Some things matter more than contributing to open-source software in your free time. A lot more.

It’s trendy to ask for open-source work as evidence of your interest in tech and commitment to software development. Trendy and completely wrong. Companies should not demand open-source contributions from their employees, and beyond that, should learn to recognize that profit is not the most valuable thing in the world. People are.

Links * Xi editor * Rust survey * Expecting people to do open-source work + Python Testing 18: Testing in Startups and Hiring Software Engineers with Joe Stump + Tweet about it by Joe Stump

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