Matthew:<br><br>Absolutely, I agree that one of the best ways a programmer can demonstrate his ability is to have open-source contributions. Having working, cool / alternative webapps online is another option (which I have personally favoured so far).<br>
<br>To set things straight, I should perhaps have noted that my post mainly is about the situation where our theoretical programmer has not yet contributed with any public code - either because he has chosen to prioritize otherwise or because he is still new to a language / ecosystem (Ruby obviously in question here).<br>
<br>Cheers,<br>Vahagn<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Matthew Rudy Jacobs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matthewrudyjacobs@gmail.com">matthewrudyjacobs@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">2009/4/7 Vahagn Hayrapetyan <<a href="mailto:vahagnh@gmail.com">vahagnh@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="im">> 1) Is it common for programmers / developers in the UK to attach code<br>
> samples with their CVs in order to heighten their chances of recruitment?<br>
> 2) Should it be the norm for programmers / developers (regardless of<br>
> geography) to attach code samples with their CVs in order to heighten their<br>
> chances of recruitment?<br>
<br>
</div>Ultimately, any employer is going to want to see some code before they<br>
employ you<br>
(or at least talk to you about it)<br>
I can't see how you'd avoid that.<br>
<br>
I'm lucky in that I have a million projects on my github.<br>
So I always point people straight there.<br>
<br>
I remember a couple of years ago, it was really frustrating.<br>
I hadn't had the time to contribute to OpenSource projects, github<br>
didn't exist....<br>
and I had to make up code to send people.<br>
It was really annoying.<br>
<br>
But,<br>
I can't believe ALL the Recruiters you've spoken to have asked for code.<br>
Most of them have no idea what good code looks like.<br>
<br>
I'd say the process should be;<br>
<br>
1. send a CV (link to blogs / github if you have them)<br>
2. do a phone / informal pub meetup<br>
3. do a proper face to face interview<br>
4. take a look at some code, or discuss coding practice.<br>
<br>
:s<br>
<br>
But yeah.<br>
Everyone should have code on the internet somewhere.<br>
Unfortunately some people do have lives, though.<br>
So maybe "MUST HAVE A GITHUB PROFILE" is an unfair requirement right now.<br>
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