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> Demonstrate you can get 20 PRs merged to 20 different top-tier projects, adapting to their needs... This would be very impressive... but would also require _

• Terr_ 8y ago
  > _months_ of effort And that's after the dev work, just convincing someone to care about your PR and its associated use-case or bug.
• vemv 8y ago
  It's not uncommon to have a 'dev sabbatical'. Neither is the notion of investing in one's skills beyond on-the-fly self-learning. Some devs are able to save quite some money, or to work far less than 8h/d. I'd invite those to reinvest that time/money. Perhaps you can do it once every few years and ensure a truly remarkable career. This might become more and more important as the market gets saturated with bootcampers, hustlers, or simply people who are junior today but will compete with you tomorrow.
  • krageon 8y ago
    It might not be uncommon in your neck of the woods, but where I exist this isn't common at all. Everyone has to work, and the luxury of being able to save "quite some money" (or work far less, which is more or less the same thing) definitely doesn't go to people who I'd call a "dev" (and not say, a consultant or upper management).