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When I knew I would be looking at the job market, I ended up making my own Open Source project as a kind of resume. It was something to show off my code, my ar
by samlev 15y ago
When I knew I would be looking at the job market, I ended up making my own Open Source project as a kind of resume.
It was something to show off my code, my architecture, and my attention to UX. Did it get me a job? No, not directly (although it did get me a number of possible offers). It was something that I could feel confident passing on to potential employers, though, and I can only feel that it helped my case.
Of course, I wouldn't suggest that everyone start their own medium-large open source project, but I agree that being able to show code is vital, and Open Source projects are the best way to do this.
- lox 15y agoAbsolutely. I'm amazed at how many developers don't have some sort of code to show that they can code. The thing I like about asking for open-sourced work is that it's not wasted effort like tests. You write something inherently useful and it either gets you that job, or helps for the next job you apply for, as happened to you.