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komponisto comments on Learning programming: so I've learned the basics of Python, what next? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: komponisto 19 June 2013 01:44:11AM *  0 points [-]

[I]f your goal is to get a job, it may help to think about what an employer wants to see...to make you an offer for a good first job.

It seems to me that part of the purpose of the post is to ask what this might be.

Comment author: JoshuaFox 19 June 2013 07:18:39PM *  1 point [-]

It seems to me that part of the purpose of the post is to ask what this might be.

Until I get the chance to write an essay on what employers want to see, I'd say:

Coding well is essential, but employers want to figure out who has a professional attitude towards the job. Contributing to OS shows that you are willing to take on aspects of software development beyond coding up an application: Testing (for bugs, performance, etc.), bug-tracking, documentation, and more.

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