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Step 1. Apply for coding job. Step 2. Get coding job easily. You are easily qualified for a junior position. There is such a derth of talent compared to de

by eof 15y ago

Step 1. Apply for coding job. Step 2. Get coding job easily. You are easily qualified for a junior position. There is such a derth of talent compared to demand for anyone who can code, which you clearly can, that you will easily be able to find a job, assuming you can relocate. >I am not opposed to working for a startup, but who wants to hire the self-taught guy with 6 months programming experience when they can hire the guy with years of experience and a comp sci degree to prove it? No body; unless your engineering background helps with the project/domain. But that doesn't matter if you are just looking for 'any job'. You will easily find one. In programming people have learned (especially startups) that experience and education mean almost nothing compared to a few thousand lines of good code.

nantes 15y ago
Absolutely agree. With the amount that you have produced in the last 6 months, I am envious. I did the CS degree, a year of grad school, an internship, and a couple undergrad research projects. Still, you've produced much more than I have in that time. Get out there and talk to people, someone will hire you. Also, take it from a guy who 'wasted' ~12 years working for a grocery chain, you've got plenty of time left. Forget the engineering stuff, do what you (obviously) love.
angryasian 15y ago
agree with both statements above. You just have to position yourself as a productive programmer. Although in terms of possibly engineering solutions or understanding concepts and fundamentals you may not be knowledgable, you produce product which says a lot by itself. In startups I think production trumps fundamentals, but not by much, but hopefully you'll work under someone that can teach you. to just comment on the entrepreneurial aspect you're looking to fulfill, you really lack focus. I fall under the same thing as throwing out many things and seeing what works, but hopefully you find a passion project that you can get behind and keep at it for some time. Being an entrepreneur is much more than product.

by eof 15y ago

nantes 15y ago

Absolutely agree. With the amount that you have produced in the last 6 months, I am envious. I did the CS degree, a year of grad school, an internship, and a couple undergrad research projects. Still, you've produced much more than I have in that time. Get out there and talk to people, someone will hire you. Also, take it from a guy who 'wasted' ~12 years working for a grocery chain, you've got plenty of time left. Forget the engineering stuff, do what you (obviously) love.

angryasian 15y ago

agree with both statements above. You just have to position yourself as a productive programmer. Although in terms of possibly engineering solutions or understanding concepts and fundamentals you may not be knowledgable, you produce product which says a lot by itself. In startups I think production trumps fundamentals, but not by much, but hopefully you'll work under someone that can teach you. to just comment on the entrepreneurial aspect you're looking to fulfill, you really lack focus. I fall under the same thing as throwing out many things and seeing what works, but hopefully you find a passion project that you can get behind and keep at it for some time. Being an entrepreneur is much more than product.