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Re:Aging programmer by yu3zhou4 on Saturday September 24, 2022 @05:31PM (#32966696)
> The strongest signal back then was serious contribution to any open source projects (strangely today that almost seems to count against you)

Would you mind sharing why contribution to open source might have a negative impact for an interview?

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Re:Aging programmer by technion on Saturday September 24, 2022 @07:35PM (#32967571)
People in several enterprises have told me having a visible open source profile would represent a cultural fit issue.
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Re:Aging programmer by speed_spread on Sunday September 25, 2022 @08:04AM (#32970571)
"You're too independently motivated to work here."
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Re:Aging programmer by bigDinosaur on Sunday September 25, 2022 @12:14AM (#32968892)
They...wouldn't be wrong.
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