elitesoldier
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So, I'm planning on studying computer science in college since computers are pretty much my life. I am going down the route of two years of community college then two years of a state university for a BS degree (not enough money to go four years at a state school). It seems that the hardest part about actually getting into programming as a career is getting the first job, that relates to programming. It seems that every employer wants a lot of experience. In fact, some programming job posts I see only mention job experience and nothing about a college degree. I know one way to get experience is to do internships while in college. I was wondering what exactly is considered "experience" in the IT world. There are tons of ways you could get experience for example, coding for source forge projects, coding your own software for retail, freelance etc. However, I am not sure if those are considered "experience" to an employer. The job posts I see don't really go into detail about the experience. The only time I see a specific type of experience was when it was referred to as, "payed work experience" and "Non-school experience."
Also, if anyone here actually makes a living programming then I was wondering how you actually got into the field.
Also, if anyone here actually makes a living programming then I was wondering how you actually got into the field.