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Eh, I’ve never really found that candidates I’ve interviewed with an established open source presence are any better than those without. It does not impress me
by king_magic 7y ago
Eh, I’ve never really found that candidates I’ve interviewed with an established open source presence are any better than those without. It does not impress me as an interviewer at all anymore.
- jonathankoren 7y agoAgree. All it tells me is that you either worked at someplace that already open sourced something, or you have lots of time and don’t have hobbies outside of programming. People think that somehow interviewers or hiring managers are going to dig through some random repo and assess it, but frankly there’s no time nor motivation. The most I’ve ever done is click some links, and see if the repo is just 3 files, or if it’s more substantial. There’s just not any time for anything more, and it’s all going to become clear during the interview anyway.