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by SuboptimalEng 1235 days ago
I started my channel[0] in 2019 focusing on LeetCode style tutorials in Python. This was before NeetCode and the best source for coding interview prep (at the time) was Tushar Roy's YouTube channel.

Turns out this was a super fast way to grow, but I decided to change directions as I didn't want to become an interview prep channel. Unlisted most of my videos and started fresh in early 2021. (You can still find them on a playlist on my channel.)

From then I made videos focusing on tech I was interested in like Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, React, TypeScript, VS Code, and Vim! Late 2021, I stumbled upon Three.js and graphics programming and that's the main focus of my channel now. My latest video was a tutorial on the Phong lighting method.

Stats: 14k+ subscribers, 1M+ total views, $100-200 per month (passive) income.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/SuboptimalEng