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Not every developer has the time and resources to dedicate to FOSS. Some of us spend most of their working time writing software for, well, the company we work
by usrbinbash 5y ago
Not every developer has the time and resources to dedicate to FOSS. Some of us spend most of their working time writing software for, well, the company we work for, which won't suddenly open source their IP.
Making commits to FOSS a general requirement in interviews would exclude a whole lot of highly skilled and experienced engineers, limit the chances of beginners, and lead to loads and loads of BS open source projects that exist solely to fatten resumes.
- hervature 5y agoFirst, 10 commits to an open source project is not "dedication". It feels like table stakes if we want a meritocratic process. Second, where do people get the time to work on leetcode problems? Replace that with open source contributions and/or open blog posts. I do agree that it would probably lead to a glut but that makes the interviewer's job incredibly easy if a commit is BS or not. It seems you are asking for a miracle: an interview that properly assesses the candidate's job readiness without time involvement. How much time do people spend preparing for interviews and then have to do it again the next time they want to interview? At least with this system, you have a history that is reusable.