<div dir="ltr">Aaron,<div><br></div><div>I entered the programming world the same way you did about five years ago. I'm by no means the most successful person, but I'm happy to offer up my experience if you want to set up a time to chat.</div><div><br></div><div><img src="http://t.yesware.com/t/6640a48a14dbdef70b47105ac6b72156559fc5a6/69e6e34fa2e6d58b1fea0297a5864215/spacer.gif" style="border:0; width:0; height:0; overflow:hidden;" width="0" height="0"><font face="yw-6640a48a14dbdef70b47105ac6b72156559fc5a6-69e6e34fa2e6d58b1fea0297a5864215--tol" style="display: none;"></font><img src="https://t.yesware.com/t/6640a48a14dbdef70b47105ac6b72156559fc5a6/69e6e34fa2e6d58b1fea0297a5864215/spacer.gif" style="border:0; width:0; height:0; overflow:hidden;" width="0" height="0"><img src="http://t.yesware.com/t/6640a48a14dbdef70b47105ac6b72156559fc5a6/69e6e34fa2e6d58b1fea0297a5864215/spacer.gif" style="border:0; width:0; height:0; overflow:hidden;" width="0" height="0"></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 12:40 AM, H. White <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:white.heather33@gmail.com" target="_blank">white.heather33@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">There's also the ChiPy Mentorship program.</p>
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<div>On Jan 30, 2016 12:37 AM, Hector Rios <<a href="mailto:that.hector@gmail.com" target="_blank">that.hector@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Hey Aaron,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">I came from a similar background: I have a math and an acturial science background.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">I would suggest going to local meetups such as <a href="http://chihacknight.org" target="_blank">ChiHackNight</a> or the Python project nights. That way you can ask for help from local Pythonistas and perhaps even get a mentor.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Speaking of mentors, keep an eye out for the next ChiPy mentorship program. That would be an excellent place to get a mentor to build skills.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Cheers,</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:'courier new',monospace"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="monospace, monospace">{<br> "name": "Hector Rios",<br> "title": "polymath",<br> "contact": {<br> "linkedin": "hrios10",<br> "gmail": "that.hector",<br></font></div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="monospace, monospace"> "site": "<a href="http://hectron.github.io/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://hectron.github.io/</a>"<br></font></span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="monospace, monospace"> }<br>}</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Aaron Elmquist <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elmq0022@umn.edu" target="_blank">elmq0022@umn.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Chipy,<br><br></div><div>I am interested in doing more programming for fun and profit, but I don't have a formal background in computer science (I have an engineering and math background). <br><br></div><div>So, I was wondering if anyone on the list could offers suggestions or their experiences related to freelancing to build skill and a respectable portfolio. <br><br></div><div>Thanks,<br><br></div><div>Aaron<br></div></div>
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