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This has been discussed in many places but ok, here goes my take. I hardly, ever, ever program at home unless it is something I can make money of. I like progra
by BSousa 16y ago
This has been discussed in many places but ok, here goes my take. I hardly, ever, ever program at home unless it is something I can make money of. I like programming as much as the next guy, but between my family and my hobbies (which are many), I see programming for 9-5.
Working 8 hours a day and being good at it doesn't qualify as passionate? What do you want? 10? 16? 22 hours a day?
You want people that are passionate and want to learn? Give them chances to do so while on the job. Let them use Ruby on Rails, or Erlang on the next project. Don't expect them to do it at home for free so you them reap the rewards.
If you don't want to hire me, fine, heck you can even not hiring me because I'm bald and you don't like bald people, but this "Has to program at home/Has to contribute to Open Source" crap is nothing more than that, crap!
- maukdaddy 16y agoThis is one of the problems with the Silicon Valley echo-chamber effect. Everyone things that they deserve (must!) hire the "rockstars" who hack 24/7. I'd rather hire someone who doesn't spend all of their spare time programming because they're going to be more rested and fresh when it comes to their work programming. Spending time with family, outdoor activities, cultural events, hell even reading and not being in front of a computer are all vital to the brain.
- Tamerlin 16y agoI'd actually go a step farther and FIRE anyone who regularly works a lot of overtime -- for exactly the same reason. As far as I'm concerned, sillycone valley can have the rockstars. It will keep them out of my hair so that I can get things done.