Breaking Into Programming Without Pro Experience? (Cybersec Student & OSS Maintainer)

Hey r/programming,

I'm a cybersecurity student who loves code. Never worked professionally as a programmer, but every time I show my project links, people get impressed.

I contribute to open-source like Zen Browser, maintain Security Ops project with my own money/time to help others develop/host OSS apps (add many free in Play Store too). Hobby outside day job.

Maintain 3 servers + 30+ websites/projects.

How to break into programming role without experience? Feedback/opinion?

Links: - Portfolio: https://cristiancezarmoises.com - GitHub: https://github.com/cristiancmoises - Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/berkeley - Wiki: https://wiki.securityops.co - SecurityOS: https://os.securityops.co - More: https://up.securityops.co/status/uptime - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cristiancezarmoises

Thank you for you attention. Have a nice day.

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