That may be the advice, but what I actually saw was: "Be really, really good at what you do and someone will notice."
That isn't possible for most people. They simply don't have the innate skills and drives that that person does. That person was always going to get a job because their passion shows through, and they do things.
It doesn't matter if it's open source or not. Having a code portfolio when you apply, even if it's a private portfolio, would always have shown their skills.
I don't think that's necessarily a problem. There are many lines of creative work where you basically need a knack for it to get anywhere. This is true in programming as it is true everywhere else.
> That isn't possible for most people. They simply don't have the innate skills and drives that that person does. That person was always going to get a job because their passion shows through, and they do things.
That is why the ones that have it get rewarded. Lots of good people don't know the next step, he is giving advice to those people.
That isn't possible for most people. They simply don't have the innate skills and drives that that person does. That person was always going to get a job because their passion shows through, and they do things.
It doesn't matter if it's open source or not. Having a code portfolio when you apply, even if it's a private portfolio, would always have shown their skills.