I learned to code when I was in 8th grade and never stopped. I love programming of all kinds, although I've spent most of my professional life working on web apps, first in Java then in Ruby on Rails.
Location
New Mexico, USA
Education
MS in Computer Science, BS in Computer Science and Mathematics, BA in German Studies
I agree, it's not really fair to require everyone to have a huge portfolio and I don't personally require this of candidates either. But listening to people who are on the hunt for their first job, it seems like most employers are requiring more and more out of entry level candidates. It's a huge problem with the industry right now in my opinion. Seems like many candidates are going to be entering the field already burned out, the way things are going.
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I agree, it's not really fair to require everyone to have a huge portfolio and I don't personally require this of candidates either. But listening to people who are on the hunt for their first job, it seems like most employers are requiring more and more out of entry level candidates. It's a huge problem with the industry right now in my opinion. Seems like many candidates are going to be entering the field already burned out, the way things are going.