> One final thing has just occurred to me…I didn’t consider the qualifications of anyone, which I imagine is down to the role that the CVs were for. You’d certainly be interested in degrees and PhDs if you were hiring a data scientist or someone to write an operating system; in these spaces theory is a major element. But for fast-moving technologies like front-end development, you can probably tell everything about a person from their experience.

This feels like a prime example of why applying for programming jobs as a new-grad is so frustrating. You spend five years getting an MSE degree and then the recruiters just ignore your application because you don't have any previous work experience.

edit: Parts of this blog post also reminded me of this awful tweet from a senior recruiter at Blizzard [1].

"I've asked this in interviews at Blizzard for 30 years: What do you program at home? Many answer they don't have time. Wrong. Program at home. Every day. If you don't have that passion, programming is not really for you. Write small games. Do game jams. #gamejobs"

The "you're not a real/good programmer unless you program as a hobby" sentiment really needs to die.

[1] https://i.redd.it/jgiy4rw2ug751.png