Huffman Coding Explained: Build a File Compression Program in C
If you want a project that truly improves your programming skills, building a Huffman compression program in C is one of the best challenges you can take on. Huffman coding is a data compression algorithm that reduces file size by assigning shorter bit sequences to frequently used characters and longer sequences to rare characters. The…
4 Criteria for an Awesome Coding Project
If you ask the internet, “How do I learn to code?” you usually get the same advice. Just build something. So you build a calculator. Or a weather app. Or a to do list. But after you finish, you feel like this person who says, “I can’t understand and can’t do anything on my own.”…
How Senior Devs Organize Their C Projects
From Amateur to Pro: 3 Layers of Separation for Your Codebase Does your project directory look like a flat pile of files? You know the look: logic, headers, tests, and binaries all fighting for space in one folder. In a university project, this is fine. But in a professional environment, this is called Source Pollution.…
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…