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Designers are hired based on their portfolio, why are devs treated differently? I have a plethora of options on my github as I'm sure most here do. Why is it no
by Zenbit_UX 7y ago
Designers are hired based on their portfolio, why are devs treated differently? I have a plethora of options on my github as I'm sure most here do. Why is it not acceptable to judge a candidate by their already written code?
- distances 7y agoLots of people would see this as unfair, as they don't have anything GitHub. Either for preferring to do something else with their precious free time, or perhaps slaving full days in their closed-source jobs. I think the only fair option is an in-person interview without homework assignments. Treats everyone the same and doesn't require inordinate time commitment.
- nostrebored 7y agoStudying for a programming interview is also transferrable, whereas maybe pieces of your weird homework assignment will be applicable in another requested project. If I want to interview at 6 places that just use onsite interviewing it's easy to figure out how to prepare.
- AgentOrange1234 7y agoThis is a good point. Also many places don’t even allow open source contributions, even in your spare time.