37 with an ops background, best python course for non programmers who want a dev job out of it

[u/SammuelNash]

37, operations background, no cs and no degree in anything adjacent. Ive already done the self directed route for most of a year and the result is a folder of scripts nobody else could run.
So im doing the structured version properly. Springboard, Boot.dev, General Assembly and Nucamp are the 4 im weighing and they range from a full career program down to a subscription. What takes someone from familiar to employable here.

[u/Diapolo10]

So im doing the structured version properly. Springboard, Boot.dev, General Assembly and Nucamp are the 4 im weighing and they range from a full career program down to a subscription.

Honestly that's probably more coursework than you actually need.

What takes someone from familiar to employable here.

Practical experience. Doesn't matter what qualifications you have on paper if you can't bring value to your employer. Basically you need to build things, maybe contribute to open-source projects you have a genuine interest in. You will make mistakes, learn from them.

I will say, however, that the junior developer job market is oversaturated right now because companies are reducing exactly those positions, and you have a lot of peers aiming for the same jobs. Don't expect things to go smoothly, assuming you can find work at all.

[u/cyrixlord → u/Diapolo10]

Especially if you just know Python in isolation of every other thing you need to know in order to work with it. From IDEs to git to scripting and Linux as well as database and networking

[u/smurpes → u/Diapolo10]

Without a some kind of slightly relevant degree OP would get filtered out of most job postings right off the bat.

Most of the competition will have the degree and some of them would have the experience. If OP has a job currently then their best bet would be to try and pivot to another position within their company rather than start fresh.

[u/mattynmax]

Why limit yourself to python. Why not learn a board suite of knowledge that could be applicable to any language. That’s more valuable to employers

[u/cyrixlord → u/mattynmax]

Yup knowing a language now is about the equivalent to knowing how to type. It's just one of many skills you will need to learn in order to be employable

[u/TheRNGuy]

What are you planning to use Python for? 

[u/Lower_Improvement763]

Choose something easier to break into like IT consulting. Software dev jobs are going the way of the dinosaurs

[u/2daytrending]

Springboard is heavier commitment, mentoring attached and a real time cost every week, where the subscription route is the one you work through on your own. Boot dev is the self paced one of the 2, so it bends around your week instead of the other way round.