I got started at my current company while finishing my Biochem degree. I didn't really have much experience with programming, other than two Java classes. But I started interning doing Ruby on Rails, and came on full time after I graduated. It's a small company (still), and my "mentor" at the time was younger than me and had only about 6-months more experience with Rails when I started. I can't speak to large companies, but small ones might be willing to take you on to learn, since hiring a full-blown Rubyist is an expensive proposition. They may have the flexibility to work with you, whereas a larger company might be too deadline driven to bother. Just my experience.
Good luck, and keep your eyes out on this group's mailing list for opportunities. There seems to be alot more in the past couple of months than there were ealier this year. PS: If you do intend to solicit yourself (and this is a great place to do that!), I would stick with normal capitalization... and punctuation. First appearances should always be positive! :) Regards, Adam -- Adam Grant Lead Web Engineer Telaeris, Inc. [email protected] (858) 627-9710 On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:01 PM, dan <[email protected]> wrote: > > im getting started with ruby / rails and really enjoying working with > this language > i still run into issues with plugins and gems from time to time, but > im getting better > > my question is whether i should continue to tough it out like this > or if someone would bring on someone like me as junior level / intern > type position > > i have years of experience in other web based languages, including > javascript and flash > > what are the chances of companies hiring a ruby n00bie? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
