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When one first begins to learn to code, the focus is usually on learning a particular programming language. The student quickly discovers, though, that learning coding syntax is just the tip of the iceberg.

In addition to the coding language, a software development student discovers the need to learn fundamental concepts, such as variables, conditionals, and loops. They then realize that they must also learn the tools of the trade, such as their text editor, version control, and the terminal. Then there’s understanding how the internet works. And then there’s understanding coding frameworks. And then there’s best practices. The list of things to learn becomes daunting rather quickly.

While it’s important for a student to learn all the aforementioned skills and knowledge, the most
important determinant in their success is to adopt an entirely new mindset: The "software engineering mindset". Once someone learns to think like a software engineer, learning all the skills
and knowledge becomes much easier.

What does it mean to think like a software engineer?
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The software engineering mindset is too broad to be described completely in one paragraph, but here are some examples of how thinking like a software engineer allows one to tackle even the
most difficult programming challenges.

One with the software engineering mindset knows how to:

Learn any unfamiliar technology.
Isolate and debug problems even when there isn’t any explicit error message.
Determine whether their code is efficient.
Research solutions to a given problem.
Analyze the tradeoffs between two possible solutions to a problem.
Solve problems that have never been solved before.

These skills require a lot more than learning a new language - It takes a completely new mindset. After all, no preexisting knowledge can help one solve problems that have never been solved
before.

But how does one learn the software engineering mindset?

This video series is designed to help with just that. Instead of focusing on teaching syntax, each video demonstrates a problem or task and how an experienced software might go about dealing with it.

I hope you join me!