JCR gets it right. And to the question the original post posed: "What kinds of companies hire programmers with no prior experience?"
The answer: All kinds of companies - provided you show a passion for what you do, have some interesting pet projects you can point to, and think critically about problem-solving.
When reviewing candidates for our openings, I rarely look at the education section of a resume. I instead focus on, in this order, (1) the pet projects a candidate can point to that they feel strongly about (and if they're not work related, that's better), and (2) how long (or short) of time they've spent with previous employers.
To me, if you love doing what you're doing, you'll do it for free. And if you're willing to do it for free, you'll find a company (like ours) willing to pay you to do it eventually. Just stick with what you love.
The law is full of these so-called "splitting of microscopic hairs." To say that the government denying you access to (or use of) your property is the same as being "deprived" of it is illogical and simply not true.
Various government agencies have been doing just what you're describing as immoral and illegal for years. Corporations owning millions of acres of private forests are not allowed to log them by government decree. Private land-owners in Tahoe and elsewhere own hundreds of acres of land they are not allowed by government decree to develop - or to "redevelop" in cases where their homes were destroyed by fire, even when their new "footprint" is smaller than their previous.
Federal, state and local governments have a long-history of preventing private citizens from using their land as they wish - and most of this has been done in the name of Environmental protection and is "preventive" in nature (ie: not because you, as a land-holder, broke some law).
The law in at least 3 states that I know of allows the State to immediately and without notice seize your property if they find marijuana being grown on it.
A better understanding of the law would do everyone some good.
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JCR gets it right. And to the question the original post posed: "What kinds of companies hire programmers with no prior experience?" The answer: All kinds of companies - provided you show a passion for what you do, have some interesting pet projects you can point to, and think critically about problem-solving. When reviewing candidates for our openings, I rarely look at the education section of a resume. I instead focus on, in this order, (1) the pet projects a candidate can point to that they feel strongly about (and if they're not work related, that's better), and (2) how long (or short) of time they've spent with previous employers. To me, if you love doing what you're doing, you'll do it for free. And if you're willing to do it for free, you'll find a company (like ours) willing to pay you to do it eventually. Just stick with what you love.
The law is full of these so-called "splitting of microscopic hairs." To say that the government denying you access to (or use of) your property is the same as being "deprived" of it is illogical and simply not true.
Various government agencies have been doing just what you're describing as immoral and illegal for years. Corporations owning millions of acres of private forests are not allowed to log them by government decree. Private land-owners in Tahoe and elsewhere own hundreds of acres of land they are not allowed by government decree to develop - or to "redevelop" in cases where their homes were destroyed by fire, even when their new "footprint" is smaller than their previous.
Federal, state and local governments have a long-history of preventing private citizens from using their land as they wish - and most of this has been done in the name of Environmental protection and is "preventive" in nature (ie: not because you, as a land-holder, broke some law).
The law in at least 3 states that I know of allows the State to immediately and without notice seize your property if they find marijuana being grown on it.
A better understanding of the law would do everyone some good.