James,
Thanks for asking this question on HN. My position is same like yours. I am a UNIX system admin and I am also trying to learn coding. 16 hours on HN and 0 comments is the proof that people do ignore sys admins who are trying to change their career to coding :)). That was a joke BTW.
What you can do to get noticed is instead of you going to people and asking for job why not you build something (a website, an app, or any other thing) to get their attention. I am planning to do the same. Sharing your code on github will be an perfect strategy but if it is not working for you then try to make something practical out of it. I am sure with your kind of confidence you can build something nice and attractive.
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James, Thanks for asking this question on HN. My position is same like yours. I am a UNIX system admin and I am also trying to learn coding. 16 hours on HN and 0 comments is the proof that people do ignore sys admins who are trying to change their career to coding :)). That was a joke BTW.
What you can do to get noticed is instead of you going to people and asking for job why not you build something (a website, an app, or any other thing) to get their attention. I am planning to do the same. Sharing your code on github will be an perfect strategy but if it is not working for you then try to make something practical out of it. I am sure with your kind of confidence you can build something nice and attractive.
Good Luck with your quest.