> their work is owned lock, stock, and barrel by the companies As benhurmarcel says, this isn't unique to software development. It's the norm. The most obviou

> their work is owned lock, stock, and barrel by the companies As benhurmarcel says, this isn't unique to software development. It's the norm. The most obvious exception that occurs to me is research, where your life's work is published (albeit often paywalled). > we have github, but even that is suspect and many potential employers don't look at it I'm not sure it's really 'suspect', is it? I suppose it's subject to Goodhart's law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. As for employers not looking at it, I think that's a separate issue. > I've read on more than one occasion somewhat famous developers of tools being turned down for positions at companies that use the very tools they developed. It is somewhat maddenning. Yep. Here's the one that springs to mind: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15713801 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15713801