Where do they tech Python officialy ?

[nospam.themindstorm at gmail.com (Alex Popescu)]

aleax at mac.com (Alex Martelli) wrote in news:1i23wyk.avc945i4dwsiN%
aleax at mac.com:

> NicolasG <nicolasg at gmail.com> wrote:
>    ...
>> The problem is that I would like to work as a Python programmer but
>> all the job vacancies I can find requires a couple of years of
>> professional experience ... that I don't have. How a wanna be
>> programmer can start working as a programmer if there is no chance to
>> start from somewhere ? That's the reason I created this topic.
> 
> Open source projects do not require previous professional experience 
to
> accept volunteers.  So, one way out of your dilemma is to make a name
> for yourself as an open source contributor -- help out with Python
> itself and/or with any of the many open source projects that use 
Python,
> and you will both learn a lot _and_ acquire "professional experience"
> that any enlightened employer will recognize as such.  

It depends :-). In my experience I met employers being concerned by my 
implication in the oss world :-).

> That will take a
> while, but not as long as getting a college degree (and it will be far
> cheaper than the degree).
> 

I don't know much about the open community in Python world, but in Java 
world becoming a project member may be more difficult than getting a 
degree (or close to :-)) ).

bests,
./alex
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