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A comment on Ask HN: Is having videogames in your portfolio/GitHub a bad move?.

Re:Ask HN: Is having videogames in your portfolio/GitHub a b... by ahartman00 on Saturday August 19, 2017 @04:56PM (#15055548)
Did you showcase the engineering challenges or the 'features' of the game? Meaning, were you talking primarily about code, or how fun it was to play? I'm wondering if it was how you presented yourself.

Unfortunately I don't have any personal experience here. But there are many gamers in the 'serious' business software jobs I have worked here in the US. I'm watching someone play super mario galaxy right now, and it would be much more challenging than making crud apps.

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Re:Ask HN: Is having videogames in your portfolio/GitHub a b... by pmiller2 on Saturday August 19, 2017 @05:13PM (#15055647)
Why would it matter if the discussion is over the design or how fun the game is vs the technology aspect? The former is a "product focused" perspective, while the latter is more engineering focused. Both are desirable ways to look at software problems.
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Re:Ask HN: Is having videogames in your portfolio/GitHub a b... by ahartman00 on Saturday August 19, 2017 @05:43PM (#15055793)
This is a good point, it depends on the job however. Product focus might not be necessary. I've had job interviews where they were concerned that I wouldn't be happy due to not having any control/input over the product.
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