On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 10:46 PM, W. Trevor King <[email protected]> wrote:
> [...] > some solid contributions to open-source projects. And contributing to > open-source projects is a great way to learn, because you have a bunch > of experienced maintainers donating feedback in return for your > donated contribution. > Keep in mind that contributing to open source is a second job and not everyone has time to work two shifts. > Out of curiosity, what are the alternative approaches? I'm having > trouble imaginging a convincing résumé based on closed-source toys, > This is the case for people who work in industry. For example, my first job out of school was working on secure radios used by industry and the government (secret service, etc.). I left to work at a startup, and after that I left to work for an ecommerce site. None of those were toys. It's to be expected that you can't show source code from previous employers. I really enjoyed it when I had a job where I could work on an open source project for pay, but I've only had one job like that so far. You may not have realized it, but your framing makes it seem more daunting than it is for people who haven't had a chance to work on open source projects. -- [email protected]
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