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I use github, I've put hundreds of hours of work into projects on github. But you can't see that because those repos aren't public. Could I, in theory, work on

I use github, I've put hundreds of hours of work into projects on github. But you can't see that because those repos aren't public. Could I, in theory, work on some open source projects on github? Sure. But to be honest the main reason to do so would be job related, to use github as a CV. Personally I think my time is better spent working on the projects that I already have going on (one of which is software dev for a charity that helps sick children) or starting on projects for my own business. There are plenty of good reasons for people to not have tons of contributions to open source projects on github, and ignoring that fact does nothing but artificially restrict your talent pool.

yummyfajitas 12y ago
If I see good code, I know that (absent some sort of fraud) you are a good coder. That's a pretty solid "lets talk". In numbers, I'll interview 3 people with good code and maybe hire 1. If I don't see good code, you put yourself into the same category as all the bad coders out there who can't code. I may need to interview 10 or 20 people before I find someone decent - I simply can't differentiate between you and them without spending hours on code interviews. Obviously I'm going to talk to the people with visible code first, and only hunt for the needle in a haystack if I get desperate.