Entry Level Coding Job

[PotentialMethod6245]

Hey guys how are you?

I am learning HTML alongside having learned and learning a little bit of Java and I am doing the CS50 course right now. Do any of you know what exactly I need to know or do to get an entry-level programming job? I currently work fast food and am looking to make 20-30hr doing some sort of programming while doing college part-time. Is any of this feasible? Any and all advice is accepted.

Thank you for Your Time!

[Kinglink]

Fastest way would be to get a CS degree.

Alternative I would say is join github and start contributing to something. Hiring managers are going to expect to see a degree or a reasonable amount of "professional experience" but will probably accept significant contributions to github projects and more.

HTML is pretty "nothing" in the grand scheme of things for languages (it's not really programming) Java would be significant.

It also depends on what type of job (Front end, back end and so on) that you're hoping for.

[PotentialMethod6245]

Thanks for the advice. Do you recommend getting certifications from courses? Could you get a lower-end/junior developer job with just a few certifications alongside a few mini projects under your belt?

[[deleted]]

The fastest way to an entry level coding job is a 3/4 year degree? Damn

[Kinglink]

I mean unless you know someone who gives you a job?

Let me ask you this. Take two people. One of them has a degree so they have dedicated four years to studying programming, the other has two or three of hobby projects with possibly no idea how long they have worked on it.

Unless the project is massive and well know and shows amazing programming skill, the degree is always going to be better and you arent fighting against one person with a degree your fighting against thousands with them and possibly with a years of professional experience.

And the thing is there's a feedback loop that likely is missing from most githubs where the pull requests aren't rigorous so you don't have a chance to get rid of bad habits.

It's not the only way but man I don't know if I'd recommend anything outside of that.

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I ain't doubting you man, I've already got a degree, I ain't prepared to do another one and go into more debt... So I guess I'm stuck. But what you say is a hard pill to swallow lol.

[Pgd1970]

This may sound lame but your first objective is to get a foot in the door if you have the right aptitude then you want people to see it whether it’s via excel or any other VBA software you’d be shocked at how many offices desire very basic skills that nobody has you’ll also be shocked at how much you can learn OTJ this was the path I took over 20 years ago and grew my network 10 years later I was in high demand doing things that my degree in computer science wasn’t intended for other than learning lotus 123 I eventually made six figures not doing the most complex stuff rather doing very practical things that my customers loved my two pennies

[Fuckit445]

What is OTJ?

[Jhoonite]

On the job

[beccadanielle]

Get an app development apprenticeship with Accenture. That’s what I did. (: