Agreed. I pretty much got my start in programming by working for 'free' by programming stuff for the company in my free time (no not my 'free' time at work, my

Agreed. I pretty much got my start in programming by working for 'free' by programming stuff for the company in my free time (no not my 'free' time at work, my free time at home off the clock). If you have nothing to offer in terms of experience then it could be very beneficial.