I think it depends on what kind of programming job you want. In my experience hiring practices wary a lot between different types of companies. Getting a job a

I think it depends on what kind of programming job you want. In my experience hiring practices wary a lot between different types of companies. Getting a job at a FAANG type of company varies from getting hired by a local web agency, a consultancy, startup or just being hired to run the company website. HN tends to focus a lot on FAANG and well financed startups, but there are a lot of very different programming jobs out there.