One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
To become good at programming, you must become good at learning.
For example you must have learnt one huge heavy task into small manageable chuncks,
you must have come to believe in your ability to learn new things.
Now being good at learning is the ultimate transferable skill.
For example I have also learnt 6 (non-programming) languages, 5 music instruments, different cultures, ...
And I know I'm not alone, I have friends who know a lot of stuff in a lot of domain.
We may not recognize it, but we programmers tend to be or become master learners.
Bonjour Jean-Michel, I have a good question, do you think we can become good at programming by following YouTube tutorials even if we don't necessarily understand what's going on on our screen?
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
I think learning work best if you try multiple approaches, and select the ones that are most efficient and/or enjoyable.
What I would recommend is to try your ideas, find the coolest youtube livecoding session, and take as much inspiration from it as you can.
At some point though, you will plateau, realize you can't learn everything that way, you want to be more active, ...
That's the moment when you try something else.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
To become good at programming, you must become good at learning.
For example you must have learnt one huge heavy task into small manageable chuncks,
you must have come to believe in your ability to learn new things.
Now being good at learning is the ultimate transferable skill.
For example I have also learnt 6 (non-programming) languages, 5 music instruments, different cultures, ...
And I know I'm not alone, I have friends who know a lot of stuff in a lot of domain.
We may not recognize it, but we programmers tend to be or become master learners.
Bonjour Jean-Michel, I have a good question, do you think we can become good at programming by following YouTube tutorials even if we don't necessarily understand what's going on on our screen?
Yes but.
I think learning work best if you try multiple approaches, and select the ones that are most efficient and/or enjoyable.
What I would recommend is to try your ideas, find the coolest youtube livecoding session, and take as much inspiration from it as you can.
At some point though, you will plateau, realize you can't learn everything that way, you want to be more active, ...
That's the moment when you try something else.
Thanks so much for your feedback! I appreciate it.
As a fast learner, I noticed my ability to forget stuff quickly.
Write things down and it doesn't matter that you forget
--> obsidian.md/
ive learned everything i know from youtube. granted, i am still a beginner. but i'm confident i can be as good as any programmer in the field.