I think you've missed some of the other factors of open source contributions.
- Ability to write solid documentation - Presentation skills - Marketing skills - Communication of concepts - Test quality If you can do all those things in an open source / free time capacity then you'll probably kick ass in a pain environment given the right circumstances. Of course, nothing tells you more about a person than getting them in a room and having a conversation. On Feb 22, 11:04 am, Josh Price <[email protected]> wrote: > On 22/02/2010, at 9:27 AM, Lachie wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Josh Price <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The criteria I usually end relying on are: passion, intelligence and > >> getting > >> stuff done. Communication skills also factor in too, which helps if you're > >> working on a team. > > >> As Lachie points out, certification and github accounts don't feature in > >> those criteria. They both however represent excellent ways of determining > >> all of those things. > > > how? > > Well this is where it gets subjective and unreliable as you say, but there's > potentially some good data points in there. > > A github account, shows that you at least know what git is and the basic > commands, possibly more. > > Contriibuting to OSS shows you're able to read code, write code and > communicate with the maintainers. This also shows passion for solving > problems outside of your day job. > > A potential employer can read that code, and determine your problem-solving > coding style. They could also read through your commit comments and glean > data points on your communication style. And so forth... > > As Michael points out, probation periods are useful if you happen to make the > wrong decision. > > Josh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
