I'm not surprised by this, neither by the methods and approach he employed nor by the results and education he received from his efforts. The fallacy that "pro

I'm not surprised by this, neither by the methods and approach he employed nor by the results and education he received from his efforts. The fallacy that "programming" is just learning tools and syntax and processes has unsurprisingly led to an expectation that, in continuing fashion, one can just run through a defined routine and get a solution. In short, the whole thing is misunderstood, and thus the approach is all wrong. Whether in IT or business (or life in general), opportunity is more easily gained through human interaction - networking (but substantive, not superficial). Go to meetups on a particular language or stack or tool. Become involved in open source projects or communities that are centered around some shared interest. Get to know people, and let them see who you are. Then the jobs will come to you.