FASTEST Way to Learn Coding and ACTUALLY Get a Job
FASTEST Way to Learn Coding and ACTUALLY Get a Job
Today, I’ll share how to learn programming fast and get your first full-time Software Engineer job - step by step. As a self taught programmer, if you want to learn coding to get a job at FAANG, this video is for you. This video covers following:
1. How to learn to code fast?
2. How to get a Software Engineer job?
3. How to prepare for Coding interviews?
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1. Learn Python: https://www.learnpython.org/
2. Build Python Projects: • 12 Beginner Python Projects - Coding …
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0.16 -> From the day I wrote my first Hello World program,
it took me 2 years to land a job at Amazon and
4.8 -> another 2 years to get into Google. That’s because
I did all this with no Computer Science degree or
9.36 -> bootcamp. I made countless mistakes along the
way which made my path to become a Software
13.52 -> Engineer longer than it should have been.
I watched countless Youtube tutorials, paid
17.52 -> for numerous Udemy courses and spent hundreds of
hours learning things that didn’t add any value.
22.24 -> If I could go back in time and undo
all the things that don’t work,
25.76 -> I would be in the exact same situation as
today within 6 months of starting programming.
29.84 -> That’s exactly why I made this video. Today,
I'll remove all the useless fluff and give
34.56 -> you the fastest path to go from a beginner to
a full-time Software Engineer.
37.92 -> Before I begin, there are 3 major mistakes that
can slow down your progress to become a full-time
42.16 -> Software Engineer. I will also share these 3
mistakes along the way. So, stay tuned for that.
47.12 -> As a new programmer, the first decision you
need to make is “Which programming language to
51.36 -> learn?”. To answer that question, let’s talk about what
a beginner wants from a programming language.
56.24 -> Number 1, The language should be easy and
intuitive to write. It should not require
60.32 -> learning very complex syntax. It should be
as close as possible to writing in English.
64.8 -> Next, The programming language should be versatile
and have many applications. As a beginner,
69.28 -> you don’t want to learn a new language for every
new project you want to build. In other words,
73.76 -> the language should have great returns
for the time you invest on learning it.
77.04 -> Lastly, the programming language should be
fast to write. You shouldn’t have to waste time
81.12 -> spelling out the declaration of a new variable or
simple iteration through a list. In other words,
86.16 -> it should be concise and get the job done in
minimum lines of code. As some of you might have
90.48 -> already guessed it, Python is the language that
solves all these problems. It’s almost
94.96 -> as easy as writing in English. It has so many
different applications like Web development, Data
99.84 -> Science and Automation. Python is extremely fast to write when compared with other popular languages.
104.779 -> That's because it requires less lines of code for the same amount of code.
107.778 -> As an example, here is the same code
written in Java vs Python. For me personally, I started
113.28 -> out with learning Java. I used to do all my coding
interviews in Java. Recently, I switched to using
118.24 -> Python and it improved my interview performance
by at least 2 times because it’s so fast to write.
123.12 -> Having said that, Java and other popular
languages have their own advantages and you will
127.36 -> have to learn another language at some point
in your career. But
129.92 -> I do believe that Python would be
the best language to start with.
132.8 -> Now that we know we should learn Python, let’s
talk about how to do it. And this is where most
137.2 -> new programmers make the first major mistake that
slows them down. The mistake most beginners make
141.76 -> is that they learn by watching others code. Let
me explain this by telling you how most people
146.08 -> learn programming. Most newbies would go to a
course provider like Udemy and look up for Python
150.48 -> courses. Then they pick one of these 20+ hours
courses thinking that these courses are long and
155.04 -> detailed and hence good for them. And then they
never end up finishing the course. That’s because
159.84 -> 20 hours of content is not the same as 20 hours
of great content. Some people will go to Youtube
164.96 -> and watch someone else code without ever writing
any code themselves. And watching these tutorials
169.76 -> gives them a false sense of progress. That’s
because coding in your head is very different
173.84 -> from actually writing down the code and debugging
the errors. So, what is the right way to do it?
178.32 -> The answer is very simple, you should Learn by
Coding. For this, you can go to this free website
184 -> called learnpython.org. On this website, just
focus on the basic lessons for Python and don’t
189.6 -> worry about Data Science tutorials or any Advanced
tutorials. That's because even if you
194 -> learn advanced concepts right now, you would not
be able to remember them until you have actually
197.92 -> applied them on a real world problem. You can
always come back to learn the advanced concepts in
201.84 -> the future when you need them for your projects.
If you look at a lesson, each lesson first explains a basic concept
207.12 -> and then asks you to apply those concepts to a
problem. Feel free to play with the sample code.
211.6 -> Think about other problems you can solve with
concepts you just learnt and try to solve them
215.76 -> in the exercise portion. Once you’re done with the
basics, you’re good to move on to the next steps.
220.4 -> In the spirit of learning by coding, we would do
some projects in Python next. In the beginning,
225.2 -> it’s very hard to do something on your own.
So, we’ll take the help of experts. So,
229.12 -> go to Youtube and look up this video called “12
beginner Python projects” by freecodecamp.org,
234.16 -> which by the way is a great
channel to follow. In this video,
237.44 -> they build 12 beginner Python projects from
scratch. These projects include building Madlibs,
242.56 -> Tic Tac toe, Minesweeper etc. and all of them
are very interesting. They walk you through
247.04 -> the implementation of all these projects step
by step making it very easy to follow. But,
251.52 -> before you start watching this tutorial, there
are 2 things you should know. One, You should
256 -> not watch this tutorial casually. Follow along if
you really want to learn programming and become a
260.48 -> Software Engineer. To follow along, you would
need something called Integrated Development
264.56 -> Environment or IDE to build these projects. IDE
in simplest terms is an application where you can
270 -> write and run your code. There are several popular
IDEs for Python. This tutorial uses VS code. So,
275.6 -> you might want to download VS code and set it
up for Python before starting on this tutorial.
280 -> Once you have completed this tutorial, you
are ready to work on your own projects.
283.92 -> Working on building your own projects will
help you in multiple ways. Number one,
287.76 -> it will introduce you to how Software Engineers
work in the real world. You will write code that
292.08 -> will fail and you’ll debug it and repeat it
over and over again. This is exactly what
296.08 -> a day in the life of a Software Engineer looks
like. Number two, you will build a portfolio
300.32 -> of projects by doing this. You can host your
code on Github and put the link in your resume.
305.44 -> This will help you attract recruiters and get
your resume shortlisted. Lastly, building your
310.64 -> own projects will give you confidence that you
are ready to tackle new challenges as a Software
314.32 -> Engineer. But, what kind of projects should you work on?
316.959 -> You can think of any projects that you
find interesting but here are some examples I found.
320.96 -> You can build a Web crawler, or an Alarm clock, or maybe an app that gives you Wikipedia article of the day.
327.208 -> Some example projects that
328.24 -> I built were a Spam filter, an Algorithmic
Trading engine and an e-commerce website.
333.44 -> Now you have a great resume and you are
confident about your programming skills.
337.28 -> Let’s start applying for Software Engineer
positions. Wait a second. This is actually the second
342.08 -> major mistake new programmers make.
343.873 -> You see, in an ideal world, having good programming skills and a great resume is all you should need to
348.88 -> become a Software Engineer. But unfortunately for us, tech companies like to play games with
353.84 -> us in the interviews. They ask you specific kinds
of programming questions in the interviews. If you
358.72 -> don’t prepare for these questions, you might not
get the expected results. So,
362.48 -> let’s see how to prepare for interviews. All the
interviews are based on this one course that is
366.8 -> taught to all Computer Science graduates. This
course is called Data Structures and Algorithms.
371.36 -> Fortunately for us, Google has created this course
and made it available for free on Udacity. And the
376.96 -> best part is that this course is taught in
Python. In this four week course, you’ll learn
381.04 -> about different algorithms related to searching
and sorting. You’ll learn about data structures
385.44 -> like maps, trees and graphs. Don’t worry if you
don’t know any of these terms right now. I am
390.08 -> sure that by the end of this course, you’ll be
a pro. For that just keep 2 things in mind . One,
395.84 -> be regular and finish this course. As I mentioned
earlier, most people start courses and never
400.72 -> finish them. So, make sure you take small steps
everyday and make regular progress. Two,
406.08 -> make sure you complete all the exercises they give
in this course. As I have already said many times,
411.36 -> the only way to learn coding is by doing. So,
implement the algorithms by yourself if you can
416.08 -> and finish all the assignments. Trust me when
I say this. When it comes to interviewing for
420.4 -> entry level jobs, this course is the only
difference between you and someone who dropped
424.48 -> more than a hundred thousand dollars on a computer
science degree. So, if you finish this course,
428.24 -> you’ll be pretty much on par with someone
who has a CS degree when you interview.
431.68 -> After completing this course on Data Structures
and Algorithms, you have all the foundational
435.68 -> knowledge you need to tackle the interviews. In
order to sharpen your interview skills further,
439.68 -> you need to practice some questions that have been
asked by tech companies in the past. For that,
443.84 -> you should use a website called Leetcode. On
leetcode, you will get interview style questions.
448.72 -> You can write your code and test your solution
right there on the website. Leetcode is great for
453.04 -> beginners because all the questions are tagged
easy, medium or hard based on difficulty level.
457.76 -> If you buy a premium subscription of the website,
you can also filter the questions by the tech
461.92 -> company that asked them in the past interviews.
You should start with easy questions and keep
466.16 -> working on them until you can solve them in
45 minutes. Once that happens, you can move
470.8 -> on to medium questions.When you start solving
mediums in 45 minutes, you can start applying
475.28 -> for Software Engineering jobs. If you are lucky,
you will get the job right away. For most people,
480.32 -> it will be a process full of disappointment
and rejections. And this is where they
483.84 -> make the third and the biggest mistake of all,
They quit. The main reason people give up early
489.04 -> is because they overthink and complicate the
interview process. After every rejection,
492.8 -> they replay the interview over and over in their
head to figure out why they failed and take every
497.36 -> rejection personally. To avoid this, stay inside
your circle of control and try to influence the
502.88 -> outcome of your interviews but never get tangled
in the things you can’t control. In other words,
507.44 -> do your best to crack the interviews but try to
be detached from the outcome of the interviews. If
511.84 -> you want to learn about how I became a Software
Engineer without a Computer Science degree,
515.84 -> watch this video at the top. If you
want to see my 5 year coding journey in 5 minutes,
519.933 -> you can watch this other video.
I will see you in the next one.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79pKwdiqcwI