So right now I'm working on teaching myself Java. I've been working on this for a few weeks now, and have been catching on pretty quickly. I've always been coding about 5 hours per day, 7-8 a day on weekends. If I can't code at the PC, I'm trying to read books on it.

Right now, I'm going through the Berkeley CS61B Data Structures class that was posted online for free (http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/61b/). Just got done watching the Abstract Classes lecture, actually. I've gotten through Homework 1-3 pretty easily with no issues, and I'm planning on tackling the first project this weekend.

I'm working on getting a GitHub setup to start building a portfolio. I've heard that most people don't put school work on there. Would it be worth putting the stuff I'm working on here up, since I'm self-teaching myself, and not actually part of the class? I figure at the very least, it would be worth putting the projects up on there, at least. Any ideas here?

Also, where would be a good place to go from here once I finish going through all of these? I'm going to be working on my own projects afterwards, but is there more I could look into or read to keep learning from?

And one last question. How do I know when I've learned enough to begin applying for entry level developer jobs? I absolutely love doing this, and have been having a very easy time actually learning it. I would love to work with this for a living, but I know that I'll just keep telling myself that I don't know enough to get a job in it. How do you know when it's time to start applying?