Title: I've found myself in this situation more often than not. Due to my own fault of course. But I always ended up relying on others until I caved in, doing jobs that provided me with more money than I need but with no enjoyment and the feeling of unfulfillment, dropping them like I had a choice even if I didn't.<p>I can program, it's what I can do best, it's what's keeping me happy. But without a college degree, experience or a stack of projects in my pocket no one is going to believe me.<p>With all the app hype one could lose himself dreaming about all the money that's in the business.<p>But what real chances are there? What small jobs can one do with the ability to write code but the inability to prove oneself just to keep from starving?<p>Guitarists can busk, drifters could mow the lawn, artists can do caricartures. What can a lone man with a laptop under his arm do?
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