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This is why I don't like when bigco's interview process discounts candidates' open source contributions; it's the only proof of someone being a "do-er!" As an
by ndesaulniers 5y ago
This is why I don't like when bigco's interview process discounts candidates' open source contributions; it's the only proof of someone being a "do-er!"
As an example, it's pretty hard to fake that you're a top contributor to an open source project.
- Jensson 5y agoOpen source contributions aren't discounted, they are treated just like any other development experience you have. A multi year effort at a job receives a few seconds worth of attention as they read the few lines you put in your resume and helps you get hired at higher levels. Open source gets similar levels of attention per level of effort expended by you, if it is a hobby project you spent a few hundred hours on then that is as relevant as a job you stayed a month at, ie not relevant at all unless the project is successful and headed by you.