I'm a very good programmer. Self taught. Built some popular tools, top percentile on StackOverflow. My blogs get a few thousand hits a day and some nice fellow translates them into French. I love self-learning, and dislike most organized learning.

However, I don't get a lot of replies if I apply for a job. HR ladies don't care if you're good, only if you check an item on a checklist.

I get by on my own products and on my rep, which is fine, but sometimes I need a gig to pay the bills.

So, my point is, it's great to have all these online courses, seriously, but how is this going to help people get jobs? I can see it helping them make their own job, but some people just want a regular old day job.

If I'm missing something, and there's a good program with some sort of certification, then please point me that way.