A Senior Developer working mostly with PHP and JavaScript, with a bit of Python thrown in for good measure, all on Linux. My tooling is simple, it's GitLab and JetBrains where possible.
Keep plugging away and looking at freelance work for smaller projects.
Find open source projects which are either front end frameworks themselves, or are looking for front end development.
For a full time paid role, try looking for graduate or entry level jobs. Some of the best developers I've met don't have a degree. Some hiring managers won't consider you without a degree in some computer science discipline, personally I use "graduate developer" as a role to mean "anyone with the right aptitude and basic skills wanting their first role".
Keep plugging away and looking at freelance work for smaller projects.
Find open source projects which are either front end frameworks themselves, or are looking for front end development.
For a full time paid role, try looking for graduate or entry level jobs. Some of the best developers I've met don't have a degree. Some hiring managers won't consider you without a degree in some computer science discipline, personally I use "graduate developer" as a role to mean "anyone with the right aptitude and basic skills wanting their first role".
Most importantly...don't give up
This is very helpful and encouraging. Thank you Gary!