In article <mailman.17.1496789595.19806.python-l...@python.org>, larry.mart...@gmail.com says... > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: > > pta...@gmail.com: > > > >> New to Python and have been at it for about a month now. I'm doing > >> well and like it very much. Considering a career change down the road > >> and have been wondering... What are the job prospects for a middle age > >> entry level programmer. Just trying to get a better understanding > >> where I stand career wise. Appreciate all feed back. Thanks! > > > > Different employers hire differently. I have hired several people for my > > employer, and age has never been a concern. Python is also an important > > tool where I work. > > > > However, the problem in our field is that you have to be quite good to > > be truly useful. Unfortunately, it seems that only a minority with a > > formal degree are good enough. On the other hand, I work with some great > > software developers who don't have a degree at all. > > > > One good way to become a good developer and also test oneself is to pick > > a free software project online a become a contributor. Your commit log > > entries on GitHub advertise you much better than any pretty-printed > > résumé. > > I work 70 or more hours a week and have a family and hobbies and a > personal life. I do not have time to contribute to any open source > projects. And because I cannot show anything on GitHub I have often > been summarily disqualified for even getting an interview. (I have > donated money to open source projects.)
If you're looking to change careers to programmer and you have hobbies that don't include programming, reconsider the change. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
