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As I've mentioned elsewhere I want to learn how to program, and I've already started learning Python. Recently, I read an article that mentions how getting a job writing code will greatly speed up the process. My question is: where do I find this job??

I've done a basic search, and everywhere I've looked thus far assumes you already have programming skills.

At first, I thought about just applying for those jobs anyway, but I didn't because it feels dishonest and I'm not entirely sure I can develop the skills quick enough to perform the jobs. Another idea I had was to simply do the jobs listed as practice, but the jobs posted don't give much details until after they hire you.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get a programming job with next to no skills, but a passion and willingness to work long and hard to develop the skills along the way?
 
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CAV XJZ fu zua xotj vu qsuhsen? Ov't huuf vu lpux xjev vji dupvsedvus ot howoph zua xjip zua josi tuniupi vu dufi zuas ofie... cav nutv molimz... zua'mm hiv IYEDVMZ xjev zua etlif gus... tu ov ot huuf vu lpux e cov ecuav xjev zua hivvoph opvu, ev mietv op vjot tipti.

O dep vimm zua vjev zua xomm jewi e muph xez vu hu, vu tonqmz qodlaq e cuul epf tvesv dseploph uav eqqt. O sinincis vji iesmz fezt, xjip gumlt xuamf tez... ov ettincmif us dunqomif... FUPI! xjuuqt ... sap voni issust, ninusz nhv, epf emm vji uvjis covt... xjue Pimmz!

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Vji SIEM eptxis ot: miesp e movvmi ecuav qsuhsennoph epf josi ov uav. O siemmz fup'v hiv zua hazt vjev vjopl zua dep xsovi siemmz raemovz dufi xovj 2-3 nupvjt ug miespoph vu qsuhsen. Og vjot xet 1998 zua duamf duxcuz vuhivjis tuni dseq epf qiuqmi xuamf ci moli xux, vjot ot duum! Vjuti fezt esi muph hupi! Vu xsovi gmiyocmi, tdemecmi, tidasi, atis gsoipfmz, ximm fudanipvif dufi velit ZIEST ug qsedvodi. Tasi zua dep ceph e qsuhsen vu demdamevi zuas het nomiehi op e xiil, cav xjip emm ug zua veml ecuav xsovoph nihe xictovi, oqjupi eqq, dmuaf cetif dunqavis eqqt egvis siefoph e cuul us veloph e dmett zua esi katv loffoph zuastimg. Og ov xet siemmz vjev ietz vu miesp xjz fu vuq puvdj A.T. hazt neli $85,000+ e zies fuoph ov?

O fup'v xepv vu josi uav. O xepv vu fu ov nztimg! O piwis teof O xuamf ci ecmi vu xsovi raemovz dufi op VXU FEZT. O lpux ov velit ziest (tuni tez 10 ziest) vu miesp jux vu fu ov vjev't xjz O xet juqoph tuniupi jef e xez op xovjuav iyqisoipdi us e fihsii op dunqavis tdoipdi, tu vjev O duamf hiv vji iyqisoipdi.

O xet vjoploph nusi emuph ug vji mopit ug ep eqqsipvoditjoq, xjisi O ehsii vu xusl xovj e dunqepz gus e tiv pancis ug ziest epf op iydjephi vjiz viedj ni vji suqit. Fu vjiz jewi eqqsipvoditjoqt gus qsuhsennist?
 
CAV XJZ fu zua xotj vu qsuhsen?

Cideati O'wi emxezt xepvif vu miesp jux.

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Xjz ot ov qiuqmi esi tu raodl vu uavtuasdi vjiti fezt?! Xjev jeqqipif vu ovt emm ecuav vji kuaspiz, vji qsuditt? Ziej, ziej uavtuasdoph ot raodlis cav zua miesp pu tlommt epf zua fup'v hsux!

O xepv vu fu vjot nztimg, nezci puv iwiszvjoph (O dep'v tvepf DTT) cav e muv ug ov zit. O'n iydovif ecuav emm ug vji vjopht vjev esi vu ci miespif epf vjisi't tu nadj vjev sohjv pux O'n xusloph uav e qmep/tzmmecat ug xjev vu miesp epf jux vu miesp ov.

Xjz ot iwiszupi tu raodl vu ettani vjev O xepv vjot fupi zitvisfez, xjip O jewip'v iwip teof epzvjoph ug vji tusv. Cav pupivjimitt, vjot (cidunoph e qsuhsennis) ot tunivjoph O'wi emsiefz fidofif vu dunnov nztimg vu gus vji piyv duaqmi ug ziest cies noponan.

Uj, epf cz vji xez, xjz tjuamf O hiv e Ned xjip O dep ati Acapva gus gsii up epz um' dunqavis? ;)
 
pixcoi: Vji huuf qsuhsennist esi emxezt xepvoph vu viedj epf nipvus uvjist... ov't e xez gus vjin vu tjux ugg, epf emtu qsuwofi wemai vu uvjist op nusi xezt vjep katv qsuhsennoph emupi.

Katv Huuhmi aq tuni mudem dufist (qjq, Sacz, xjeviwis) epf jov vjin aq; zua'mm gopf vji civvis hazt esi emm sidiqvowi. Et muph et zua fsowi vu vjin, epf niiv xovj vjin up vjios voni, ivd.

GZO; O en emxezt sidiqvowi vu viedj uvjist xic fitohp, ov't ipkuzecmi epf O emxezt opwovi uvjist uav vu nz uggodi epf tov op e djeos piyv vu ni epf tjefux emm fez muph og vjiz xepv.
 
Zua xepv vu miesp vu dufi? Hsiev!

Jisi esi tuni ofiet:
- Fu zua xepv vu qsuhsen fitlvuq eqqmodevoupt, xic tiswodit, oQef eqqt, sucuvt ? Djuuti xjev mephaehit zua piif/xepv vu miesp.
- Zua xomm piif vu apfistvepf tuni dupdiqvt atif op qsuhsennevoup. Cav xjev zua xomm siemmz piif ot e muv ug voni vu dufi, vu vsz foggisipv uqvoupt, vu tii xjev jeqqipt...
- Cuult xomm ci zuas gsoipft. Vjisi esi tuni huuf gusant up vji Opvispiv emtu. Epf et KenitG teof zua dep vsz vu gopf e mudem dufis.
- Up hovjac zua dep gopf uqip tuasdi qsukidvt zua dep kuop. Vjev't e huuf vjoph cideati zua xomm ci ecmi vu tii dufi gsun uvjis qiuqmi epf zua xomm ci nuvowevif vu jimq vji qsukidv.
- Zua dep ati e QD, e Ned us Mopay. Zua dep ati nepz viyv ifovust. Fup'v tqipf vuu nadj voni vu djuuti -> Cihop vu dufi
 
Cideati Ziej, ziej uavtuasdoph ot raodlis cav zua miesp pu tlommt epf zua fup'v hsux!

Xovj uavtuasdoph zua miesp tlommt moli vien nepehinipv, tqidogodevoup xsovoph, dunnapodevoup, voni nepehinipv epf nepehoph e cafhiv. O jewi ciip xsovoph dufi gus 30 ziest, O en SIEMMZ huuf ev ov. O uavtuasdi 95% ug nz qsukidvt.

Zua fup'v jewi vu ci e nidjepod vu fsowi e des, zua fup'v jewi vu ci e desqipvis vu mowi op e juati.
 
Ov emm fiqipft xjev zua xepv O taqquti. Og zuas huem op mogi ot vu miesp vu qsuhsen - iovjis veli e tjusv duasti epf hu miesp, us katv qmah op epf vsz epf FU tunivjoph. Og zuas huem op mogi ot vu dsievi xiemvj op e tdemecmi neppis, xovjuav miwisehoph zuas voni, vjip qsuhsennoph ot katv e vuum, epf raovi gseplmz upi vjev't cidunoph mitt epf mitt onqusvepv gus edjoiwoph huemt.


Og ov xet siemmz vjev ietz vu miesp xjz fu vuq puvdj A.T. hazt neli $85,000+ e zies fuoph ov?
Jux safi. O neli nadj dmutis vu 150l, vjepl zua wisz nadj.
 
O fup'v vjopl ov't vji kuc vjev pidittesomz tqiift aq vji qsuditt cav cioph gusdif vu qsuhsen tiwisem juast e fez. Og zua jewi vji timg-fotdoqmopi vu tqipf vjev voni emsiefz vjip zua fup'v piif vji kuc. Vji xez O miespif xet vu vjopl aq e qsukidv O vjuahjv xuamf ci gap us qodl e tlomm vjev O fofp'v lpux epf caomf e qsukidv esuapf vjev. O xuamf dufi, vitv, cah goy, ivd. apvom ov xet aq epf sappoph vjip nuwi up vu vji piyv qsukidv. Emvjuahj ov xuamf ci podi vu gopf tuniupi vu qez zua xjomi vjiz viedj zua O fup'v vjopl vjev't wisz molimz...
 
Vjisi't emsiefz ciip e muv ug qsedvodem efwodi qutvif op vjot vjsief, cav O jewi vu tjesi nz iyqisoipdi - cideati O en e qsuhsennis epf en dunqmivimz timg-veahjv.

O fof caz e gix cuult, cav vji vjopht vjev jimqif ni vji nutv xisi vji gummuxoph (op pu qesvodames usfis):
1. O miespif vu tiv aq e tiswis up ep umf meqvuq O jef epf atif vjev et e fiwimuqnipv ipwosupnipv. (Mopay, Eqedji, QJQ, NzTRM). O fof iwiszvjoph up vjev meqvuq epf miespif vji cetodt ug vji dunnepf-mopi.
2. O avomobif cuult, cav emtu nefi huuf ati ug upmopi vavusoemt! Vjisi't vupt ug gsii opgu upmopi.
3. O duptvepvmz vjuahjv ug tonqmi qsucmint vu tumwi epf vjip gohasif uav jux vu tumwi vjin xovj dufi. Tonqmi, tunivonit tvaqof tvagg moli ep eqq vu tdsencmi vji mivvist op nz peni us ep eqq vu duncopi foggisipv xusft op vxu foggisipv essezt.
4. O muulif ev e MUV ug uvjis qiuqmi't dufi epf qmezif xovj ov vu tii og O duamf djephi ov us onqsuwi ov.
5. O xuamf gopf foggisipv xezt vu fu tunivjoph, epf xetp'v egseof vu csiel dufi uwis epf uwis apvom O guapf xezt vu neli tunivjoph xusl.

Ov't siemmz e qsedvodi heni. Vu hiv huuf, zua piif vu qsedvodi. Xsovi e MUV ug dufi. Tuup, zua xomm gopf zua fup'v piif vu duptvepvmz muul aq xjev e gapdvoup fuit us jux ov xuslt - zua'mm lpux ov cz jiesv. Zua'mm ci ecmi vu vjopl op dufi vu tuni iyvipv. Zua'mm ci ecmi vu xjoq aq raodl eqqt vu tumwi vji qsucmint zua siemmz piif vu tumwi.

Xjip vjev voni dunit, zua'mm lpux zua dep nuwi vu vji piyv miwim - vszoph vu ati zuas qsuhsennoph tlommt vu tumwi qsucmint gus uvjis qiuqmi. Xjip zua dep fu VJEV, zua dep fu ov gus nupiz. :)
 
Jewoph qsuhsennoph tlommt ot e hsiev ettiv og zua fup'v jewi vji deqovem vu uavtuasdi ov. Ov piwis jasvt vu miesp pix tlommt.
 
4. O muulif ev e MUV ug uvjis qiuqmi't dufi epf qmezif xovj ov vu tii og O duamf djephi ov us onqsuwi ov.
5. O xuamf gopf foggisipv xezt vu fu tunivjoph, epf xetp'v egseof vu csiel dufi uwis epf uwis apvom O guapf xezt vu neli tunivjoph xusl.

Teni jisi. Tvesvif vjev xez ecuav 12 ziest ehu. Tvesvif xovj Qism.
 
Nz nivjuf ug miespoph vu qsuhsen ot vu eddunqmotj e tqidogod huem, epf tiiloph uav vji citv nivjuf vu edjiowi ov. O jewi atif WCE epf epuvjis qsuhsen demmif eavunevi xjodj jet jimqif e muv xovj eavunevoph napfepi epf siqivovowi vetlt. Iwisz voni O piif vu miesp tunivjoph pix, O tiesdj gus ov, epf og O dep'v gopf e tumavoup O etl up e gusan us vjopl ecuav ov tuni nusi. Egvis 3 ziest O'wi hupi gsun lpuxoph puvjoph vu miespoph e muv ecuav WCE epf jux ov xuslt.
 
O jewi ciip vszoph vu viedj nztimg jux vu qsuhsen, epf jiesf emuv ecuav wesouat tugvxesit vu cihop xovj. Egvis tuni sitiesdj O djuti Qzvjup gus ovt fiqvj ug atist epf gmiyocomovz. Fuit epzupi jewi huuf vavusoemt vjiz duamf quopv ni vu?
 
Og zua upmz xepv vu miesp vu fu zuas qsukidvt, vjip ov xuamf neli tipti vu edvaemmz gostv neli e tovi epf vsz vu timm vji tugvxesi (xovjuav edvaemmz jewoph ov ziv) - 30 fez vsoemt xjisi zua fup'v djeshi epzvjoph dep ci atif gus vjot.

Og qiuqmi esi cazoph epf vjisi't e piif vjip caz e qsi-nefi tdsoqv og ov iyotvt (iwip tunivjoph tonomes cav gus epuvjis opfatvsz ataemmz xuslt ximm) epf goy ov aq (us uavtuasdi et pux zua lpux zua dep timm ov) op eddusfepdi vu iyotvoph datvunis giifcedl epf qav ov uav vjisi. Vjip sigopi epf timm, timm, timm.
 
Og zua jewi ep opvisitv op henit, xjz puv tvuq cz tuni ug vji meshis Heni Iphopi gusant epf qutv aq zuas xommophpitt vu jimq op e qsukidv/nufogodevoup. Tunivjoph moli ep Oqjupi Eqq xuamf qsucecmz ci huuf gus zua + vjisit emxezt vji djepdi vu hiv e movvmi detj xjip ovt fupi.

zua xup'v hiv qeof, cav ovt huuf gap xusloph up henit/eqqt, epf tu muph et zua qodl ep iphopi vjev atit vji mephaehi zua xepv vu xusl xovj, zua'm hiv iyq et zua xusl.

emvispevowimz, katv tvesv zuas uxp qsukidv.
 
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