6 Mistakes Beginner Programmers Make
About a month ago, we talked about the most common mistakes a newly hired software engineer tends to make. Along with those mistakes, I provided advice and guidance on how to rectify them. But many of you aren't quite at that level yet, so let's talk about 6 mistakes beginner programmers make - and what you can do to prevent or rectify those. ----------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:35 Trying to Build Everything from Scratch 2:20 Not Learning Your Tools 3:48 Not Reading Documentation 5:47 Trying to Build the Next Facebook 8:19 Getting Stuck in Tutorial Purgatory 11:15 Too Much Time Between Learning Sessions 13:04 Thanks for Watching! 🐱🚀 GitHub: https://github.com/forrestknight 🐦 Twitter: / forrestpknight 📸 Instagram: / forrestpknight 👨💻 My Coding Gear: https://bit.ly/my-coding-gear 📓 Learning Resources: My Favorite Machine Learning Course: https://imp.i384100.net/YgYEBJ Open Source Computer Science Degree: https://bit.ly/open-source-forrest Python Open Source Computer Science Degree: https://bit.ly/python-open-source Udacity to Learn Any Coding Skill: http://bit.ly/udacity-forrest

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