> You built and shipped a critical service for a (larger) org.
> You wrote a famous tool
> You contribute to a popular open source tool
> You wrote a book that is often mentioned
all this will brand you as 'super nerd' and limit your career earning potential unless you are planning to become a principal engineer at google . don't be know for nerdy shit.
most ppl have near zero chance of getting to principal engineer at google. but getting to mediocre paper pushing managment job is achievable for most .
all this will brand you as 'super nerd' and limit your career earning potential unless you are planning to become a principal engineer at google . don't be know for nerdy shit.