The last 3 jobs of mine have been in a large part influenced by my OSS projects (one of them was ENTIRELY due to one of my projects). But I've always made a po

The last 3 jobs of mine have been in a large part influenced by my OSS projects (one of them was ENTIRELY due to one of my projects). But I've always made a point of writing OSS code the same way I write closed projects: Well structured, documented code, proper tests, user guides and API documentation, architectural diagrams if necessary, and a professional attitude when dealing with users. Every major repository or sourceforge or sunsite tarball is a public statement to how I write real products that people use. Over the past 20 years I've written close to 500KLOC of finished OSS code. It's honed my skills, kept me sharp, helped others, and gotten me jobs.