Python Learning

[Larry Martell]

On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko at pacujo.net> wrote:
> However, one great way to stand out is a portfolio of GitHub projects.
> Several people have gotten an offer largely based on those (after they
> aced the technical interviews). For example, we just hired someone who
> had written a game in sed. That doesn't make him an "interesting
> person," nor do we look for game or sed developers. But that silly
> exercise deeply resonated with our team. We expect to have great synergy
> with him.

I have been excluded from even getting an interview because I did not
have a portfolio of GitHub projects. I think that is a bad filter. I
work 60-70 hours a week for pay, and I have a family and personal
interests.