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Try applying for a job that doesn't ask for people who are passionate about code frameworks or have github repositories "for fun".

scarface74 9y ago
I've been working as a professional software developer for 20 years. I spent 9 years at one company until 2008 (6 years too long) and I've had 4 jobs since then. I have never once been asked to show code and my salary has gone up by $60K+ during that time - and I'm not in Silcon Valley. I've never shown and outside passion about coding. I moved from C++ to C# back in 2008 and have basically stuck with C# since then. The job I currently have as the dev lead didn't involve any coding questions just architecture.
- ikeyany 9y ago
  Your experience is valid, but keep in mind most people don't have that 9 years of experience in a single company to base their hirability on. Employers can give you the benefit of doubt, due to your resume, that you're a good hire. Not so for most younger developers. So what else is there for employers to look at other than proven rockstars and hobby coders? Keep in mind I agree with you, but I certainly understand the mindset that the parent comment was criticizing.
  - scarface74 9y ago
    Well. That's true too. I got my first side project in 1994 because a college saw a HyperCard stack I posted on AOL. I used that experience to get an internship in '95 and that led to a job with the same company after I graduated the next year. But after trying to catch up because my "9 years of experience at one company" was really 3 years of experience and the other 6 years was just stuck doing the same thing I did the first 3 years, I vowed never to put myself in that situation again. If I see myself not keeping up technically at a company, it's time to either leave or study and do a side project. I may never publish the side project and it may just end up being a proof of concept.

scarface74 9y ago

I've been working as a professional software developer for 20 years. I spent 9 years at one company until 2008 (6 years too long) and I've had 4 jobs since then. I have never once been asked to show code and my salary has gone up by $60K+ during that time - and I'm not in Silcon Valley. I've never shown and outside passion about coding. I moved from C++ to C# back in 2008 and have basically stuck with C# since then. The job I currently have as the dev lead didn't involve any coding questions just architecture.

ikeyany 9y ago
Your experience is valid, but keep in mind most people don't have that 9 years of experience in a single company to base their hirability on. Employers can give you the benefit of doubt, due to your resume, that you're a good hire. Not so for most younger developers. So what else is there for employers to look at other than proven rockstars and hobby coders? Keep in mind I agree with you, but I certainly understand the mindset that the parent comment was criticizing.
- scarface74 9y ago
  Well. That's true too. I got my first side project in 1994 because a college saw a HyperCard stack I posted on AOL. I used that experience to get an internship in '95 and that led to a job with the same company after I graduated the next year. But after trying to catch up because my "9 years of experience at one company" was really 3 years of experience and the other 6 years was just stuck doing the same thing I did the first 3 years, I vowed never to put myself in that situation again. If I see myself not keeping up technically at a company, it's time to either leave or study and do a side project. I may never publish the side project and it may just end up being a proof of concept.