[johnnyanmac]

It varies. Side projects are nice, until you have professional experience. Real experience will trump hobbyist ones 99.9% of the time.

Of course when the market gets rough, now they want both.

[ta12653421]

Very strong disagree: Showing interest for a distinct thing always helped me jump to the next adjacent square.

[johnnyanmac]

The modern job market disagrees with you, sadly.