Advice for newer software engineers. The language you use when learning doesn’t matter as much as you might think. Once you grasp the basics of programming, the concepts -> object oriented programming, logical flow (loops, conditional statements (if/else), how memory works (stack/heap), threads (advanced topic), functions/methods etc. Then you can pick up a new language very quickly by just reading the documentation and seeing what the syntax is in that language.

Ex. If you’re using JavaScript, for-loop syntax looks like:

for (let i = 0; i < cars.length; i++) {}

In Swift (iOS programming language):
for i in 0..<cars.length {}

In Java:
for (int i = 0; i < cars.length; i++) {}

In C++:
for (int i = 0; i < cars.length; i++) {}

The only difficulty is learning the quirks of a new language.

Just learn one language at the start and master the concepts, when you start a project where you need to learn a new language, then you learn it while working on it!

As someone who did struggle for 1 year to learn, I had to come here to say: the best way to learn are books that have interactive content. Those that make you practice what they teach on еach chapter.
And that's what you need as a beginner: practice instead of complex subjects and concepts. Focus on learning your first programming language and everything else will be much easier once you learn.
Edit: For those asking, the books that made me learn were "Javascript In Less Than 50 Pages" and "Head First Javascript Programming".

Almost thought you made one of those top programming language clickbait videos. Good thing I was wrong ! :)

Great vid Brad. I'm a retired University Lecturer, I taught programming for 20 years. IMO you've given a great and unbiased intro to modern programming languages. As you said, you can't cover everything.
For anybody reading who wants to dig deeper, here are a few suggested considerations
- Library support. This is one thing that drives the popularity of Python, and is the bedrock of C and C++.
- Object Oriented or not? OO is not just one concept: every language has it's own concept of OO.
- A few languages that Brad had to leave out: Pascal (mentioned), Fortran, Cobol (yes people still use it).
- Other programming paradigms. Lisp and Prolog are worth learning: they teach you different ways to think.
- Stability. Is the language / framework / environment owned by a corporation that can change it at any time, or is it a Standard?
Getting off Brad's topic, here are some other things to consider.
- Test Driven Development. Check it out, along with criticisms.
- Prototyping / Agile. They are not the same. Check out criticisms. Is Agile a passing fad?
-  Learn about preconditions, invariants, post conditions. Read Meyer Object Oriented Software Construction.
- Read Stroustrup The C++ Programming Language.  You'll learn heaps, not just C++.
- Learn about debugging. Write your code to be debugable, along with testable.
And now a caution: I've only seen one of Brad's vids and he seems to be thorough and trustworthy. Many other programming YouTubers (and online tutorials) are not, I've seen plenty who just sprout ignorant opinions and wrong "facts". Tutorials are good to get you started, but don't rely on a single source. When you really want to know something, go to (as they say) the source. The official documentation, the original author, the official website.
Final advice: learn multiple languages. Experiment. Write your own interpreter. Have fun :-)

Congratulations Brad for being one of the favourite developers on the State of JavaScript survey 2021❤️❤️

The 1st ever program I wrote was in machine code using hexadecimal instructions and memory addresses. That was for Intel's 8086 processor :) -- part of an "electronics instrumentation" module for a Bachelor's degree in Physics, way back in 1996!

So glad this isn't a top 10. Some developers can get very high and mighty about programming languages, putting some on a pedestal and turning their nose up at others. There's no best programming language. They all have strengths and weaknesses and all have their quirks. Use which ever works well for you or your company

I learned the assembly language of the 8051 microcontroller in school and it was one of the most useful things I've ever learned regarding technology, cause it absolutely changed the way I understood everything about the way a computer works, and it's given me a huge advantage in university, no matter what programming language.

If you are a beginner and can't decide which language you should start to learn with, I tell you don't worry too much. If you understood one language, you will be able to understand another language pretty much right away. Maybe you will have to look up a few syntax rules, but you won't take more than 3-4 days to also learn another language

6:45 "C++ is object oriented".  C++ supports OO development but a lot of C++ code is written that isn't OO.

Sorry to see you didn't mention Elixir at all. Also a really good Python framework to use which is faster and more modern than Django and Flask is FastAPI.

I have always said to beginners that unless you are developing your own software where you get to pick your stack, the best programming language for you to start out with are the one that the companies in your area are hiring you to code in.

Cause what you want is to get your foot in the door.

After you do it for years then it really doesn’t matter cause what matters is can you solve problems ?

The language then doesn’t matter as much cause you can eventually learn any other language.

Started with BASIC in late 80's, and passed by a bunch of languages, now I use PHP and Python regularly.

Hands down you're the best crash course teacher I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Just wanted to take the time to show my appreciation and admiration for everything you do for us.

These types of videos are very helpful to people who are just getting into or back into software development, or people whose careers have been very siloed.  Both apply to me, so thank you.

Love the t-shirt Brad! Thanks for another useful video. As a self-taught beginner I'm glad I bumped into you in one of the many many rabbit holes I found myself lost in this year. You've played a huge part in helping me navigate the labyrinth of the web dev / programming scene, and taught me CSS and JS. Always great content, no fluff and to the point. Whenever my brain is ready to cram in some more, you're one of my go-tos and I keep learning thanks to you. Respect.

If you want to learn Swift, it has evolved a lot over the years. It can compile to Linux, Windows and WebAssembly. It's used for scripts, backends, etc. The most common use case remains apps for Apple Platforms ofcourse.

Thanks Brad
I got a job as a react js developer fresher just following your videos
Keep sharing front end videos
🙏❤️❤️

So many of these languages have come such a long way, even in the last 5 years. It's remarkable. I really have to give props to the JVM team specifically. They have really done an incredible job adding features, allowing more languages to be run on the virtual machine.

And the Java language developers as well have been really putting in the work since Java 8 implementing some seriously fantastic functional paradigms into the core language and really modernizing the language while being extremely considerate not to bloat the language.

I am Learning programming for the last 3 years right after high school I skip college and Brad ( Traversy Media ) is the best instructor for programming, and web development. I am done he's javascript course it was amazing after this I don't have to learn every single language from scratch I just need to learn the basic syntax. after all of this now work in Flutter, Web Dev, Starting Unity, all of this because of him ThankYou Brad ❤️