Re:Ask HN: starting a career in software dev in my thirties,...
by davidamcclain on Thursday October 21, 2010 @11:13AM
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>> I don't have enough experience to get started, and I can't get started without experience.
Sounds to me like you probably have bucket loads of experience compared against a recent grad. You've held down a job, traveled, went to school twice. Your current skill-set includes a lot of soft skills (people skills) that many experienced developers lack. I'd suggest putting that foot forward.
Sounds to me like you probably have bucket loads of experience compared against a recent grad. You've held down a job, traveled, went to school twice. Your current skill-set includes a lot of soft skills (people skills) that many experienced developers lack. I'd suggest putting that foot forward.