While I don't like the article posted here, I like the title.
In my experience in hiring coders where we use open source tools, this has become my #1 filter.
ALL OTHER THINGS CONSIDERED EQUAL, if two people apply to work with me, and one has no GitHub/StackOverflow/community presence, yet the other one does, the person with community presence has a far better chance of me taking them seriously.
I know you all think you're great coders (and you probably are - this is a smart forum here), but there's just so so so much bad code out there whose creator took no pride in it and has no passion for it.
So if you come to me with a nice blog, a ton of points on StackOverflow, or a GitHub account with at least one beautifully-crafted repo, you're going to stand out head and shoulders above the rest.
Like it or not, that's a huge test for me anymore.
I'm done hiring people who don't care, don't take pride in their work, and don't have an outward passion for it. So find a way to prove that you do. End of story.
While I don't like the article posted here, I like the title.
In my experience in hiring coders where we use open source tools, this has become my #1 filter.
ALL OTHER THINGS CONSIDERED EQUAL, if two people apply to work with me, and one has no GitHub/StackOverflow/community presence, yet the other one does, the person with community presence has a far better chance of me taking them seriously.
I know you all think you're great coders (and you probably are - this is a smart forum here), but there's just so so so much bad code out there whose creator took no pride in it and has no passion for it.
So if you come to me with a nice blog, a ton of points on StackOverflow, or a GitHub account with at least one beautifully-crafted repo, you're going to stand out head and shoulders above the rest.
Like it or not, that's a huge test for me anymore.
I'm done hiring people who don't care, don't take pride in their work, and don't have an outward passion for it. So find a way to prove that you do. End of story.