Why Vibe Coding is Making You Worse
AI Can Write Code… But It Can’t Think Like You Recently at my work, I was coding a GUI in C#. And I thought this was a good time to start using ChatGPT to help me write my code because it got me about 70% of the way there. But what I noticed was it…
Why You’re Stuck in Coding Tutorials (and how to get unstuck)
I recently got an email from a subscriber who just graduated with an engineering degree. He can code in MATLAB, Python, and R, and he can ace any coding class. But he shared something interesting that I hear from developers every day. He said that every time he starts a new software project, he feels…
What 13 Years of Engineering Taught Me (That My Degree Didn’t)
When I first started writing software, I thought the goal was just to get the code to work. If it compiled and if it passed all my tests, then I was done. But as I got more experienced in the professional world and as I started working with different code bases, I started to realize…
How To Open and Run Code in Terminal VS Code
When I was first learning how to code, our university made us use the terminal to write, compile, and run our code. They didn’t even teach us how to use an IDE, so the terminal was our IDE. If you don’t know what an IDE is, it stands for Integrated Development Environment. Terminal was my…
7 Tips to Stand Out as a Programmer
I know there are a lot of programmers like you out there watching these videos, trying to break into the software industry. You’ve probably noticed it’s becoming increasingly competitive—and it’s true, with more and more people attempting to enter the field. That’s why I decided to create this video on how to stand out as…
How to Revolutionize Your Workflow with Git
If you’re just starting to learn how to code, you’ve probably heard of a development tool called Git. If you’re not sure what that is, it’s simply a tool developers use to help build their code systematically and incrementally. Once you start using Git as a developer, it becomes indispensable—you’ll need it for all of…
Programming Essentials Every Beginner MUST Know Right Now
If you’re just starting to learn how to code online, it can be kind of overwhelming figuring out where to start when it comes to coding. But if you’re just a beginner, most beginners just need to know these few basic concepts when starting to learn how to code. The concepts that I’m going to…
Understanding Data Types: Why They Matter and How to Use Them
Data types are foundational to programming. They allow computers to understand what kind of data they’re working with, how to store it, and how to process it. For programmers, understanding data types is like understanding how different pieces in chess move. If programming is like a game of chess, then data types are like the…
Beginner’s Guide: Setting Up Your Coding Environment on Mac (VS Code, Git, & GitHub)
So, I got a new MacBook on Black Friday, and I haven’t done any coding on it yet. The development environment isn’t set up, so I was thinking of making a video about how to set up your development environment on a Mac. If you’re new to the channel, I do a lot of coding…