New to Python - Career question

[Matt]

On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 3:37:56 PM UTC-7, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> ptanyc at 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.
> 
> 
> Marko



Marko,

Thanks, appreciate your input.  I'll check out Github and follow your suggestions.