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Something that has shipped, acquired customers and made money. Those things are more impressive to me than what framework, programming language, etc. you used.
by 20years 9y ago
Something that has shipped, acquired customers and made money. Those things are more impressive to me than what framework, programming language, etc. you used.
- lj3 9y agoWhy would a programmer who can do all these things work for you?
- kasey_junk 9y agoBecause those things imply a team effort not an individual one? But demonstrating you've been part of one of those teams is a good indicator.
- lj3 9y agoIf it's a team effort, then why are you judging the developer candidate based on what other members of the team did or did not do well (acquire customers and make money)? It makes no sense to judge a developer based on criteria he's not directly responsible for.
- big_spammer 9y agoPlease don't generalize without evidence to back it up. The first version of the Linux kernel wasn't written by a team, for example, and writing an OS is clearly impressive. Linux didn't ship, get customers, and make money.
- 20years 9y agoIt doesn't have to be a lot of money or customers. Even a small portion shows they can think about the bigger picture and ship something user/customers want to use. You are right, a programmer who can make $80k+ building their own stuff is most likely not even looking for a job.