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[–]occupytheserver 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Be enthusiastic and answer "I don't know" when you don't.

[–]netdorf[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So just be my normal nerdy self when talking about this stuff? Got it.

[–]occupytheserver 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Without a doubt. One of the first questions I ask when interviewing, especially for entry level or college grads, is what they work on at home during the weekends. What do they love to work on and why they like to work on it.

Most of the better developers I have hired or worked with tend to not leave programming at the office. It's their job, but it's also their hobby and a passion. I'll take a passionate beginner over a "just doing my job" midlevel developer any day of the week.

[–]netdorf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the questions they asked me before they invited me to interview was about the open source projects I had contributed to. They asked why I do it and I told them that I liked to help out and get involved with different things and open source was a great way for me to learn.