This topic is so subjective and has been so widely discussed (having github vs not github, having issued foss code vs not issued foss code, prior experience in

This topic is so subjective and has been so widely discussed (having github vs not github, having issued foss code vs not issued foss code, prior experience in the field vs non-prior experience in the field, etc) that I'm not sure if there's anything that can be taken for granted. Of course it's good to have experience, (good) github repo, foss contributions and so on. But which one is better and why I guess depends on the specific: If Google needs to deploy large private Git repositories, they will search and hire Git core-team members. No matter if they have experience or they are students. They are able to work hands-on, from day one. If MS wants to compile the universe, it hires D. Robbins, creator of Gentoo linux which has a soft spot for compilations (joking of course, but you get the idea ;-) ). So it's a case-by-case scenario, not some generally accepted truth that applies here. IT is a huge field with very diverse technologies coming into game (programming languages, frameworks, network structures, databases, robotics, etc.)