Yes, mention the cool coding project! We're mostly average[1], most companies/jobs are average, and most employers should and do value our average accomplishmen

Yes, mention the cool coding project! We're mostly average[1], most companies/jobs are average, and most employers should and do value our average accomplishments[2]! If you enthusiastically and knowledgeably describe a cool coding project you'll be winning vs most people I've interviewed. If you're going for CTO of SpaceX, yes, you'll need some overwhelming accomplishments. If you're going for developer role 437 at SpaceX, less so :) [1] when compared to peers, e.g the people going for the same jobs as you [2] and will definitely prefer a nice 'average' person, to an obnoxious 'genius'