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It's more important to show projects that you've worked on.

• mindcrime 9y ago
  Those things aren't mutually exclusive though.
  • chaostheory 9y ago
    If you're a self-taught dev like the OP, you don't need to pay for a course to show your work. It's most likely something you can just pull from either your work experience or github.
    • mindcrime 9y ago
      If you're a self-taught dev like the OP, you don't need to pay for a course to show your work. True, but let me add this: taking a course is still a positive signal in and of itself (albeit just one signal among many) and, perhaps more to the point, I should be clear in saying that I advocate MOOCs (or an other kind of class) mainly if taking it actually helps you add useful skills to your repertoire. I wouldn't necessarily advocate paying a lot of money for classes solely for the signaling effect.
      • chaostheory 9y ago
        MOOCS can be useful and I'm not saying they're bad. OP was asking if they're very useful for signaling. Imo compared to projects from professional work or open source with traction; or even traditional education - most MOOCS aren't very good for signalling. The only exception I can think of is special classes like those involving building autonomous cars.