Open source is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I have yet to contribute on any serious level (other than silly typos and things like that) and a huge part of me has some serious imposter syndrome when it comes to contributing to other code bases, but I know it's an important step and I should definitely dig in sooner than later.
Yeah I understand. I often feel the same! But maybe you can also do a larger project and put the code on github, it’s kinda open source too except there’s no pr etc... but it’s a start! Some, but not all, good companies do look at those. Unfortunately if it’s only recruiters or hr they are unlikely to check your code but you can still persuade them by having a good portfolio with meaningful projects.
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Annie, thank you for your reply and insight!
Open source is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I have yet to contribute on any serious level (other than silly typos and things like that) and a huge part of me has some serious imposter syndrome when it comes to contributing to other code bases, but I know it's an important step and I should definitely dig in sooner than later.
Yeah I understand. I often feel the same! But maybe you can also do a larger project and put the code on github, it’s kinda open source too except there’s no pr etc... but it’s a start! Some, but not all, good companies do look at those. Unfortunately if it’s only recruiters or hr they are unlikely to check your code but you can still persuade them by having a good portfolio with meaningful projects.