8 Rules For Learning to Code in 2025...and should you?

some people are 100% certain that there's no need for anyone to learn to code anymore AI will take over here soon so all people who are interested in it should look elsewhere for opportunities like in plumbing as if that's a job that everyone's really eager to do well I strongly disagree and you have a right to disagree with me I'm not hating but let me point out a few things first the biggest use case for AI right now is web and mobile app development sounds like a problem right well yes until you see that only 6. 1% of us companies are using AI in their business yes while Microsoft Amazon and the like fill your news feeds daily they are not the only companies that exist to add to that developers make up only 2. 5% of the workforce and it's only natural that we are going to flock to this technology being technical people and not the bank teller whose job will be replaced in the future so 94% of us companies are not using AI when they decide to I want to be on the technical side of things I want to be at the Forefront of innovation with the skills to join in another thing is AI Consulting and AI startups are blowing up right now people using low code and no code tools are able to get an MVP of their app up and running without needing to know any code at all that's great but 100% of them go on to say this when you get this MVP up and you start getting customers then you'll need to hire a Dev team to turn that app into what you actually want it to be that's you and that's me so the economy is what it is it's tough but the job listings are still there they didn't disappear everyone is still hiring devs and 94% of companies are not using AI as AI continues to be adopted it will be the technical people that understand coding and problem solving leading the way into New Frontiers sure you'll need to adapt along the way everything won't remain the same as it is now but learning to code right now is not a lost cause again feel free to differ with me that's fine guys like these think I'm leading you all astray if you come to that conclusion that's okay at the end of the day we all have to make our own decisions but I think those who want to get into it with hard work and realistic expectations can still do so but listen closely it's not for everyone this is where things get real not everyone will succeed in this field in fact there are certain traits that make you more prone to fail than others which is why so many do and we'll talk about this in this video so what I want to do here is I want to give you eight rules for learning to code in 2025 should you choose to do so and these eight rules are going to help you determine if you should learn a code if you'll be successful or not and some of the steps you'll be forced to take along the way these are eight things you will have to do let's get started number one you have to love it this is where things are different today 5 to 6 years ago there was a huge demand and you could find your way in without really loving it you're probably loving the paycheck or the starting salaries but not really loving the coding part of it and this may be why we now have so many people tired of what they do yes there are more and more videos in Threads and articles about people hating what they do despite making good money or having reached a point in their life where they always wanted to be so first if you try it out and fall in love with it it may just be for you and it may be a Pursuit that you can succeed at but if you're like eh then it's going to be a tough road when I learned it was easier to get in yes but I knew at that point I had to do it whatever it took I loved it that much make sure you do as well number two you have to put in the work there's no shortcut to learning the code yes AI can write HTML and CSS very well and can give us all the answers we need but you still need to learn it you can't skip CSS if you want to be a front-end Dev you can't skip Java script and learning about the Dom and promises and all of that and you have to get good at it and you have to be able to solve problems with it and build projects with it and this takes time and this is where many people fall off the path and it's probably for the best if you write python for 3 months and you're so sick of doing it to reach your goals then perhaps you don't really want to do this type of job or perhaps you're wasting your time or on the wrong path overall in addition this is where you have to set a clear path of how you're going to learn and what end goal you're going to be at and see it through because we have AI now doesn't mean you get shortcuts it'll be a lot of work but you have to put in the hours and you have to write a ton of code to learn the craft and make yourself employable if you were to put in 9 months of coding and had a solid foundation and then AI takes a huge leap forward you still have this umbrella of Dev skills and understand what's happening under the hood and can take it further than anyone using low or Noe code could ever imagine you actually have a foundation that is prime for this upcoming AI Market but you have to put in the work you have have to write a lot of code and learn the craft and while I'm on the topic of writing a ton of code let's hear a quick word from today's sponsor boot dodev who will ensure you do just that boot dodev is an online resource for learning backend web development from start to finish in the python and go programming languages which are two of the best to learn today in my opinion and it's far from boring as they've created it to literally feel like a role-playing game with XP that you can earn levels achievements and quests that you have to complete to get a top spot on their Global leaderboard there are even bonly boss fights where the community rallies together and you can gain bonus XP for each lesson completed during that event in this gamification it helps you stick with it longer and thus helps you better reach 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