A lot of companies encourage open source contributions and maintenance. Some companies even have departments of engineering dedicated to open source. And yes, w

A lot of companies encourage open source contributions and maintenance. Some companies even have departments of engineering dedicated to open source. And yes, when people like the community and technology, contributing does not feel like work. Some contribute because of more “practical” reasons—still, completely legitimate—such as improving their visibility for job hiring. It is always impressive to get a résumé with a GitHub and StackOverflow links.