Hiring managers want reliable results. If a candidate does not have the look for months and months and months of consistent output (that's soft slang for years)

Hiring managers want reliable results. If a candidate does not have the look for months and months and months of consistent output (that's soft slang for years), it really doesn't matter how good they are. Real programmers hiring more team members see side developments as a strength, they only want their work to get done.