The Dorian Develops Podcast

This video was sponsored by BetterHelp you can check them out at https://betterhelp.com/DorianDevelopsDealing with the issues from growing up in a bad environment and having to cope with childhood abuse and trauma, which caused me to have complex PTSD is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I hate the way I grew up and the way it's affected me as an adult but I use that to keep me focused on improving so that I can provide my family with a better life now.

Everyone is always telling us to play it safe. Then one day we wake up and we're almost 40 years old, living a boring life and having a mid-life crisis…Zero to Mastery - Junior to Senior Web Developer Roadmap: https://bit.ly/ZTM_Web_Developer_RoadmapZero to Mastery - Master the Coding Interview! Data Structures + Algorithms: https://bit.ly/ZTM_Coding_Interview_PrepZero to Mastery - Complete React Developer in 2022:https://bit.ly/ZTM_React_DeveloperReceive 10% off at Zero to Mastery by using FRIENDS10 coupon code at check out!My Resume & Cover Letter Bundle (https://sowl.co/s/Rfqsd)Desk gear from Grovemade available at https://bit.ly/3NrZDKE New customers save 10% when they use the DORIANDEVELOPS coupon code!Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/doriandevelopsJoin my Discord (https://discord.gg/XckBsDRQxg)Here are some direct affiliate links for the gear that I use in my home office and gear that I use to make my YouTube videos_____YouTube Gear_____Camera Sony FX3 (https://amzn.to/3AXfFGM)Sony GMaster 16-35mm Lens (https://amzn.to/3onQtpw)Aputure Light Storm LS 300X (https://amzn.to/3MErzLC)Aputure Light Dome II (https://amzn.to/3wvDQfG)Rode NTG5 Shotgun mic (https://amzn.to/3onM7OU)Shure SM7B Microphone (https://amzn.to/3Pzrs5R)Elgato Key Lights (https://amzn.to/2Y7oxvl)______Home Office_____ MacBook Pro (https://amzn.to/3PxYxPh)Monitor (https://amzn.to/39FdoHd)Secretlab Titan - https://bit.ly/3maIKX6Keyboard (https://amzn.to/3MvY4Lz)Mouse (https://amzn.to/3yTLO3T)Beat Studio Buds (https://amzn.to/3Lu5YUz)Noise Canceling Headphones (https://amzn.to/2EOKB4e)Standing Desk Base (https://amzn.to/38FJz9x) with Ikea Counter top (https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/kitchen-countertops-24264/)Rest of the gear I use that you can buy on my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doriandevelops

A lot of people will tell you that it's too late to get your life together. I'm here to tell you it's NOT too late and you can change! Use your shortcomings to make sure you stay on the right track!Check out Underdog Devs  https://twitter.com/UnderdogDevs https://www.underdogdevs.orgCheck out freeCodeCamp: https://freecodecamp.org

Stop living up to everyone's expectations and stop setting limitations on what you're able to do. Go out there and prove everyone wrong including yourself and do the things everyone says you can't do!

I didn't turn my life around until I was in my 30s. Now I'm almost 40 and I wanted to share some advice that can help younger people who are trying to figure things out and get their lives together.

A lot of people trying to tell you how they would learn to code (if they could start over). I wanted to talk about that and let you know if I would even learn to code at all if I could start over again...

A while back I made a video about technical certifications and certificates. I was wrong about a few things and I'm here to clear up how I feel about software development industry certs (Google, Meta, Udemy, Udacity, etc.).

Another coding bootcamp is getting sued.. but this one belongs to the popular YouTuber Clever Programmer.

A few months ago I quit my job as a developer because I was burning out and felt that I was underpaid and overworked. This time I'm quitting my current job for a whole different reason. Watch the video to find out why!Check out the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/KpGOY9l2vNk

I wanted to make a video talking about my pay as a developer and every step I took to triple my salary within my first 5 years working as a self taught programmer.

When you're learning to code there's going to be a lot of things that you'll experience that will make you feel like you're not doing it right. Here's a few of those things!Check out the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NMLlBclHFF4

Many people want to learn how to code and become software developers and coding bootcamps are often an option to consider when you decide to pursue a career as a developer. In this video I'm going to talk about some of the things you need to consider before you sign up for a bootcamp.Watch video here: https://youtu.be/5ZXNHyPTORg

Lots of people set out to learn how to code but many of them will fail. Here's a few things you can look out for to help you succeed at becoming a self taught developer.Check out the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7_LNcUxGsLs

Getting real world experience when you're learning how to code self taught is one of the hardest things to do. In this video I'm going to show you a few different ways that you can get real experience and maybe even make some money as you learn to code.Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/wbKNkquzGTY

Learning to code is more than just if/else statements and for loops. Most people don't realized a lot of the things that go into becoming a self taught programmer. So I made a video to help you out with the process!Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/Ba5Z63pn2Gs

Learning to code isn't the most exciting thing to do and you can get bored after a while. In this video I talk about a few things that you can do to make the processing more fun.Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/r1qVmloktVo

freecodecamp.org and theodinproject.com are two of the best places to learn to code 

Building a software application or product as a side hustle can be boring! That's why I chose to do this instead!

Here's a step by step guide that you can use to get hired FAST for your first Web Developer job.

Let's compare some of the pros and cons between being a freelance software developer and having a fulltime job.

Many people want to learn to code and they often believe that a college or a coding bootcamp is the best way to do that. I'm here to tell you that's not true!

Many of us don't realize our own potential because many of us don't believe that we can accomplish great things. No matter your how bad your upbringing was or how bad your current circumstances are, with the right mindset and a lot of hard work, you can get to where you want to be in life.

Here's 3 reasons why I think that learning to code and becoming a programmer is the best thing you can do to make more money and improve your life.

I've been working on side hustles and trying to make more money for the last few years and the harder I work the more it feels like I'm never going to "retire early" and I'm going to work for the rest of my life..

Misste Rivera a college student reached out to me and wanted to interview me for a paper she's doing for her English class about "Are too many people going to college?" We talk about learning to code, my thoughts around college and bootcamps, working in IT, and more.

I've been able to accomplish many of the goals I've set over the years with this one thing that I do and I plan to keep applying this to everything else that I set out to do in the future!

Everyone tells you that you need to have a niche and that you should niche down. The problem is that only works for digital marketers and it causes creators to make the same type of content over and over. Plus it causes them to become stale over the long term. Also the YouTube algorithm doesn't seem to care about your niche and niches only help your subscribers know that type of videos to expect from you. Really subscribers usually only account for a very small percentage of your views and YouTube will show your video to the right person regardless of type of content your channel focuses on. So why have a niche at all if that's the case?

For a long time I got by doing the bare minimum. Now I work hard and hustle everyday. There's no time to be lazy, there's only time to put in work to get to where we want to be!

Regrets are good to have.. Don't let them go to waste!

Last time I made video talking about where this channel was headed it was 4 months ago when I had 25k subs. Now as I approach 100k subscribers I've decided that I'm going make a change in my content.

Here's a story about the time I ran into an old friend who was much more successful than I was and it made me reflect on my life choices.

I just wanted to talk about some of the things that I did in my late 20s and early 30s that helped me get my life together and put me in the spot that I'm in now after wasting my 20s.

All we see on social media is people showing how successful they are. That makes us feel like our own success is inadequate because it's just "average". Let's start appreciating all levels of success because even "average" success is massive to most of us!  

Let's talk about goals and the hard work that you need to put in to accomplish your goals..

I wasted my 20s like most guys do by drinking, partying and playing video games. Now I've been trying to make up for it in my 30s and it's hard...

I've been really tired of the 9 to 5 hamster wheel that I've been on and I'm not sure that the American dream is worth pursuing anymore but I don't want to be broke. So is the American dream worth it or even possible to achieve anymore? Why the hell are we working so hard for so little these days..

I grew up in a bad neighborhood and I lived a life of crime as a juvenile. I was lucky enough to make it out and I want to share a little of my story in order to help others out who might be in a similar situation.

I wasted my 20s but got my sh!t together in my 30s.

Really thought that I would have it all figured out by this age but the older I get the more I realize that I don't know what I want.

There is no shortcut for success, no magic pill that will give you motivation or help you out of a rut. The internet is riddled with productivity gurus because everyone wants to beat procrastination while sitting on their couch not doing anything. My solution is to stop talking about it and start being about it! It's as simple as that..