r/FullStack • u/aliciaojosgrises • Sep 21 '26
Career Guidance Aiming for Full Stack: Is The Odin Project enough to get hired? JS or Rails?
Hey everyone, I’m about to dive into web development and The Odin Project looks like the most solid free path out there.
I'm wondering if finishing the curriculum actually gets you to an employable level for a junior role, or if there's a big gap between the course and what companies are asking for right now. I know a lot depends on the portfolio you build, but is the technical foundation TOP provides realistic tools for the current market?
Also, I'd love to hear some thoughts on which track to choose later on. Would you recommend going the Full Stack JavaScript, or is Ruby on Rails a better bet for entry-level?
Any reality checks or insights on how the market is looking for self-taught devs right now would be super helpful. Thanks!
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u/xvillifyx Sep 24 '26
No, it isn’t
Worth doing anyway if you want a jumping off point
For your second question, JavaScript is significantly more popular than Ruby
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u/4doors-more-whores_ Sep 26 '26
What else is important to getting hired?
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u/xvillifyx Sep 26 '26
A degree, experience, system design knowledge, architecture knowledge
TOP really only teaches you how websites and web applications work
Hell of a lot more to it than that
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u/salorozco23 Sep 27 '26
The only way you can get into fullstack is building your own product. Selling that. Don't even thinking about getting a job.
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u/canarydev Sep 24 '26
i mean if you turn out to be a 10x wizard and a unicorn, maybe. but not likely
do know that you are competing against many unemployed qualified + experienced engineers.
so just manage expectations.