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Hi Alphonse I am glad to hear you are learning all these cool new things. I think you are in the right place. Most jobs in the web ask for Rails, Ember, jQuery and so on. I think you are taking it a little too hard on yourself. Here is what i like to think: if you are following a course to learn JavaScript in 1 year, by the third month you know enough to start working in the field. You don't have to complete the full year to get started. We are in a very fast paced field, it can be intimidating but there are also a lot of myths. I was always worried that if i don't learn fast enough the latest technology i will be left behind and my skills will be obselete. This is a myth. If you have learned C++ and are proficient in it, you will have no problem tackling anything new that comes your way, no matter what language it is in. Having graduated in 2009, I think you know more than you think you do. And most importantly, you have learned how to learn now it's time to apply that knowledge. PS: No one created the perfect project on the first try. The key is to show it to the world and improve it incrementally.

I am glad you find it interesting Alphonse. I think I was driven mostly by desperation and that can't be the secret. The time I spent learning under very difficult circumstances was very valuable though. Sending your resume will get you interviews, and showing your work will get you a job. When did you graduate?

You hear this a lot these days and I am starting believe it is true for many fields not just for software writers. I have decided to write about it and I hope you give me your feedback. http://idiallo.com/blog/2013/04/do-you-really-need-a-college-degree-to-get-a-job

For every child is the most beautiful in her mother's eyes, every school is the best according to its administration staff. My project is very simple, I am trying to get the student to express his/her opinion and from that information compile which school is the best. This project will help future students make a better decision on which school to attend. Check out the project here at S-crit.com

Yes this post is old, but would it help if you had had an opinion from those who went to school X before hand? For me it makes no sense to look at a schools "prestige" and such. These are biased opinions that we tend to follow and spread blindly. Now I am in no way saying that Harvard is a bad school, but we have all agreed that it is the best law school; most people telling you it is the best school have not attended Harvard. Now what if you hear it from someone who actually attended the school? Completely different game isn't it. I'm sure it's a little bit to late for the OP to use my advice, but i am sure it may help someone in the future. G. I. D.