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I think it is actually true. Just ask some of the people who created and maintain some popular / high profile libraries or frameworks. That leads to a lot of jo

I think it is actually true. Just ask some of the people who created and maintain some popular / high profile libraries or frameworks. That leads to a lot of job offers and more demand for your services means you can charge more. If you have companies reaching out to you with potential job offers frequently, you can use that when negotiating salary when applying for a new job or to negotiate a raise at your current job. It's the same principle as the guy who interviewed at Google, Facebook, Airbnb & dozen other companies and then used several offers he got to negotiate and he ended up with ridiculously good package for software engineer.

galaxyLogic 9y ago
So shouldn't the article then have been "How to start your NON-open-source career by first doing open source?"
notyourday 9y ago
a) that's survivorship bias - for every one who "worked" on those frameworks and got somewhere because of it, there are thousands who wasted their time. I would go as far as to say that those who worked on those frameworks and got hired would have been hired without that. > If you have companies reaching out to you with potential job offers frequently, you can use that when negotiating salary when applying for a new job or to negotiate a raise at your current job If you are one of those people who is a target of companies rather than recruiters outreach, then you do not care about frameworks. Hint: these are people who don't have interviews. They go for lunch. Or dinner. > It's the same principle as the guy who interviewed at Google, Facebook, Airbnb & dozen other companies and then used several offers he got to negotiate and he ended up with ridiculously good package for software engineer. That's an imaginary guy.
- 0x445442 9y ago
  You're right on track in this thread. My guess is Rob Pike was not answering data structure and algorithm questions on a white board when he got hired at Google.

galaxyLogic 9y ago

So shouldn't the article then have been "How to start your NON-open-source career by first doing open source?"

notyourday 9y ago

a) that's survivorship bias - for every one who "worked" on those frameworks and got somewhere because of it, there are thousands who wasted their time. I would go as far as to say that those who worked on those frameworks and got hired would have been hired without that. > If you have companies reaching out to you with potential job offers frequently, you can use that when negotiating salary when applying for a new job or to negotiate a raise at your current job If you are one of those people who is a target of companies rather than recruiters outreach, then you do not care about frameworks. Hint: these are people who don't have interviews. They go for lunch. Or dinner. > It's the same principle as the guy who interviewed at Google, Facebook, Airbnb & dozen other companies and then used several offers he got to negotiate and he ended up with ridiculously good package for software engineer. That's an imaginary guy.

0x445442 9y ago
You're right on track in this thread. My guess is Rob Pike was not answering data structure and algorithm questions on a white board when he got hired at Google.