Perhaps while you are looking for a programming job, you could work on an
open source project as a volunteer. Fix some bugs and start to build a
"portfolio" of programming successes/examples that you can show to
potential employers. No face to face interaction needed, just email. Might
help you decide if you really like programming on your own.

I also agree that the advice to be a web developer is very poor for all the
reasons listed above.

Mark

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Steve Litt <slitt@troubleshooters.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:20:09 -0700
> techlists@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
>
> > On 2017-10-16 22:09, trent shipley wrote:
>
> > You sound like a candidate for being self employed. If you can
> > develop a way to generate leads you can spend most of your time away
> > from the ruckus.
>
> But if you're self-employed, you need to do sales.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
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