> This reminds me of a lot of the enthusiastic juniors I interview who want to tell me about their 10 different side projects, none of which got further than a

> This reminds me of a lot of the enthusiastic juniors I interview who want to tell me about their 10 different side projects, none of which got further than a quick proof of concept before they moved on to the next thing. If you hire them, guess what you're going to get? I think it's an unfair assessment. You can't compare what people do during their free time and what they do at work. That being said, one of my brightest colleague is exactly like that. He seems to have a hard time finishing projects. It's always 90% done, poorly documented. Some other engineers are slower and less creative, but they deliver. In the end, everybody brings something to the table.