if the software is non-open-source, sending a sample may violate NDA and licensing.

in regards to Github, if Git is used already in the company's development process, the candidate would need to show that he or she is familiar with Git. Then Github is the first destination to show that. On the other hand, of course there are plenty of other Git hosting opportunities -- sourceforge, for example.

jt2190's post suggests the user is posting his/her own code, but not necessarily wanting to open source it to the world. If the code is yours, NDA and licensing are irrelevant in that situation.

"if Git is used already in the company's development process, the candidate would need to show that he or she is familiar with Git"

Any company that requires a potential hire to be familiar with their current source control system is an insanely stupid organization.

well, Git mastering requires time for training, and this involves additional costs. Besides, seeing how someone organizes their work in branches is a good help in understanding the developer's culture. The quality of commits is also quite important: granularity, good descriptions, focus -- all these things would be easier to learn from a public Git repository before making the hiring decision.

Sure, but that is nowhere close to what your first post said, unless you think git is the only scm.

ok, let's rephrase it: If Git is in use and the candidate has experience with it, it's a benefit for both parties, and can influence the hiring decision

> if the software is non-open-source, sending a sample may violate NDA and licensing.

Not if it's my code. I shouldn't have to open source my own code just to show it.

ok, understood. I just forgot such code exists :)

Don't forget bitbucket. They allow unlimited free private repos (limited by space and users).

thanks for pointing to bitbucket, I didn't know they offer private repos for free.

at the moment I rent a minimalist VPS for about $35 a year and use gitolite to organise my private repos. Works perfectly so far :)

Yes. That's one I use a lot.