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Why do you want to do an internship?

If it is because you like programming, I don't think anyone is going to hire you for a few years. Why don't you do a few projects on your own and see what you can come up with?

If it is because you're turning prematurely preprofessional, for god's sake enjoy your childhood. Go to a pond and skip stones on the water.

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Indeed, the best thing to do is to spend your time engaging in activities that someone else things is fun, instead of what you enjoy.

I already included in my answer the option that he genuinely enjoys programming, in which case he should self-start projects.

You'd be surprised, however, at the amount of kids who go "professional" from a very early age because of parental pressure or something like that. All I said was that if that is the case, it is too early to go professional.

littletimmy: It’s not at all driven by my parents. I’m doing it only because I love it.

On self-started projects: Noodles was my first of them, and I’m working on some more. Side projects are great, but right now I’m looking for something bigger.

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