Subj : Re: Are you a programmer? These interview tips may help
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Nov 01 2019 10:53 pm

  Re: Re: Are you a programmer? These interview tips may help
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Fri Nov 01 2019 01:13 pm

 >   Re: Re: Are you a programmer? These interview tips may help
 >   By: Digital Man to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Nov 01 2019 12:30 pm
 >
 >  DM> I assume some interviewers perform some amount of due diligence and
 >  DM> look at my LinkedIn profile or maybe google my name, but I've never
 >  DM> encountered a prospective employer / interviewer that knew of my
 >  DM> existence (or Synchronet for that matter) prior to my application. I
 >  DM> usually don't mention Synchronet specifically either; I try to keep
 >  DM> work and play separated. :-)
 >
 > I've heard sometimes it can help to mention that you have software projects
 > you work on outside of work (even for fun), as it can help to show that
 > you're really interested in software development and enjoy the work.  You
 > might also be able to use some of your own code as an example of some code
 > you've written if they ask for that.  I had a job interview where they asked
 > for that once, and I did have some code I could show them, which I think
 > helped.

True, open source projects show a passion for the art, which is important. I definitely mention open source projects, but only in vague terms. If they want specifics (and the normally don't), then I would name names. Sometimes they just want to take a peek at your github (or even sourceforge) activity.

 > I think Synchronet is a great project to have, as it includes things like a
 > network component (to be able to work with the various internet protocols),
 > a database for messages, conversion of text attributes to/from ANSI,
 > integration of JavaScript, etc..

It's certainly relevant to a lot of pertinent work, but I wouldn't want someone randomly opening a source file and judging my skills/style based on it. Some of that code is nearly 30 years old and not something I feel is a good example of my current skills or style. And of course, I didn't write all of it myself.

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