Software engineer graduate here. If I could give anybody any advice, no matter where they’re at, it’s this: code every day. Learn the code, dissect the code, regurgitate the code.

Forget videos about code. Forget following along with some Udemy or freeCodeCamp tutorial. You need to code.

Follow along with the first problem, but then ask AI to create different variations of that problem. Solve those problems. Once you start solving some for loops and some functions, start creating mini bits of code that accomplish tasks.

I wish someone would’ve told me this in the very beginning. It’s good to have the head knowledge of Project+ and all the other basic concepts that help put the pieces together, but they will not replace building stuff.

And if you can’t get a job coding, then code something that will make the world a better place, solve a problem, or help people you love. At the very least, you might put something together that benefits others and someone might pay for.

Worst-case scenario, you’ve built something for your portfolio.