[Chicago] Freelance Work

[Jason Wirth]

Aaron,

Here's an additional idea. YouTube hosts a bunch of the previously recorded
long-format (~3+ hours) tutorials hosted at PyCon throughout the years. Use
the mailing list to your advantage and recruit a couple people to watch a
tutorial together then build something as a group.


-- 
    Jason Wirth
    wirth.jason at gmail.com

On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 7:52 AM, Mark Graves <mgraves87 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Aaron,
>
> 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.
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 12:40 AM, H. White <white.heather33 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> There's also the ChiPy Mentorship program.
>>
>> Sent from my Cyanogen phone
>> On Jan 30, 2016 12:37 AM, Hector Rios <that.hector at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Aaron,
>>
>> I came from a similar background: I have a math and an acturial science
>> background.
>>
>> I would suggest going to local meetups such as ChiHackNight
>> <http://chihacknight.org> or the Python project nights. That way you can
>> ask for help from local Pythonistas and perhaps even get a mentor.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> {
>>     "name": "Hector Rios",
>>     "title": "polymath",
>>     "contact": {
>>             "linkedin": "hrios10",
>>             "gmail": "that.hector",
>>             "site": "http://hectron.github.io/"
>>     }
>> }
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Aaron Elmquist <elmq0022 at umn.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Chipy,
>>>
>>> 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).
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Aaron
>>>
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