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Re:Ask HN: would you hire a Code Academy grad? by phaus on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @10:59PM (#3569744)
If companies truly care more about what a person has built, why don't more of them say so? When I look at job advertisements most of them say they want x degree minimum with a high GPA, x years of professional experience minimum, and so on.
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Re:Ask HN: would you hire a Code Academy grad? by mapster on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @11:15PM (#3569780)
I would say that if all you have is self-taught (which can be a viable path) then you should have a portfolio that knocks people's socks off.
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