Blogging and open source is about giving back. And there's value in that. You open yourself to criticism from peers. Working in a Fortune 500 company doesn't t

Blogging and open source is about giving back. And there's value in that. You open yourself to criticism from peers. Working in a Fortune 500 company doesn't tell me much about your coding skills, but it tells me a lot about your political skills (Not meant as a criticism).