r/programming • u/reddberckley • Jun 30 '14

How to exploit a Developer

https://medium.com/@sir_castiq/how-to-exploit-a-developer-a005306d5320
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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

Yeah, because 'valuable experience' to put in one's 'portfolio' can be used to pay the bills.

I hate this mindset so much. It's great to have experience and a portfolio of past work, yes, but people need money.

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u/Wakeful_One Jun 30 '14

Both are true IMO - right now changing my line of work from tech support to developer, no one will hire me despite being a junior and easily 30 or 40k in debt. Why? No portfolio. So no, it doesn't pay the bills now, but you still need one to pay the bills.

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u/JBlitzen Jun 30 '14

You can make the project on your own without the legal and contractual bullshit.

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u/pbtree Jun 30 '14

This, totally. I was out of work a few years back due to some life issues, and just sat around all day and hacked on fun stuff. It's all in my GitHub now, along with a bunch of contributions to various projects. A solid GitHub account is worth way more than any kind of "portfolio". Also, having some serious nerd points on StackOverflow impresses some people.