Python Learning

[Chris Angelico]

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 3:45 AM, Larry Martell <larry.martell at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

Maybe not GitHub, but something else. Do you have, anywhere on the
internet, a list of demo-worthy projects? Again drawing from the
students I work with, they're encouraged to build an actual portfolio
web site. Granted, they *are* full stack web developers, so this may
not be applicable to everyone, but still, it's independent of GitHub.

ChrisA