• pec@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    'I’m a bad programmer" then later lists extra curriculars that dwarfs my skills

    I don’t think the issue is him; it’s the economy. Companies are probably not really looking to increase their workforce but still conducting interviews just in case they find a “Rockstar”

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        11 months ago

        This is one of my all-time favorite languages. But every time I bring out my code samples at a place looking for rockstar programmers, they shut down.

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      plus, potential employers have to find a reason to either hire or not hire you; not having a degree is a reason and it means that you have to impress them so much that, that fact doesn’t even occur to them if that’s your situation.