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I'm a very good programmer. Self taught. Built some popular tools, top percentile on StackOverflow. My blogs get a few thousand hits a day and some nice fellow
by elchief 14y ago
I'm a very good programmer. Self taught. Built some popular tools, top percentile on StackOverflow. My blogs get a few thousand hits a day and some nice fellow translates them into French. I love self-learning, and dislike most organized learning.
However, I don't get a lot of replies if I apply for a job. HR ladies don't care if you're good, only if you check an item on a checklist.
I get by on my own products and on my rep, which is fine, but sometimes I need a gig to pay the bills.
So, my point is, it's great to have all these online courses, seriously, but how is this going to help people get jobs? I can see it helping them make their own job, but some people just want a regular old day job.
If I'm missing something, and there's a good program with some sort of certification, then please point me that way.
- hippich 14y agoI am just like that, but I got one thing - if you want to live within existing ecosystem, you have to apply certain rules to yourself as well. Yes, these rules are stupid sometimes (education requirements,) but we live in real world, not ideal one. If you want to get hired (i.e. become part of the "system") - get education and piece of paper to show to HRs, otherwise - start on your own.
- elchief 14y agoVery true. it's too bad though. Some of the best programmers I know were self taught or are electrical engineers
- cristianocd 14y agoWith all these online courses going on, the recruiting will change. Not now, but it will. I'm really into this kind of teaching, and I hope it helps the poor, cause there's lots of job openings but not enough talent. This is just one step, a big one, but not the hole solution.
- elchief 14y agoI agree, it would be amazing if some forward-thinking recruiting firm went by your codeacademy score, stanford online course mark and SO rep.
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