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Re:The One Question to Ask Developers Before You Make a Hire... by jawns on Friday July 17, 2015 @10:21AM (#9902837)
"It would be useful to keep a diary, but I don't like writing unpaid. I don't like writing checks without getting paid."

— Christopher Hitchens, 2010

I understand the rationale behind asking what you've built without being paid, but if you're hoping, by that question, to identify people who are really smart ... then isn't it really smart to figure out how to get paid for your work, rather than doing it unpaid?

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Re:The One Question to Ask Developers Before You Make a Hire... by DustinOfDenver on Friday July 17, 2015 @12:26PM (#9903496)
That is why I don't ask for "open source" contributions. Ideally, the candidate built their project to make money!

Christopher Hitchens- "Long describing himself as a socialist and a Marxist..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens

I am a hardcore capitalist so he need not apply for my gigs :-)

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