Coding Horror: Is Open Source Experience Overrated?

Re:Coding Horror: Is Open Source Experience Overrated? by jacobian on Thursday April 16, 2009 @09:41AM (#565114)

Remember: the plural of "anecdote" is not "data."

Here we have a single programmer -- about whom we know very little -- and his personal experience. It says nothing about the state of the industry as a whole

My personal experience, by the way has been precisely opposite: my open source experience has led to more job opportunities, easier interviews, and more career freedom in general.

But again, that's just another anecdote. The only way to draw a conclusion like "open source experience is overrated" would be through a study that pits potential employees with open source expertise against those without.

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Re:Coding Horror: Is Open Source Experience Overrated? by babul on Thursday April 16, 2009 @10:14AM (#565171)

I know this is off topic, but just wanted to thank you for your wonderful efforts on Django etc.

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Re:Coding Horror: Is Open Source Experience Overrated? by evdawg on Thursday April 16, 2009 @09:54AM (#565132)

Absolutely. It also matters where you apply-- obviously everyone here would want to work in an environment where they value open source, and we actively seek those workplaces out.

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Re:Coding Horror: Is Open Source Experience Overrated? by wfarr on Thursday April 16, 2009 @02:39PM (#565614)

I have a friend who two years ago got a summer internship at Microsoft because his work in Open Source had made a reputation that preceded him. Mind, MS is hardly the most OSS-friendly company out there, but they at least recognize that work on it is well worth paying attention to.

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