If you haven't already seen examples of someone's work before you contact them, maybe you shouldn't be hiring them. Because obviously all great programmers are

If you haven't already seen examples of someone's work before you contact them, maybe you shouldn't be hiring them. Because obviously all great programmers are expected to have built their online cred before applying for a job, right? I'm sure candidates with background in, say, HFT love sharing their work on their blog, or enjoy hacking on their pet projects after toiling away at their 60+ hour work weeks.