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Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by Vivtek »

look_lookatme wrote: post #77

First off you need to consider scraping together enough money to get out of where you are. Move to a place that has jobs. You say "family"... do you have children? This is an important consideration in terms of where you can go... I think there are basically two types of cities with solid startup/software job markets: There's the NYC/SFs of the world, incredibly lucrative, incredibly expensive. Then there are the Aus…

I second the latter paragraph. It won't be long before you've got the cash to move for real - but if you're on your own in the world, you can be a lot more flexible and still send money home for the family. (Assuming that is even your situation.)

I've never actually needed to do that, but my wife and I have agreed that it would be a valid emergency measure if and when.

Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by OllieJones »

I understand Pixar (in the East Bay area near SF) has openings for skilled pythonistas. They can't be alone. But they are in the bay area, not Grand Rapids.

If you're going to stick around the upper midwest and feed your family, you need to get your Java and C# mojo working. Don't listen to the ones who sneer at those languages; good programming is just like good waitering -- delight your users and you'll be fine.

Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by feydr »

yes, I come from the midwest as well -- GTFO as quick as you can -- seriously -- you are doing yourself bodily damage by staying there

now realistically, (and I don't mean any offense by this) you could probably use some interviewing/people skills mentoring but that is besides the point -- just get the fuck out of the midwest first

Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by pyre »

9oliYQjP wrote: post #61
pyre wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm actually looking to move back to Toronto, where's the best place to look for these jobs? Most of the stuff that I hear about are corporate Java and/or C#/.NET type jobs.

Seriously, start on Twitter. Everybody who's anybody in the Toronto developer scene is pretty active on Twitter these days. Find a few developers with blogs, follow them, then start following a few of their followers or people they RT. From Twitter, start attending some meet-ups. If you're an iPhone, Android, Python, Ruby or JS developer, it's a pretty good job market right now. Most of the places you'll want to work…

  > start attending some meet-ups
This is obvious, but doesn't work so well when you are not living in the area. Flying from Portland to Toronto to attend a meetup is a bit pricey. I did meet someone from Freshbooks at OSCON though.

I'll also mention that when I was last living (~3 years ago) in Toronto, I didn't find it easy to hook up with the local Python/Perl communities. Heck, I sent a request to join the Toronto Perl Mongers mailing list and never got a response. I assumed that there wasn't much of a community.

Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by shareme »

1. Get your projects up at Github..stat! 2. Find 5 programming 'Friends' do projects for them and use them on resume..helps kick down the hr door. 3. Mobile is growing as far as needing testers..become familiar with winrun, etc as far as testing mobile apps..I do see those pop up in Western Michigan..

That is about I can offer right now.. my location is NW Indiana..my solution was to pitch to Chicago startups that are established to get something..as its only 1 hour 40 minute train ride to Loop-Chicago..

If you feel comfortable in disclosing more details via email..my gmail account is in my account details

Biggest step you need to do right now is 1 and 2..

Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by [deleted] »

bubblewatcher wrote: post #65
mtogo wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you considered a drastic move to SF, NYC, Boston, or another startup hotspot? Ah yes, it's so easy to move when you can't even afford $100 to start a company. Great advice. Finding a job as a developer is actually not that hard, in this economy. Looks like you're wrong, in this instance at least.

I find it interesting that your hostility came through so easily and without consideration for how your words could effect someone seeking to employ you. (which is the actual reason I had read this post) You seem to focus all of your attention on what "skills" you have without regard for the personality traits that make a desirable team member. I can guarantee you that you will meet many developers with greater skill…

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Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by wyclif »

ashchristopher wrote: post #62
pyre wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm actually looking to move back to Toronto, where's the best place to look for these jobs? Most of the stuff that I hear about are corporate Java and/or C#/.NET type jobs.

There are a bunch of big python/django shops in Toronto... more than I can count on two hands... and they are all hiring.

Just curious, what do they do about visas for American employees?

Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by pyre »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #41
mtogo wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you considered a drastic move to SF, NYC, Boston, or another startup hotspot? Ah yes, it's so easy to move when you can't even afford $100 to start a company. Great advice. Finding a job as a developer is actually not that hard, in this economy. Looks like you're wrong, in this instance at least.

> Ah yes, it's so easy to move when you can't afford $100 to start a company. Great advice. My biggest pet peeve about HN? The automatic assumption that if you're not looking to start your own company, you're a worthless idiot. As bretthoerner pointed out, many companies will pay for you to move. And even if they don't, putting $5k on a credit card to move to someplace where you would actually be employed is still a…

  > My biggest pet peeve about HN? The automatic assumption
  > that if you're not looking to start your own company,
  > you're a worthless idiot.
I think that this attitude defies logic. Where do the employees come from if everyone is their own boss? Does this mean that when you hire employees you automatically assume that, "well they must not be looking to start their own business," and therefore think the worst of them?

Re: Ask HN: Desperate Python Hacker Seeking Help and Suggestions

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Post by pyre »

wyclif wrote: post #88
ashchristopher wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are a bunch of big python/django shops in Toronto... more than I can count on two hands... and they are all hiring.

Just curious, what do they do about visas for American employees?

NAFTA has some exceptions for software-type jobs, but there is a requirement of 2+ years of experience. I looked into this like 6 years ago, though. I don't know what the situation now is. Some companies are not too keen on treading the work visa waters though.
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