future hopefully fullstack
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  4665. 4:10 if you disable backlighting completetely you battery will last for months straight. I tried. I originally bought the big full size mx keys around a year ago specifically because it had backlighting, but it took me a month with this keyboard to learn how to blind type and now I don't use backlighting and don't even charge this thing. I started using it in January, now it's November. I charged this thing maybe 5 times.
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  4666.  @jamescross  thank you for replying brother.But I don't agree with you.You have to encourage people to pursue career in programming.
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  4667. I will pray that you'll get back stronger than ever. 🙏 God bless you and your family.
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  4668. Asus N751JK besause that was only what i could afford
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  4669. mechanical engineer
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  4670. Get well soonest bro. The lord will see you through
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  4671. help us to understand by through screen presentations
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  4672. Momento Morí. I live by that. I know exactly how you feel about life. Especially when something like that puts you in perspective.
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  4673. Question: How do you create that Odin Viking Logo ?
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  4674. Health is the most important asset.
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  4675. Thanks, James
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  4676. Bro ur really a good YouTuber where I can see ur reply to every comment.. I really loved that.. Good work bro🤩
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  4677. I am that man who's having a hard time finding my first job. But I was brought up and trained never to give up and always keep swinging/ learning.
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  4678. Learn to code, understand algorithms, be able to code those algorithms and just code them. You either have the chops or you don't, fake it til you make absolutely does not work in this domain.
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  4679. I want to learn how to code so I can finally stop asking Microsoft for technical support...
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  4680. Thank you for this important reminder and I pray you heal fast and completely. 🙏💗
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  4681. Thankyou
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  4682. If my dad was still alive, I would have been a programmer but I don't see myself happy in that line of work. I work on hardware and web development. I want to learn unity or unreal in my spare time but I have non. I wake up work(I work from home) knock off at work whenever and then go sleep. I sometimes work saterdays and sundays. We are closing during December So I may spend some time learning then. I need to learn maya/unreal or unity and blender. I will start with game dev as that is where it requires programming. Making assets etc can come after. I thought I wouldn't do programming but I am working my ass off and am unhappy. I turn 40 on the 19th of November and I did not study web developer. My brother has his own company. I had to teach myself. I am not a pro yet but I am getting there.
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  4683. Your explanations just help me visualize it in my head clearly. TY
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  4684.  @jamescross  Good one! By the greeting from Haiti I like your content so far.
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  4685. hello James, i have been lounging around the internet watching any videos that can give me big pictures, this is huge spy report giving super deep insights about getting started in Coding and possibly saves me months of learning the important stuffs. One of the best if not the best video. Thank u so much
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  4686. Great video! Thanks
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  4687. Appreciate having found your unique experience of these 2 devices.
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  4688. I'm a second year in college doing my computer science degree and currently i'm using a asus Vivobook, the battery is trash and it only has 12 gb ram which isn't bad but i def ran into some problem while i was coding using Visual studios such as making a mobile app, it took me 10 min just to run the emulator and then another 5 min to run the program. I found my old 2012 macbook pro and I upgraded the ram, battery and ssd and already I saw a difference in run time. Even though it's an old macbook pro with an old CPU it has more GHZ then my current my Asus laptop. I do reccomend anyone that has an old macbook to upgrade the parts. Its not going be the best laptop ever, But for how it peforms and how it works, I think it will last me a while
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  4689. Is web development worth in 2022
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