In this context, I mean start writing code especially for reasons that interest you! The bigger the variety of ideas you try to write code for, the more valuable your code skills will be to you and the people that will want to hire you. Speaking for myself, the key to becoming confident as a coder is the willingness to make mistakes. Lots and lots of mistakes. It's just as easy for you to produce challenging, mistake producing code situations, as it is for employers. So, don't wait around for some one to hand you a job. Make one for yourself and be willing to tackle lots of mistakes. Ma