Re: [Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-19 Thread James Chapman
Why has no one mentioned Github/Gitlab? Set up a free account on either or both platforms, and start committing your code. When applying for jobs potential employers will often want to see what you're capable of even before inviting you for an interview, and many will ask for a github page to see

Re: [Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-14 Thread Alex Kleider
On 2017-12-14 16:21, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: On 14/12/17 20:30, Matthew Ngaha wrote: direction on where I can learn about the principles of system design. Also why isn't this taught in beginner tutorials, or is it an advanced concept? It's advanced compared to programming, but there are

Re: [Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-14 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 14/12/17 20:30, Matthew Ngaha wrote: > direction on where I can learn about the principles of system design. > Also why isn't this taught in beginner tutorials, or is it an advanced > concept? It's advanced compared to programming, but there are lots of books on the subject, especially OO

Re: [Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-14 Thread Matthew Ngaha
Thank you all for replying, I really appreciate it. It's all I've been thinking about lately and your responses have really cleared up a lot of things for me. On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:37 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > > But there are things you can learn now that won't

Re: [Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-12 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 12/12/17 19:43, Matthew Ngaha wrote: > Hi all. I took 2-3 years off in 2012 to teach myself programming. I > learnt basic Javascript & Python with some Django. I don't have a > Computer Science (CS) degree The key issue here is what is true in your locality. In my part of the world the vast

Re: [Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-12 Thread Rex via Tutor
Hi Matthew, I am 61 years old and started to learn Python last winter to both exercise my mind and get a better handle on what this world of technology has become. I’ve got a degree in biochemistry which I’ve never used professionally and the only programming experience I ever had was in

Re: [Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-12 Thread leam hall
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Matthew Ngaha wrote: > Can I get a junior programming job without a CS degree? > When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs? How can a > self learner ever know? > should I have applied for some jobs back in 2015 when I was still

[Tutor] When do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?

2017-12-12 Thread Matthew Ngaha
Hi all. I took 2-3 years off in 2012 to teach myself programming. I learnt basic Javascript & Python with some Django. I don't have a Computer Science (CS) degree so I never applied for a job because I always thought I still had lots to learn and most jobs say a CS degree is required. In 2015 I