Ask HN: Advice on finding a junior developer position

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13 years ago

As the title states, I'm looking for some advice or constructive criticism on my work in order to find a junior developer position. I'm having quite a bit of trouble getting any response back from anyone. Maybe I should be gathering funds to pay for one of these "developer bootcamps", although I don't like that idea.

My inquiries usually go as follows, and may be a bit too honest:

I did not go to school for CS, and don't have a degree. I would like to relocate and I'm not really looking to work remotely as I would like the experience working around more seasoned developers.

I worked in automotive and roofing before rupturing a disk, and wasted no time getting into web development and all things related. I know what hard work is.

github: http://www.github.com/jamesdullaghan homepage/portfolio(code can be found in online-portfolio in github): http://www.jamesdullaghan.me Latest project(prototype that hasn't released yet, hence screenshots): http://www.jamesdullaghan.me/articles/5

This isn't a pitch to find work for myself, more what can I do to increase my odds in finding a junior level developer position. I'd also love some objective criticism. Maybe some direction.

It is much appreciated.

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