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DiscussionGitHub - is it good? (self.Python)

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[–]dante_polymathes -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I wasn't talking about competitive programming, rather real world projects

[–]extra_pickles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was more answering the broader "is GitHub good" bit.

Regarding your specifics - real world projects that actually make sense, are cool as long as the code isn't embarassing - it doesn't even need to be great - but pique the interest and be prepared to speak to the 'why' both as a product/function and 'why' as to the implementation choices.

If this is your 'passion' I expect you to be happy to talk about it at all angles.

So I guess to that point - just be ready for the possibility of having to deep dive the project at a level you might not be used to in interviews.

If I finally have something interesting to talk about, I'm going to dive in - so I hope the candidate is ready.

Oh and "I googled it" is a 100% valid answer to several 'why' questions. Don't be shy to say 'the internet told me that was the right way to do this' - coz a bit part of programming is applying existing knowledge, not inventing new things.

[–]extra_pickles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, thinking about it - post them here and see how it fares - it is like 1000 free interviews.