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Re:Leetcode Considered Harmful by eikenberry on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @04:19AM (#31905418)
Most arts have a portfolio, not an audition. Auditions are specific to the performing arts which programming is definitely not. Musically I'd equate programming more to composition, not performance as there is no audience.
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Re:Leetcode Considered Harmful by 331c8c71 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @10:39AM (#31908279)
Well architects designing large systems through and through are maybe like composers

Your run of the mill dev would be more like a studio musician hired to play a specific instrument in a specific genre.

Surely, he/she needs to be able to come up with lines/hooks/riffs/solos (when asked) and play part in the arrangement but composing from scratch and for multiple instruments would be rather out of scope.

While there's no direct audience for studio musicians (only the output matters) there are definitely performance expectations and the studio musicians are expected to be efficient.

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Re:Leetcode Considered Harmful by tartoran on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @09:00AM (#31907106)
> Most arts have a portfolio

Some employers ask for your personal github. That’s just like a portfolio of past work.

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