I'm not normally one to complain about punctuation and stuff, but can you clarify this sentence in your post? I had to read it 3 times to get what you were sayi

I'm not normally one to complain about punctuation and stuff, but can you clarify this sentence in your post? I had to read it 3 times to get what you were saying. "I know an established professional who was not hired at a well-known but not top tier internet firm for his college gpa from years ago." Now to answer your question. I think it depends on the person. Some people are great at selling themselves. Sometimes better than they are at coding. Some people are amazing coders, but couldn't sell a cup of ice water in the desert, assuming said desert had some sort of population. I do think devs are often somewhat humble. It somewhat comes with the nature of what we do. We're in a field which is constantly changing (if you're trying to keep up), so their is only more to learn, and we know the skills we have today may be of little value in a few years.