[sirwhinesalot]

They exist but are rare and don't hire often. I know a guy (self taught programmer) who got his first major a job at a company doing native ui (not even using OS frameworks, straight GPU stuff).

The company does highly complex simulation software used by movie studios for explosions and other effects.

He got hired by word of mouth recommendation from someone at the company that had met him.

It takes as much luck as it takes skill to get these sorts of jobs, sadly.

[markus_zhang]

Thanks! I'm going to grind and network more.