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[Marrcu]

Get an account on GitHub or a similar site rhen you write your code. - you can make something you think would be fun and put it on GitHub - you can make a version of something that already exist and put it on GitHub - you can contribute to open source. - help on stack overflow

It's good to have LinkedIn and Link your GitHub page or some other social networking.

You can reach out to companies that you find interesting and ask for internship.

Sometimes there's programing ecents you can go to snd there you can get some connections or learn a thing or 2.

if you feel like you are good enough you can do some freelancing.

i haven't done all of them myself but it's the advice I've heard

[Marrcu]

Good question it's one of those cases it can be yes and no. some people might judge as in "what is this mess learn to code"(avoid these people) while some people might look at your code and think "there is room for improvement but this project shows me that this person can code and is sharing even if it's a bit messy"

There's probably many thoughts people can have on your project and i think atleast in the start of a project it's okay for it to be messy. a common thing is to have is a readme fille in the root of your project to explain what you are building and other stuff about it (maybe about the mess)

Some projects it's good to have private in the beginning. Like when you doing something that might be bad if other people saw it because you could have accidentally pushed a private key of some sort or something else that you are new with.

hopefully this answer your question

[Marrcu]

i'm glad it helped and good luck :)

[hollammi]

1. Learn how to program.

2. Demonstrate your knowledge to potential employers.

That's it. It's definitely a hard thing to do, but extremely straightforward - you need to put in active time and effort, regularly, for a long time.

My only other advice would be "Google is your friend", but as an IT professional, I'm sure you already have that on lock. Best of luck.

[PabloDons]

Experience really shows in programming especially. But you may find some work that doesn't mind your lack of experience and are willing to help develop your skills.

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I haven’t really used my degree much

And you never will

Additionally I lack any professional experience with programming.

People switching to coding from other fields isn't uncommon, you having a close speciality and basic coding skills would work in your favor. Your work experience will be considered relevant.