3 ms·
"Some companies I work for write the contract that all code written while employed belongs to the company." That's why - because it shows evidence of code you
by diezge 11y ago
"Some companies I work for write the contract that all code written while employed belongs to the company."
That's why - because it shows evidence of code you produce, are interested in coding on a personal level (as opposed to doing it purely for the paycheck), how you solve problems, how you document code, how well you communicate with others etc.
It does feel like having an active Github is almost a requirement these days - but there are plenty of people who feel this is unfair, see for example -> http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/the-ethics-of-unpaid-labor-and-the-oss-community http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/the-ethics-of-unpaid-labor-an...
- romanovcode 11y agoThe link you gave had a good title, but terrible content. You pretty much can stop reading on first paragraph when it says: "A quick glance through the list shows that the overwhelming majority of these users are white men.".
- diezge 11y agoI think the content itself is factual and relevant - I'm personally not a fan of the way US-centric identity politics polarise groups of peoples either, but once you get over this aspect the ideas behind it make more sense.