Getting that first job as a software developer.

Been through those websites ;).

Also http://gamerepublic.net/.

Still, nothing suitable. A large majority seem to be more for mobile game app stuff as well.

Not out of work currently. I am always writing stuff in my free time anyway, learning new things (C#, php, for example). The fun never stops. I am thinking I may put a demo together of real time fluid volume rendering in openGL.
 
On the off chance that you're happy to relocate to either Cardiff or Worthing and fancy Web Dev the company I work for is currently looking for a Junior dev, we typically prefer people straight out of Collage or Uni as they've picked up fewer bad practices :) Let me know if you're interested anyway.
 
Im thinking of enrolling on an open uni course as well, cant decide what i want to do yet though. What do you tech veterans think would be better to get into the IT / software industry? a maths degree or a computing and it degree. i know you can get into either without a degree but i still want to study for a degree
 
If you want to be a good software developer then you need to learn about design patterns , solid principles and unit testing.

Do they teach that at university?
 
neocon said:
If you want to be a good software developer then you need to learn about design patterns , solid principles and unit testing
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And configuration management (revision-control)... That's basically where you want to edit a file so first you rename it to "file.old" and then edit "file"... If you decide it isn't working out but want to go a different direction you can always re-copy and create a "file.old.new" or "file.new.old" and just go from there... it's easy once you get used to it ;) arrange the whole thing in folders with ambiguously formatted dates in the name as well so you can remember when each one is from

(disclaimer: the above advice is tongue-in-cheek facetiousness, the above practices are not a substitue for a proper git/SVN/etc setup)

To echo what someone said above, I wouldn't sweat the lack of experience either - I went straight into a graduate/junior role from a Maths degree where we did very little programming/software stuff and ended up being just fine. I don't think I've ever used a single actual Maths thing from my degree in the 6+ years of work so far (apart from, as someone said above, the general "way of thinking" analytically etc)
 
Another option is to look for an apprenticeship program at a software company. There are few that do that in London. You'll get a smaller salary for 6-9 months but you'll learn about writing maintainable, flexible code, unit tests and general good software practices.

Thoughtbot, Codeurance, 8th Light are a few companies that offer such programs.
 
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