@arashghanbari5907
Man did I need to hear this today. Thank you. Not enough attention is given to the mental aspect of programming.
@draegonnn
Junior developer here and the pressure I put on myself for just seeing this career path as a means to an end rather than a passion has made me so anxious. It feels like so many people around me online and at work are so much more passionate and that really fuels my self doubt. This type of stuff is great to hear to remind me that I'm not the only one who feels like this.
@misterjasongraham
Thanks, man. I’m trying to transition from my hard labor job to SWE. Went back to school, finished and got a job helping a friend on his startup. They have a large existing code base in PHP that broke my brain trying to figure it out. Made me feel super self doubtful and defeated. But I’m asking questions and getting better.
@TheColinMcgovern
As someone who has experienced serious mental issues due to my perceived lack of success in my career, i want to say keep your head up and keep working productively towards your goal. Learning to be a successful software engineer takes A LOT of work. Also if you need mental help, therapy (not psychiatry) works!
@oluwatobioyeleye5246
"focus on how you're going to solve the problem at hand", i needed to hear this.
@UNKNWN96
This video is an entire therapy session for me haha, I've been so hard on myself when I feel too tired/burned-out to code and took a lot of longs breaks bc I just get overwhelmed. I called my mentor (full-time SWE) to vent to him and we ended up coding for over 3 hours together and we had so much fun! A lot of laughing and just enjoying how fun coding can be. I'm learning that having fun and not taking things too serious really helps me in the learning process.
@davinci2640
i love how ur breaking it down like no one can despite we all feel that way
@NibsilProductions
Thank you. Today is the day I take absolute control of my life. I will plan, execute, revise and execute again until I achieve my goals. I will live the way I want to. Thanks for helping with that.
@TastyQQ
I really needed to hear that part about taking small steps at a time, its always important to remember to take everything at your own pace and that its not always a race. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
@go_better
Thank you very much. Your kind words really inspire to move on forward in this world.
@iRaiderade
Bro the “it’s just a job” hit so hard. I needed to hear that. Thank you so much
@rbdtrades9790
bro ur coding channel is such a breathe of fresh air. I swear man you don't push being a FAANG bro, you don't say unrealistic shit, and you're just trying to better the industry sharing your experiences man. I failed a shit ton with my current YT channel, and I've been super scared to start making vids again since I've transitioned to SWE. Today, I will make the swap and start recording YT vids again but will start off small. Thanks man for the vid, it really struck a chord with me.
@ali-g
You have no idea how much I needed to hear this, thank you!
@cleo0318
Amazing video. Thank you for this.
@mikeandrewfernandez9797
Thanks bro! I feel like I'm back 15 years ago where my mother comforts me for something dumb I did that I am furious about. As an aspiring developer, this helps A LOT!
@2248085anonymous
Thank you so much for this. I am a Junior Software Engineer 6 months into my first role and everything you mentioned in this video just summed up how I've been feeling. I am so relieved I'm not alone in this.
@fredrickgzwferispe2509
Honestly, most people don't actually have anxiety at first. I for one realised that I just didn't know how to calm the fuck down when under pressure... that devolved into many problems
@grimjetram3866
BRO BRO BRO you are a god sent my mind does be in freaking chaos thinking about my work and you just took all of that balled it up an kick it out sometimes i forget i'm only human at the end of the day your channel is just amazing keep up the good work bro i swear thank you for putting my mind in check
@Mtn-PL
So I wrote my first lines of code at around 11/12 years old, continued it as passion, started doing it as a job at 22, now I'm 29. Have so much experience in so many spaces, that once in a while I suddenly get a flashback of something that I made years ago, and I can't believe that was me. From web to game development, from music to 3d art. I was doing it after school, I was doing it after job. My first job wasn't in IT, I didn't really want to be a programmer even that I was doing it as a hobby, for so many years. My colleagues were partying, and I only wanted to make my new project. So at 22 years old, I finally got to IT as a freelancer, then full time “webmaster”, then I got my first 100% programming remote job. Life started to be expensive. Moving out of parent's house, everyday duties kicked in. So I slowly needed to drop my hobby activities one by one. First was game development. Then music. Then graphic design that I was doing for a charity organization. Trying to save every penny to finally get loan for a house. But covid came, war stared. Like I'm stuck. Now I feel depleted. Recently, every medium started to talk about AI. And I feel pressure from younger people who are joining IT. I know they doing it better, because they learn with current standards—for me, it's getting only harder to learn new concepts. I really like programming. Love creative process. Love walking over my room with new ideas. But I killed all my creativity in the name of software engineering job. Sometimes I think I was more free while being a welder, and earning the minimum wage. But I just grew up, I guess. Life is life. At the bottom, we all have the same problems, no matter what job, no matter if it's a passion or not. To sum it up - I remember when I was a welder and I thought about welding robots, that they will replace me ; )...
@aloha_holahola