> Or just take the time to beef up your Github contributions. I'd rather see someone with great contributions to the FOSS community than continuous employment at random places.
Yes, exactly. The software industry is great in that, even if you can't find a job right now, you can do actual real-world work. Contributions to significant open source projects is a huge plus for getting hired where I work, and I don't think it's just here.
In fact, you can sometimes build your skills faster doing open source stuff than when employed - since you can more easily pick what to learn and what to do.
But in other industries, it is really very sad - if you can't get a job, you often can't do anything at all.
Yes, exactly. The software industry is great in that, even if you can't find a job right now, you can do actual real-world work. Contributions to significant open source projects is a huge plus for getting hired where I work, and I don't think it's just here.
In fact, you can sometimes build your skills faster doing open source stuff than when employed - since you can more easily pick what to learn and what to do.
But in other industries, it is really very sad - if you can't get a job, you often can't do anything at all.