> No one gives a fuck about your social media (eg StackOverflow, GitHub, Kaggle, etc)
This is just plain wrong. When doing interviews at my previous company, we always looked at their github repo if provided.
This is just plain wrong. When doing interviews at my previous company, we always looked at their github repo if provided.
1) It's a toy. There are like two files and and ~100 lines in total. In which case, the repo is meaningless.
2) There's a fuckton of code. In which case, you are absolutely not reading it. You can't. You have no context, nor do you have the time. Reading code is Hard. You absolutely are not going to spend several hours inspecting some rando's code. So what's the point?
You can get the same amount of information from reading the resume and a 30 minute phone screen.
And remember, this is just to decide whether to invite someone for an interview. Looking at the repo is just to get some extra signal.
I’m surprised this needed to be explained.
Also, there’s no point to look at the code in a library you’re using, because you’re not maintaining it. When was the last time you popped open some random file in Kafka? I bet never.
I’m surprised this needed to be explained.
I don't see it that way at all. Short programs can be very meaningful. For example, I wrote a python program that generates Verilog code for a rational rate resampler that is under 100 lines. That would be very useful to discuss in an interview.
> 2) There's a fuckton of code. In which case, you are absolutely not reading it. You can't. You have no context, nor do you have the time. Reading code is Hard. You absolutely are not going to spend several hours inspecting some rando's code. So what's the point?
I absolutely read the code. I'm not digesting every line, but I take a look at the general structure and try to get a feel for it. If I can clone it and get it to run easily, even better. I can do this because I'm an expert in my field, and we only interview people with relevant experience and skills.
> You can get the same amount of information from reading the resume and a 30 minute phone screen.
Not for me. I've had people BS their resume and the phone screen and then fail miserably in the in-person interview. I've yet to have someone who had a strong github resume not ace the in-person interview too.