Absolutely. 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 t

Absolutely. 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.