tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220586.post4230791482981442018..comments2024-03-28T17:37:31.444+08:00Comments on Tardate 2016: Are You Experienced?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028723940654655284noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220586.post-28942590955765969202012-07-05T12:26:22.756+08:002012-07-05T12:26:22.756+08:00Forgot to add Phil: you make a good point about mo...Forgot to add Phil: you make a good point about moonlighting to do things like run a web site for a friend or advise on strategy. Also a good indicators of "applied learning".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028723940654655284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220586.post-31079008849175282672012-07-05T12:07:01.023+08:002012-07-05T12:07:01.023+08:00Hi Phil,
Yes, perhaps it's fairer to put it t...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Yes, perhaps it's fairer to put it this way: if you have been involved in open source, then it's a positive indicator - as long as your contribs are any good! But if you haven't (yet), it isn't necessarily conclusive of anything.<br /><br />Of course there will always be many more users of open source than contributors, and some language/framework communities just don't have open source as part of their DNA.<br /><br />But to repurpose one of Jason Calacanis' favourite sayings: in a world of samurai and rice growers, which do you want to be?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028723940654655284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220586.post-48393630707781047242012-07-05T03:15:12.870+08:002012-07-05T03:15:12.870+08:00Interesting blog, and a lot of which I agree with....Interesting blog, and a lot of which I agree with. The one point I'm not entirely sold on is your view on contributing to open source.<br /><br />There are a great many ways to develop and prove ability. Personally I've developed and run websites; have contributed and guided development in a friend's startup. But these days the demands dont give me time to be active contributor to open source. Does that make me a poor hire?Phil Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166579750611371826noreply@blogger.com