Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I’ve been coding for 14 years now: 8 companies, 10 laptops, and 12 programming languages. I wasted SO much time when I was learning to code, so here's the advice I wish I had when I started out.

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➤ Learn Kotlin in 12 Minutes: youtu.be/iYrgWO2oibY
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Hi! I’m Rahul, a software engineer and founder with a passion for teaching.
📹 YouTube: youtube.com/c/RahulPandeyRkp
📝 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rpandey1234
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/rpandey1234
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📂 Github: github.com/rpandey1234

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro and what NOT to do
1:13 - Create your coding mindset
2:55 - What you should learn
5:41 - Become a software engineer

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