[rhaworth]

OP, this is where everything is headed.

Gone are the days of handing over a solid resume and quietly clocking out at 5pm. All that extra stuff like github and personal branding is the new language of the age. Without participating you look like a cave man to employers.

A fresh out of boot camp novice coder that is at least putting himself out there on social media has a huge advantage over an invisible genius because he is with the times. He's speaking modern english.

A terrible singer on youtube will get hired before the person with a golden voice that is still making 8tracks. Because people don't buy 8track cassettes anymore (quiet, hipsters. I realize my analogy sucks). They watch youtube.

Why are you so resistant to just doing what it takes to communicate in a way that is understood in this internet age?