I'm a developer with (way too) many years of experience, originally from the UK but now in NYC having co-founded a real-estate startup and an AI driven content engine platform.
As a hiring manager I believe in them a lot. I'm biased because I'm not a believer in the college system so I value these certifications as a mechanism that indicates you learned something on your own time.
Coupled with a solid GitHub account that demonstrates you're into learning different things and figuring stuff out is pretty much all I need to know.
That's the beauty of self-learning: it proves you can learn on your own. The individual skills mean very little compared to the desire to learn.
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As a hiring manager I believe in them a lot. I'm biased because I'm not a believer in the college system so I value these certifications as a mechanism that indicates you learned something on your own time.
Coupled with a solid GitHub account that demonstrates you're into learning different things and figuring stuff out is pretty much all I need to know.
That's the beauty of self-learning: it proves you can learn on your own. The individual skills mean very little compared to the desire to learn.