Despite the hype about how open source helps your career and how github==resume, I've had 2/50 interviews where someone's looked at my code
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Replying to @danluu
Per unit time, my blog has probably had a four order of magnitude greater ROI to my career than coding. https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/you-should-write-blogs …
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Replying to @danluu
your blog is also atypical though, maybe like being the founder of a well known github project
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Replying to @kevinbowling1
I agree that it's atpyical, but I think that it's much easier to have a "widely" read blog than a widely known OSS project.
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Replying to @danluu @kevinbowling1
Moreover, IMO, the steps it takes to get a "widely" read blog are straightforward, whereas the OSS requires a lot of luck.
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Replying to @danluu
in terms of effort yes, in terms of frequency I'm skeptical. Your "* proofread this post" are like signed off by Linus and gregkh
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Replying to @kevinbowling1
by volume, most feedback I get is from one person,
@astrieanna . Of the rest, most comes from the@recursecenter community.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
I admit that getting good, critical, feedback while being part of the @recursecenter community is playing on easy mode...
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Replying to @danluu @kevinbowling1
but IMO the biggest difference is getting feedback at all vs. not, and AFAICT most people don't seek feedback at all.
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