> You will have been sold a story about how contributing to Open Source projects will give you exposure, and that companies will be fighting to hire you. Sorry,

> You will have been sold a story about how contributing to Open Source projects will give you exposure, and that companies will be fighting to hire you. Sorry, it’s all lies: it was true 20 years ago but no longer. I disagree, there are many companies that actively look for Open Source contributors to hire. Sure, it's not all companies, and very few people will be having companies fight to hire you - but that's really never been the normal case. What's been the normal case is what's still happening - many companies are hiring contributors to the projects they depend on. > Do you know what I’ve been asked by every investment bank I’ve ever interviewed at? “we are suspicious that you are too active on github and will not commit to this job” > The places that didn’t ask were unable to see my github profile, because of their firewall. Ah. Okay, so investment banking as an industry are shying away from Open Source contributors. That might well be true, I have no experience in that industry. But, importantly, my lack of experience in that industry (and, many other industries!) prevents me from making blanket statements.. Edit: HN quote formatting gets me every time.