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Perhaps I'm in my own echo chamber, but I definitely view open source contributions on a resume as a huge positive when I'm reviewing resumes (as a software dev
by miloignis 7y ago
Perhaps I'm in my own echo chamber, but I definitely view open source contributions on a resume as a huge positive when I'm reviewing resumes (as a software dev my boss trusts to evaluate applicants), and I had thought that if that wasn't at least the norm that it would be pretty common among tech companies / companies where developers are part of the evaluation process.
edit: Also, all of the open source I do or that I know of my peers doing is 100% for the love of programming and open source culture, without a bunch of hidden motives. Open source was definitely key to me becoming a programmer when I was a kid - without it I would never have gone as deep as I did into coding (linux, gcc, irrlicht), 3D modeling (blender), etc.
- Ayesh 7y agoHave you encountered applicants with OSS on their GitHub profiles just to show off to HR? ResumeWare if you will?
- steinuil 7y agoI've seen a few trying to apply to my company. They had a few projects in the languages they had on their resume, but upon closer inspection you could see they were just project templates they had gotten from some tutorial, made one or two insubstantial changes to and then uploaded to github.
- skocznymroczny 7y agoAhh. Irrlicht. I miss the era of small-scale game engines and everyone working on their own in OpenGL/D3D. DevMaster website even had a list of engines, with at least 300 positions on it, sortable by language and other technologies. Unfortunately that era has faded away because Unity and Unreal Engine cornered the market and there aren't many people left working on their own engines.