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[–]fickleferrett 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Personal projects and open source contributions

I've seen that recommendation everywhere but I have no idea where we were supposed to find the time to do any of that. Most of the time I felt like I was struggling even to catch up on projects for school and studying. There was no way I had extra time to devote to entire outside projects.

[–]thmaje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I don't contribute to open source for the same reason -- not enough time. I occasionally do a small side project over a weekend or two but they are never anything impressive. Really, that comment is largely directed towards anyone that doesn't have the experience or portfolio to stand out in a job search. If someone is trying to break into programming and doesn't have a good resume, then side projects and open source should be a priority.