New to Python - Career question
Matt
ptanyc at gmail.com
Wed Jun 7 20:37:09 EDT 2017
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 3:37:56 PM UTC-7, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> ptanyc at gmail.com:
>
> > New to Python and have been at it for about a month now. I'm doing
> > well and like it very much. Considering a career change down the road
> > and have been wondering... What are the job prospects for a middle age
> > entry level programmer. Just trying to get a better understanding
> > where I stand career wise. Appreciate all feed back. Thanks!
>
> Different employers hire differently. I have hired several people for my
> employer, and age has never been a concern. Python is also an important
> tool where I work.
>
> However, the problem in our field is that you have to be quite good to
> be truly useful. Unfortunately, it seems that only a minority with a
> formal degree are good enough. On the other hand, I work with some great
> software developers who don't have a degree at all.
>
> One good way to become a good developer and also test oneself is to pick
> a free software project online a become a contributor. Your commit log
> entries on GitHub advertise you much better than any pretty-printed
> résumé.
>
>
> Marko
Marko,
Thanks, appreciate your input. I'll check out Github and follow your suggestions.
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