I think I agree with this post, I personally almost never discuss side projects with a recruiter, but I've gotten jobs based on having code I could actually (to

I think I agree with this post, I personally almost never discuss side projects with a recruiter, but I've gotten jobs based on having code I could actually (to say, legally) show in interviews that I made in my free time. I can abstractly talk about what I've done professionally, but, having solid code I did in isolation, especially early in my career was invaluable. And to that end, "culture fit" probably worked more in my favor than my code, it's royally messed up, but being young-ish and a cis american white man totally gave me an unfair advantage. And those side projects probably spoke more to me as a culture fit than a technical one in retrospect.