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Its not about contributing to open source, its about demonstrating that you can deliver stuff. Open source is a way to do it, but not the only way. I dont hav
by ActorNightly 2y ago
Its not about contributing to open source, its about demonstrating that you can deliver stuff. Open source is a way to do it, but not the only way.
I dont have a github, but Ive only been rejected one time, which was for a crappy job anyways. In intervews I talk about extremely technical things I worked on during my times at other companies, and its usually at a level above what the interviewer understands (for example, impelenting a library that decodes fax data, made harder by ancient documentation) so I look really good.
- scarface_74 2y agoThere is a huge difference between contributing to open source and delivering business value where you have to deal with stakeholders, work with a known set of requirements and deal with organizational and time constraints
- nextn 2y agoIn some open source projects you have to deal with stakeholders, work with a known set of requirements and deal with organizational and time constraints.
- scarface_74 2y agoIf I’m just volunteering, I can choose what to work on, when to work on it and there is absolutely nothing at risk. What time constraints am I under if I’m just volunteering?
- nextn 2y agoThere is at least something at risk if you work on something people start to use because people start to have expectations about it continuing to be useful. They want bugs fixed, new features, the project not to die, etc. One risk is you make a lot of people upset. Another risk is you're viewed as irresponsible for starting something and leaving it half-finished. So if you're "just" volunteering and don't deliver you possibly risk as much as your career. The time constraints you're under are the time constraints of your free time in your life.