Comment on: Can you get a job as a self-taught programmer?

You want easy? Give up programming.

There is so much open source out there. Maybe Paint.Net, Notepad++, or some Boost project needs help. There's Linux and other operating open source operating systems.

I just typed on Bing, "Open source projects looking for help" and got https://www.firsttimersonly.com/

0 03 Dec 2019 12:14 u/TinyBunch in v/programming
Comment on: Can you get a job as a self-taught programmer?

I addition to what a lot of people have said, let me add that working on small projects of your own is like building model rockets then going to apply for a job at Space-X as a rocket designer.

Projects now are made up of many people working together. Get involved in a bigger open source project and learn how to add/fix things without breaking something else. Learn how to understand something that came from someone else's mind. Or minds. Learn to disagree then drop your ego to go along with the consensus.

0 30 Nov 2019 12:39 u/TinyBunch in v/programming