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That may be the advice, but what I actually saw was: "Be really, really good at what you do and someone will notice." That isn't possible for most people. Th
by wccrawford 3y ago
That may be the advice, but what I actually saw was: "Be really, really good at what you do and someone will notice."
That isn't possible for most people. They simply don't have the innate skills and drives that that person does. That person was always going to get a job because their passion shows through, and they do things.
It doesn't matter if it's open source or not. Having a code portfolio when you apply, even if it's a private portfolio, would always have shown their skills.
- marginalia_nu 3y agoI don't think that's necessarily a problem. There are many lines of creative work where you basically need a knack for it to get anywhere. This is true in programming as it is true everywhere else.
- intelVISA 3y agoIt's a field where a single, good dev can be a 10-100x force multiplier and carry entire orgs. Suffice to say the bare minimum is to be good at what you do. :P
- reedjosh 3y ago> "Be really, really good at what you do and someone will notice." Isn't that just life though? Like do what you're passionate about because there's no point failing to succeed at something you're not that into.
- meiraleal 3y ago> That isn't possible for most people. They simply don't have the innate skills and drives that that person does. That person was always going to get a job because their passion shows through, and they do things. That is why the ones that have it get rewarded. Lots of good people don't know the next step, he is giving advice to those people.