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Dazzleberries
Jul 4, 2003

Squack McQuack posted:

This is good advice and it seems like I should do this whether I get formal education or not.

Yes. While an education will help you get past the HR filters, what I look for as a manager are things that indicate that the resume I'm looking at is from someone who would program even if they wouldn't get paid for it. Someone who didn't necessarily think that it would be a 'great career' and who enjoys it.

Doing side projects means I pretty much want to talk to that person over someone who just lists projects they had to do as part of their college degree. If over 4 years you can only talk about 3 projects like that, I won't even bother asking them to come in.

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